A king cobra has enough venom to kill 10 people in a single bite. Recounting his near-death experience after being bitten by one of these majestic yet deadly snakes, conservationist and TED Fellow Gowri Shankar shares the epiphany he had when the antivenom failed: there’s more than one unique species of king cobra.
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Sislertx
February 23, 2022 at 4:30 pm
Always listen to momma…
Brian Mustard
February 23, 2022 at 4:35 pm
1:37 he really said the KING was kind😂😂👊
John Paul
February 23, 2022 at 4:36 pm
It’s amazing
vmwindustries
February 23, 2022 at 4:38 pm
Amazing work! More education is needed for the general population.
Dr. Surendran Cherukodan
February 23, 2022 at 4:38 pm
Super Sir. Here in Kerala, we have a similar King Cobra specialist-Vava Suresh-who just got recovered from a life threatening cobra bite. He has catched and saved around 300 King cobras.
NgauHung27
February 23, 2022 at 4:53 pm
wow, Good job. Thank you for sharing.
Cuộc Sống Đường Phố
February 23, 2022 at 4:55 pm
wow, Good job. Thank you for sharing.
Dou 6.2
February 23, 2022 at 4:56 pm
Great
amal jose
February 23, 2022 at 4:57 pm
In Kerala, there’s a man named Vava Suresh. Who is a snake rescuer, rescued more than 100 king cobras.
CRYIPTIC CREEP
February 23, 2022 at 5:00 pm
I would guess your quick withdrawal from the bite attempt only allowed a tiny bit of the poison to enter, no remorse just lucky.
Vesa Wuoristo
February 23, 2022 at 5:08 pm
What an impressive snake , truly a king. Let’s do all that we can to conserve our planet.
Abhishek Hire
February 23, 2022 at 5:16 pm
This snake is the real beauty. One of the most fascinating snake😍😍
The Loose Goose
February 23, 2022 at 5:22 pm
When the moon hits the sand and a snake bites your hand, it’s a Cobra…
helenagoblet
February 23, 2022 at 5:27 pm
Your poor mother.
Crisscross
February 23, 2022 at 5:28 pm
You’d think a neardeath experience will reduce his morale but no
As soon as he gets well, he is like *”Rescue the king cobras”* props to u man
Mongoose
February 23, 2022 at 5:30 pm
love his voice, such a peacefull man to listen too 😀
Naveen
February 23, 2022 at 5:38 pm
I have met Gowri in person and attended one of his training sessions conducted by Kalinga. It was very informative and interesting! Always been a fan of snakes
JG Hartwell
February 23, 2022 at 5:58 pm
Not into snakes but a good talk. Thanks.
Sxmmii_Gxchaa
February 23, 2022 at 6:48 pm
Thank you
Jamesie Man
February 23, 2022 at 7:18 pm
wow
pumpkin&chow
February 23, 2022 at 7:22 pm
Nice 👍 yea I keep all different kinds of boas, pythons, lizards, giant monitor lizards, spiders and all kinds of crazy critters. I have videos of all different kinds of critters and absolutely love my bizarre pets.
lexi dvnt
February 23, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Mr. Gowri Shankar, you are an extraordinary man. Thank you!
mario kery
February 23, 2022 at 7:54 pm
It’s reassuring to know that you and many others have devoted your lives for the preservation and protection of the Eco systems. Thank you.
Overonator
February 23, 2022 at 10:00 pm
I read that venomous snakes inject varying amounts of venom in each bite and sometimes if you are really lucky it’s a dry bite, where no venom gets injected at all. Like you say, you were on the lower end of at venom injection scale and survived. You lucked out. I would be scared to death of king cobras after getting bitten and I would avoid them but you said “nah” and decided to continue to study them in depth instead. I don’t know if that’s brave or foolish. Respect boss.
Romanski
February 24, 2022 at 4:38 am
Why would it be foolish?
Overonator
February 24, 2022 at 5:47 am
@Romanski Get bitten again and this maybe the snake injects enough venom to kill you?
Romanski
February 24, 2022 at 6:00 am
@Overonator
Okay, but then you’re saying that studying snakes in the wild is foolish as a whole. Because that is always a risk, even more so the first time because he got less experience then.
Overonator
February 24, 2022 at 9:13 am
@Romanski That’s why I say it’s either brave or foolish. I leave it ambiguous. I don’t which it is.
adamoxx1
February 23, 2022 at 10:33 pm
Funny that the subtitles are on by default 😀
KaiKKoto
February 24, 2022 at 3:24 am
These snakes are murderous.
Yours TRULY
February 24, 2022 at 3:24 am
now thats passion incredible
Abhay Bhatt
February 24, 2022 at 7:07 am
It’s Gauri NOT Gowri!
Rashard Abarquez
February 24, 2022 at 9:24 am
People are scarier than snakes
Nidhi Rao
February 24, 2022 at 12:40 pm
I was lucky to witness this guy let a king cobra free into the wild when I was around 11 years old. He was super fun to be around and had a LOT of knowledge. Glad to see him here again 😌
Anil Kumar
February 24, 2022 at 3:05 pm
I don’t have mercy on them. It is very super venomous snake. For all the people who wanted their count increase, just increase their count to the millions and enjoy sitting next to them. Sorry I have thug like attitude.
Viliam Vacula
February 24, 2022 at 4:48 pm
Their venom is so strong it can kill 10 people in an elephant.
Harvey the paragliding chaser
February 24, 2022 at 9:11 pm
Saw a cobra on Jerejak island a few years ago, unforgettable
NICKMANTHE'-ISH
February 24, 2022 at 11:48 pm
What us the standing strike distance of this creature?
Brazos Forager
February 26, 2022 at 4:14 am
I’m starting a mongoose rescue. I intend to release as many as possible into the habitat.
Shilpa M
February 26, 2022 at 10:38 am
Hey…Keep up the good work, kudos to you for continuing this even after a near-death experience…Salute..
lillili77
February 28, 2022 at 11:17 pm
He is so inspirational