How African Hunting Python

What at first might seem like a remarkably bad idea is actually a well-planned assault. In southern Africa, traditional python hunters display their technique for capturing and killing the enormous reptiles. African rock pythons (python sabae) are among some of the largest snakes in the world, reaching over 6 m in length. While their relatives the Burmese pythons are known for their docility, African pythons are much more vicious, as this hunter finds out first-hand.


The technique is simple, and yet terrifying. The hunter ties a piece of hide onto his forearm and armed only with a small torch to light up the dark he dives headfirst into the python lair. He encounters a large snake guarding a clutch of eggs. At this point, a sensible person would get out as quickly as possible but this hunter has other plans.


He waves his shielded forearm about to distract the snake from biting his face. The python lunges, grabs his hand and begins to swallow. With his free hand, the hunter then chokes the snake and his partner pulls him back out of the hole, which seems like his favorite part, and I don’t blame him.

Ten Deadliest Snakes

Here are the ten deadliest snakes from around the world. If you meet one of them, you know what you need to do ;)

Coral Snake, North America







Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan, Australia





Australian Brown Snake, Australia





Malayan or Blue Krait, Southeast Asia and Indonesia





Taipan, Australia



Tiger Snake, Australia







Beaked Sea Snake

Saw Scaled Viper, Middle East Asia







Boomslang, Africa







Death Adder, Australia and New Guinea

The World's Deadliest Snakes

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