The video, posted yesterday, has gone viral, netting almost 900,000 views on Facebook at the time of writing.Īn Australian, expletive-ridden version of the video, posted by Ozzy Man Reviews on Facebook on Tuesday has also gone viral, netting over 6.5 million views on Facebook. The funny video ended with the iguana reaching the safety of the mountaintop with the comment, “This is the gan exciting story of a si kah zua that likes to jiak zhua (This is the exciting story of a lizard likes to slack off).” So so glad the little fella at the end made it though blessed, remarked a third. “ Wah (this ah zua) damn good sia, normally IPPT damn cui, now climb the stairs macam ninja warrior! (Wah, this lizard is damn good, normally it fails its Individual Physical Proficiency Test, now it’s climbing the stairs like a ninja warrior!)”Īs the iguana evaded another lunge from a snake and reached the peak, the voiceover continued, “Reach the office door already, can smell freedom liao. That iguana v snake scene on planetearth2 gave me actual heart palpitations.
Picture via YouTube/BBC EarthĪs the iguana is caught by a knot of snakes but manages to escape, the voiceover exclaimed, “Oh my tian! Oh my tian! Ah zua managed to siam the sai kang! (Oh my god! Oh my god! The lizard/slacker managed to avoid the unpleasant work!) Life of animals in the wild is not as dreamy as humans. With a clever play on words, the video continues, “Will he get to jiak zua (literally means to eat snake, also means to slack off) or will the zua jiak (snake eat) him?”Ī snake approaches an iguana in this clip from BBC Earth. Now, imagine being born as a baby iguana and getting chased by a pack of violent racer snakes. For racer snakes, the emergence of marine iguana hatchlings is a feeding bonanza. Marshawn Lynch HILARIOUS Narration OF Planet Earth's Iguana VS Snakes. Hatchling marine iguana chased by snakes. (He rushed past the pantry, now he’s rushing towards the office door, he almost made it.) iguana vs snakes who would win \ most amazing wild animal attack video - Animal World.
Over on Twitter, a lot of fans have remixed the clip with new music such as the theme from Indiana Jones (it syncs almost perfectly), the Benny Hill chase music, and the NFL TV theme.“He chiong past the pantry, now he chionging towards the office door, almost make it liao.
But I suspect very few people gave a second thought to the plight of the snakes left hungry on the beach. No surprise then to witness the relief felt when the little iguana slipped through the snakes’ constricting coils and escaped to safety. BBC’s Planet Earth II shares a heart-stopping documentary of the danger that marine iguana hatchlings have to face the moment they hatch from their sandy nests because dozens of snakes are just waiting for them to appear On the clip, the babies could be seen appearing from beneath the sand. Throughout history we’ve presented the snake as a symbol of evil and danger.
And then, from literally nowhere, emerges what seems like the worlds entire snake population.He runs faster than his little legs can carry him to get away from all these snakes. Collectively, the actions of these snakes can appear terrifying, but once a snake eats it loses its desire to hunt again. Guys, if you thought your life was hard, wait until you see this iguana being chased by snakes.The BBCs Planet Earth II brings us this video of a poor little iguana was just going about his business. The time of year when these iguanas hatch is for these snakes the equivalent of Black Friday bargain hunting – it’s every snake for itself, because if they miss out here, they’ll go hungry. Snake eyesight has evolved to quickly detect movement – and once they spot a target, their reactions can appear highly aggressive and relentless in pursuit.īut rather than capturing a coordinated attack from snakes hunting as a pack, this clip actually shows a number of snakes acting individually, on instinct. They were filmed during their best feeding opportunity of the year, as young iguanas are born and make a dash for the safety of the higher rocks above. Filmed on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos, the Galápagos Racer ( Philodryas biserialis) is a slim, fast-moving, mildly venomous snake that reaches lengths of up to 120cm (4ft).