Red-bellied black snake, a big venomous snake fom Australia

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The Red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a big venomous snake from the east coast of Australia. Is it dangerous to people and are there any bites? Does this snake live close to cities? What is the typical prey? Learn more about this species in our video! You will see wild Red-bellied black snakes in their habitat, us working with these snakes and a snake catcher in Sydney during two relocations.

[@aschuster421]

These snakes are so chill, they will do anything to avoid you even if you accidentally step close to them - love them to bits

[@LivingZoology]

We agree that these snakes are very calm and placid!

[@nick636]

I had a 2m red belly slither right between my legs whilst taking a crap when camping in Wilsons prom Nat Park, scared the crap out of me literally! Ive been a big fan ever since, they are a beautiful creature.

[@carybailey3509]

Yes I accidently stepped on one with my bare foot. It felt like cool silk.

[@johnfoster6412]

. We had a lot of these growing up, as we had a _lot_ of poultry. Two things worth keeping in mind about these snakes: 1) Although generally a very calm snake, they get aggressive when shedding (they stand up and do the elapid/cobra thing) 2) If you hold them up by the tail they can climb themselves to try to bite you. I found this out the hard way around 14yo.

[@LivingZoology]

No snakes are aggressive, just defensive and nervous :) But we understand your point. Well, the one we found while shedding in this video was pretty mellow. Yes, they can climb up their tail, we saw that (not sure if you saw the video).

[@Wohlstandsmuell]

​@@LivingZoology Can they climb up themselves so fast, that its a danger to an experienced cobra handler, for example?

[@LivingZoology]

@@Wohlstandsmuell As you saw at the end of the video, they are strong and can climb up when you handle them!

[@Wohlstandsmuell]

@@LivingZoology that was crazy, was this a grown up individual?

[@geronimo5537]

This snake looks almost identical to our eastern indigo or cribo snakes here in north america. They are not venomous, more favoring a strong jaw bite to suffocate their prey. Great friendly pets to.

[@DodderingOldMan]

As an Australian I've honestly never seen that many venomous snakes, mostly because they really do try to avoid people. But where I used to live as a kid, these seemed to be all over the place. We quickly learned that if you leave them alone, they'll do the same to you.

[@LivingZoology]

Exactly! Snakes will stay away from people at any cost. Australia is a great example that it is possible to live peacefully with deadly venomous species!

[@jazzbariman]

Until you grab them by the tail.

[@johnfoster6412]

@@jazzbariman "leave them alone" and "grab them by the tail" are of course quite different things! From experience I assure you that yes, they do not appreciate being grabbed by the tail.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

It's not going looking for them. It's accidentally walking up NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION that gets most people. Snakes not where they normally are.

[@juanspence9422]

I get you. As a kid, I used to see a lot of snakes myself compared to now. I think it's mostly because when we were kids, we used to roam more than we do now.

[@geraldlohrisch2656]

I've had a few close encounters with red bellies and have never seen any aggression from them. One of the more chilled out snakes in my opinion.

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching! We agree that these snakes are very calm.

[@Mzuleft88]

This brings back so many good childhood memories of finding them in the bush when we went walking. I lived near a long creek in the thick bush in Victoria and used to see them on a weekly basis. Moved now into more suburbia due to work and haven't seen one in years. Tigers and common browns were in the area too but nowhere near as common as the Red.

[@LivingZoology]

That is awesome! Great that you have these cool memories of seeing snakes around!

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

How toxic is their venom? I know Australia is on of the mega areas for two-step Snakes, but they don't seem to regard them as dangerous as the Taipans or King Browns. Let's say a goofy and gullible American tourist happened across one and got tagged? Is he going to die without medical treatment, and if so how long?

[@LivingZoology]

@@texasrockshillcountry6574 Their venom is much less toxic than the venom of taipans or most brown snakes. You will most probably survive after getting bitten.

[@Oldtanktapper]

Plenty of them here in SE Queensland, I’ve had several occasions where I’ve come within inches of standing on one and had no aggressive reaction at all. I reckon if one did bite you it’d apologise afterwards. Very beautiful, calm animals in my experience.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching! We agree, these snakes are so calm and beautiful!

[@connienowak298]

You people gave me a heart attack when that snek defended itself!😱 Be more careful! This old woman 's heart almost popped😆!! They're beautiful creatures. Thanks again for the wonderful work you do.🐍🐍🐍

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much for watching! The snake did this fast twitchy movement but as we showed it did not open it's mouth. Matej still had a bit of a distance :)

[@alisonholland7531]

The red bellies don't really bother me but eastern browns! Now that a whole other story.

[@simonfraser2117]

What a beauty. Nice to see a video in the natural environment and the snake being able to explore unmolested.

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching! We like to show snakes in their natural habitat!

[@Jabba1625]

My Favorite snake, these fellas are really chill and eat smaller eastern browns which make them even cooler. Came across a 6ft (or perhaps bigger so I will just under estimate that size as they can get up to 2m plus instead of sounding full of bullsh#t like other people) one years ago on the Murrumbidgee river and I thought it was just some black poly pipe for irrigation until I realized just how huge it was. I stood still and let it move on its way as wasn't interested in me and probably after more frog's etc to feast on.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, these snakes are very chilled and beautiful. They can also grow quite big.

[@StLMikie]

Such a beautiful animal.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching!

[@AniFam]

Wow, the red and black combination is awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching and great that you like this species! 🐍❤️

[@australianbiotopes4563]

Great video! I love the filming, I used to keep some of these and they are my favourite Australian snake other then the Collets, it was great to see Cory in action, he actually got a De Vis off me a few years ago, keep up the awesome videos 🙂

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much!! Working with Red-bellies was awesome and Cory is a great guy!

[@buiphuonglinh522]

great video

[@LivingZoology]

@@buiphuonglinh522 Thank you!

[@coraltown1]

This is the snake I was lucky enough to see when we visited Queensland in 2005. I was delighted and took some photos! 🙂 Excellent videos, as always.

[@LivingZoology]

Glad you like our videos! Awesome that you saw this species in the wild!

[@jayshaft3179]

I know someone who has a pair. The only time the big male bit him was when it fell off the table and he caught it by the tail. Was not a dry bite, and he was in terrible pain for a few days. Not any neuro indications, but for sure some myocardial and blood pressure issues. Had a bit of tissue damage, and some localized blood pooling.

[@LivingZoology]

Venom of this species is not as toxic as many people expect.

[@jayshaft3179]

@@LivingZoology Yep, it was not life threatening, but very painful. They were a bit worried about the blood pressure, but it was mostly from the pain. The pair of snakes are really calm and very relaxed.

[@Mrc172]

I had the honour of being bitten by one of these on a vineyard some years ago. An overnight stay in hospital for observation and discharged the next day. I don't know what was worse, the snake bite or the hospital food.😂

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@Maytag151]

Yessss!!!! Amazing video !! Love Red Bellied Blacks

[@LivingZoology]

Great that you love this video! 🙂

[@pavlovsdogman]

I see these guys all the time at the creek near me, they are big and intimidating looking but they never react to me with aggression and they eat the truly dangerous Brown snakes so I like them!

[@LivingZoology]

These snakes are awesome, we agree! Very calm and beautiful.

[@Tapecutter59]

I worked and lived in a remote sawmill town way back in the 70's, a place called Combienbar in the SE corner of Oz. We had a fresh water dam and permenent creek across the road, we were surrounded by trees for 50 miles in every direction. rabbits, frogs, goannas and black snakes were everywhere. Only the rabbits were out and about during winter. Bird life was spectacular, tjhe area is now known as Errindurra National park :)

[@LivingZoology]

Sounds like you lived in a very beautiful place!

[@stevep2430]

Red belly black snakes are only supposed to exist on the east coast of Australia but I have seen them whilst driving the Holland track in Western Australia. This area was a source of sandal wood in the early days with small run off dams being built for water supplies for wood cutters.

[@LivingZoology]

Do you have any proof, a photo or a video? If yes, please send it to us to [e-mail], thank you!

[@EZ-df1cm]

Do you consider SA "on the east coast"?

[@alibenkahn5092]

Plenty here in South Australia!

[@Breeanna73]

They actually found out in Outback South Australia, too

[@mollymuch2808]

And South Australia

[@randygraham926]

They look a lot like an Eastern indigo (Drymarchon couperi) from the Southeastern U.S. although colubrids and elapids are in different families and not closely related. Similar habitat and diet, leading to convergent or parallel evolution. I used to see them near Katoomba and Leura in NSW -- always near a pond or stream. They seemed rather calm when I got close to them -- not flighty at all. Beautiful snake.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, they look a bit like Indigo snakes! It was really cool to work with the Red-bellied black snakes, they are mostly calm and not too defensive 🙂

[@MySteamChannel]

As a kid, I was jumping over a creek on a short cut home from school & and passed straight over a red belly black! When I landed & ran so fast all the way home & never looked back! Greets from Adelaide.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching! These snakes are often living close to people. Greetings from the Czech Republic!

[@rolfwenigmann717]

It`s amazing how quickly evolution can work knowing that it only took 70 years for the snakes to adapt to the cane toad toxine, really impressive news. Thank you for your wonderful work!👃

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching! We agree, it is amazing to see how quickly some species can adapt to new conditions!

[@rods6405]

If you eat something and it kills you, you dont get to breed.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Evolution never happened and theres zero evidence to support it either.

[@limoucheu8522]

Again one more time fantastic footage for a superb species. The contrast between the black back and the red belly is outstanding. I don't know the possibility to use the Notechis antivenom on this species. Really cool. Sometimes it is possible to have polyspecific like the B-E-N (Bitis Echis Naja) no surprise that it is possible to use some antivenom of more closely related australian elapid species. Really calm species also. Cheers.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much for watching and great that you learned someting new! 🙂

[@limoucheu8522]

@@LivingZoology I will send you this small message to say you thank you to answer me everytime I post a little comment. Cheers

[@LivingZoology]

@@limoucheu8522 We are very happy to asnwer! 🙂

[@cacogenicist]

I've never seen that species before. Quite a beautiful snake.

[@LivingZoology]

We agree, it is a very beautiful species! Thank you for watching!

[@Jim-ok9zi]

As a kid me and my friends were always in the bush often near rivers. more than once I’ve nearly stood on red belly black snakes. Sometimes tiger snakes. I got whacked on the leg once luckily I had new Levi Jeans on and didn’t penetrate to my skin. This happened in a isolated place far away from help and long before mobile phones. ( around 1967 ).

[@LivingZoology]

Luckily you had good jeans! Especially in case of a Tiger snake you would be in serious trouble.

[@jimcrawford5039]

I have come across a few over the years, they sure are a beautiful snake.

[@LivingZoology]

We agree! This species is beautiful.

[@stevematthews4092]

Amazing videography. Perfect focus and clarity. Great share of a beutiful snake in its natural environment ❤

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much! Great that you love the quality of our videos!

[@lesskinner8588]

A beautiful elapid for sure, the reflection in the eyes in the close ups was nice. Usually very placid even when being caught, if the catcher is calm and gentle themselves. Very unique live birthing rather than egg hatchlings. Used to snake catch in Adelaide for a few years, back in the early 2000's, mostly eastern browns with the occasional RBB thrown in now and then.

[@LivingZoology]

Glad you enjoyed watching our video! Cool that you were a snake catcher!

[@kenoliver8913]

I would have thought Adelaide is a bit far west and a bit dry for the red belly to be common. Eastern browns, sure. Are you sure they weren't tiger snakes (whose colouring, as you probably know, is very variable)? Of course tiger snakes aren't found far from water.

[@lesskinner8588]

@@kenoliver8913 for sure RBBs are here in the Adelaide region. Very common around waterways, but certainly we’ll out numbered by Eastern Browns. We don’t have Tigers in this region, down the south east from about Mt Gambier way, and around some parts of the upper Murray Tigers can be found.

[@joseHernandez-xc4ix]

Always Cool 😎 thank you. I really enjoyed how the black snake 🐍 flatten his upper body out kind of like it was trying to not be seen 😊

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching! Yes, they were flattening their body nicely!

[@AggieC819]

They do that when they are preparing to strike. It was an angry snake. They can and do rare up somewhat like cobras.

[@charlesmyers7193]

It was a fascinating video. I enjoyed seeing the photographer reflected in the snake's eye in several of the shots.

[@LivingZoology]

Glad you enjoyed it! The reflection was a bit annoying for us, but several viewers already pointed out that it looked cool!

[@bethsheeba1198]

There are a lot of these around my home on the mid-north coast of n.s.w. I have one that lived in my pond and feed on the frogs. He would swim around and looked stunning going through the water. I could work in the pond and even though I was aware of him, he never tried to attack. We also have a lot of eastern browns and I hope my red-bellies are eating them.

[@kapow1324]

I have seen browns swim across rivers and flood waters before, but reds are on another level...especially when hunting fish underwater. Most coastal locals don't realise how many reds are sharing the same waters.

[@LivingZoology]

These snakes are very common on the eastern coast and often live close to people. Thank you for watching!

[@davantetheofficial2726]

14:05 Cory is a riot 🤣 coming with the jokes while handling this Dangerously Beautiful Creature.

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching! Cory is a cool guy! 🙂

[@TheGonnagetyou]

i was walking in the hinterlands near cairns when i was 14. my friend 2m in font of me stood on a red belly. the path leaves exploded. and the snake shot off into bush to be as far away as possible. has stayed in my memory ever since. beautiful critters

[@LivingZoology]

That is a nice story showing how peaceful these snakes are! It is a beautiful species.

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

The Raquel Welch of the snakes. Stunningly beautiful.

[@LivingZoology]

We agree that this species is stunning!

[@bruce5799]

Amazing clarity amazing video and snake.I like that your video are just nature and you don't tease the snakes

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much! We always want to show snakes as peaceful animals and calmly with nature sounds 🙂

[@makattak3550]

Such a lovely natured snake. Grandmother friendly!❤

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, these snakes are usually very calm!

[@heyitsjunior7870]

Just stumbled on this video. At the end realised you were using a bordn hook. Only the best of the best.

[@LivingZoology]

@@heyitsjunior7870 Thank you for watching!!

[@stuartbirchall3971]

I love the way the Koala says "fuck off & leave me be".

[@LivingZoology]

Filming koalas is not easy, this was the biggest action we saw in 2 hours 😀

[@SuperDaddyaddy]

Sometimes in my bush, I walk side by side with black and green mambas until our paths diverge, and we like say, "Good bye till we meet again!"

[@LivingZoology]

Where do you live? 🙂

[@SuperDaddyaddy]

@@LivingZoology Kenya, on Lake Victoria.

[@LivingZoology]

@@SuperDaddyaddy Awesome! Have you seen our videos from Kenya? 🙂 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWbRh6aZiM-kqa8

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

The Köppen climate scale misuses the word humid. 0:09 Its applied to frozen tundra areas that are the opposite of humid, and to subtropical areas that are humid sometimes, and not at all to tropical climate except for the most humid where ther is no dry season. I've always suspected someone mistranslated it.

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching! We are not sure what do you want to say about humidity in your comment.

[@drfill9210]

Those were some beautiful specimens! I love them, and as others have said, leave them alone, they leave you alone!

[@mknewlan67]

Really beautiful snake but I noticed some discoloration on its sides. Is this from previous damage or a fungal infection? Absolutely stunning overall.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching! One of the snakes we filmed had what looked like some old problems with scales.

[@jazzbariman]

I still feel sorry for the snakes. Here they are resting under a nice piece of metal, in a hole, under some brush, just relaxing and these big creatures come along and grab it by the tail. We all would be madder than these snakes were if someone we did not want grab us by our tail! Any way, enough on my thoughts on that. I was wonder if the flattening of the body was more of a defense against the cold. It seemed to me that when these snakes flattened they almost looked like thin solar panels. How cool was the ambient temperature when you noticed the majority of the flattening? it also appeared that these snakes could flatten more than just their necks like cobras do, but almost their whole body. Am I mistaken? How potent is the venom? Are deaths rare because of the availability of antivenin, or is the snakes venom just not that potent? Their appearance reminds me of the cobras in the same colors. Very vibrant snake. The owners of some muscle cars would be envious of these snakes colorations. These snakes look like they could be fun to be around. Another great video. I needed this distraction today. Thank you.

[@LivingZoology]

We absolutely agree with you! If we could do all our work in situ, we would prefer it. The catch is the most dangerous part of what we do, the snake does not know yet that we are not going to hurt it and it often happens in tough conditions. We think that a little stress we cause to few snakes will be worth it if we can educate thousands of people around the world about the species. These snakes flatten their body in defense or when they bask. During filming some Red-bellies just basked, it was very cold in Sydney during that week. Yes, their venom is one of the less potent among big elapids from Australia. We are happy that you love our new video! 🙂

[@jazzbariman]

@@LivingZoology I just find it funny that you seem to find these snakes when they are hiding and seemingly resting in a nice cozy spot just minding their own business and WHAM!!, someone is grabbing them by the tail!! It does not seem like a nice way to get woken up out of a sound sleep :P. These snakes always looked like them would really know how to sleep comfortably. Was the one rescued from under the hood of the car okay? That looked like a dangerous rescue for the snake. Not the best place to crawl for warmth. In my area, stray cats do that during the fall and winter. Many do not survive the hide-away. They are usually discovered when the owner of the car starts the engine and the cats are hurt from the moving parts, usually the fan blades. I am big fan of your work and your channel and have recommended both to my colleagues, students, and friends. Thank you for your responses. I always earn a great deal about these snakes from your videos. Keep up the great work!!

[@LivingZoology]

@@jazzbariman Flipping things is your best chance to catch some species, like this one. We saw several on the move while herping, but they are often too far away and they disappear before you can catch them. We for example found only one Coastal taipan, we flipped it! Uff, we spent days road cruising and herping and nothing. These snakes have an advantage, they see us first and they are super fast. So if we could get to film some snakes thanks to flipping tins, we take it! The trip to Australia was so expensive that we are broke until now 😀 Flipping one tin was sometimes a big difference between huge fail and success! The snake in the car was fine, we spent 3 hours trying to get it out safely. We are always happy to answer your questions and thank you so much for your support! 🙏❤️

[@jazzbariman]

@@LivingZoology I really want to thank you for answering my questions and responding. You both do great work. I love it when I learn something along the way and have done that with each and every one of your videos. If you are ever in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, let me know. My wife and i will take you both out to dinner. Again, thank you for the responses and the thoroughly educational and entertaining videos. I love them all. Have a great week. Enjoy. And Thank you.

[@LivingZoology]

@@jazzbariman Thank you so much, we appreciate it a lot! If we will ever have chance to visit that part of the USA, we will let you know! 🙂Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the week too!

[@SA-dx5sx]

I walked within two feet of one on a morning walk and it was curled up by the lake, it just gave me a look of F off you’re in my sun. Scared the shit out of me because I wasn’t expecting to see one. Looking back it was super chill.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, these snakes are mostly very calm, but they can get pretty defensive if they feel threatened.

[@The2Pandas]

11:52 this guy was just trying to feed on his prey 'brown snake' (printed on that man's T shirt) 😀

[@LivingZoology]

Haha, that is a good point 😀

[@todretex]

I had these in a farmland growing up. I also held a full grown adult that had been hand raised. It was quite calm. These snakes are awesome. Don’t ever pick one up though.

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching! We agree that these snakes are very calm!

[@reptidan]

my favorite snake!! (together with Dendroaspis viridis)

[@LivingZoology]

Awesome! We filmed Dendroaspis viridis 3 weeks ago!

[@reptidan]

@@LivingZoology how nice! I keep them at home. Hopefully add the red bellies to my collection before the end of this year 🙏🏼. I’m located in Europe.

[@LivingZoology]

@@reptidan We are from the Czech Republic! :)

[@reptidan]

@@LivingZoology I have a snake from Lukas StibArek, you prob know him than :)

[@LivingZoology]

@@reptidan The name is familiar, but we don’t know him in person 🙂

[@davidgoliath5901]

About 15yrs ago we had a large brown hanging around the kids horse feed shed on a place on the banks of the Murrumbidgee. It wasn't welcome but it was too quick for me to do anything about it. Around the rice there were heaps of RBB's. I took one home and let it go in the feed shed... we never saw the brown again. Problem solved :) Lovely snake.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching! Haha, the Red-bellied black snake is a good snake hunter :)

[@stevethomas4310]

Wonderful videos as always. Really stunning snake.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much!

[@JohnLee-vj9lh]

Nice video well done, the red bellied black is ranked around number 9 or 10 for its venom there’s been no record deaths from this snake

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much! Where have you seen such ranking? This species does not have very potent venom compared to most other big elapids from Australia.

[@apistosig4173]

The Red Belly black snake is gorgeous. I klilled one recently in Southern NSW. T'was squished on the road and unfortunately still alive. I removed its head with a spade. It was an otherwise flawlessly wonderful specimen about 4 feet long.

[@LivingZoology]

It is always so sad to see snakes dying on the road 🥲

[@ilovesuisse1]

I saw a red bellied black snake when i was living in Sydney back in the 1960’s, i also had a close encounter when i was younger with a brown snake, one that could kill you too. I still shudder when i think about that now.

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching! It is interesting how some snake species live in big cities in Aus!

[@FlyxPat]

I’ve seen two huge ones in the wild, one hidden in grass basking that didn’t stir even when we stepped near it, another in open understory a few metres away; we all looked at the other then eventually it decamped.

[@LivingZoology]

They are often pretty calm if not harassed!

[@robdawson53]

Another great video. I noticed that in several of the close-ups there were some very small yellow insects on the snakes. Are these parasitic ticks or something similar? I also noticed in 1 or 2 close-ups you captured the photographer reflected in the snake's eye. Brilliant!

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you!!! Well, we think that it was some kind of insect, no parasite. Sometimes we see ants and other invertebrates just walk on snakes when we film them! The reflection of us in the eye was bothering us a bit 😀

[@petrnovak3445]

z australské fauny jsem se zatím v chovu v lidské péči dostal k tajpanovite a smrtonoše teď marně sháním australske pavoučky díky s pozdravem Petr.

[@LivingZoology]

Díky za sledování, taipani a smrtonoši jsou parádní.

[@wernerpoeschl0510]

RBB's are just awesome. They seem to be the most laid back snakes of all the Australian elapids. All they want is being left alone while Eastern Browns can be quite nasty little danger noodles especially when harrassed. There's an old video here on YT of a guy who had raised a RBB from baby to adult. That snake is so much used to be handled he can treat the snake just like others treat their ball pythons. You can find that video by searching KZbin for the title: "My pet Red belly black snake". It's absolutely amazing to see that guy interact with his snake. And to make it clear, his snake isn't de-fanged nor are the venom glands removed.

[@LivingZoology]

Red-bellied black snakes are usually very calm and can be kept as friendly pets indeed!

[@andrewsmith8729]

No matter how long one keeps a snake..... it will never be your friend.

[@BlackBilby]

I want to move to Australia but live the outdoors. This is a peaceful video. To me the red belly is the mist beautiful aussie snake with it's meaty head. He looks like he can pack a big load if venom compared to the other snakes.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, this is a large snakes species with lots of venom but it general it is very placid.

[@bbmas1930]

I was in Canberra's Black Mountains standing by a stream for a few minutes. There was snow on the ground and I didn't think for a second about snakes. After finishing up I looked down and there'd been a red bellied black literally touching my boot the whole time. It was actively probing its head in and out of the bankside moss probably looking for frogs and wasn't the least bit concerned with me. Whilst hunting I've had the same experience with Copperheads (also very chill snakes but Cobra level venom) which had the heart rate a bit higher and nearly stepped on a Tiger (definitely not chill snakes) which felt like a near death experience in the making.

[@LivingZoology]

You mentioned the snake species with increasing level of defensive behavior :) Thanks for watching!

[@RenegadeRanga]

Amazing looking snake the red belly is. The specimen in the video was outstanding.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@KJ-jq9pq]

Red bellies are pretty docile. You leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone. I had a few in my yard and the surrounding bush. One aprox 1.5m lived in a concrete water drainage pipe at the bottom of the yard, and my cat (who was brought in at night) would sit in the sun with it. One day, I was clearing away some sticks and dirt nearby, and about 20 little red belly babies rained down on my feet. I felt bad about disturbing their nest.

[@bob6267]

I get them in my yard too, I don't care. Very pretty creatures

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, they are very calm and we can imagine that it is possible to have them in the garden without any troubles! :)

[@tarotbyamber7233]

@@bob6267 are you near the Bush or in the suburbs?

[@StalkingMyself420]

dialogue between the brown and black snakes.. "I'm going to eat you" "No I'm going to eat you" "No I'm going to eat you" "No I'm going to eat you"

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, it is never too sure who is going to win! :)

[@willisstrokes]

A saw a red belly black last week at a local park crossing the footpath. It was about 2 meters in length, luckily I was on my push bike.

[@LivingZoology]

These snakes can be often seen in parks 🙂

[@GSSurry]

Beautiful snake and the video with bird sounds is top notch.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you so much! Great that you love the style of our presentation 🙂

[@clarkewi]

Gorgeous animal

[@LivingZoology]

We agree, thank you for watching!

[@rosscollingwood5189]

Wonderful stuff as always! 😃

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you! Cheers! 🙂

[@stephensuddick1896]

Reminds me of our Indigo snake. Beautiful reptile.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching!

[@Luke-po2qc]

I worked in Qld with an old fella, about 70,he got bit on his hand by a red belly,reckons it improved his arthritis.

[@LivingZoology]

Did he get any antivenom after the bite?

[@Luke-po2qc]

@@LivingZoology Not sure,they did call an ambulance and l will ask him next time l see him.

[@LivingZoology]

@@Luke-po2qc Thank you!

[@emilywilson9611]

I have only had pleasant encounters with these absolutely stunning creatures. I was hiking once and one was on the path, decent size, he knew people were coming close and he honestly looked up almost to say “sorry mate was just catching some heat from the dirt here, I’ll be on my way, have a nice day” the most docile snake I’ve come across hiking near water sources in QLD

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, these snakes are very placid and don't want to have any conflict with humans :)

[@nickashton3584]

always liked to see red bellys , territorial, keep other snakes away and not agressive to people

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching!

[@tonydoggett7627]

If there’s frogs, there’s red belly black snakes around. 🦘🇦🇺

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, they love to eat frogs!

[@awf6554]

Beautiful camera work.

[@LivingZoology]

Many thanks!

[@jamescrawford9883]

A beautiful snake indeed. I nearly stepped on one once, it reared up right in front of me about a foot away. I made no move and it just dropped and went on it’s way.

[@Shane-kw5vc]

SUCH as pretty snake, no screen can do justice to the vibrancy of their red colour. IMO one of the top 10 most beautiful animals in the world and very chill, if you are patient, low and unthreatening you can sneak up within a few meters of them, they are pretty speedy though so do be careful :p

[@LivingZoology]

We agree, these snakes are beautiful and calm! But as you say, they can be very fast if they want!

[@CheikoSairin]

Beautiful black snake. Thanks for sharing this video. Big LIKE. Greeting from Singapore.👍🔔

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you very much, great that you love our video!

[@stayawakenhealthy2539]

Red Bellied Blacks are STUNNING Snakes. Sadly, they are declining here in far nth NSW due to eating the "Toxic" Cane Toads. Glad you mentioned NO ONE has died from being bitten, and they eat baby "highly venomous" Brown snakes", FAB Snake to have on yr property.🖤❤. Great Vid.

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you so much, great that you love our video!

[@stayawakenhealthy2539]

@@LivingZoology Your very welcome. I LOVE Snakes. 🐍🐍Born year of the Snake as well.😊

[@kevinjohn3873]

I had one of these slide over my foot while I was watering the garden. Very laid back animal🙏👍

[@LivingZoology]

Very cool, thanks for watching!

[@williammeyer214]

Just lovely to recognize that repeating hexagonal shape to their scales, so evocative of honeycombs and snowflakes.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes! Thank you for watching!

[@asyrotk7604]

Ahoj. Greetings from Australia. I am glad you got to expeience this beautiful and calm snake. I hope you get to visit Australia again and meet more of our snakes. The death adder is an interesting species, as unlike most Australian snakes it does not move away from potential danger like humans. It is an ambush predator and lies concealed in leaf litter waiting for prey. This makes it a very dangerous snake for humans as its venom is very toxic. We also have interesting lizards like the very large goanna and other monitor lizards, water dragons, the frilled neck lizard, the thorny devil and the blue tongued lizard. I know you specialise in snakes but I hope you get to witness our other wildlife too.

[@LivingZoology]

Ahoj! Great that you watched our video, have you seen the others we managed to edit? We found 33 species of snakes and some cool lizards too! :) So many species yet to be filmed though, we would love to come back! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/maXYqoeJZ9ubhsk

[@kenoliver8913]

Sure, the death adder's bite is nasty but a bite is very rare - it only lives where there is LOTS of bark and leaf litter to bury its body in and humans do not usually walk through that. You're right that it is a fascinating little snake though.

[@gareth5000]

I've got one in my garden, he's no problem.

[@LivingZoology]

Great that you have one there!

[@gareth5000]

I’m going to pick it up next time I see it😛

[@hallow291]

Crowley? What are you doing here?

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching!

[@hallow291]

OMG I WAS ONLY MAKING A JOKE WHAT A WHOLESOME CHANNEL AAA ok I love you. Just because of that, ok? have the greatest day my dude!@@LivingZoology

[@Roger-go6jc]

My favourite beautiful snake.

[@LivingZoology]

Awesome! It is a stunning species!

[@mbilal8692]

It looks like a surreal new model of audi

[@LivingZoology]

Haha, this snake is very beautiful.

[@itsamindgame9198]

That one at about 2:30 was not happy. Generally they will avoid biting people, but that guy was about fed up.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, it was flattening its neck to show us that we should not come closer.

[@Hankthestank04]

My personal favourite snake

[@LivingZoology]

This species is really beautiful!

[@NicO-cm2xo]

In modern time, there is no death known from this snake bite; maybe no one survived to tell?

[@LivingZoology]

No, there is simply no record of a deadly bite. The venom is not so fast acting that people would die before anyone noticed.

[@Bulltardwin]

Beautiful snake

[@LivingZoology]

We agree! Thanks for watching!

[@petrnovak3445]

Zdravím překrásná pakobra díky s pozdravem Petr like jako vždy..

[@LivingZoology]

Moc děkujeme! :)

[@speeddemon8977]

Red-bellied black snake, is beautiful.....

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching!

[@adanedwardspencer6891]

As an Australian, I have seen many red-bellied black snakes, & yellow-bellied black snakes, & tiger snakes, and l didn't have any trouble with the black snakes, the tiger snake, & King Brown snakes are quite a different matter......

[@LivingZoology]

Red-bellied black snakes are beautiful and calm snakes. Thank you for watching our video!

[@vicgallimore6756]

We get a lot down the back paddock, next to a swamp, they like the frogs. They are pretty placid .

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, these snakes love to eat frogs! Thanks for watching!

[@bronwenwhiteway2932]

We were out at Somerset dam for the day just looking at some future camp spots, just leaning against the bull bar off the Landcruiser having a cuppa when a red belly black came from underneath the car and came between the two of us and kept going on his merry way until I grabbed a stick and gave him a little touch on his tail, he whipped around and stood up like a cobra, I threw the stick to the shithouse and said no worries mate as you were, and he turned and went on his way, moral of the story , leave them alone

[@rajmukesh77]

Great quality content 👍🙏🏻

[@LivingZoology]

Thank you for watching!

[@matty101yttam]

Seen something like this crossing the dirt road in the pilbara WA, was amazed that after crossing the road(that was really just super fine red dust) it came out the other side with not even a speck of dust on it, clean as a whistle....and that dust gets EVERYWHERE, its almost impossible to totally remove it from a vehicle once exposed.

[@LivingZoology]

Red-bellied black snakes don't live in Western Australia, but there are other snakes with very dark color.

[@stevenhart9004]

It is actually uncommon for a brown snake to eat a Red Belly. The opposite us usually the case. Brown snakes can eat Red bellies but have no resistance to red belly bite. Red bellies do have resistance to Brown bites. Browns actively hunt rodents & mammals mostly & red bellies hunt reptiles & amphibians mostly. Large red bellies will actively hunt brown snakes. I used to catch red bellies for milking for antivenin & knew someone who lost a finger from a bite. The flesh rotted away until it was skin over bone. Tiger snake venom is often used for other snake bites because it has a broader amino acid & toxicity range, not because its cheaper. In general we Australians leave Red bellies around our homes because they reduce brown snake numbers & you will survive a red belly bite but unlikely to survive a brown bite unless your close to a hospital.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes, it is much more common that the Red-bellied black eats the Eastern brown, but it also happens the other way around. Did the person who lost the finger get antivenom? Well, the tiger snake venom works well as you say, the reason why it is cheaper is that less vials are needed. Overall, it is a super beautiful snake species and we really enjoyed working with it and filming it!

[@herveybaysnakecatchers]

You got some awesome shots of them. Wish I got footage this good 👍 I’ve got a pet red belly that actually enjoys being patted and will sit on my shoulders like a python would. His names George Stephenson

[@LivingZoology]

Thanks for watching, great that you love our footage! Good luck with rescue work!

[@Frazzledragon]

The very loud frog background sounds (I presume frog) is greatly annoying. Four minutes in and I find it absolutely grating.

[@LivingZoology]

Is it annoying because it is louder than other sounds or because you don't like the sound of frogs?

[@Frazzledragon]

@@LivingZoology It's far too loud. I don't mind the sound of frogs per se, but this one in particular also contributes to the sound scape for too long, because it is extremely monotonous. I'd have preferred if it was both much quieter and a shorter segment.

[@LivingZoology]

@@Frazzledragon We are very confused about this video in terms of the sound. When we were mixing it the frog sounds were not significantly louder thank other soundscapes on our speakers. On the phone it is fine with headphones and without them we had a feeling that those frogs are too loud. It is quite frustrating to see that the sound of our video is different on various devices.

[@mikaelwester]

From Australia? Have you exported them? Otherwise “In or on “ Australia wouldn’t have scared me as much.

[@LivingZoology]

We don’t export animals, we work with them, film them and release them back into their habitat 🙂

[@Wandjina104]

A very relaxed snake. Good neighbours.

[@LivingZoology]

Yes they are! Thanks for watching!

[@bradsillasen1972]

So similar in appearance to the Eastern Indigo of North America. Beautiful!

[@LivingZoology]

A little bit, yes! Thank you for watching!

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Lol Australian snakes would eat American snakes.

[@bradsillasen1972]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Maybe so, but our grizzly bears could eat anything that moves on your little rock.

[@tarotbyamber7233]

Are snake bites themselves mega painful? Some say snake bites can sometimes be painless

[@LivingZoology]

It depends on a snake that bites you. Bites from snakes with neutoroxic venom are often almost painless, bites from snakes with cytotoxic or hemotoxic venom are extremely painful.