A pit of snakes striking at a GoPro reminds us that nature is a terrifying place

Here’s just a little reminder to never mess with nature.

Michael J. Delaney of Montana took a trip to the Australian outback where he saw the opportunity to film a den of rattlesnakes with his GoPro. Unfortunately, not all of the snakes were feeling particularly photogenic.

Took this video of the rattlesnake den today, Snake strikes GoPro and knocks it into the pit of snakes, I used a hockey stick to fish it out. #GoPro #rattlesnakes

Posted by Michael J Delaney on Friday, October 9, 2015

While filming, the snakes repeatedly struck the camera, trying to pry it away from Delaney. One snake managed to snatch the camera away and pull it deep into the pit. Delaney only managed to fish the camera out using the hockey stick. According to a Facebook post, he had to clean the venom off of it in order to use it again.

Let’s just take some nice pictures of koalas from a safe distance next time.

Rattlesnakes striking GoPro in slow motion.

Posted by Michael J Delaney on Sunday, October 11, 2015

Just got some great rattlesnake footage, the GoPro was knocked off the stick from a snake striking it and landed in a…

Posted by Michael J Delaney on Friday, October 9, 2015

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