Giant Sea Snail Hunting Crown-of-thorns Starfish

The Giant Triton is one of the ocean’s largest sea snails. Tritons can measure nearly half a meter from tip to tail. This giant gastropod feeds upon sea cucumbers and sea stars. The crown of thorns starfish seems to be one of its favorite foods. When hunting, the triton uses scent trails to track its prey. But it’s not the only one with an acute sense of smell. The starfish senses the approaching threat and attempts to flee. The triton gives chase. With nowhere to hide, the starfish relies on its venomous spines as a last line of defense. Giant tritons have developed a tolerance to the starfish’s toxins. And their saliva contains a paralyzing agent, which brings the pursuit to an abrupt halt. Its hard-fought meal is now ready for consumption.
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[@chrisbouvey]

That chase was more exciting than a Fast and Furious chase sequence.

[@stevenwilson5556]

to be fair, if at the end of a Fast n Furious chase sequence, the winner ate the loser, then it would be more exciting.

[@davidreinitzer6862]

@@stevenwilson5556 lol

[@marem3038]

But not as exciting as FAMILY…….

[@EternalGaming786]

Only way that Snail caught up with Starfish was with power of Family. :3

[@kojimanuel8228]

😅

[@dabiga2315]

Props to the cameraman for keeping up with the chase, I know it can be hard with wild animals

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Ironically, if there's was a decent current, staying still is SUPER difficult lol. I saw my first octopus, and it was curious! Staying in place, against the current, was like running a marathon :p

[@Th0ughtf0rce]

Seriously though, must have had massive oxygen tanks.

[@stevied9082]

Meanwhile, in the ally of Bikini Bottom, Gary lost his mind & is fast approaching after Patrick for a meal. 🐌🌸

[@JunkyardGod]

Read the "Bikini Bottom Horror". It's about Patrick killing everyone.

[@lajioquendo568]

Bruh but to even come to the realization that our lil Gary out here capable of chomping ole patRick star mane, that’s messed up

[@eldhoiwasbasil1366]

Only when patrick is a spiky psychopath.

[@jaandarsingh252]

The faak 🤣🤣🤣

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

Nom nom nom

[@rowelle]

I can’t imagine how long that chase took in real time.

[@andrewreviewschannel883]

Lol good point

[@johannsebastianbach9003]

Camera man: Just be faster im running out of oxygen

[@r3zaful]

Oh my lord why we are doing this

[@costco_pizza]

I don't understand it. Why not FIGHT. Why just sit there and take it??? FIGHT BACK.

[@taile4114]

@@costco_pizza didn’t you watch the video?

[@molybdaen11]

They are all laughing at first - until the pursuit goes into the third day.

[@peterclancy3653]

Sort of like test cricket

[@reuireuiop0]

​@@peterclancy3653 Yep, my parents, over 80, find that very exciting, watching players stroll over the fields, hitting the ball every now and then, even putting the odd one.

[@joeysplats3209]

...and the coffee ran out.

[@scribbles1424]

If it was put out that Crown of Thorns seastars were an "ancient medicine" for various things, they'd be hunted down and be in markets.

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

Lol

[@NightcoreNewbie]

That sounds like a good idea. Put lionfish and snakeheads on that list while we're at it.

[@rhunter42dragon]

@@NightcoreNewbie Snakeheads are already considered a delicacy. Not only has it not helped to get rid of them, it's the main reason people brought them here in the first place.

[@alexconn7473]

Slight problem with that logic is that it could end up working a little too well and cause the crown of thorns sea star to be put on the endangered species list or at least the threatened species list

[@samsmith4242]

@@alexconn7473 considering how effective a few individuals would be in breeding programs I don’t see the issue

[@Xetairex]

No matter how slow you think you are, there’s always something that’s slower than you. 😄

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

help a snail is chasing me !

[@seanr8445]

Narrator: "make no mistake. This is an active pursuit." Me: ⌛🙄

[@ishma2100]

Race to the death

[@cmattingly5033]

Right he made this so damn exciting lol

[@sanricklim7185]

- going at the speed of 1inch / hr.

[@kpizzleprice6649]

Beautiful! Rip him apart

[@akishkaudish3071]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@octowuss1118]

Who else got happy when they introduced the snail? like the hero just arrived, lol

[@crashsparrow6943]

The snail is adorable as well.

[@antoniosvidakis]

Starfish: "I got nails for snails" Snail: "Pffff"

[@craigwall6071]

Coral Reef has enjoyed massive re-growth recently. Very positive news for those who really love the planet.

[@GrabbingToastForBreakfast]

Thanks for the whitepill tonight

[@TheClanBlade]

As a tortoise I can confirms that this is the fastest chase sequence I have ever witnessed

[@Pizzaguy-jg7so]

As a Sloth I can concur.

[@nathanhale7444]

As a rock it all went so fast I didn't see a thing.

[@insectslayer1374]

it's definitely faster than my internet

[@costco_pizza]

@@insectslayer1374 I don't understand it. Why doesn't the starfish not FIGHT? Why just sit there and take it??? Scratch, punch, claw, yell, do ANYTHING. FIGHT BACK.

[@insectslayer1374]

@@costco_pizza oh? You ask? I believe it was born in a place where food isn't lacking and easy to acquire with genes that gave it an advantage over its kin and against its potential adversaries- that armor. It must've thought it was special and invincible as it pranced about and did as it pleased with the environment but that snail must've whispered something to it in that last moment that ultimately shattered the starfish's delusion along with its remaining resolve to escape its gruesome inevitable fate. *TLDR:* The starfish was too frkin slow and the unfortunate prey can no longer escape because _killer Triton has already touched that starfish_ with its paralyzing saliva

[@fishingwithpabs8391]

Narrator: the snail gives chase The snail: .0000002 mph

[@gildedvulture7965]

We should have some celebrity state the crown of thorns is a fashionable delicacy. They'll be gone in no time

[@Love-jf7rs]

Wow, so religious: Jesus' crown of thorns on him by his torturers...

[@ssa6227]

😂

[@FuckGoogle2]

The starfish PR agency beat you to it, they've sold in the triton shell as a must have item and their numbers are dwindling.

[@timberwolf1575]

Just make sure that the Chinese buy into it. They'll happily hunt them to extinction.

[@ssa6227]

@Cerbone 🤣

[@sgvpotter]

when i was a kid it used to blow my mind that a camera person was underwater and just waiting for the right time to strike and catch all of this action. Then when i got older i realized most of the up close footage was done in a studio tank. Then i realized that every time they showed something like this, they were actually setting this victim (food) up to be digested for out viewing pleasure. Thank you!

[@SuckaFREE2.0]

SO YOU THINK….these creatures were caught and raised to size just to be filmed. Time lapse and release on a free channel….THATS a insane. And costly. somewhere down the line these things had to be caught, you got gas time effort. The tanks and trained professionals to maintain the tanks. The diver and his certificate of safety. The camera and film….I mean….ok. If so what’s the END GAME….got to be sponsored, SOME ONE HAS DEEP POCKETS🤯🤣🤣🤣

[@reginaldmustardbacon5866]

I believe the use submarines for these sometimes if they are from a big institute like an aquarium. Edit: only assuming that thought not sure.

[@FleshWolf]

Now that you put it that way…..i still don’t care

[@GiegueX]

Idc if this is a studio setup, if i see a crown of thorns get eaten alive, im happy. I just hope the snail got back to its habitat

[@xavierbean5218]

2:05 this makes this snail look like a god.

[@libertyprime2013]

He’s not the hero they deserve but the one they need

[@JerryN7970]

I’ve heard of a high-speed chase, I guess this is a low-speed chase.

[@danieljones317]

To the other starfish and snails, it's Smokey and the Bandit!

[@mephistophelescountcaglios1489]

It's an OJ Simpson reenactment

[@stevenwilson5556]

It reminds me of the scene in Austin Powers Man of Mystery steamroller scene.

[@ssa6227]

😂

[@plokoon4331]

At least they don’t crash into others like that

[@Rantsack]

That was one intense slow pursuit. It nearly gave me a heart attack from watching the crazy slow chase.

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

"A race to the death." To who? The starfish or the cameraman?

[@MCMLXIable]

Sucks when you can’t outrun a snail.

[@randolphbienmateo8174]

Giant Triton snails must be protected , they're the heroes of the reef, and the COTS's worst nightmare

[@paradoxica424]

“do you know what it means when something chases you very slowly? … it means there’s a reason that they don’t have to run” - twelfth doctor

[@2008tfe]

They just need the worlds wildest police chases theme music in the background.

[@AevenSong]

or Zelda Botw guardian music

[@LethalSaliva]

​@@AevenSong Or the chase music from SpongeBob😆

[@AdrianSlate4902]

This is the slowest chase i have seen, but narrator is really doing good in making the tension & excitement going.

[@anon9579]

We need more of these snails

[@Nightbreakeryt]

@@KB-pk8cn any luck?

[@markshippo]

The snail isn’t a saint. It’s a serial killer of all varieties of starfish.

[@jaychung1380]

Predators serve a purpose in keeping an ecosystem stable…

[@DundG]

Corals: The enemy of my enemy is my friend

[@CrazyDutchguys]

@@jaychung1380 tell that to lionfish

[@IMelonBeats]

some ppl see their life flash before their eyes in near death situations, these starfish see the entire history of the universe before dying.

[@followtheboat]

CoT are all over SE Asia and I've seen beautiful reefs decimated by them. Here in Kota Kinabalu one of the local dive schools regularly clears the reef of them but it's a thankless and difficult task. If you stab them, they release their eggs, so they have to be carefully scooped up. Each day they're removing 50 at a time but they keep coming back. They're evil.

[@nunyabiznes33]

No predatory snails there?

[@ncknelson]

fucking pests

[@wilmanj.5139]

add the snail 😁

[@beastwarsFTW]

People found that crown of thorns starfish are allergic to cow biol so now we have HK robots that hunt starfish and spray them.

[@Pizzaguy-jg7so]

Import Trident snail’s immediately! They’re the only true natural defense against those spawns of Cthulhu!

[@BrennanDaReptileGeek]

Gary ate Patrick. Patrick ate spongebob. Spongebob ate plankton

[@buatareddevils2636]

So, this Crown-of-thorn Starfish is the real life Toxapex from Pokemon eh?

[@Laserbeak316]

Yep, their Pokédex entries even describe how they specifically prey on the coral Pokémon Corsola.

[@desgildanphi8825]

I just watch a cheetah chases and catch a gazelle in 5 second Now watching a snail chasing a star fish it seem like a million years

[@justdontcare5749]

😀😀

[@Henrex]

Humans: Damn slow as hell. Hurry it up Snail and starfish: *_*Doom music kicks in_** *_*Explosions_** *_*Jojo effects_**

[@friendofgod8843]

Starfish

[@pjacobsen1000]

It's like two geriatrics racing for the buffet.

[@Apocalypse9696]

most exciting predator chase scene in history.

[@lovenature]

The slow suspense is intense!

[@duncanapiyo6412]

It's more like a chase sin to me.

[@americanmade6996]

Always entertaining to see what passes for "flee" on the ocean floor.

[@wavemaker2077]

It's like Fast and Furious chase out there in the ocean. Such a heart pounding race.

[@warwickshaw155]

"This brings the pursuit to an abrupt halt" LOL

[@jabujolly9020]

That's got to be the most unlikely looking predator. At first glance it appears to be no match for the crown of thorns.

[@l0remipsum991]

you'd be surprised sea snails pack a punch, especially the cone ones

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

I’d say starfish too are unlikely looking predators.

[@NeoVault_]

Sea snails, especially cone ones can be pretty viscous. There's quite a few that hold harpoon like poison barbs they use to hunt (as well as hurt anyone who bothers them).

[@Name-ps9fx]

It’s like watching two really old people making a dash for the arthritis medicine...

[@modan-ku7cb]

Fast and furious: snail version. 😂

[@chrisa2922]

*Dramatic chase between venomous sea star and massive snail* Comes backs day later: Oh nice they’ve only moved a few feet...

[@jandreid1056]

It's like watching two traction cities chasing down the other from Mortal Engines.

[@smugsneasel]

Looks like Gary isn't happy about Patrick winning the Great Snail Race with Rocky and is taking revenge.

[@verminlordsoulberry8823]

The most dramatic chase scene I've ever seen

[@tscream80]

Snail: "That'sa spicy, spikey meatball." ;)

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

Must be a Sicilian Snail.

[@ericcloud1023]

That starfish yelling "fuuuuuuuuuuu!!!" Then gets yoinked lol. Slow motion to us, blissfully quick to the starfish

[@Garl_Vinland]

“The slow blade pierces the shield” -Dune Snail

[@earhst]

Literally on the edge of my seat watching this

[@mahaliajohnson2959]

For some reason, every time the narrator says "coral", I heard Carl xD

[@zechariahdymond4358]

Man I was like "when are we gonna get to the dam fireworks factory".

[@Vcolema81]

Is there a way to produce more of these snails? Save the reefs!

[@molybdaen11]

Leave them alone and they breed like... Snails.

[@philiphennings5167]

They missed an opportunity to have Gary's meow in the end

[@TheRadicalGamer999]

So you’re telling me these guys are the reason that coral is dying well plus humans too

[@SonKunSama]

There are too many starfish because of humans too so 100% on humans, preserve energy.

[@robbio225]

That's exactly what I was thinking

[@Outrageousfirevulture]

I mostly blame humans, the crown of thorns are just doing what any other creature would do when there hungry

[@CrownofMischief]

@@SonKunSama yeah, a lot of the pollutants we pump into the ocean kill many other animals, but provide basically a perfect chemistry for the star's breeding grounds

[@threathy]

@@SonKunSama lol no.

[@henrylivingstone2971]

😂😂😂 I love the slow paced chase scene 😂😂😂

[@WildsDreams45]

I bet that starfish really regrets not putting more points into stamina right now.

[@EricLinstone]

Man, I thought the O.J. chase was slow! Also like that the sea snail has little sea snails hanging on it.

[@dreamer_4937]

So glad those wretched things have a competent predator.

[@Nuinwing]

Wait till the Japanese see this, they will make an anime out of it.

[@queensectonia8984]

Sea star + Sea Urchin = Crown of thorns starfish

[@kentlouiebaldomero8791]

the most intense chase i ever watched lol

[@johnpauljones9310]

Yep, definitely a better love story than Twilight.

[@peterigwilopi]

The background music is just right. It blended with the video and story

[@GeorgieStory]

Video title: "Giant sea snail hunts crown of thorns" Coral: Now you feel what i feel you bi-

[@spookyboi8446]

How my last 2 brain cells feel searching for the next weird video to watch

[@alphabetadine4453]

Putting an slow motion on that pursuit. Made this 5 minute video 3 years to watch.😂

[@zgobermn6895]

Whoa! This is the Fast and Furious, bottom crawler episode.

[@McZippyMedia]

"where there's coral there's blood 621" o wait wrong type of coral my bad

[@bolivarphgaming1478]

we need more Gary to fight this crown of throns

[@debrakleid5752]

They make a turtle look like speed demons!

[@Ronald-ks2iy]

There is probably nothing more terrifying than being pursued relentlessly by an entity that sees you only as a meal.

[@groovetorped9554]

Nature will bounce back, it always does

[@devonlord99]

And yet we have extinct species

[@groovetorped9554]

@@devonlord99 and yet the ecosystem adapted to the loss of said species and became something new, it always bounces back

[@TheEmperorjun]

Somehow...nature's theatrical balance is portrayed in a painstakingly slow process...

[@CursedDepartmentEastOffice]

3:15 When some guy in a base model Ford challenges your Japanese 90s econobox to a race

[@sharish7845]

Nature brings in a new predator to kill off crown of thorns

[@duncanapiyo6412]

That was long Mr camera man. Respect!

[@Magnum-bh5no]

3:07 the chase is on 😂🤣

[@justanothermollusk5829]

Because someone had the brilliant idea to start harvesting the Giant Tritons for human consumption (to the point of near-extinction, no less), the ocean conservation community had to resort to building killer robots to hunt the CoT starfish in their place. *This isn't a joke.* The first was called COTSBot, and I'm pretty sure there's videos of it and its successor models in action.

[@johnfurey936]

And we nearly wiped out the Tristan snails, and all for the caps of their shells to make buttons!

[@davidsteer8142]

Makes me wonder if this is what caused the population explosion of the starfish to begin with. Take away the apex predator and imbalance peruses.

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

@@davidsteer8142 Maybe.

[@srobeck77]

Tristan Snails arent "nearly wiped out". No more ignorant claims to promote an eco cause. There's enough material you can use without resorting to lying.

[@Jradz8709]

This whole time i thought the spiky one was hunting the small one xD

[@peekaboo4390]

Wow, amazing.

[@dapuce1302]

“Bad boii bad boii, watcha gon, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when that snail 🐌 comes-uh for yeww”

[@lovenature]

We love the new theme song!

[@dapuce1302]

@@lovenature I love the content keep it going

[@senor3187]

Whoever made this video should've put the "2000 years later" from spongebob.

[@amannamedsquid313]

What could be more exciting than watching a big sinister looking starfish running away from sea batman?

[@dilantl7603]

That snail has an awesome name

[@frogyma5894]

Not the hero we deserve but the hero we need

[@mark6302]

that snail is so big it has smaller snails living on it

[@poliincredible770]

Fascinating

[@loganx1039]

Idk how those snails aren't a urgently protected animal seeing as how they are eating the things that kill the reefs. Other than humans.

[@steeedz]

Make no mistake this is an active pursuit 😂😂😂

[@josephedric4081]

The chase was so action packed.

[@GrabinGears]

This channel reminds me of sir Attenborough! New subscriber here loving the channel!

[@johnwt7333]

RIP an amazing narrator

[@GrabinGears]

@@johnwt7333 wait RIP when?????

[@jessejacksonbrown4281]

Love this slowest chase on earth with life or death consequences !😅😂🤣

[@lieshtmeiser5542]

"...its in no hurry..." Lol...

[@Dana93Korn]

😂 snail: can I feed in peace man! Wassup with the 🎥 all in my grill

[@gayan22233]

I'm loving with the content of your channel. It is so interesting

[@vassa1972]

Interesting video

[@calvindwiendrika7165]

Imagine the star fish screaming like AAAAAAAA DON'T KILL ME!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@uberrobi]

Hahahahahaha

[@nathanieldelcampo5112]

this is the best race I've ever seen 😂

[@lovenature]

Very intense fast slow motion!

[@thaiyang007]

Love this high speed pursuit! Lol