Gaboon Adder vs. Rat | National Geographic

so you want to be a gaboon adder well

so you want to be a gaboon adder well first of all you’ll have to move to the

first of all you’ll have to move to the

first of all you’ll have to move to the rainforest in the equatorial belt of

rainforest in the equatorial belt of

rainforest in the equatorial belt of tropical Africa your thick six foot long

tropical Africa your thick six foot long

tropical Africa your thick six foot long body will sport beautiful geometric

body will sport beautiful geometric

body will sport beautiful geometric patterns perfect for blending in on the

patterns perfect for blending in on the

patterns perfect for blending in on the forest floor and as you age you’ll grow

forest floor and as you age you’ll grow

forest floor and as you age you’ll grow a pair of decorative horn like scales

a pair of decorative horn like scales

a pair of decorative horn like scales from your snow you’re a passive hunter

from your snow you’re a passive hunter

from your snow you’re a passive hunter able to sit perfectly still until your

able to sit perfectly still until your

able to sit perfectly still until your next meal arrives a scent of fresh rat

next meal arrives a scent of fresh rat

next meal arrives a scent of fresh rat brings you to full alert your prey spans

brings you to full alert your prey spans

brings you to full alert your prey spans its last moments blissfully unaware of

its last moments blissfully unaware of

its last moments blissfully unaware of your presence

you’re efficient accurate and deadly

you’re efficient accurate and deadly your victim makes a run for it but it

your victim makes a run for it but it

your victim makes a run for it but it doesn’t stand a chance

doesn’t stand a chance

doesn’t stand a chance as if it were a match for the likes of a

as if it were a match for the likes of a

as if it were a match for the likes of a gaboon adder like yourself all you have

gaboon adder like yourself all you have

gaboon adder like yourself all you have to do is follow the scent trail of your

to do is follow the scent trail of your

to do is follow the scent trail of your mortally wounded prey you wait until

mortally wounded prey you wait until

mortally wounded prey you wait until your meal is completely inert I mean

your meal is completely inert I mean

your meal is completely inert I mean what’s the point of getting bitten for

what’s the point of getting bitten for

what’s the point of getting bitten for nothing your venom has already started

nothing your venom has already started

nothing your venom has already started the eating process by jesting the wrasse

the eating process by jesting the wrasse

the eating process by jesting the wrasse tissues from the inside out now here’s

tissues from the inside out now here’s

tissues from the inside out now here’s where you stand out in the pantheon of

where you stand out in the pantheon of

where you stand out in the pantheon of snake ttan as you ingest your booty you

snake ttan as you ingest your booty you

snake ttan as you ingest your booty you reveal the most impressive bags of any

reveal the most impressive bags of any

reveal the most impressive bags of any snake in the world two inches long and

snake in the world two inches long and

snake in the world two inches long and capable of flicking open like

capable of flicking open like

capable of flicking open like switchblades to draw the rat into your

switchblades to draw the rat into your

switchblades to draw the rat into your body like a lot of your serpentine

body like a lot of your serpentine

body like a lot of your serpentine counterparts you unhinge your jaw so you

counterparts you unhinge your jaw so you

counterparts you unhinge your jaw so you can swallow the rat in one gigantic Gulf

can swallow the rat in one gigantic Gulf

can swallow the rat in one gigantic Gulf you inject massive amounts of venom more

you inject massive amounts of venom more

you inject massive amounts of venom more than any other snake alive and enough to

than any other snake alive and enough to

than any other snake alive and enough to kill a human but you rarely do that

kill a human but you rarely do that

kill a human but you rarely do that swallowing a rat is one thing but a

swallowing a rat is one thing but a

swallowing a rat is one thing but a human – huh heartburn City nope you’ll

human – huh heartburn City nope you’ll

human – huh heartburn City nope you’ll stick with rats hmm

stick with rats hmm

stick with rats hmm the tail the best part

the tail the best part

the tail the best part [Music]