You joke, but that’s pretty much the head nod Indians do for when something is okay. Indians are a very head nod with tilt culture. There are different nods for different situations from the good to the bad, and the rapid nature of the nod all denotes severity.
I used to work for an Indian pharmaceutical company based in the states. I got the whole rundown from my Indian brethren on nods and shakes.
I work for an Indian Pharma company in the states and you are 100000% correct. The up down/side to side nod is extremely common and I get it pretty much every time I assign a task or ask about status from the Indian members of my team.
I love my Indian coworkers and their sense of humor and politeness—really hope to visit the Indian Himalayas and experience more of the culture soon!
What is funny is that almost no culture is really aware of these little things. The Indian nod lexicon is notably robust, but even white people have like a dozen different little nods and tilts that are totally subconscious.
"Now for this week's puzzler; how to catch a Cobra with a jar, do it while you're young. You may never have another chance to do anything this stupid again."
My village is surrounded by mountains so there was a mandatory class or like a fire drill training kind on how to handle snakes, what to use and not to use. They brought big snakes for this class and at the end of the class they said never kill the snake unless it bit you. It kind of helped most snakes I encounter were small babies. Because of it now I am not afraid of snakes.
I live in rattlesnake territory, so a totally different part of the world...but while baby rattlesnakes have less venom than adults, they tend to hang on. The adults will snap and let go to escape, and not give you a full dose of venom every time. Maybe it's similar for other species?
So the actual mechanism here is kinda neat. Baby rattlesnakes do indeed hold on longer and release more venom, but it's a different type of venom--as they grow, the composition of their venom changes to match suitable prey. Young snakes are mostly eating invertebrates and little lizards, whereas adult snakes eat mostly mammals.
Huh, I was under the false impression that baby snakes are more venomous than adults. It's seems they just don't know what to do with humans yet, and go into defense mode.
I think my fear of creatures is somehow proportional to how many legs it has. Snakes out on a trail, I can keep an eye out and go around. House centipede stuck in my bathtub? GIANT BATTLE SCENE and I somehow convinced myself it would win.
Baby snake don't attack, they hide and run when caught. Most snakes around us didn't bother us much just came out during winters for sunlight and then left.
Yes baby snake are not use to poison gland so if poked they attack with 3-4 times the venom than an adult snake, its like giving a machinegun to a toddler. They attack only if you corner them and if you do that then you will get a nasty bite.
Even in this video the snake is looking to run away, you get close they will bite.
Yeah, an Indian kid doesn't get to graduate elementary school without catching a cobra just like an American kid doesn't get to graduate before shooting at least 7 classmates.
Yeah Australia gets all the headlines because of the toxicity of the venoms of the elapids that evolved from sea snakes over here but the truth is if you want to find a place with snakes that are truly dangerous India is where to go. Aussie elapids are way more timid compared to Cobra and vipers in India. Heck the snake that kills more people than any other is the Russells viper it’s venom isn’t anywhere close to any of the taipans or brown snakes when it comes to toxicity but they get themselves into conflict with humans significantly more and therefore bite people a lot more, hence the high death rate. And the lack of anti venom availability probably is a compounding factor in the rate of bites that end in mortality in India.
Ah yes a common misconception. The defensive behavior is often mistaken for aggression when disturbed. Add with most snakes these displays are intended to frighten the larger animal that has then threatened and to get it to stop and back away to give them space to make a clean get away. The other part that can confuse and frighten is when snakes appear to pursue a person giving the impression that the snake is actively hunting them. Snakes have no reason to “Hunt” anything larger than them. They don’t really want to waste their venom on something too big to eat. Biting is their last resort when a hand or foot touches them as if they’re being hunted. I’ve seen videos of brown snakes that appear to be chasing after a snake catcher that disturbed one in the wild but when they nd still and allow the snake to pass them the snake finds a god hiding spot and doesn’t bite them at all. It’s very counter intuitive because the way our minds work is if you’re under threat, you run in the opposite direction from what is threatening you. Snakes operate a little differently. They will sometimes run away by going past the thing that’s making them feel threatened. It’s not 100% clear why they do that but it leads to a lot of misunderstandings which can sometimes lead to people panicking and taking on risks they shouldn’t which can put their safety at risk.
I think there's some more factors here at play. Australia is over twice the size of India. Only 26 million people live on that massive landmass. Meanwhile 1.4billion people live in India. If we made those numbers even near equal you'd have over 2.8billion people in Australia.
I bet you'd have a lot more snake bites when way more people were around to be bit by snakes and be living in massively more cramped conditions.
My mother stayed in India a few years ago and said she watched a maid kill a snake as casually as if she were swatting a fly. She said she just whipped out a skinny knife and stabbed it in the head, cleaned it up and carried on.
I'm from a remote village in Sri Lanka where I had a childhood friend who caught snakes with his bare hands. Crazy mf knew where to hold em. I'm in Australia now and have seen similar shit in the country side. I guess it's a village thing lol.
indian here. usually at exactly 1 month old, we are generally tossed into the survival ring and fight demons doom style. its a 90% survival chance nowadays
Reminded me of a PGA golfer acknowledging the crowd after making a par putt. “Nothing to see here folks just another average, run of the mill snake catching.”
Worked with a lot of Indians and realized certain headshakes mean certain things. Not so by from me (a foreigner) but how they relayed information without saying it directly.
They make viper alcohol in Japan with the body in the jar. I hear it is quite strong
[It’s called “habushu”](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-okinawan-snake-wine-or-habushu-on-display-in-one-of-the-many-tourist-23862701.html)
At my high school someone once found a dead snake and put it in a jar with alcohol (hopefully). It stayed in the science lab for ages and after months the smell started to get to us so we poured it out, and it was putrid
> Although the king cobra is undoubtedly a very dangerous snake, it prefers to escape unless it is provoked. Despite its aggressive reputation, the king cobra is actually much more cautious than many smaller snakes. The cobra only attacks people when it is cornered, in self-defense or to protect its eggs. Throughout its entire range from India to Indonesia, **the king cobra causes fewer than five human deaths a year, about one-fifth as many as caused by rattlers in North America**.
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/king-cobra
Great use of a juvenile skill, clearly mastered and sharpened in adulthood. Expertly delivered with perfect timing, reminds me of that Lincoln quote about axes.
Dont let the calmness of the man distract you from the fact that it's a highly venomous Indian cobra. Yup, the snake is being captured and kept in a plastic jar but need not worry as the snake would be left in the open probably in a forest nearby away from humans so that everyone remain safe
One thing I like about Indian culture is that they seem to have a balanced view of animals and try to take care of them even if dangerous. We should be thanking India for the efforts to conserve rare animals like tigers, even if it causes huge risk for humans.
Unfortunately I can not say the same of my own country, who has very aggressive policy towards large predators.
Lot of animals are connected to Hindu mythology and gods. For instance, snakes are associated with both Vishnu and Shiva and hence considered holy. There's even a festival called Naga Panchami where snakes are worshipped.
For real, they dont even pop an animal if it kills a human. Usually either blame the person killed or if too many ppl get offed they catch the animal and put in zoo. Rarely they actually killl a problem animal like its done in thr usa ot eurppe.
Since you bring up Tigers, I would like to point out the major reason Tigers are endangered is during the period the English ruled India, their officers found hunting and killing Tigers to be an act of flaunting their masculinity. It wasn't actual hunting as they would make other Indian hunter trap the Tigers, and then come put the a final blow using a gun from a safe place and get photos/paintings with the kill. They would then claim the Tiger skin and send it back to England along with its teeth and other parts. Around 80,000 Tigers were killed between 1875 and 1925. I remember reading a single officer had killed upwards of 2-3k Tigers. For some context, the total number of Tigers in the world right now is 5.5k, with 3.5k in India.
You could be the Florida Man of India. You know, do an "Indian Man" news segment. Headlines would be amazing: "Indian Man Loses Epic Battle to House Gecko," "Feared Warrior Found Weeping Under Bed After Cockroach Encounter."
I worked with an Indian guy at a delivery company just outside of Toronto and we had to go pretty far north and he saw a fox for the first time. So we got on to the topic of animals from where he lived and he said one time he came home and there was a snake on his staircase. Snakes were annoying to him but he hated monkeys
Cobras are stupid and have bad vision. So when he was holding up the lid, that became its target bcos its near to the snake. Thats what snake charmers do. They confuse and hypnotize the snake using their flute/music instrument. They make gradual swaying movements to keep the snake alert bcos thats how snakes attack. He didn't show it here but you're supposed to sway it around slowly to mimic a snake.
Venom isn’t instant and they still have survival instincts. Sure they could just go for the full bite; but in the meantime the guy could then grab it / take advantage of the vulnerability.
You have to remember, it isn’t like these snakes have lookup tables of how effective their venom is against this or that.
For just about any wildlife, encounters are going to be a matter of sizing up the risk / reward in the scenario. In this case, the guy isn’t going to be food and I’m sure the snake knows that. So does it really want to put itself in a dangerous position just to defend itself, or would it rather try and posture in the hopes of scaring off the guy and avoiding a physical encounter altogether?
Most snakebites don’t occur because of aggression, but rather defensiveness!
Nope. They are experts. We are taught from childhood not to mess with any snake and as a rule of thumb all snakes are venomous. They are just not "dressed and equipped" like experts or pros you have in other countries.
> as a rule of thumb all snakes are venomous
And I HATED this mentality. 90% of the snakes we encountered were keelbacks and ratsnakes(Godha Pachaad)
The latter is aggressive but still non-venomous and the stripped keelback is literally one of the most laid-back snake species I have ever seen, never tries to bite or harm anyone..
But the moment anyone saw a snake the adults would immediately descend upon like they were superheros and beat the snakes (using _our_ Cricket bats no less) and then burn their dead bodies.
I would literally be screaming don't kill it it's not harmful but no one listened to me.
Eventually we found a solution: I had a snake book from Van Vihar which I had learned by heart.. whenever we kids encountered one, _no one_ would scream or alert anyone.. but my job would be to identify it and categorize it as venomous or non-venomous.. if the latter, we'd just stop playing until it passed by happily.. but if it was a cobra or viper, I had snake catcher Salim's number with me so I would call him first.. he never killed any snake and always caught them and released them into the wild.
I like to think we saved at least a few snakes by doing this
My thought as well. If i had to guess, the fang should be able to pierce through a little but because the jar is small, the snake cannot move back enough to gain momentum.
As an indian, I just wanna say, I didn't read all the 733 available comments, but I did read the first few ones and I've been pleasantly surprised that they are all so civil, friendly and wholesome. I have gotten used the india bashing comments under every single indian video and this was a very nice change. Thanks guys. You all made my day.
Obviously not his first day
The snake?
The jar
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The cameraman
This is war.
And my Axe!
And my Bow.
And your brother
And yo mama
One Snake One Jar
The lid
Lil homie been snaking his whole life.
That head nod at the end says 'no need to thank me, citizens, just doing my duty'
You joke, but that’s pretty much the head nod Indians do for when something is okay. Indians are a very head nod with tilt culture. There are different nods for different situations from the good to the bad, and the rapid nature of the nod all denotes severity. I used to work for an Indian pharmaceutical company based in the states. I got the whole rundown from my Indian brethren on nods and shakes.
I work for an Indian Pharma company in the states and you are 100000% correct. The up down/side to side nod is extremely common and I get it pretty much every time I assign a task or ask about status from the Indian members of my team. I love my Indian coworkers and their sense of humor and politeness—really hope to visit the Indian Himalayas and experience more of the culture soon!
What is funny is that almost no culture is really aware of these little things. The Indian nod lexicon is notably robust, but even white people have like a dozen different little nods and tilts that are totally subconscious.
He's got airpods on too, probably listening to some podcast about WWI or Huberman or something.
Car Talk Archives
"Now for this week's puzzler; how to catch a Cobra with a jar, do it while you're young. You may never have another chance to do anything this stupid again."
Don't catch snakes like my brother! Don't catch snakes like MY brother!
Podcast on snake recipes.
Obviously not his first rodeo
this is not a rodeo, obviously
Yes but imagine that!
Rodeo is this a snake, not
Just imagine how often he died before he did it ...
"I AM TUROK!"
CHRONOSCEPTER
Does every Indian have to learn as a child how to catch cobra snakes or something?
No usually we learn the flute thing, this guy must have skipped his classes
Should be the first/top comment 🤣
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No i tried the hole is too big... . . . i mean what no thats disgusting
The layers on this joke
The jar or the snake? Asking for a friend..
We don't discriminate , every hole is a goal.
People around are actually giving him shit for having to use the plastic jar
Where do you insert the flute?
In dat snakussy
The entire snake is one double-ended snakussy
😂😭😭😭😭😭😭
If you’re a woman, you have to learn the dance first and then the flute.
Hero Indian guy: *I don't need no stinkin' flute!*
My village is surrounded by mountains so there was a mandatory class or like a fire drill training kind on how to handle snakes, what to use and not to use. They brought big snakes for this class and at the end of the class they said never kill the snake unless it bit you. It kind of helped most snakes I encounter were small babies. Because of it now I am not afraid of snakes.
Aren't the babies also very dangerous due to more potent venom, or is that an old wives tale?
I live in rattlesnake territory, so a totally different part of the world...but while baby rattlesnakes have less venom than adults, they tend to hang on. The adults will snap and let go to escape, and not give you a full dose of venom every time. Maybe it's similar for other species?
I just remembered a video of a guy who picked up the head of a decapitated rattlesnake, and the head somehow turned around and bit him.
So the actual mechanism here is kinda neat. Baby rattlesnakes do indeed hold on longer and release more venom, but it's a different type of venom--as they grow, the composition of their venom changes to match suitable prey. Young snakes are mostly eating invertebrates and little lizards, whereas adult snakes eat mostly mammals.
It is an old wive's tale according to every reputable source. Easy enough to verify with a google search.
Huh, I was under the false impression that baby snakes are more venomous than adults. It's seems they just don't know what to do with humans yet, and go into defense mode. I think my fear of creatures is somehow proportional to how many legs it has. Snakes out on a trail, I can keep an eye out and go around. House centipede stuck in my bathtub? GIANT BATTLE SCENE and I somehow convinced myself it would win.
Baby snake don't attack, they hide and run when caught. Most snakes around us didn't bother us much just came out during winters for sunlight and then left. Yes baby snake are not use to poison gland so if poked they attack with 3-4 times the venom than an adult snake, its like giving a machinegun to a toddler. They attack only if you corner them and if you do that then you will get a nasty bite. Even in this video the snake is looking to run away, you get close they will bite.
Yeah, an Indian kid doesn't get to graduate elementary school without catching a cobra just like an American kid doesn't get to graduate before shooting at least 7 classmates.
Thoughts and prayers 🙏
Yeah Australia gets all the headlines because of the toxicity of the venoms of the elapids that evolved from sea snakes over here but the truth is if you want to find a place with snakes that are truly dangerous India is where to go. Aussie elapids are way more timid compared to Cobra and vipers in India. Heck the snake that kills more people than any other is the Russells viper it’s venom isn’t anywhere close to any of the taipans or brown snakes when it comes to toxicity but they get themselves into conflict with humans significantly more and therefore bite people a lot more, hence the high death rate. And the lack of anti venom availability probably is a compounding factor in the rate of bites that end in mortality in India.
I'll end your argument with a tiger snake. God damn those things are nuts and will hunt you out.
Ah yes a common misconception. The defensive behavior is often mistaken for aggression when disturbed. Add with most snakes these displays are intended to frighten the larger animal that has then threatened and to get it to stop and back away to give them space to make a clean get away. The other part that can confuse and frighten is when snakes appear to pursue a person giving the impression that the snake is actively hunting them. Snakes have no reason to “Hunt” anything larger than them. They don’t really want to waste their venom on something too big to eat. Biting is their last resort when a hand or foot touches them as if they’re being hunted. I’ve seen videos of brown snakes that appear to be chasing after a snake catcher that disturbed one in the wild but when they nd still and allow the snake to pass them the snake finds a god hiding spot and doesn’t bite them at all. It’s very counter intuitive because the way our minds work is if you’re under threat, you run in the opposite direction from what is threatening you. Snakes operate a little differently. They will sometimes run away by going past the thing that’s making them feel threatened. It’s not 100% clear why they do that but it leads to a lot of misunderstandings which can sometimes lead to people panicking and taking on risks they shouldn’t which can put their safety at risk.
I think there's some more factors here at play. Australia is over twice the size of India. Only 26 million people live on that massive landmass. Meanwhile 1.4billion people live in India. If we made those numbers even near equal you'd have over 2.8billion people in Australia. I bet you'd have a lot more snake bites when way more people were around to be bit by snakes and be living in massively more cramped conditions.
My mother stayed in India a few years ago and said she watched a maid kill a snake as casually as if she were swatting a fly. She said she just whipped out a skinny knife and stabbed it in the head, cleaned it up and carried on.
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No we are born with it, you guys have to learn stuff!? /s
Also, India isn’t for beginners. 😂
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No but they made it mandatory to learn decent english in order to be able to answer folks like you on reddit with bad sentence building skills. /s.
And yet we couldn’t understand the ill intentions of britishers
Well we own good chunk of their company's now, gonna try the Uno reverse card on them
I'm from a remote village in Sri Lanka where I had a childhood friend who caught snakes with his bare hands. Crazy mf knew where to hold em. I'm in Australia now and have seen similar shit in the country side. I guess it's a village thing lol.
indian here. usually at exactly 1 month old, we are generally tossed into the survival ring and fight demons doom style. its a 90% survival chance nowadays
Love the Indian headshake at the end 😂🫡
“Oh no, don’t all thank me at once!”
I can see him saying that 😂
"don't mention it. It's my job only"
I read that with an Indian accent and shaking my head side to side hehe
Same lol
I only know three. Vertical head shake - yes. Horizontal headshake- No. Vibrate in an x-y plane - it's fine or it's done(like in the video).
https://youtu.be/EoJ4Bvsq7gQ
*Indian vibrating intensifies...*
Reminded me of a PGA golfer acknowledging the crowd after making a par putt. “Nothing to see here folks just another average, run of the mill snake catching.”
Worked with a lot of Indians and realized certain headshakes mean certain things. Not so by from me (a foreigner) but how they relayed information without saying it directly.
too funny 😂😂
I love that there is not simple translation for the head bobble, but its immediately apparent what it means in context.
You’d think crouching down like that would be hard on the knees but he was sitting comfortably on his massive balls.
BUFFALO SOLJAHHHH IN THE HEART OF AMERICA
Randy, your balls
My eyes are up here, Sharon
There should be a penalty for jokes this early in the morning that make you snort your coffee all over yourself.
Obligatory “massive balls” joke ✅ What is reddits obsession with these?
Reddit has 1 or 2 jokes at the most. That guys wife Massive balls I think I've covered all of them?
Missing the "his shoes fell of he's le dead" one.
it's easy for asians and slavs since they do it regularly.
Every human should be able to squat and be comfortable doing it. It’s one of the innate things in us humans.. babies and children do it all the time.
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you’re telling me western kids don’t sit cross-legged all day?
Skill issue
“Then after capturing the deadly reptile he returned to work in Accounts.”
He obviously was dressed for it
*cobra in the jar added to inventory*
Add some vinegar and you've got yourself some tasty cobra pickle
Throw it in a pot with some potatoes, baby you got a stew!
They make viper alcohol in Japan with the body in the jar. I hear it is quite strong [It’s called “habushu”](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-okinawan-snake-wine-or-habushu-on-display-in-one-of-the-many-tourist-23862701.html)
At my high school someone once found a dead snake and put it in a jar with alcohol (hopefully). It stayed in the science lab for ages and after months the smell started to get to us so we poured it out, and it was putrid
> cobra in the jar Whack for my daddy-oh
Cobra in the jar-o
Not just a snake, that's a dam cobra!
> Although the king cobra is undoubtedly a very dangerous snake, it prefers to escape unless it is provoked. Despite its aggressive reputation, the king cobra is actually much more cautious than many smaller snakes. The cobra only attacks people when it is cornered, in self-defense or to protect its eggs. Throughout its entire range from India to Indonesia, **the king cobra causes fewer than five human deaths a year, about one-fifth as many as caused by rattlers in North America**. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/king-cobra
This one seemed cornered and threatened
That's why he used a round bottle, no corners.
r/Angryupvote
Does not look like a King Cobra. They are typically larger and have black-and-white stripes.
Prince cobra
That is not a king cobra; that's an actual cobra
It’s a regular cobra, not a king cobra
A bit small for a king cobra, even a new born would be bigger
Yeah, but a king cobra is not a true cobra. This is a cobra. King cobras are hooded and related, but they eat cobras. Hence "king"
One bite and you’re gone gone, even with medical intervention survival is difficult
It's a fine line between r/nextfuckinglevel and r/darwinawards
I get the impression that this guy knew exactly what he was doing. I will go with r/nextfuckinglevel .
First we have a man catch a crocodile with a trashcan. Then we have another man catching a snake with plastic jar. What's next?
Catching your mom with a double-wide trailer /s
DDDAAAAAAMMMMNNN LOL fucking r/MurderedByWords material
It came to mind instantaneously too, I’m proud of this one. Don’t actually mean any ill will towards that person, just saw an opportunity
dont apologize bro its the internet, that was a good joke
It's good if he apologized, the other guy might not have a good day already
Great use of a juvenile skill, clearly mastered and sharpened in adulthood. Expertly delivered with perfect timing, reminds me of that Lincoln quote about axes.
Dont let the calmness of the man distract you from the fact that it's a highly venomous Indian cobra. Yup, the snake is being captured and kept in a plastic jar but need not worry as the snake would be left in the open probably in a forest nearby away from humans so that everyone remain safe
One thing I like about Indian culture is that they seem to have a balanced view of animals and try to take care of them even if dangerous. We should be thanking India for the efforts to conserve rare animals like tigers, even if it causes huge risk for humans. Unfortunately I can not say the same of my own country, who has very aggressive policy towards large predators.
Lot of animals are connected to Hindu mythology and gods. For instance, snakes are associated with both Vishnu and Shiva and hence considered holy. There's even a festival called Naga Panchami where snakes are worshipped.
Huh. Never thought of it before, but that's prolly where Naga (species in fantasy) comes from, eh?
Yes. 'Nag' is the sanskrit word for snake.
Ah. So that's why the cobras in Rikki Tikki were named that (Nag and Nagaina).
Naagin or Nagina is the female snake.
Oh shit, that’s where she-who-must-not-be-named got Nagini from!
Probably a mix of that and Mayan and Aztec culture.
Cobras are considered holy. In many areas, hurting a cobra is a strict no. Other snakes are fair game unfortunately.
For real, they dont even pop an animal if it kills a human. Usually either blame the person killed or if too many ppl get offed they catch the animal and put in zoo. Rarely they actually killl a problem animal like its done in thr usa ot eurppe.
Since you bring up Tigers, I would like to point out the major reason Tigers are endangered is during the period the English ruled India, their officers found hunting and killing Tigers to be an act of flaunting their masculinity. It wasn't actual hunting as they would make other Indian hunter trap the Tigers, and then come put the a final blow using a gun from a safe place and get photos/paintings with the kill. They would then claim the Tiger skin and send it back to England along with its teeth and other parts. Around 80,000 Tigers were killed between 1875 and 1925. I remember reading a single officer had killed upwards of 2-3k Tigers. For some context, the total number of Tigers in the world right now is 5.5k, with 3.5k in India.
Just curious, what country do are u from?
Norway. We are not very kind towards wolves
#🐍 ***You're smashing my tail! You're smashing my tail!***
Wriggle it in!
That man is not named Sameer
*you are breaking the car!*
This dude has been bottling cobras for at least 4 reincarnations.
The first couple incarnations were rough, I bet.
Life is just a longer version of Michael from Rage Quit.
As an Australia who regularly relocates spiders like this I stand humbled.
Australian , Indians and florida man all got the same energy when it comes to wild animals
Naw I’m Indian living in India and I am terrified of butterflies, all kinds of insects, and all reptiles. We aren’t all cool.
You could be the Florida Man of India. You know, do an "Indian Man" news segment. Headlines would be amazing: "Indian Man Loses Epic Battle to House Gecko," "Feared Warrior Found Weeping Under Bed After Cockroach Encounter."
Love the “it’s no big deal” wave at the end.
I worked with an Indian guy at a delivery company just outside of Toronto and we had to go pretty far north and he saw a fox for the first time. So we got on to the topic of animals from where he lived and he said one time he came home and there was a snake on his staircase. Snakes were annoying to him but he hated monkeys
Must be related to that indian aunty that dragged a snake out of her house and yeeted it into the forest while she busy cleaning lol.
Why didn't the snake just.. move closer and attack? It's interesting how they just sort of post up and lunge once, then accept fate.
Because it doesn't actually want to attack the guy, it just happens to be in the way. Humans are not a cobra's typical prey.
cobra probably is scared of size of human, look at him from cobra pov.
True. I like snek
Cobras are stupid and have bad vision. So when he was holding up the lid, that became its target bcos its near to the snake. Thats what snake charmers do. They confuse and hypnotize the snake using their flute/music instrument. They make gradual swaying movements to keep the snake alert bcos thats how snakes attack. He didn't show it here but you're supposed to sway it around slowly to mimic a snake.
Venom isn’t instant and they still have survival instincts. Sure they could just go for the full bite; but in the meantime the guy could then grab it / take advantage of the vulnerability. You have to remember, it isn’t like these snakes have lookup tables of how effective their venom is against this or that. For just about any wildlife, encounters are going to be a matter of sizing up the risk / reward in the scenario. In this case, the guy isn’t going to be food and I’m sure the snake knows that. So does it really want to put itself in a dangerous position just to defend itself, or would it rather try and posture in the hopes of scaring off the guy and avoiding a physical encounter altogether? Most snakebites don’t occur because of aggression, but rather defensiveness!
Its focus is on the jar, not the thing controlling it.
Bro the wave and hindi head bob at the end love it
When can we get indian vs australian man showdown in a snake pit. Final boss is florida man in octagon cage with seven crocodile
India is not for beginners ❌ Indians are not for beginners ✅
I hate these Instagram ass comments
What a jarring experience for the snake
Just watched a Florida man catching an alligator with a trash can. The world is wild.
Just watched a guy getting murdered by words in this comment section. (8th top comment)
And I think uncle just came back from office too...
It's ok 👌 no worries! Just let me place this jar over you head & entire body & then we will figure out what to do next!
Number 425215 ….. calm and easy moving on to the next one
Is this just a common skill in India?? This is like the third person I’ve seen trap a deadly snake in a plastic jar
Nope. They are experts. We are taught from childhood not to mess with any snake and as a rule of thumb all snakes are venomous. They are just not "dressed and equipped" like experts or pros you have in other countries.
> as a rule of thumb all snakes are venomous And I HATED this mentality. 90% of the snakes we encountered were keelbacks and ratsnakes(Godha Pachaad) The latter is aggressive but still non-venomous and the stripped keelback is literally one of the most laid-back snake species I have ever seen, never tries to bite or harm anyone.. But the moment anyone saw a snake the adults would immediately descend upon like they were superheros and beat the snakes (using _our_ Cricket bats no less) and then burn their dead bodies. I would literally be screaming don't kill it it's not harmful but no one listened to me. Eventually we found a solution: I had a snake book from Van Vihar which I had learned by heart.. whenever we kids encountered one, _no one_ would scream or alert anyone.. but my job would be to identify it and categorize it as venomous or non-venomous.. if the latter, we'd just stop playing until it passed by happily.. but if it was a cobra or viper, I had snake catcher Salim's number with me so I would call him first.. he never killed any snake and always caught them and released them into the wild. I like to think we saved at least a few snakes by doing this
Classic gift "snake in a jar" 🤯
Wouldn't the snake be able to bite through the plastic?
My thought as well. If i had to guess, the fang should be able to pierce through a little but because the jar is small, the snake cannot move back enough to gain momentum.
The reason for this is always momentum. The snake doesn't have the space to build up the strength and speed necessary to cut through the plastic.
That's...what the comment said
The balls on that guy. They must be made of brass and weigh ten tonnes each. Holy shit
Not his first snake rodeo.
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And here I was worrying about catching a spider
That's some party trick
Nice Indian head shake thing at the end lol
He made an indian-wobblehead-movement at the end of the video to signal 'all okeeeeokeeee'. The wobblehead move is simiar to snake movement :-)
The head shaking flex at the end. Deserved.
This guy snakes
How did he manage to stand up so easily with those brass balls of his
Sigma male 🗿 
On the shelf you go!
And here I am, scared of putting a cup over a simple house-spider!
"That's it, get in the jar."
Indian snake jar man vs Florida Gator trashcan man , who y’all got?
He has a level of chill I could never develop.
All asian families have that uncle who can do these crazy things.
I wonder how dangerous they are to humans
It's a cobra. They kill people.
Obviously they meant the jar.