BUSHMASTER IN THE WILD IN PERU! | HERPING PERU | LACHESIS MUTA

How’d you like to go to Peru and find a six-foot Bushmaster (Lachesis muta) in the wild? How about a giant monkey frog or the multitudes of other snakes, lizards, insects, fish and other awesomeness the Peruvian Rain Forest has to offer? Well come with me as I take you on a Peruvian Rainforest Adventure you’ll never forget!
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[@levifirmansyah1565]

This was amazing! Thank you for sharing! The wild angel fish was so cool!

[@KingSoap-fy1oq]

good nakey nake vid . bushmaster is my 3rd favorite venemous snake; 1.water moccasin 2.malaysian king cobra 3.bushmaster 4.mangshen viper 5. (tie) mojave rattlesnake & boomslang honorable mentions (5) 6. cape cobra 7. mambas ( black & green) 8. belchers sea snake aka broad banded water snake 9. Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake 10. Taipans ( inland,png,coastal) ..... im also fond of canebreaks/timber rattlers (same thing) and (non venemous )-ball pythons (smaller ones) i love serpents but i have a legit phobia embedded in some our dna are "phobias" ..... if you will. Our ancestors over time learned certain things meant almost certain death and so over time phobias developed. phobia of crowds = ancient wartime, awareness, hypervigilance, hunting, running from predators & having to have complete awareness of your surroundings and often will result in a panic or anxiety attack( anxiety attack is pre-meditated while panic is sudden). phobia of heights needs no explaining. phobia of open water= drowning, dangerous fish, riptides,waves,currents, jellies etc..phobia of enclosed spaces gives the feeling of suffocation on a psychosomatic level, a feeling of being trapped, in jail, or buried alive. Phobia of spiders and their potentially deadly venom.(u know crabs and lobsters are water spiders?) There are alot of things we are deathly afraid of but some are phobias some are just extreme fear. Like my worst nightmare is a tsunami (1000 ft. wall of water like Latoya bay, Alaska.) but that isnt a phobia or a grizzly bear too....no phobia just wicked fear. Demons & spirits are pure fear not a phobia i would imagine. I have pretty much all of them except claustrophobia(fear of enclosed spaces). Early humans had very little to work with and had to adapt real quick (evolution) or get eaten, freeze, starve, die from exposure etc...

[@michellethompson3789]

Wow!!! The bushmaster is second to no other snake in my opinion I absolutely love this animal!!!! Thank you for taking us along on your adventures! Every snake owner that I watch always has the gaboon viper an the king cobra but very seldom do u see this animal other than in the wild!!!!

[@basteagui]

i love herping, i usually accompany it with derping

[@franciscusjohannesburger3720]

Thanks for the video !

[@KaryShort-wi7kv]

Snake ⛎🐍 are extremely protective of their offspring ❤😂🎉😅😊! 7:42

[@KaryShort-wi7kv]

Snake ⛎🐍 s are extremely protective of their offspring!❤😂🎉😅😊! 8:01

[@RG-ja34sep]

A black mamba is the second longest venomous snake in the world, growing to a length of 15 feet. The bushmaster is obviously a thicker bodied snake, but not in length. It is however a strikingly beautiful beast!!!

[@m.godwin9480]

Yeah but the largest recorded bushmaster was 14 feet.Average 7 feet.

[@rapture2026roshhashanah]

A man in my native country Colombia stopped on the side of the trail for rest and to go to the bathroom... He was bitten by a Bushmaster and his body was found only 20 feet from where he was bitten. He had multiple bite marks...

[@gregghatfield9946]

Some really cool new footage of Reps .... thanks

[@MrPatrick1414]

Wow...great video. Love snakes, glad they have a champion in you!

[@KaryShort-wi7kv]

Bushmasters are very protective of their offspring ❤😂🎉😅😊! 8/10/24! 8:06am! 7:21

[@mayajrj]

Maybe a naïve question,. In the 5 lachesis types, does the venom differ, i.e. the lachesis muta from the lachesis chocoan, acrochorda and so on. They are so wide spread I wondered if what they eat and seek changes the venom from region to region. I know you posted this a year ago. I'm just catching up and still learning:)

[@smetlogik]

4:35 Great shot sequence through here. Congrats on the Bushmaster! Can't go wrong hanging out with Matt and Mike. Cheers!🥂

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks! It was an amazing trip!

[@geofflewis8144]

You sir have an awesome life

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks! It didn't come without a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Anyone can do what I do :)

[@javivera9430]

Great job-- amazing video!

[@WelberLuizSantos]

In Brazil, the popular name of the bushmaster is 'surucucu pico-de-jaca'. Surucucu means "that bites too much" in Tupi language. Pico-de-jaca means "peak-of-jackfruit", a fruit which has a hard skin and with several peaks.

[@Nenodom]

Amazing place I would love to go there once! Stunning!

[@brandonmarsh3179]

your Peruvian trip looked amazing Dav Id love to do some traveling! my dad has cancer so I've had to rehome alot of my animals except a few boas and of course a couple pituophis but I've always wanted to travel I love nature and to see these animals in their homes is so cool! so thanks for the vids man I hope to look into all this myself too

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Sorry about to hear about the rough times, I hope things get better soon and I hope you can get out there and travel!

[@louv2453]

Man that bushmaster is gorgeous and awesome

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks! It was an incredible find and made the trip for sure!

[@eugeneevans7623]

Lou V . v t.v.v

[@geo7peru547]

I remember when I was around 13, my father brought us to the virgin jungle where he was working (San Martin-Peru). My 2 brothers and my sister (I was the oldest, we were 8-13 years old) enjoyed catching blue-green toads, giants ants "Isula", huge snails "Churo", crabs and dozens of insects (including tarantulas), but we were expecting for a huge wild snake. Unfortunately, we just spotted a "loro machaco", an intense green tree snake (poisonous of course but not a big one), just saw without trying to touch it. One day one of the workers brought a dead Shushupe to the camp, its head was thick and heavy and we were astonished about its killing arsenal: 2 lines of several retractile fangs (I though snakes had only 2). They are incredible creatures and must be respected, unfortunately people in the amazon kill them because they say that Shushupe follows you in the forest, that they can smell you like dogs; those "selvaticos" say that if a Shushupe follows you, first take off your shirt and leave it there to distract them and run away. Historias de mi selva, mi selva querida......... (Stories from my jungle, my beloved jungle)

[@wakefieldwildlife]

Just watched this again. What an AMAZING snake!

[@stretchyfingers]

Wow! Amazing video and series in Peru! Why did the bush master blow up that bubble? Does it have a ri?

[@paullopez8470]

The first time I've ever seen the Bush Master. Thank you.

[@theduyvenbode3862]

super high quality video

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@humbertojimmy]

Great video! I love bushmasters, but the 2nd longest venomous snake is actually the black mamba.

[@DarthInsomnis]

Another badass video as always!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@basteagui]

it is incredible how the snakes breathe, i had no idea they inflate that much when taking a breath. do their lungs span the length of their bodies

[@BillPerryBCPythons]

Absolutely stunning video!!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks Bill!

[@DEAexotics]

another awesome video Dav loved it

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank my friend!

[@abdread2114]

Great vid, that bushmaster is truly amazing and stunningly beautiful animal. Never realised they are so heavily keeled. Thanks again Dave.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks! Glad you learned something for my vids!

[@happybee7725]

Dav you get lucky on these herp trips.you were very lucky to see a bush master and you were lucky to see that baby leachie eating skink in new Caledonia. If you fell in a river you would come out with a salmon in your pocket.

[@irfanrahmat3412]

Mantap semangat ka

[@louv4437]

Can’t believe you seen one of these amazing animals!

[@mr.cliffordjohnson6304]

Very nice video, Mannnn, that snake (bush master) is menacing.

[@WikkidVyxen]

Absolutely awesome! Would love to schedule a herping vacation, that would be a dream come true! Have an incredible day and Thank You for sharing!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

One day you should!

[@RaviThakoer]

The Peruvian jungle and fauna are similar to Suriname's. The bushmaster is known as "maka sneki" where "maka" = "spike" (probably the one on the tail tip) and "sneki" = "snake"

[@pablofauna]

Awesome video

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@coinraker6497]

Something I've noticed on just about every one of these "in search of" animal shows. They always seem to find what they're looking for on the last day. Helps build the drama...

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

That is true, they are edited for maximum drama, but in our case, it did come down to the last day and I was worried we wouldn't get to see one on this trip. It made it so much better than if we found it on the first day out there I think.

[@garywarner6526]

We call this snake mapapie balsin Trinidad &Tobago

[@terroskerro2265]

@@garywarner6526 In Trinidad, the snake in this vid is called a mapepire zanana. The mapepire balsain is the fer-de-lance.

[@garywarner6526]

@@terroskerro2265 i thought so some of thee older generation in Trinidad call the fedelance the bush master that snake is also call the zanana and i know but other people from other call the mapapie balsain the bush master the Amerindians i think would know which snake really is the bush master

[@katielorrain3221]

What a beauty :)

[@samuelrodriguez4342]

Interesting video. I have a question: amazon scarlet snake is a venomous specie? Regards from Panama!!

[@davidkelly1298]

What a gorgeous snake.

[@markrumfola9833]

Awesome narrating

[@coloradosnakehunters8086]

Excellent video man! Loved every second of it. Can't wait to go down there some day with Matt. Was that an electric eel right before 3 minutes?

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Colorado Snake Hunters thank you! Yes it was!

[@chrisboudreau4057]

@@davkaufmansreptileadventures oh. i though it was just a normal eel.

[@RonanTheAccuser92]

Is it really the second longest I the world? Doesn't the mamba and King Brown grow longer on average?

[@markrumfola9833]

You have an Amazing job sir.

[@MrBlessed70]

I saw a King Brown snake whilst camping in New South Wales Australia and I would love to see The Bushmaster in South America.Great vid and happy new year!!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you! I hope you get to see them in the wild one day. Happy New Year to you too!

[@louv4437]

Dave does anyone keep the scarlet snakes in the hobby? They are amazing

[@chrisboudreau4057]

what about the black mamba, Dav? the black mamba is bigger than all the bushmasters.

[@frankmanda3620]

That snake is clearly suffering from a respiratory infection. Continuously puffing out its throat and at one point there are even bubbles expressed from its nostrils/mouth. Makes me wonder how long this one had been in captivity before filming. I’ve worked with many bushmasters and they are notorious for contracting respiratory infections after heavy stress after being captured.

[@raultorres8264]

CHUCHUPE... HUUUYY....

[@ilovenycsomuch]

These older vlog/videos are great in & of themselves but I feel like you were trying to make a documentary-style video like how they’re typically done, I love that you moved out of that & you now show your personality & passion & your POV adventures front & center! They’re so much more fun & exciting because you are seriously the best vlogger I’ve ever seen & your personality is the best part so it’s so much more special getting to see that. Your older videos are great but they’re like any other documentary you can find & they don’t capture the fun & excitement as much, but your vlogs now are a truly unique experience that no other filmmaker or youtuber is able to replicate! I’m so proud of how far you’ve come, your videos are an utter delight in my life 💚🐍 thank you Dav

[@rosehayes161]

I filmed a Fer de lance sleeping on an overhanging branch on the Yucayali. Do they swim?

[@NewWarOrder]

Are the expeditions no longer available? I can't seem to find the link.

[@AranyaSen]

Can you share the link for the Amazon expedition? Didn't find it in the description (or probably I missed it)

[@hollywoodhustlng4071]

Back in the 80 there was a show called "that's incredible" and it was like AFV America funniest videos,anyways this old show showed a kid that lived in a jungle and would find these snakes and pick them up without them striking him and he could hold them and the never responded to the kid in any way it was mind boggling

[@LanceKirkman]

Awesome bro!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks Lance!

[@LanceKirkman]

The Reptile Channel - HerpersTV you're welcome my good man

[@marcosassilva6672]

Beware of this snake's the jump: adult ones sting might reach your chest case you do not keep due distance. (Evidences from Lachesis Muta grow farm at Bahia State - Brazil).

[@EJTsai13]

Does anybody know what ate the little fish at 2:54??

[@battlebear437]

It looked like an even bigger fish to me. Edit: there was a comment asking Dav if it was an electric eel and he said that it was. I never knew they looked like that.

[@sdqsdq6274]

hots handbook , other then the king , second fave

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

And one day I'll find that king

[@tickedoffsheikh8587]

Come to Guyana if you want to see the bushmaster.

[@alexanderthurman214]

I know it’s been 6 years, however the Black Mamba is the second longest snake in the world, reaching 14-0 + feet long. May God richly bless everyone. Simple mistake. May God richly bless everyone ✝️🇮🇱🇺🇸!

[@benjisamuel2399]

beautiful bushmaster. but still the title goes to the king cobra..!!

[@samuelrodriguez3782]

This snake is known as verrugosa as well? 🇵🇦🙋‍♂️

[@valondemaj4345]

I think black mamba is the second longest snake?

[@godssonovob7120]

Black mamba is the 2nd longest venomous snake

[@kolorfulkraohn4789]

nice!

[@allthingswildlifeyt1218]

Whats the invemonation rate? Is it 80% mortality rate even with antivenom? Just curious.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Because of how remote it is out there, there's really no way way of knowing that with any certainty. A lot of work needs to be done there in this and many other respects.

[@allthingswildlifeyt1218]

The Reptile Channel - HerpersTV okay thanks for the reply.

[@sdqsdq6274]

correct me if i am wrong ,bushmaster is a rare find , could have take weeks to find one ?

[@insatiableismyname9023]

Beautiful but Deadly

[@laurosergiodossantos2283]

Surucucu in Brazil

[@brendonwilson1318]

Amazing animals dav! My Spanish teacher is doing a trip to Peru, but it a thoisand dollars or more and will be culture focused, not wild life. I am very hopeful I will get the chance to go herping around the globe when I am an adult.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I hope you do get to do that Brendon! Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do it!

[@brendonwilson1318]

The Reptile Channel - HerpersTV the college I want to go to (Truman state) goes on herping trips to the pacific southwest and I south American country I can think of the name of. I really hope I can get into the school, I'm having a meeting with the herpetology professor there in a couple weeks which I am excited for. Your an inspiration!

[@ejdet.feeney9020]

Why would u or anyone else go for a hike in woods day or night looking for the most venomous snake it grows 12 to 15 ft as well as the only viper that will chase what or whoever it bit afterwards and very slim they will survive after the bite

[@sukant08]

Actually, black mamba is the second longest venomous snake in the world averaging around 13 feet

[@rogerwilliamsii2934]

King Cobra.....is Bushmaster in the running?

[@rogerwilliamsii2934]

Brown snske....NO way Bush is 2nd....Black Forrest cobra....green mamba

[@MANDINGO74]

Black Mamba is the second longest venomous snake.

[@jasonloera3358]

:46 that song sounds so familiar, was it in a game??

[@MiniEarthTales]

You remember that racing game, It wa at called bike race look it up on App Store you might remember it

[@jasonloera3358]

@@MiniEarthTales oh yeah 😂😂

[@m.godwin9480]

My favourite venomous snake.

[@quickdubbs328]

Smooth viper

[@luissaints7082]

Theo BushMaster its more beatifull snake the world ! mystic snake !

[@antonioconceicao9590]

🇧🇷👏

[@featuring_wildlife]

Awesome herp(P.S hope it was a liver for u). Just I think u made a mistake from 5:30-5:36, I dont mean to offend u Dav, I love your adventures and your herping style but it goes like this Worlds 3 longest venomous snakes: 3.Busmaster 2.Black mamba 1.King cobra Once again I am a big fan of your content and not a hater. I am a underaged herper and my uncle is a Herpetologist. If u want to visit serbia we can let u stay at our place and we can go mountain herping so we can get u up close with a V.ammodytes

[@quickdubbs328]

Thank you!

[@mustaqahmed9812]

2nd largest venomous snake in the world is the black mamba not the bushmaster.

[@topgun3758]

Gaboon vipers

[@patrickforget5088]

What I love about that snake is if you get bit by that snake you still have an 80% chance of dying even if you get Anti-Venom 80% chance and if you do live the body part that he bit you in hand they put you know it's going to rot off if you don't have it amputated that's like the Ferd delance if it bites you you have a good chance of living because that's the one snake that bites most people down there so they got a lot of Antigone of that as long as you're in towards the cities you're out in the bush if you don't carry your own Anti-Venom you're crazy cuz it's better to have it and not use it then need it and not have it so you could use it and you die but even those snakes whatever they bite it rots but they're venom it's weird it can light bite you in the right hand and your left hand will start The Rock stuff is weird or at least that's what show said that was talking about those type of snakes so I'm just repeat what I heard so if it's wrong hey I'm just repeating what I heard somebody I'll say and if it's right yeah that's one snake I never screw with but the black-headed Bushmaster I'm sorry by far that is the coolest snake that graces this planet because you can look at them they're like a king cobra they're intelligent snakes you can see that they're actually looking at you and going okay what are you going to do I got you I see you you screw up I'll bite the living piss out of you and they got some big things boy rattlesnake things ain't nothing compared to those they got big things yes I love that snake if I knew how to handle one and I had the money I don't want but I don't have the money and I don't have the knowledge so yeah I'm not stupid enough to buy something and not have the knowledge to mess with it like some people are

[@samasiaskipperable]

Large Dipsa has beautiful eyes 👀

[@keandreflewlln4510]

Can you do a tokay gecko video

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Do you have a breeder in mind I should check out?

[@Buff_Dave_Oprtr]

Cool 💩. #Subscribed

[@calvinletigre7687]

Where is Luke Cage?

[@adolfocarranzavargas5817]

Shushupe

[@gekkotaculture]

Who else recognizes this music from bike race ??? 😂😂

[@cindys9491]

80%? Are they sure? Even cobras don't have a mortality rate (untreated) higher than 75%, and they have neurotoxins.

[@fernando.s.b7258]

Bushmaster have neurotox too

[@javivera9430]

Ramona McGowan she is trying to fix Belen -- I wish one day sooner she would run for a Mayor of Iquitos-, Peru-- Ramona was an Hollywood actress borned in California U.S.A .

[@carlsandefer5678]

Is not black mamba #2 in length

[@ScumsaveChris]

Love the video, however can you talk more about if the snakes are venomous like the snail eating one.

[@edwardthayer9386]

This was amazing! Thank you for sharing! The wild angel fish was so cool!

[@faithersland8234]

Absolutely beautiful bush master! They are soooo beautiful! Thank you so very much for sharing

[@danielr7644]

my favorite snake

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Mine too!

[@danielr7644]

nice

[@K8Stuff]

Excellent. Looked like the Bushmaster had some raspatory issues poor thing ..

[@shernadehosein3749]

In Trinidad, these snakes are over populated especially in the guayaguare forest... alot of hunters kill them on first site due to fear.

[@brandonvananden4600]

I subscribed great job😁 ausome video

[@nicholaspark4165]

DEM CALL ME BUSHMASTER!

[@sauceytv3593]

Awesome video! Keep it up!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you! Wait until you see what's being planned for next season!

[@vickraminderdeo3364]

Their some in guyana