He Poisoned Himself for 60 Years, Lived to Be 100

[@Brew]

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[@Kyle-hs7vf]

Sup Brew.

[@man4342]

snak man

[@MugsverBrandes]

Thanks Brew

[@Zerdead]

EARLY BREWW

[@Bendle_Wendle]

Hi brew have a nice coffee

[@shiryo9995]

Ah, he’s a Florida man. Now it all makes sense.

[@stephonestukes4507]

Uncle charla been telling us for years about ppl from Florida haha

[@granddad90yearsago65]

Nah, he's just built different.

[@csolisr]

And by choice mind you!

[@renilol705]

"Florida man claims he is immune to snakes after ingesting large amounts of snake venom"

[@Flightkeeper0229]

He's a Ascended Tier of Florida Man.

[@DJl3iohazord]

Brew: “Florida is…fine” *haunting flashbacks of gators* Me a Florida man: “awww look at the little swamp kitties”

[@elric5943]

As a fellow Florida human, who lives near a gator in a pond, I conform they look like swamp kittens

[@brianbaker9181]

They are more like swamp doggos but hey, we describe them differently.

[@Littlelaniloo]

As Another Florida person, I'll kick around a pond with gators, maybe dip my toes in, we hold no fear.

[@scutchys]

Also a Florida man :) Grill saying "Flahrida" was somehow hilarious to me

[@Tirryna]

Steve Irwin called Alligators "Frogs with teeth" and found then to be one of the cutest animals ever. I find them adorable, too.

[@toganium4175]

This guy collected snake bites like I collected Pokémon cards when I was 8.

[@suryar5622]

Underrated

[@mistycredo4861]

Lol yeah he collected snakes and snake bites like it was a bunch of trading cards

[@IvanTube0]

ok

[@grognakthedestroyerattorne3211]

Profile pic checks out

[@brianbaker9181]

"You wanna trade bites @Toganium?"

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

So, basically what this story is saying is, Bill Haast is simply just built different.

[@PibbDFanta]

Now I have to go find OwO

[@Im_Not_Here57]

Bill Haast built himself different.

[@greenmenace5908]

4rth

[@ewpaint]

He the snake god. The poison is just like water for him

[@mistycredo4861]

Ye basically I wonder where OwO is

[@MrPaintedwing]

"It was that point he realized that Florida was his destiny"--- Sounds like a trailer for Florida Man: The origin story.

[@CarlosRodriguez-mi4hp]

Oh yeah!

[@frankmarano1118]

But are you truly a florida man if you aren't born there? A mystery for the ages

[@zajinramirez2780]

Gotta catch em all Pokemon

[@thunderb00m]

@@frankmarano1118 Florida man can be born anywhere. They will always find a way to the promise land.

[@frankmarano1118]

@@thunderb00m Yes you can take man out of florida but you cannot possibly take florida... from the man lol

[@cheeriosaregood2me]

Only person I'm willing to listen to talk about snakes.

[@_curt99]

Ay same but your not the only one

[@brugley2715]

Please my friend, compliment my snakes hat

[@illeagle9560]

Then you're not going to learn too much about snakes.

[@stealthy3974]

I love snakes

[@bennybennerson7728]

Why i don't get it

[@clark987878]

Seeing him share his blood with a snake bite victim had major "I will lend you some of my power." Vibes and it was awesome.

[@raven4k998]

well you can do it to just go and donate to a blood bank and you to can save lives even if it's not from snake bites but accidents instead still your saving some ones life so you to can have the Power!!!😃✊

[@rachelshaver1302]

As someone who works with reptiles (including deadly venomous snakes) for a living I have seen this case brought up a number of times. Bill Haast is not the only individual that practiced self-envenomation to gain a resistance to the effects of the toxins in venom. However, there a number of cases in which the individual died while practicing this dangerous technique. Different species of snakes have their own cocktails of different types of toxins, including neurotoxins, cytotoxins, and hemotoxins. This is why there are multiple different types of antivenin. In my experience I have seen repeated envenomation actually increase the sensitivity to venom as well. This is a topic that definitely needs more research and can possibly save lives in the future.

[@EndranExit]

I agree it needs more research and it will save more lives in the future, also it might be one element of longer lifespan if theory of extended life thanks to certain poisons or poison combination is true.

[@T1Oracle]

Yeah, you can actually develop an allergy from repeated exposure. Unfortunately, our bodies are complicated and don't work like cartoons.

[@MrJosh5191]

Ya that's why they say it takes a second bee sting to tell if you're allergic

[@paulinamuniz3586]

I remembered in my immunology classes we discussed this very frequently, and how some of the cobra incantators in India and countries like so would practice this in order to increase their resistance to the venom, but as you mention every person would react different the venoms, as well as the time of administration and the time of the bite also plays an important factor, it might work for some but not for everyone, so it shouldn't be applied as a commun practice

[@Serlock4869]

Yes, in some decades hopefully we'll get our first witcher

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

We bigfoots are naturally less susceptible to most snake venoms

[@IvanTube0]

what

[@pochakajeoi8943]

Long time no see BIGFOOT

[@goldfish425]

long time no see i havent seen you for a while

[@charlesissleepy]

HE DOES EXIST

[@marcopohl4875]

show-off

[@EmDashYT]

When your dnd character has poison immunity.

[@cthecheese]

Luckily I have this video if my dm needs proof that it works. But I’m also a dwarf, so I’m just kind of set from the get go there

[@EmDashYT]

@@cthecheese Yo you could do the blood transfusion to save someone's life if they're poisoned :O

[@shotakonkin2047]

In real life I've seen things that would give a grown man PTSD, those experiences are great writing material for a DnD characters back story. Not to say what I saw exactly, I would suggest never treading onto abandoned Discord servers, the people who raid those servers have serious mental health problems to say the least; the wisest thing to do is to not say a f^cking word and nope out immediately.

[@mailcs06]

Paladins

[@mailcs06]

Also monks

[@Gilhelmi]

Haast was not born a Florida man, Haast CHOSE to become a Florida man. There is something beautiful about that, and terrifying.

[@raven4k998]

no big deal he was just living the dream

[@LeoInterVir]

Fun facts of history: After the closing of the serpentarium, Haast donated his giant Cobra model, seen in pictures in this video. He donated it to a local high school to be put aside their football field. South Miami Senior High, home of the Cobras, was that school. Ironically a Cobra was their mascot since the school opened in 1971. The Cobra model sits atop the school to this day, facing the major road South of it. Florida school meets Florida man... lol

[@Fuzzysea693]

How is that ironic? The point of donating it to the school is because their mascot is a cobra.

[@LeoInterVir]

@@Fuzzysea693 fuzzy reading? Obviously it made sense to donate it to them when they closed the serpentarium. It's ironic that a serpentarium opened South of Miami, later a school opened South of Miami with a cobra mascot, and the school would later receive a cobra model from said serpentarium when it closed.

[@philorear9429]

​@@LeoInterVir do you know what irony is??????

[@Salty_Web]

Almost as cool as the guy who shot himself in the foot multiple times to build resistance and to become bulletproof, I heard he lived to 1,000

[@basedmax9029]

He died at 19

[@krislarsen6546]

Yeah a thousand seconds

[@spartanwar1185]

Nah that would just make his foot bullet proof Gotta make sure the vital organs are safe first

[@auterm]

@@hisaceinthehole3426 worth being made of iron

[@everythingtechnew7400]

Ah bullet years you divide by that by 50.

[@kariduanimations]

Imagine being bitten by a danger noodle and your first thought is “imma go sack it”

[@westabsupplyebay4093]

Danger noodle 😂 that's a good one! XD

[@JellyKoopa]

I owned reptiles, and my gecko jump on my classmate's face, and I was doing show and tell with my mom, and did I mention, that I WAS IN THE 1ST GRADE

[@rowanginsberg3283]

"What a beutiful (if its long ) Perilous Spaghetti/ (if its smol) Hazard Macaroni!"

[@cd31000]

I used to be deathly allergic to ant bites until one day I had a severe reaction and was left barely conscious and near death when I received aid and I guess that was enough to jumpstart my immune system to make the proper antibodies.

[@alexandersolis5228]

Loser

[@cheeses_fries]

Yay?

[@cd31000]

Don't try this at home kids?

[@darioidk2508]

@@alexandersolis5228 cringe

[@thomaseriksen6885]

Thank you for sharing, never had any allergies in my immediate family so there was an air of mystery to the phenomenon. All I really knew was that documented cases had been on the rise during the 20th century and still is. Always wanted to think that there may be, for some, a viable alternative to acceptance and medication.

[@TitoTitoTitoTito]

This guy was a great friend of my grandpa! He mentored my grandpa in milking snakes. Really awesome guy

[@escapetherace1943]

my uncle called it milking the snake but why was I blindfolded

[@Manhandle730]

That was highly inappropriate of your grandfather to tell you about such things!!! Shame on him!!

[@belagu4517]

We have a snake guy in our country which is "immune to snake poison" that died when a king cobra bit him he just went to sleep instead of going to the hospital. The irony

[@J8DENTHECANADIAN]

*SANCTUARY GUARDIAN INTENSITIES*

[@superaidenproductions1870]

*venom

[@Frostyknight627]

"Have I ever told you the tragedy of Snake Guy?"

[@DanielHerrera-sp9ey]

Cobra spit venom

[@steven21736]

any news articles? which country?

[@chibispartanch.2380]

Florida Man injects venom into his veins and becomes Snake Man I could totally see this as a Floridian news article

[@MythicalWiseNab]

I want his gaming chair it must be incredible, bill is clearly built different

[@chronicreader7771]

I mean you ain't wrong his gaming chair is just to powerful

[@mikaaa8790]

As an Australian, he's got my respect

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

It think we accidentally got Haast and what were supposed to be your possums.

[@FruitaFuka]

Same some Australians are scared of spiders like me even though I’ve lived in Australia my whole life

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

@@FruitaFuka well, y'all do have some terrifying freaking spiders so that is fair.

[@jimmythe-gent]

Australia is Florida's bigger scarier older brother

[@bobjohnson1096]

My dad actually knew this guy. I may have met him as a little kid. I would have loved to chat with him as an older person.

[@raven4k998]

did you try letting snakes bite you like he did?

[@SeanLamb-I-Am]

I was waiting for the entire episode for an iocane powder reference, and there it was right at the end. Inconceivable!

[@animeandwieardness6132]

I went to school with this guy's grandson, we always heard stories growing up, but never certain til later in life.

[@satanicgrizzlypuss8737]

That's a real man right there. Traveled from Florida to south America to donate his blood to save a kid.

[@AHooligan-u7]

The definition of "why be immune when you can be invincible"

[@BlightVonDrake]

Quiz: Puns Brew: "They grow up so fast."

[@lolllofav]

*"Do not try at home"* Me: of course i wont try it at home, there are no snakes in my garden, its obvious that i will try it in the forest

[@spacejunky4380]

Man the explanation of the famous mithradtes makes me want to read the book I have on him. He's a really interesting figure. Sadly forgotten but shouldn't be.

[@aoiato5189]

This man is the embodiment of “improvise, adapt, overcome”

[@badgyaltingz]

My father in law got bit by an Arizona Diamondback twice in his life and ever since then mosquitos are repelled by him so he never gets bitten up. and he's 80 but still has the energy of someone half his age. Still has a full time job, goes to and participates in rodeos, still hauls bails of hay to his horses every day and one bail weighs about 35-40 lbs and I'm 26 and I don't have the strength to even pick it up.

[@EeekItsSnek]

Our eldest snake, Roswell died last night at the ripe old age of 20. Crazy coincidence. As always great video, Brew Crew!

[@TheyCallMeDio]

Sorry to hear that. If I may ask, what kind of snake was he?

[@ASHERUISE]

Sssssorry for your lossssss.

[@tiky3389]

What kind of snake was it?

[@JellyKoopa]

If I was there, I would bury it and host a funeral

[@sanariyadilman1114]

I’m sorry about your dead 20 year old snake

[@wyattschwertlech8172]

I did something similar with a friend once he took a nap after just waiting for him to wake up it's only been 3 days

[@cthecheese]

I’m impressed 15 people understand what is being said here, would love one of those people to translate.

[@blendyboi5023]

@@cthecheese i think his dead

[@thecoconutman2646]

@@blendyboi5023 WH- WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS FRIEND'S "DEAD", DID IT GET DESTROYED?

[@josephzdyrski]

Glad you mentioned the same logic does not hold true with alcohol. I can personally attest to this and the dangers of constantly consuming alcohol. You just end up not being able to get a buzz unless you drink enough to poison yourself and then you can’t enjoy the buzz because you’re body is basically slowly dying. That’s when it stops being fun and start getting scary and very very sad.

[@chopsticksforlegs]

Are you still alive mate

[@HeleneLouise]

When I was in school in Miami, Bill Haast came to our school and told us about his work.

[@micaela711]

"Most of us could count on one hand the number of snakes we've encountered" *Laughs in Australian*

[@violentcrimes5550]

I like the way your videos are formatted

[@growingtogether35]

You did some great snake research good job brew love your content keep up the good work.

[@kawaiitrash3604]

My day is always better when there is a new Brew video!

[@ponchowizard5182]

A Florida Man episode would be amazing. Why do we see so many crazy stories coming from there?

[@fionafiona1146]

They have "data protection" that does not care for people but for transparency. Most police stations don't even wait for freedom of information requests and just publish "Florida people" stories they have.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

@@fionafiona1146 So your saying Florida man is a lot more common but Florida basically reports it more often?

[@fionafiona1146]

@@silverhawkscape2677 Florida man is over reported on, compared to equivalent populations exploits outside Florida, yes.

[@kevinmay7935]

Basically, Florida has a freedom of information act for police reports. They literally just put it ALL on the news. Most states, let alone other countries, don't do that. So comparatively, yeah, there's a lot of Florida Man.

[@Seizoo]

Bill: *inject venom in his veins* Bill: *turns super saiyajin*

[@paulsanders7963]

My initial reaction as a Floridian hearing Florida being trashed was to defend us. But thinking about it, thank you for your service, people need to stop moving here. 🎉

[@AuLily1]

His contribution to science was phenomenal.

[@GHOST25938]

That Garden Clipper Story Had me flinching just by the thought of it

[@fredhurst2528]

I remember watching a documentary on this subject though I can't remember who it was, but the man basically punched in to work and got busy getting stung or injected in order to donate his blood to an antivenom lab, not just for snakes but venomous insects that cause problems for people in various regions.

[@jcgamer892]

Humans are weird...We have a weird habit of trying to constantly poison ourselves with different things.

[@rass1818]

I was bitten by Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, not while out rock climbing or hiking, but at a store. It bit me then slithered away to rattled. I was in shock since I have been around rattlesnakes countless times in the outdoors with no incident. I followed my own rules of saying calm and relaxed while joking with the paramedics. Due to me joking and laughing no one thought I was actually bitten at the store and people were just looking in confusion. I felt bad when we got to the ER/ICU since I was joking and people were in pain. I imagine them saying what the h***'s wrong with this guy, why is he laughing while on the gurney! Laughing and joking are my coping mechanisms for pain it also helps keep me relaxed. After getting on to the gurney we made our way to the hospital where they ask me to open my mouth and stick out my tongue! Why? Turns out the easiest way to tell if you have been bitten and injected with venom your tongue will vibrate/twitch. Since there are not many external indicators. (dry bites do happen) The doctor and medical staff asked if I can move myself over to the hospital bed and I said sure, but ended up collapsing once getting off of the gurney. I didn't realize it but most of my body was paralyzed. By the time I started receiving anti venom one hour had already passed, but time flies when cracking jokes. 10 viles of anti venom later (which was 100k dollars alone) I slow was able to start moving again. My foot is somewhat back to normal, but I will get pain sometimes. Most of the swelling went away 7-8 months later.

[@ArDeeMee]

You’re one lucky man. Glad you made it!

[@theflashgirl2057]

Time to build a tolarence

[@anonimoqualquer5503]

​@@theflashgirl2057Americans after getting a 100k bill for the antidote:

[@belfordk]

"Nice defense mechanism, hope nobody likes it."

[@DaimyoD0]

0:46 Good job selecting stock footage of a genuinely poisonous mushroom, presumably Amanita pantherina, when mentioning "other poisons." Idk if you just searched "poisonous mushroom" or what, but this is reasonably accurate!

[@silvonis1]

Here to support your video!

[@Hevvvyyy]

Florida man thinks he's a spartan super soldier and succeeds expectations

[@Makalo43]

14:09 Emperors new groove and Princess bride. I am so happy these clips were herez

[@mayanightstar]

Wresting snakes and saving lives... What a role model /genuine

[@Elleemmebrosko]

So happy you showed a clip of The Princess Bride as that's all I was thinking about LOL

[@rodeda9314]

"AYO THE POISON DIDNT WORK, CAN I BORROW YOUR SWORD?"

[@cesargc1234]

I'm always checking in to see when you've posted a new video. Love all the information.

[@TrippinBusa]

As a Floridian, I can confirm there is no saving us.

[@gsp0113]

Brew is 20% cooler with Quiz. Definitely a fan.

[@geange582]

Brew: Most of us could list the number of snakes we've encountered on one hand Australians: Ah yes, my hand has 40 fingers.

[@HazbinBrainRot]

Well done with the video!

[@blumeiworld]

imagine how much longer he could've lived if the snake bites shortened his lifespan

[@thecoconutman2646]

what, so ur saying he would live longer if a snake shortens his whole life?

[@only1kingjt]

@@thecoconutman2646 nba youngboy would’ve lived longer better 🤡

[@AnimeIsLayfu]

100 is not long enough?

[@winterdeath5268]

I love the princess bride clip at the end

[@Chimerathedragon]

"The more danger you're in the more you start to appreciate it"-Me after my 5th tornado

[@zch7491]

Grandpa tried the same thing with cigarettes.... I miss grandpa 😭

[@kaspanovaVT]

**kicks in door** FRESHLY BREWED. This one should be good.

[@JulianaBlewett]

Yay! The whole Brew Crew is back!

[@mikecrews9112]

I remember when I was in high school in senior year, we went to what I could only guess was a snake museum, and I remember there was a pretty angry looking black rattle snake there, it was in a glass case but It kept striking the glass so when we came back out of the exhibit, the caretakers had put newspapers over his cage so he wouldn't see us... I can still hear the buzzing of the rattle and how startled I was because It was so unexpected... I couldn't imagine getting BITTEN by one!

[@maestromike91971]

Hi brew. How is everyone? I used to watch every one of your videos. I had to leave for a while.mim a first responder. I had a lot of busy days. I’m back and look forward to watching your shows again.

[@aryaozeroch]

The “letssss get into it” made me giggle…

[@theperson12]

These videos are always good

[@TheDendran]

Mithidates: [Poison Reistance: 105%] Also Mithridates: "Hey, why don't I take DoTs anymore???"

[@Foreststrike]

Fire can solve that. Unless...

[@chessandcubes]

He should have just used /effect poison 999 255 true *Minecraft Reference*

[@sovietmogus3263]

@@chessandcubes /effect @s fatal_poison 10 255 U dead boi

[@deltasexual8251]

Man's the gigachad of australia

[@Wiseman108]

There is a key difference between Haast and the ancient dude. One injected venom while the other one ingested poison. Considering the differences between venom and poison I would think pointing this out would be important.

[@SiliconGoose]

Micro-dosing Venom: A Florida Man Story

[@gunnasintern]

when a Brew video drops i drop everything i’m doing idc if i’m about to get laid, Brew, Grill, Chill, and Quiz come first🗣🗣🗣

[@TwizzlerHobo]

Detection

[@butterflyenjoyer230]

Wht if you're being held at gunpoint? Will you still go to watch the video?

[@TwizzlerHobo]

@@butterflyenjoyer230 any good man shall

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

The realistic faces minus the noses is the most unsettling thing to me.

[@mollysministuff]

Noses don't exist in the Spilliverse

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

@@mollysministuff yeah I can see that lol

[@angelolorilla2050]

Somehow, the whole eating the poison fact made me remember that freaking slime from Tenshura, Kumoko from that spider isekai, and the r*pist healer from Redo of the Healer.

[@Spolt_main]

All three of those are on my watch list and now I'm scared...

[@Teenage_Mutant_Ginga_Ninja]

@@Spolt_main The first two are great and safe watches. However redo of healer you shouldn't watch if you're sensitive or triggered easily. Most of the story seems to be about r*pe and revenge r*pe...

[@Spolt_main]

@@Teenage_Mutant_Ginga_Ninja Ok, thanks for the warning

[@lukatism]

“most of us can count the number of snake encounters we had on one hand” *4.5 million people that own reptiles as a hobby in the u.s alone*

[@sunnyquinn3888]

My mom's family is native to Florida from generations back, we are definitely a...special people. When she was a kid she had a pet baby gator for awhile and once sat on a grown alligator. And as an adult she has been bitten by both copperheads and rattlesnakes. Oh, and then there was the bite from the rabid kitty and the attack of the yellow jackets. She survived all of this. Didn't cure her multiple sclerosis though.

[@CosmicIntelJet]

There was another Mithridates who was a famous victim of scaphism. Never a dull moment with that family…

[@RichiousPath]

Oh no I grew up in Florida for a while and I meet this guy. He was insane and really nice.

[@lechking941]

brew: "florida... is fine" XD that got me cracking because ya we got a TON of snakes but florida has the same bite as thoes things hehehehe

[@brianlink391]

1:00 Ok, I won't do this at home, ill just head over to my buddy's house!

[@shjondrew]

okay that is legit scary and awesome at the same time!!!

[@rudeboysmedia5573]

These videos are so good

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I was fortunate enough to go to Bill Haast's Serpentarium roughly 10 years before his death. He was, unsurprisingly, busy wrangling a King Cobra to milk.

[@flixman_origins5035]

Ayo, thanks for the content

[@epaminon6196]

If he hadn't poisoned himself so many times, he may have lived to 110 years.

[@spindash64]

I’m half convinced he lived that long BECAUSE this made the Grim Reaper scared of him

[@evergreenrose427]

Aaah, Mr. Haas!! I was lucky enough to visit the Serpentarium twice in the mid-80s. The second time was on a Sunday so we got to see him milk both of his king cobras…. while we paying customers all stood on a sidewalk around a rectangle of grass….. where he dropped the cobras (one at a time)…… with nothing between us and them except his reflexes…….. Those were the days! The most exciting attraction I will ever visit, bar none. I was sorry to see him leave to Utah but so grateful to have had the chance to see him in action!

[@furnaceheadgames9001]

0:19. Snakes can use garden scissors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DE0.01]

nobody: bill haast getting bit by a new snake: a fine addition to my collection!

[@SUPERFunStick]

"amateur" bitten over 170 times in his life... I think that makes him somewhere in the upper ranks of expert at that point.

[@user-ov2kx8ql5i]

When the dungeon has poison debuff all over but you have 100% poison resistance.

[@hylamstudentfvhs1304]

When you finally get the poison achievement in a game.

[@beepboophim]

An absolute unit my guy.

[@deathsyth8888]

"I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder." - The Man in Black, 'The Princess Bride' (1987) So basically that, but with snake venom.

[@shitokupluto5320]

YUHHHH IT'S BREW I LOVE YOUUUU 💫💫💫💫💫

[@JiltedValkyrie]

So Florida Man's origins were New Jersey Man. Gotcha.

[@samerune]

Man collects snake bites like i pick up rocks I eat ice

[@charlesissleepy]

I'd be curious if mithridatism induces a hormetic response like saunas and contrast bathing can edit: spelling

[@ValCronin]

Do you mean 'hormetic' referring to hormesis?