today to Africa’s live side-by-side one rooted in the land the other urban and
rooted in the land the other urban and
rooted in the land the other urban and growing at a frantic pace as cities
growing at a frantic pace as cities
growing at a frantic pace as cities spread into the bush not all of Africa’s
spread into the bush not all of Africa’s
spread into the bush not all of Africa’s wild inhabitants take the hint to leave
to a Mozambique spitting cobra suburban
to a Mozambique spitting cobra suburban gardens are well watered hunting grounds
despite the humans and their pets it can
despite the humans and their pets it can spray its venom up to 7 feet it’s only
spray its venom up to 7 feet it’s only
spray its venom up to 7 feet it’s only dangerous if it hits the eyes but it’s
dangerous if it hits the eyes but it’s
dangerous if it hits the eyes but it’s still a highly effective defense dr.
still a highly effective defense dr.
still a highly effective defense dr. Roger Blaylock has spent many years
Roger Blaylock has spent many years
Roger Blaylock has spent many years dealing with africa’s venomous snakes he
dealing with africa’s venomous snakes he
dealing with africa’s venomous snakes he has treated more than a thousand
has treated more than a thousand
has treated more than a thousand snakebite victims without losing his
snakebite victims without losing his
snakebite victims without losing his passion for keeping highly venomous
passion for keeping highly venomous
passion for keeping highly venomous snakes at home
the puff adder is one of the most feared
the puff adder is one of the most feared snakes in Africa some believe it
snakes in Africa some believe it
snakes in Africa some believe it delivers more bites than any other
delivers more bites than any other
delivers more bites than any other species south of the Sahara but when
species south of the Sahara but when
species south of the Sahara but when properly handled it can seem deceptively
properly handled it can seem deceptively
properly handled it can seem deceptively passive this is a puff adder it’s a
passive this is a puff adder it’s a
passive this is a puff adder it’s a front hinge Fang sites you can see their
front hinge Fang sites you can see their
front hinge Fang sites you can see their fangs along the upper Julie in fact I
fangs along the upper Julie in fact I
fangs along the upper Julie in fact I can show them to you the puff adder
can show them to you the puff adder
can show them to you the puff adder stores its fangs flat against the roof
stores its fangs flat against the roof
stores its fangs flat against the roof of its mouth but when it’s time for
of its mouth but when it’s time for
of its mouth but when it’s time for action they unfold on tiny hinges the
action they unfold on tiny hinges the
action they unfold on tiny hinges the fangs are hollow and inject their venom
fangs are hollow and inject their venom
fangs are hollow and inject their venom like hypodermic needles now you can see
like hypodermic needles now you can see
like hypodermic needles now you can see the venom in the bottom of the wineglass
the venom in the bottom of the wineglass
the venom in the bottom of the wineglass there it’s a yellow cover just a few
there it’s a yellow cover just a few
there it’s a yellow cover just a few drops can kill a snake very similar to
drops can kill a snake very similar to
drops can kill a snake very similar to this one about the same size and a puff
this one about the same size and a puff
this one about the same size and a puff adder did in fact bite me on attempt and
adder did in fact bite me on attempt and
adder did in fact bite me on attempt and over the next three days the the
over the next three days the the
over the next three days the the swelling progressed had went up my arm
swelling progressed had went up my arm
swelling progressed had went up my arm the bite wound actually bled
the bite wound actually bled
the bite wound actually bled continuously for five days
continuously for five days
continuously for five days the bottle is extremely painful at night
the bottle is extremely painful at night
the bottle is extremely painful at night I was unable to sleep this part of my
I was unable to sleep this part of my
I was unable to sleep this part of my thumb actually died and about two months
thumb actually died and about two months
thumb actually died and about two months after the bite I had some of my left big
after the bite I had some of my left big
after the bite I had some of my left big toe some of the meat and the skin
toe some of the meat and the skin
toe some of the meat and the skin transplanted to it though I don’t
transplanted to it though I don’t
transplanted to it though I don’t recommend being bitten by these snakes
recommend being bitten by these snakes
recommend being bitten by these snakes that’s very painful and there must be
that’s very painful and there must be
that’s very painful and there must be very few people who are able to pick
very few people who are able to pick
very few people who are able to pick their noses with their big toe
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