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- I am Manny Puig.

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I have spent my whole life
learning to survive like Tarzan

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in the most dangerous
and primitive wilderness

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where you can be
killed or eaten.

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I have learned the ways of
giant, man eating predators,

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deadly sharks, and reptiles,

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where every encounter may spell
disaster in the savage wild.

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(contemplative orchestral music)

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(dramatic music)

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(water bubbling)

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(foreboding electronic music)

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The coastal mountain ranges
of southern California

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are among the wildest
places in North America.

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These hills are
full of wildlife:

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mountain lion, black bear,
coyote, deer, bobcat,

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and loads of reptiles.

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Civilization has pushed deep
into these coastal ranges,

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putting people, their homes,
and pets in close contact

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with one of North America's
most dangerous snakes,

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the super toxic,
Southern Pacific Rattler.

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I like rattlesnakes.

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They're hunters, just like me.

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They use poison arrows to
incapacitate their prey.

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They belong here.

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They keep rodents in check.

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They're good for
the environment.

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I wanna experience
them first hand

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and compare them to
other rattlesnakes,

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see if they're more
docile, more aggressive,

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and learn as much
as I can about them.

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(energetic music)

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(rocks crunching underfoot with
hiking stick striking rocks)

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The thing about looking
for rattlesnakes,

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they're so tough to find.

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When you're not
looking for them,

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they're in your front
yard, crossing the road.

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When you're out here
looking into a cave

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looking for them, they're
so difficult to find.

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There's so many places
for them to hide in.

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They're such a difficult
animal to hunt.

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(gently streaming water)

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The Savage Wild is everywhere.

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Even in this little creek,

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there are big
predatory bugs in here.

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(leaves crunching underfoot)

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I'm following a creek bed.

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Rattlesnakes like
water and shade.

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It's a hot day, so
this is my best chance,

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but I first come across a
rare find, a Coastal Rosy Boa.

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(happy orchestral music)

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This is a Coastal Rosy Boa.

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It's a rare snake, man.

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It's an unbelievable find.

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This snake makes such a good
pet that it's been caught

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and caught by people
and reduced in numbers

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and it's extremely rare.

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It's very gentle, it's
beautiful, it's like jewelry.

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It's a boa.

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It's an actual American boa,

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in the same family as the
Anaconda and a boa constrictor.

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It is a constrictor.

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It likes to come out
in the cool of the day.

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As the night settles in,
that's when they come out.

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And right here, I notice that
his tail has been bit off.

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The tip of it. It's
already healed,

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but apparently it was attacked
by something and it got away.

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I'm gonna put him down
and hopefully he doesn't

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get eaten by something
or caught by somebody

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because we need a lot more
of these in the Savage Wild.

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(energetic orchestral music)

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(adventurous music)

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(leaves crunching underfoot)

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The Southern Pacific Rattler.

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This is the most
common rattlesnake in
southern California.

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Look how well camouflaged it is,

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and if you don't
have a trained eye,

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you could put your hand on
it, your foot right on it.

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You gotta be really, really
sorry to get bit by this snake.

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It has hemotoxin and
neurotoxin poison.

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If you make it to
the hospital in time,

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you'll probably live.

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They're gonna have to give
you a ton of anti venom.

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I'm gonna go real gentle on it.

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(birds chirping)

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I like to keep my hands
underneath the rattlesnake

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and touch it in a very
non threatening way.

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I don't wanna agitate it.

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This is a very
difficult thing to do,

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and extremely dangerous.

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You know, I'm figuring
out his personality.

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Every one of them has a
different personality.

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Every encounter that I
have will be different.

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I do not underestimate
this snake.

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It's an average sized
Pacific Rattler.

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It's not the biggest
rattlesnake in North America,

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but it makes up for it in
how deadly this snake is.

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(Tail rattling)

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It's rattle's going off,

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that means the rattler's
getting nervous.

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(Tail rattling)

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I'm extremely cautious

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around the Southern
Pacific Rattlesnake.

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I don't wanna get bit by
anything, but especially this.

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My adventure in the wild
and rugged coastal mountains

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of southern California
has only just begun.

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My search for the most
dangerous, venomous snake

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in North America, the super
toxic Southern Pacific Rattler,

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has already led me to
my first encounter.

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Their venom is lethal, but
are they more aggressive,

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more prone to bite than
other rattlesnakes?

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I'm sure to find out.

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These things are deadly.

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They're sticks of dynamite.

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- [Manny] I'm hiking
through heavy wilderness in

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California's rugged and
beautiful coastal mountains,

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hunting for what many believe
is the most dangerous,

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venomous snake in North America,

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the super toxic Southern
Pacific Rattler.

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It's venom contains both
neurotoxin and hemotoxin,

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attacking the nervous system

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and also the destroying
the blood and tissues,

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but is this snake
more aggressive?

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Or is it just
another rattlesnake

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packing a more powerful punch?

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As far as I can go through
these hills, there are houses.

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I don't have a
problem with that.

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They want to live in
the wilderness, so do I.

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But I guarantee you
that they have had

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multiple encounters with the
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake.

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All animals need water.

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There's water here

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and there's plenty of
cover for rattlesnakes,

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so there's a good chance

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there might be some
rattlers in this area.

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(light orchestral music)

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(stream bubbling)

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(rattlesnake tail rattling)

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I'm glad he sounded
his rattlesnake off.

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The Southern Pacific
Rattler do not

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rattle when you approach them.

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That makes them
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You could be not
looking this way.

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You have to look where
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where you're walking.

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This is a death trap.

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(Tail rattling)

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(Hissing)

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(Ominous music)

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Death trap away from me

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(Ominous music)

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(Tail rattling)

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This is so dangerous now.

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Let him calm down a little.

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Look at the color of
this specific rattler.

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It's so dark, it's amazing.

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In the same area, they
can vary so much in color.

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Every one is different and
a different personality.

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This one, it's musking
away, I can smell it.

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(Tail rattling)

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Calm down.

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(Ominous music)

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Every time the snake
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he tastes the air.

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Gotta stay super
focused on this guy.

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See how he pulls up the body?

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Keep him facing away from me.

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This snake is crazy.

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It's been trying to bite
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not like the other one,
it calmed down quicker.

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Now, I'm doing this.

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I know what I'm doing, but this
is a good way to get bitten.

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Do not attempt to do this.

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And if you do get bit
accidentally walking
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forget about this
and tourniquets and
all that crazy stuff.

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Just call 911 and go to
the hospital immediately.

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If you don't, you could
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severe damage to your
body, and even death.

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So just get to a hospital
right away and stay calm.

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Right now, this rattler
is looking at me

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and is rattling away.

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I'm having a hard
time calming him down.

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They've got different
personalities.

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This is a complete
different individual.

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Looks different, even though
it's the same species.

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It's got a different color

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and it's personality
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So every animal encounter

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is going to be
completely different.

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I don't know what's
gonna happen,

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but this guy is focused on me

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non stop trying to
lay its fangs into me.

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As I travel deeper into the
coastal mountains of California,

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I'm encountering one
snake after another.

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Two Southern Pacific Rattlers,
and even a Coastal Rosy Boa.

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These hills have fangs,

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and I'm already pushing
the envelope of safety,

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but I need to understand
this rattlesnake,

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and I wonder what
encounters lie ahead

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and will I have a
date with disaster.

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(snake striking)

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I'm pushing further and further

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into the rugged and
tangled wilderness

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of California's
coastal mountains

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in search of North America's
most dangerous snake,

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the Southern Pacific Rattler.

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The venom of this
snake is so deadly.

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One bite, and I might
not survive the hike out,

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but I'm fascinated by them.

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This snake is known for biting
first and then rattling,

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but does this mean
it's more aggressive?

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I need to find out.

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(water gurgling)

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I carefully search
every crevasse

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and cave that looks promising,

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but this snake always
seems to turn up

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in the most unexpected places.

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(water burbling over rocks)

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Pacific Rattler.

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(rattling tail)

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I'm gonna try to see
if I can ease up on him

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before he runs for cover.

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The minute he hears me coming,
he's already picked me up.

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Unbelievable. From back there.

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He starts to rattle the
minute he hears me come.

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Man, every one is different.

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This guy has a complete rattle.

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He has not lost this one.

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So that's all the rattles
he's made in his life.

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He's carrying them right now.

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That is so interesting.

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Ok. He's holding his
ground, which is perfect.

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I'd rather have him set up

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than try to run for
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This is perfect.

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(rattling tail)

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(foreboding music)

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Can't touch the head.

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Get it from behind.

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You might not think so, but
rattlesnakes like water.

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They are excellent swimmers.

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This snake retreats
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rather than stand its
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(splashing water)

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(ominous music)

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He's up high right
now ready to strike.

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I'm just being real careful,
real careful, well...

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(ominous music)

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(fingers snapping)
It's good striking.

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(rubbing hands)

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Trying to see if it
will pick up heat

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while I get him to turn around.

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(babbling stream)

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(ominous music)

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(sigh of relief)

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There. This guy made me nervous.

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When I'm doing this,
gotta be real careful

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with that fang right there.

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A lot of people get bit
when they (teeth clacking)

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throw it outside their
mouth right there.

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(babbling stream)

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The coastal mountain ranges
of southern California

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are infested with
these deadly snakes.

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I've only hiked in a few miles,

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and already I've
encountered three.

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Each one a different
coloration and temper.

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I'm learning a great deal about
this super toxic predator.

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But these snakes
perceive me as a threat,

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so are they being defensive?

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I need more encounters to
truly answer the question.

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Are they more aggressive
than other rattlers?

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These are its poison
arrows, right here.

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- [Manny] I'm hiking deep

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into California's
coastal mountains

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in search of North America's
most dangerous snake,

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the super toxic,
Southern Pacific Rattler.

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A bite by this snake
is devastating,

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attacking your
entire nervous system

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as well as your
blood and tissues.

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But are they more aggressive
than other rattlers?

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I can't allow myself
to get bitten,

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but my curiosity and thirst
for knowledge pushes me on,

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but in the back of
my mind, I wonder,

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will the next
encounter be my last?

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(breaking brush)

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This is the type of terrain
where you can easily get bit.

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I can't even see my feet.

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The brush is so thick.

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Rattlesnakes can hide
all over in here.

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Most people think you gotta

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hear the rattle first
before they strike.

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That's not the case.

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And especially with the
Pacific Rattlesnake.

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It's known to strike
first and then rattle.

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On the other side of the ridge,

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I descend into a steep canyon.

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The view of this
place amazes me.

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And it's prime
rattlesnake habitat.

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Everything they need is here:
food, shelter, and water.

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And as I neared the bottom,

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I spot yet another
Southern Pacific.

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It's coloration blends perfectly

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with the red and brown granite.

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This new encounter will
add to what I have learned

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about the behavior of
this super toxic snake.

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I'm gonna get around
this backside.

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It's got plenty of cracks
to come right in here.

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There he is.

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(Tail rattling)

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Keep in mind that this
rattlesnake's venom

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is hemotoxin and neurotoxin.

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Apart from destroying
your tissue

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and getting blood blisters,
bleeding out of your nose,

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bleeding out of your
eyes, and all that,

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you also get
twitching, convulsions,

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your body starts
to shake like this,

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and it destroys
the nervous system.

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It shuts you down.

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You won't be able to breathe.

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It's attacking the
heart, your tissues,

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it's killing you
from every angle.

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There's been an
increase of bites

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from the Southern
Pacific Rattlesnake

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here in southern California,

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and I believe it's
because people

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are encroaching on their
world, on their environment.

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There are more people living
out here, more houses.

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(tail rattling)

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(darkly anticipatory music)

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Gotta be real careful
of those fangs. Wow.

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(button clicking)

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Show me. Gonna show the fangs.

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These are his poison
arrows right here.

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This is a very dangerous
place, out here.

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This is a dangerous animal.

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Most people, when they
see it, they fear it.

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They're just gonna hit it
with a stick and kill it.

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I don't.

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I think it's part
of this environment.

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They belong out here. They
control rodent populations.

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(Tail rattling)

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(Light piano music)

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I've learned that the
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

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is a typical rattlesnake,

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like the Eastern and Western
Diamondback, the Timber,

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but it packs a lethal venom.

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And these hills are infested.

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This animal belongs here.

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They are vital to the
balance of nature,

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and we are the intruders.

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It's up to us to learn
to coexist with them

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in the Savage Wild.

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(high energy music)