Eating Black mamba and wild honey from stinging bees: A Hadza Documentary

[@ernestmfakudze]

You guys are just amazing to watch. We Africans wouldn't dare eat a black mamba because we know that the thing is so poisonous, no matter what mzungu tells us🤣. I'm from Eswatini and I grew up in the village too. We used to burn car tyres and then place the burning piece of tyre at the entrance of the bee hive in order to make them "drunk" as we put it. Sometimes a snake would also be living inside with the bees and feeding on the honey, so it used to dangerous to stick your hand in there to retrieve the honey. Also, sometimes the stinger from the bee would detach from the bee and be left in the honey. I once got stung in the tongue by a detached stinger and that was horrible. I now live in England and I do miss growing up in the village with that abundance of food from the forest. I just don't miss the mambas and the cobras. Cobras are so aggressive and I've been chased by several of them as a boy. Once, when I was hiding from my uncle I hid in a bush under some roots of a tree since the soil had been eroded by rain water. All of a suddenly I saw this brown snake right above my face and before I could do anything it also made eye contact with me and immediately sprayed my eyes with its spit. I remember my saliva turning purple for a few hours but nothing much else happened.

[@flobekoe]

This is pacific island I think

[@virginiawanjiku5106]

A mamba isnt poisonous if you remove the poison glands. Otherwise its just good meat

[@ernestmfakudze]

@@virginiawanjiku5106 I believe you but at the same time too terrified😂😂

[@mrketo7077]

Welcome to England

[@RastaAfricanGentleman]

Bro I truly feel you, I live in South Africa and when I have to go home in the summer I always have to be weary of the Cobras and Mambas. They spit like crazy and the mambas fight like hell. After seeing this, I have mad respect to these guys and their diet. You wont find me eating any poisonous things, I ain't a honeybadger 😅

[@RedIgauna]

"He suffers, we enjoy" his ancestors came out for a moment to speak 😂

[@JusticeBaruch]

Right.. I caught it.

[@NomisDroffo-xt5ep]

Me too

[@LingoDaLegend]

Sho damn did.. I thought I was trippin for being triggered 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@josephelygeus2849]

nafurahia kuona ukisema kiswahili Am so happy for you kiongozi

[@judeekgole6165]

I grew up eating wild honey like this, this is the life of every rural African boi, but never eaten a snake or frog, my friends use to eat those

[@robotempire]

There is something so pure and balanced about raiding a bee colony and having to run for your life afterward.

[@midnight_12]

It is suicide, pure suicide.

[@francismuiruri9064]

@@midnight_12 yes it is lol

[@Daredevil-jc7du]

I like the terror and escape route 😂😂

[@ivanmulong3429]

Brooo

[@mashiron146]

balancing between life and death, yes

[@Fermion.]

_Bees bullying bird_ Bird - Oh, y'all think this a game. Wait till I come back with my boys

[@jameswalker3181]

Ahahaha

[@theribos3235]

I miss my childhood pastime watching you guys. I used to run around the thick woods of my village at Malaysia side of Borneo, catching birds and squirers... Now at my age I can only envy you guys. Thank you for sharing. Love it.

[@tonysworld1312]

Me to bro in Penang jungles now it's becoming over develop

[@wairabellie-1313]

This is fantastic and just so good to watch you people eating honey harvest straight from the wild. Thank you and enjoy this hunting trip.

[@johnnyVGtran]

Love this the brotherhood between these tribes is unmistakable and the skill to survive in such a harsh unforgiving environment is like going back in time as hunter gatherers

[@BrianOtengoAkombe]

Who said it is harsh?

[@kera.habayeho]

This kind of videos are overwhelming you guys helping us experiencing all of these incredible life style on our screen great job man 👍

[@JnnnL]

Hi Joel I made it over from the OUTDOOR Boys Channel. Can’t wait to see your stuff. Love it!

[@indiancuriousvoice8773]

I love the relationship of bird and hadza. It's is unbelievable

[@JILOA]

This reminds me of when I was hiking around Diamond Head crater in Hawaii with a Vietnam veteran. He spotted some bees coming and going in some rocks. He called me over and said: this is how we did it in Vietnam out in the bush. He lit some brush on fire and let the bees fan the smoke into the hive the bees left and he moved some rocks and we ate the best honey I ever tasted.

[@DynamicMentalFitness]

That is major cool.

[@mathieuweemaels3835]

we ve been there this summer and we met them too. I recognize the place and some of the guys, like " Konk-a" ( normally should be said with hadzabe sounds, impossible to write....with the chikina as he said :-) ). We didn't stay long but it was fantastic. Konk-a is a very funny man making us laugh a lot when explaining how to say our names, for boys ( bawa ) and girls ( Aya ). Ono akanabe Mathieu ! He also explained the arrows uses, miming the animals they hunt so that we can recognize them... Fantastic moment. I ve been very moved and happy to meet these guys.

[@nureddinz]

Legend of the crazy zungu who decorated his bow with black mamba skin will be told for generations.

[@asiftahir]

This is the first time I have seen someone eating the full honeycomb even with honey bee larvae. Lovet this beautiful raw life video.

[@claudiucosar]

How frequent do they eat sweets/honey. what other sweetness do they eat? thank you

[@patrickguillory3914]

Thank God for Joel and his friends………I really enjoy watching these videos, so educational.👍🏿🙏🏻

[@nathanielbrigham2501]

Thank you for posting. Such a joy to see the culture in an intimate manner like this.

[@enegueecirp3120]

"It can be done by a crazy mzungu" That was priceless 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stoner21]

my guy is speaking kiswahili pamoja na Hadza i never knew hawa wazungu balaa😂😂... Twende kazi ! Btw its so interesting how hadza manage to speak kiswahili plus their original language xhosa or is it the clicking language

[@fotticelli]

In their case it's the birds that leads them to honey, in case of Europe it's the bears. In many Slavic languages the word for bear means "leads to honey". There are different forms from language to language but the core name "myedvyed" (bear) consist of "myed" (honey) and "vyed" (to lead). So our ancestors had to fight off both bees and bears to get their honey.

[@alfredopampanga9356]

Sounds like the English word “ mead”

[@DynamicMentalFitness]

Great points - thanks.

[@themoroccanpianist8953]

How do they deal with predators like lions, leopards, hyenas... ( if they are any in this area ) ?

[@lot.bajrami]

Maybe run away and tge lion will catch the slowest

[@ucheemmanuel8972]

@@lot.bajrami no they work as a team and kill them am from Nigeria and some locals can kill wild cats as a team

[@barugambireismailismail1688]

Every African grows up seeing wild cats in a lifetime ,these cats also are wise when they see human dwellings they change territory

[@chrislnflorida5192]

Great video 👍. Found u through the Outdoor Boys.

[@deangayle9433]

Very good breaking down of the Hadza tribe foresting for honey and the different bees. this looked really fun

[@zdenekbart]

What knife (knives) you use, carry on your trips?

[@MrMadalien]

Thank you for this content, the more people know about the hadza the better... We cannot let this knowledge and example of human life be ignored or wasted.

[@ossie500]

Cool I understood when he said 'ka doko doko' for very small same as in our native language in Zimbabwe and yeah we used to have those small bees as well, I like these coz they did not sting. I recognise most of the trees in the forest but wonder if its a 'miombo woodland'? Yes yes yes the mamba is the deadliest and most infamous and legendary snake

[@wildembrace6460]

Omg you spoke Swahili and it sounded good! Asali wanataka kula. Umepata nyingi sana!!! Tamu tamu tamu 😀

[@ROSUJACOB]

Chanaga ❤

[@hilltopjack1946]

Can’t wait for part 4. You did an amazing job displaying their culture in a non-bias educational yet still extremely interesting fashion. Great series. You also may be the first person to eat an animal that even the Hadzabe wouldn’t haha

[@joelvbushcraft]

Haha yeah I can guarantee none of them have ever eaten mamba. Thanks for watching

[@residentalien310]

Reminds me of my childhood... Thats exactly how we grew up. Africa is beautiful

[@TommyLikeTom]

I just read about this relatinship with the bird on wikipedia the other day. So glad that you actually got footage. This is gold! I almost stood on a black mamba once, it was sleeping. I'm pretty sure your american friend was making fun of you for saying "most deadliest"

[@abhilashabhi9211]

To l Lol

[@glendajules-isidore6856]

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[@aryan8306]

A new video?? Lets go I love this man really changed my outlook on things and made a huge impact! Thank you

[@joelvbushcraft]

Wow that is very humbling to hear. Thank you for your comment

[@aryan8306]

@@joelvbushcraft Of course once things with COVID clear up Im 100% booking the 10 Day trip.

[@brobrunie5264]

I'm enjoying to watching your video they are so brave watching from Brunei Darussalam thank you God bless you

[@rawirihemi27]

The black Mamba is up there, but the most venomous snake on the planet is the inland Taipan, located in the northern parts of Australia. It is also very fast and aggressive.

[@vanderavortdebije]

Amazing! Thank you for making this documentary!

[@qtrendsetter3853]

I've harvested many rattlesnakes here in the brush country of South Texas and to me taste more like frog legs which I do harvest also. I'm amazed at the terrain they live in. Looks like the brush country of South Texas where every tree shrub and vine and cactus has thorns. We cowboys use leather leggings called chapps to cover our legs and strong cotton duck long sleeve shirts to protect our arms and leather boots to protect our feet.

[@sallynolan5928]

What else do you cowboys kill?

[@timothyjones7280]

I was in Brownsville Texas and the people there told me rattlesnake taste like chicken.

[@meditationtime6472]

I smile when I hear you speak swahili😊😊

[@josephinequarcoopome9348]

Any containers, bottles, receptacles for storage purposes ? Or the same old narrative?

[@explorerlinks2267]

How Joel prounces those names so accurately, is so impressive

[@righttobeararmsetc.8492]

I am so glad u said fish and chicken most people when ask stuff always says it taste like chicken and hearing that gets old so fish and chicken is better to hear

[@ShareReachCommunity]

Your Swahili is amazing. Great video

[@MrAikien]

Quite an interesting video 👌👍! Please where is this?

[@zavalinsky9056]

Thank you for posting. Some of us will never probably have an experience like that. 👏

[@justinbeechener8155]

its amazing to watch this tribe, makes me think alot about how the western world is so detach

[@marcisthabest]

Amazing to see you can actually talk to them. How did you learn some of their language? It is so different from English!

[@brayo001]

Swahili is a language taught even in European and American universities..

[@alexmunene1857]

Swahili is the language of the future

[@jayjay4313]

You can learn Swahili on you tube too. Still Swahili is a language and waswahili is tribe or ppl who speaks Swahili. Still remember that not everyone speaks a good Swahili bcz they have their other languages too according to their tribes. Tanzania has more than 122 different tribes and their languages. My mom and daddy needs don't, understand each others language they simply speak Swahili or English so we both does. Still eating snake! Respects 🙌🤗

[@prens4049]

You are really amazing brother I appreciate you so much for giving us this amazing content!! You are an amazing man and an inspiration for everyone, the Hadza are also an inspiration for all people. I wish everyone would see this documentary. I kind of feel sad for them because I know that in the future humans will destroy their habitat even more. I wish the best for them

[@joelvbushcraft]

Thank you very much, that means a lot. So much of their land has been taken all ready. The more awareness that is created about these people the higher the chance of them keeping their land. Thanks for the support

[@souissiabdolwahd5999]

P8800 le

[@Mr.unkoun]

"He sufferers we enjoy"😂😂 i felt that

[@edwardcave1947]

What dogs are those? We have a Rhodesian Ridgeback/Labrador Retriever mix and they have roots to Hottentot dog?

[@rummy2345]

That first guy was very high his reaction killed me😂💨

[@A_hiwayman]

BROTHER AWSOME!! WHAT A XMASS PRESENT I JUST GOT WATCHING !! I KNOW ITS NOT MUCH BUT I SHARED THIS VID WITH EVERYONE I KNOW !! MERRY XMASS TO YOU !!!

[@joelvbushcraft]

Thank you for the great comment. Merry Christmas

[@yommmrr]

Is that callie? From alone the TV show. I probably got her name wrong. She did really well on the show

[@kimjongun1777]

This reminds me when I was growing up. Eating raw honey. Unpurified honey 🍯 is soooo therapeutic. The aroma n the natural scent of Mother Earth

[@lisajoseph7361]

What is wrong with me... I'm literally chewing as if the honey comb was actually in my mouth..😂😂😂😂

[@blayze995]

The whistling just blew my mind. I thought only Disney princesses did that.

[@songkim117]

Disney copied from these amazing people of nature.

[@omar5903211]

@@songkim117 lmao stfu no they didn’t😂 you just wanna sounds like you know something

[@songkim117]

@@omar5903211 trust me Disney, Hollywood, artists such as painters and musicians all first get inspired by the nature's wonder and then they translate that wonder with their skill into a different art and form.

[@kim1570]

@@songkim117 You're right. Same as with the Hunger Games movie, the whistling. A lot of what we see in media is modeled off real-life experiences. That whistling to the honey birds is also done by the Ndorobo hunter gathers in Kenya.

[@imfine1648]

many people know how to do that

[@matthewmann8969]

There hunting, fishing, hawking, whaling, and netting skills are probably second to none

[@ThineLesser]

whaling?

[@sushmag4297]

I don't think there is any whaling going on around there.

[@thabosoweto3094]

Wooooooow! What an anthropological treat!!!...and a bit of desert!!!!

[@12037211025as21]

For them to go up there and get that honey and get stung their immune system has to be amazing almost like no other on Earth

[@jimwilliams133]

Fascinating story Thank You for sharing this!!I love learning new things

[@saidikaniki1632]

Nice contents. I'm Watching from Tanzania🇹🇿 Keep it up. By the wau u speak swahili fluently than I😂

[@McVirre]

I wanted to see the Hadza's reaction to you eating the black mamba

[@ReactAndBeyond]

When the Hadza guys saw you eating the snake at that time they knew that they could be messing with the wrong guys hahaa

[@geoffreybyamukama1018]

Joel you are a master at shooting tinny objects.

[@kamuzibandafelix-hh3yz]

For the hadza bush provides every thing to them it's incredible

[@richardlongmore9301]

My friend likes honey so he keep some bee hives. They could possibly do that and mix it up with some farming ?

[@donhonky4086]

Lol 😂when he's explaining the 4 bees check out the bird 🐦 in the background saying ffs hurry up I'm starving 😂😂🎉

[@oralzzgh6586]

I just Subscribed Brr ✌❤ Great Content 💫💯

[@ps_ultra1007]

8:10 Sound like a choking chipmunk after that hit of weed.

[@lastfirst78]

Where did you get them from? L.A. Agit prop

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

I am so impressed with your documentary. Wonderful.

[@ธนโชติจันทร์จํารัส-ง8ส]

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[@abdillahkitwana5974]

Proud to be Tanzanian where Hadzabe tribe is located🇹🇿🇹🇿

[@NZIZARELAX]

I really thank you for this good job. it's amazing. that is why i subscribe for your channel. it is more Than adventure.

[@DreamteamCarlo]

This is a very well made video, kudos!

[@Bigdogg799]

Love the video but my favorite part was when he hit that blunt😂😂😂

[@rustyshackelford1413]

I have a few questions regarding that weed they were smoking...

[@dannyc3774]

That’s whistling reminded me of the Andy Griffith Show

[@gurvinderdhaliwal8844]

I love your videos brother and sisters ❤ thanks 🙏

[@paraworth]

Where were you born Joel? I’m from Zim

[@patrickguillory3914]

Thank God for Joel🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. I want to see more of these videos.

[@18Bees]

Lovely. At 4:09 top left looks like a red ball of propolis? Bees is trees rock!

[@HUNT919TruthSports]

What do the dogs eat?????

[@cameronsweirdnaturechannel]

how was their weed quality?

[@mikanfarmer]

You mention about a Black Mamba striking at the vehicle, .....I had exactly the same experience about 15 years ago, driving up the Escarpment from Lake Kariba, in Zambia. He reared up higher than the side window of my old Discovery, and struck at me, ........there was only the end of his tail still on the road. I didn't have air-con in that vehicle so it was only by chance that the window wasn't fully open, .........just my lucky day, but I never forgot it. Your video is the first time to hear of this happening to someone else.

[@joelvbushcraft]

Wow that’s crazy, I know one other person that has had the same story. That makes 3 of us that I know of. Those snakes have my respect. Thanks for sharing

[@VirgeinaThornton]

I would love to live in that place. Are the laws on child support there the same as here in Arkansas .

[@grahamtowler1761]

There is a guy in South Africa catches Black Mambas as a job he seems to say they dont chase after you. On his videos hes picking up things to find them in close proximity often and never gets chased they try to hide from him

[@guitarguy994]

I wonder if they grow their own weed or have to get it from somewhere?

[@Bond067]

Where do they get the decorative beads

[@Bond067]

What do they make the ax and knife with?

[@barlitosantana9708]

JOEL PLS I NEED U TO REPLY OR SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER WHAT LANGUAGE ARE YOU USING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TRIBE? ARE YOU SPEAKING SWAHILI TO THEM OR DID YOU LEARN THEIR CLICKING LANGUAGE? PLS LET ME KNOW SO I CAN DEDICATE MY LIFE TO LEARN IT SO I CAN SEAMLESSLY INTERACT WITH THEM ON MY VISIT LIKE YOU WERE ABLE TO THX LOVE THE VIDEOS

[@joelvbushcraft]

Hi Carlos, it’s Swahili I am speaking to them. Hadzane is their language but most of them can speak Swahili these days. Best of luck

[@barlitosantana9708]

@@joelvbushcraft thank you!! love your videos :)

[@allanmusumba4053]

Its not a true Hadza documentary if you not smoking a blunt with them

[@thebestevertherewas]

They didn't used to do that a 100 years ago .

[@leovongames8901]

@Halpa Halpa true

[@nolancampbell4451]

It's been apart of their culture as of only the last couple hundred years

[@maritimespook]

YES ! I Hoped you had more footage of the Hazda !!

[@lost_legend-4005]

Yeah absolutely love it

[@joelvbushcraft]

Haha, glad you are enjoying it. More to come

[@maritimespook]

@@joelvbushcraft awesome bro I want to meet them someday and give them my BK9 and a couple others lol I thought it was awesome I saw one of the men carrying a BK9 lol

[@cousinmak2075]

😂😂 smoking that gas ⛽️ had him choking 😂😂😂

[@flobekoe]

Where’s this country,?is it pacific island?

[@liveinwisdom3610]

Joel, excellent video's, are you South African? Your got the Hadza/Khoi/Nguni tones/pronunciations, close to perfect, his name "Nxunxa" is very similar to my Surname "Nqunqa". Instead of pronouncing with the back of the front teeth, its pronounced with the roof of the mouth. Keep the video's coming, you deserve 1 million subs at least.

[@joelvbushcraft]

Yes I am South African. I appreciate your comment, I think I’m okay with most of the pronunciation but some of the clicks are tough. I appreciate the support

[@JMillerGaming]

Watching these make you sit and appreciate the life some of us was given…but I would absolutely love to experience this myself

[@UkrainiankidXD]

8:02 is that a cub?

[@wastedwarrior10]

Eating Cats? Bats? What are those those 2 small animals you forget to Mention???

[@56271d63]

The Australian Taipan is officially the most venomous snake in the world. In fact the majority of the "top ten" most venomous snakes are from Australia. Sea snakes that are also in the top ten, they are extremely venomous but rarely bite however.

[@davidsuch8942]

He clearly differentiated between toxicity and deadliest. Pay attention.

[@JJs2121]

But the b mamba has a mind of it's own it will come for you they are not afraid and they are also not stupid but many people dont know they they are also extremely fast moving really fast in tree tops my best advice stay away if you see them first😮

[@brettgoulding2613]

No such thing as an Australian Taipan, we have the inland Taipan (Which is the most venomous but placid) and the coastal Taipan which is less venomous but more dangerous. Anyone who knows snakes understands that a black Mamba is as dangerous as any snake that we have in Australia.

[@dennispickard7743]

@@brettgoulding2613nah ! The most venomous creature alive is my ex wife 😢

[@brettgoulding2613]

@@dennispickard7743 Was she black?

[@greenpeace7380]

Thanks for the beautiful vedio. It reminds me of my early dsys of my life, where hunting was our main pass time. Thst bird, insedlu, once took ne to a huge cobra snake. I will never forget the day. I knew that it would either lead you to either bees or snake, so i wasnt really shocked when it turned out to be a snake

[@education9723]

Where do you learn their language , how incredible!!