This is somehow on YouTube, and figured you all would like it

Wouldn't be surprised if some of you have seen this before, but it's such a quality documentary that it's worth posting anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aXwi1lsZEY

A rather old yet rare breed where snakes aren't sensationalized as "super killers" and instead sheds a more respectful light on our legless friends, and all narrated by THE legendary Sir David Attenborough. Enjoy. :D

Thoughts on the video? For one thing you can tell it's a bit dodgy with identification (iirc the doc is pre-2000's). Things like the "20 foot" rock python (the longest on record didn't even break 15 feet), the anaconda shown was a yellow anaconda, significantly smaller than its green relative to be called "one of the largest snakes" and the "kingsnake" (clearly a milk snake, though that's something of an apples to oranges thing to be fair). Still an all around quality piece though. A nature doc on snakes with a quieted tone and soft music is sadly such a rare occurrence in any time period.

On that note though, what species is the milk snake that was shown with the coral snake exactly? I've tried looking up every milk snake possible and I for the life of me couldn't find anything that matches that particular one with the bright pattern and almost shovel-like head. Best guess is a Mexican milk snake.

It's long- I started to watch it last night & only got as far as the timber rattlesnake (:love:) before I got too sleepy- I was hoping to dream about her but if I did, I don't recall. It was late & I'm up early these days to swim laps. So my review is "to be continued"- :D

What I saw I liked- I realize some is 'dated' but that's okay- it's still worth a watch. I much prefer the dignified tone of nature programs like this to the high-powered aggressive soundtracks often tacked onto hapless snake videos in recent years. It sends a very different message, whether people are aware of the subtle impact or not. And of course, Sir David Attenborough is a class act anyway, & at 95, he's still going! :)

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

It's long- I started to watch it last night & only got as far as the timber rattlesnake (:love:) before I got too sleepy- I was hoping to dream about her but if I did, I don't recall. It was late & I'm up early these days to swim laps. So my review is "to be continued"- :D

What I saw I liked- I realize some is 'dated' but that's okay- it's still worth a watch. I much prefer the dignified tone of nature programs like this to the high-powered aggressive soundtracks often tacked onto hapless snake videos in recent years. It sends a very different message, whether people are aware of the subtle impact or not. And of course, Sir David Attenborough is a class act anyway, & at 95, he's still going! :)

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Oh, apologies. I sometimes forget others don't have the amount of free time that I do. :oops:

And exactly. It's always the same over-the-top "THE DEADLIEST SNAKES IN THE WORLD!" with loud heavy metal music and hosted by some muscle man stereotype complete with tattoos and piercings. Not too long ago I saw some YT channel about deadly animal attacks (with a "deep and spooky voiced" narrator because of course), and one was inevitably on retics. Except several background shots were of a ball python. Little did I know I had ownership of a "supersized maneater" apparently. :rolleyes: