About 20 years ago, Michael Delaney, then a barefoot 12-year-old, stepped on a rattlesnake in the yard of his family’s cattle ranch northeast of Grass Range. A lot has changed about his approach to the deadly reptiles since then.
For starters, Delaney wears shoes now. And he’s got a camera.
Delaney, 33, is becoming famous for his visually striking, cringe-inducing rattlesnake videos. A recent clip of a rattlesnake den shot using a GoPro camera has racked up almost a million views on Facebook, with thousands more on Delaney's YouTube channel.
In the video, Delaney approaches the den, which is about a half-mile from the family ranch, through tall grass and brush. The sounds of the serpents' signature rattle get increasingly louder. As he lowers the GoPro, attached to a hockey stick using a special mount, the snakes, tongues flicking, move from curious to threatened and begin striking the camera. The camera and mount eventually fall into the den, providing viewers with an even more intimate look at a pit full of venomous snakes...more
Here's the video.
https://youtu.be/avtZJKydB-E
2 comments:
I'm not afraid of snakes but this gives me the creeps.
I'm not afraid of snakes but I do respect their ability to scare the hell out of you. And they are dangerous.
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