St. Lucia Fer de Lance Venom Extraction

Venom extraction from the St. Lucia Fer de Lance, Bothrops caribbaeus.

[lukeflaugher]

Awesome video! Very cool seeing such an exotic bothrops. I’ve been to the zoo once and look forward to coming back

[internetWeasel]

i have a healthy fear of fer de lance, though i think they are so beautiful to look at from a screen, lol. it's so fascinating to see how confident (and kind!) jim is in handling these incredible critters!

[nashguy]

Thanks again for these videos. They are great and educational. Keep it up!!

[baza]

Great video, the fantastic knowledge content an additional bonus! Thank you Kristen and Jim - stay safe

[HereIt]

I grew up in a rough neighborhood and know a lot of tough guys. Jim stones are bigger than theirs. Love that it's doing good for science.

[jeffmartinez]

Jim you make me cringe everytime you reach down to grab these snakes. Great job and thank you for doing this. God bless

[rockydennis]

Ahhhh yessss!!!The majestic bothrops!!!Lancehead vipers are some of the top dogs!!!My favorites aside from my Gaboons and insularis!!

[nicholasclark]

I've seen some places that use some kind of cooler to kind of slow them down

[USNavyMC]

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Crazy how low tech the method is in 2021. Seems like a lot of risk for the handler. The only part I was wondering about is why does the snake strike the cone and not the hook.

[cameronbower]

Amazing Bothrops! I loved your video on working angles with venomous. You should consider doing a video on how to safely pin or restrain the animals without putting yourself at risk. I feel knowing how to properly pin an animal for the safety of any keeper is an extremely important skill for those moments when it's needed. Keep up the amazing work! Hopefully I can come visit soon.

[DutchSnake]

Nice! I haven't seen B. caribbaeus ever in my life. Are they cb/wc? Keep up the good work. Cheers

[nicogr]

Glad to know you guys have a colony of these snakes in the zoo as on the island the vipers are now endangered due to them being killed on sight.

[stevebananas]

Quick question ❓
How many different species/breeds of fer di lance is there?

[rsp]

I'm writing about an expedition to Saint Lucia in 1722 and while they were fortifying the island a crewmember was "
bit by a poifonous Viper', and rendere'd unfervicellble; was order'd on Board; he was fick many Days, but recover'd."

[glock]

The Bothrops, my favorite but very dangerous and "bity" snake.

[ChepinTV-zodt]

St Lucia is a very small Island.. how come we do not have any Venomous snake in the Dominican Republic?

[braciole]

Beautiful snakes. 1rst time seeing one. Beautiful, but definitely has a look of death. Nasty customer I'm sure.

[wolfofrhodeislandx]

Wow spent so much time in st lucia on trails off beaten paths ect.never once saw one guess im lucky i didnt.i would have never walked the paths i took knowing st lucia had there own population of lancehead

[rjzavala]

Too bad theyre so deadly. Awesome snakes.

[domadordeviborasvenenosas]

Pobrecitas a ellas no les gusta para nada que les estén haciendo eso extrayéndoles el veneno eso es maltrato animal lo que hacen es echarse la serpiente de enemiga si ese individuo agarra una serpiente de esas con la mano estoy completamente seguro que lo va a morder ellas pueden tardan asta 15 días en recuperar el veneno que les extraeny y repito a ellas no les gusta para nada que les hagan eso ellas se sienten maltratadas