SOUTH DAKOTA This video is proof that there is no daily task so dangerous that it could keep someone from whistling while they work.
Justin G. Julander has a unique job at the Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota. He feeds the animals. Well, he feeds cobras. He feeds Asiatic monocled cobras, a venomous species that hunts amphibians and small mammals. And the suppertime ritual is no drop-the-meal-down-a-chute-to-a-perfectly-docile-snake type of feeding.
Julander arms himself with a snake hook, some kind of pinching device and mice. The rest is what makes up this fascinating video from the summer of 2015.
Heres what I learned after biting my nails through the captivating clip:
Julander wrote in the description of the YouTube video that his intention for the video was to demonstrate what it looks like when an experienced professional works with a dangerous species of snakes.
Mission accomplished.
Justin G. Julander has a unique job at the Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota. He feeds the animals. Well, he feeds cobras. He feeds Asiatic monocled cobras, a venomous species that hunts amphibians and small mammals. And the suppertime ritual is no drop-the-meal-down-a-chute-to-a-perfectly-docile-snake type of feeding.
Julander arms himself with a snake hook, some kind of pinching device and mice. The rest is what makes up this fascinating video from the summer of 2015.
Heres what I learned after biting my nails through the captivating clip:
- Cobras are kept in a pretty rudimentary storage system.
- Cobras have poor aim.
- It does not seem to incite panic into Julanders soul when the cobra gets out of its assigned bin.
Julander wrote in the description of the YouTube video that his intention for the video was to demonstrate what it looks like when an experienced professional works with a dangerous species of snakes.
Mission accomplished.
