Watch the man who works with the world’s deadliest snakes
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31-year-old Dan Rumsey, from Sydney, Australia, extracts venom from the world’s deadliest snakes and the venom is used to manufacture anti-venom medicine.
Dan, who is a Head Zookeeper at the Australian Reptile Park for the past three years, has always loved reptiles and legendary conservationist Steve Irwin was his inspiration.
Dan told Barcroft TV: “My passion for reptiles started when I got my first pet reptile, which was a little blue tongue skink. I had him for about 20 years and then I became obsessed with seeing reptiles out in the wild, so I started keeping a few at home.”
“As a kid, I grew up in the Steve Irwin era, everyone wanted to be him and of course I did as well. I followed in my biggest heroes’ footsteps, working at a park, every single day with reptiles.”
Dan loves working with animals every single day. He says that he loves sharing his passion for everyday people who don’t get these opportunities.
Dan and his friend Jake Meney, who also works at the reptile park, go on trips to search are species of snakes.
Jake told Barcroft TV: “We can spend weeks searching for reptiles. Recently Dan, myself and a few other guys at the Park went up into the Northern Territories. We were looking for a very rare snake species, one of the largest snakes in Australia – they can get up to five metres plus.”
“Fairy-tale ending, on the last night we saw the snake. That level of excitement was like nothing we’ve ever experienced before.”
Dan, who works at the Australian Reptile Park where some of the deadliest snakes are found, says that you need to be extremely focused while working with these highly venomous snakes.
He said: “If I was to be bitten by one of these snakes, I would have to seek immediate medical attention, it could potentially be life-threatening.
“I’d hate for someone to have to call my mum and say, ‘Dan’s in hospital he’s been bitten by a snake’”.
“Whenever you’re working with these highly venomous snakes the most important thing is to stay extremely focused. If you stay on the path and follow your training and the skills you do have, then you won’t get bitten.”