Mark took the unnecessary risk of being bitten several times. He should have at the least had on some gloves. It just seemed like blatant grandstanding and it did nothing but agitate the animal further and make the spectators nervous.

Although I enjoyed this video overall I noticed the display of reality TV. The gentlemen that captured the Bull snake mentioned safety of the homeowner and his technicians. When he saw that the snake was not venomous,he used his bare hands and was bitten as anybody could predict. That was not a safety oriented action and did it for the drama. I have been doing animal control for 14 years and anybody like me would have used bite gloves and I'm sure he has them. Had he used them,the blood drawing bite would not have happened. Then when releasing it,he does so at his feet right after mentioning that hawks and owls could get it. He stands there watching it and it watches him so it doesn't try to leave right away. So,he has to handle it again bare handed and put it where he should have in the first place. I'm sure he smarter than that and knows better but I take issue with the way he handled the whole situation for camera dramatics.

The show could be really good; interesting people doing fascinating work, but the format ruins it. The over-hyped presentation is reminiscent of "America's Most Dangerous..." I would expect better of National Geographic. =(

These guys have gut's id never try to grab a snake with my bare hands eewwwwwww!!!! Also no commercials WOW!