Despite being repeatedly bitten by a large anaconda, the man remained remarkably calm as if nothing was happening.
The clip was shared by wildlife expert Nicolas Lee Bishop, known by the nickname Nick “The Wrangler”, on his personal social media page. The video shows Nick playing with a green anaconda when the animal unexpectedly lunged and bit him on the stomach and arm.
In pain and surprised by the attack, Nick maintained his composure and immediately reassured his followers: “Don’t worry, this animal is not venomous.”
The man remained calm while being bitten by the anaconda (Video: Nick The Wrangler).
Nick’s clip quickly “went viral” after being posted on social media. Many people admired Nick’s incredible calmness during the anaconda’s attack. However, some opinions suggested that Nick was bitten because he was handling the animal improperly, which caused it to become agitated.
“Snakes and pythons rarely attack humans unless they are provoked or handled incorrectly. This guy mishandled the anaconda, making it uncomfortable and prompting it to attack him; inherently, the snake did not want to attack humans,” commented a netizen after watching Nick’s video.
“Release the anaconda back into the wild; it is not a toy for humans,” another netizen remarked.
The green anaconda unexpectedly lunged and bit the expert on the stomach and arm.
The green anaconda is one of the largest snake species in the world, residing in the Amazon River basin (South America). They prefer to live in water or hide in swamps, rivers, and dense forests in South America. The green anaconda is the longest species in the snake family, with adults measuring over 10 meters and weighing more than 250 kilograms.
Despite their large size, green anacondas and many other anaconda species (such as the yellow anaconda and the Bolivian anaconda) are considered quite shy and often hide underwater or camouflage themselves, making them difficult to spot in the wild. Most of the time, this snake swims along rivers to find food and kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation or internal injuries that lead to death. After killing its prey, the anaconda will swallow it whole.
Although not venomous, the bites of an anaconda can lead to infections due to the bacteria present in the snake’s teeth.
In addition to the clip of being attacked by the green anaconda, Nick frequently shares videos on his personal Facebook page of being bitten by snakes, all of which are non-venomous species, resulting only in bleeding without posing a threat to his life.
Moments of the wildlife expert being bitten by snakes. (Video: Nick The Wrangler).
