The role of humans in the life cycles of different organisms (Full Episode) | Born to be Wild
Aired (September 8, 2024): Binisita ni Doc Nielsen Donato ang santuwaryo ng makamandag na sea snakes sa Dasol, Pangasinan. Sa kanyang pagbisita, unti-unti na raw nauubos ang mga sea snake sa katabing isla ng santuwaryo. Ano kaya ang dahilan nito? Panoorin ang video!
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00:00It's huge, it's huge!
00:07The width of its body is two fingers.
00:14Nick has confided a secret to us.
00:19Then what happened? Why did they disappear?
00:22It's a little scary, especially if you have kids that would otherwise don't know what they are.
00:35When your skin touches their skin, it's really...
00:38One day, they were just there.
00:42I was holding something at the gate.
00:44Actually, it went inside the house.
00:46But you see, it's almost destroyed.
00:49This plant is almost destroyed.
01:00At the break of dawn,
01:07Nick is already walking on the island.
01:12He woke up early to visit the small cave.
01:17But he's not alone.
01:20Because he was accompanied by a group of seasoned sea snakes.
01:27No matter what time it is,
01:30they are ready to attack.
01:37But this is not a problem for Nick.
01:42Because he considers them his friends.
01:46In this picture,
01:48you can see a sea snake wrapped around the neck of a man.
01:53He's not afraid to touch the snake.
01:57I met Nick, the man in the picture.
02:02Nick brought us to the heart of Crocodile Island.
02:06That's a crocodile head.
02:08And you see the hole?
02:10That's what they call a crocodile head.
02:13And you see the hole?
02:15That's what they call the crocodile eyes.
02:22Let's see how many banded sea krait there are
02:27and their size, how thick they are.
02:34In the middle of nowhere,
02:36a small head peeked into the rock.
02:40It looks like he woke up from his sleep.
02:51A few moments later,
02:53he slowly took out his whole body.
03:01This is one of the banded sea krait, or tugasi, if you call it on the island.
03:06So here, the banded sea krait is resting.
03:11And it's size is just medium.
03:14It's shy.
03:15Hello!
03:16When people see it, it avoids them.
03:20It's so big!
03:24It's a yellow-lipped banded sea krait.
03:27The design of this cave is beautiful.
03:30They have mini pools.
03:34The tugasi only swims in its small pool.
03:40It's fast in the water.
03:42But when it's in the grass, it moves slowly.
03:47It's fast in the water,
03:49but when it's on the ground, it's not as fast.
03:52You see their tail?
03:54This is the difference between a land snake and a land snake.
03:56Their tail is like a paddle.
03:59Their tail is like a paddle
04:02so that it will propel them to move underwater.
04:08Sea snakes are one of the most venomous species in the world.
04:14If a sea snake bites you,
04:16within three hours,
04:18you may feel dizziness,
04:21nausea,
04:22vomiting,
04:23difficulty speaking,
04:25and muscle pain.
04:28In 2018,
04:30a fisherman in Australia died
04:32because of a sea snake bite.
04:36But for Nick,
04:37these are his friends.
04:39Why do you consider them your friends?
04:41They don't bite, sir.
04:45And I'm used to it here
04:48because there used to be a lot of sea snakes on Libra Island.
04:52If the tugasi doesn't get hurt,
04:55it will stay quiet away from people.
05:01Nick is the owner of this island.
05:06He has been its caretaker for three years.
05:10So whenever there are tourists in the area,
05:14he immediately sends away the snakes
05:17so that the visitors won't get hurt or attacked.
05:20When the visitors are gone,
05:23I also let them go.
05:25On Crocodile Island in Pangasinan,
05:28there are tugasi or banded sea krait.
05:33This is the sanctuary for the ancient snakes.
05:42Under the sea,
05:44a tugasi is busy looking for food.
05:58When he's full,
06:00he immediately goes back to the rocks
06:03to rest and digest his food.
06:07Others sleep soundly with him.
06:13They are in a relaxed mode in the rocks.
06:18This male tugasi
06:21is ready to find a mate
06:25In the world of sea snakes,
06:27the female tugasi is not bigger than the male.
06:33That's why it's harder for them to mate.
06:38After a few moments,
06:40the sea snakes have gathered in one corner.
06:49The body of the tugasi is noticeable.
06:55This is a sign that they are ready to mate.
07:02This is good news
07:04because they are still mating.
07:11Like the sea snakes,
07:13they have a so-called philopatry.
07:18It means that they go back to the place
07:21where they were born to lay their eggs.
07:29In the hall of the sanctuary,
07:31the sleep of the tugasi that I met is peaceful.
07:35His sleep here is very good.
07:39I'm not going to exaggerate,
07:41but I examined him.
07:43Most of the big ones are the females.
07:46Nick said that there is a bigger one here
07:50because if I measure my fingers here,
07:54his body is two fingers wide.
07:57Please do not do this
07:59because we are experts in wildlife behavior.
08:04So don't do this
08:06because this type of snake is dangerous.
08:12Even though they have a deadly defense,
08:16they are still not safe from threats.
08:21Next to the island of Crocodile Island,
08:24there used to be a lot of tugasi,
08:27but they suddenly disappeared because of humans.
08:31So this is what you're saying,
08:33that there are more snakes here.
08:36Then what happened?
08:37Why did they disappear?
08:38I think the traders took them.
08:41Traders?
08:42Yes.
08:43They make wallets, belts, and gelt bags.
08:47I see.
08:49In a study conducted by Australia,
08:514,000 to 5,000 kilos of dried sea snakes
08:55were used to make food
08:57for poultry in the Philippines in the 1970s.
09:03In the same year,
09:04180,000 to 200,000 skins of sea snakes
09:09were exported every year to make leather.
09:12But for now,
09:14it is prohibited to catch it
09:16because hunting forces other sea snakes
09:20to move to a safer place.
09:23In the past,
09:24you can see sea snakes coming up here.
09:28But now,
09:29we can't see any of them,
09:31but they are in Crocodile Island.
09:39Nick has a deep understanding
09:41of why he made sea snakes his friends.
09:46Not just for trending on social media,
09:49but also so that they won't disappear again.
09:54Because no matter how old they are,
09:56they have an important role in the environment.
10:00And we should never forget that.
10:05In a garden,
10:07there is a hidden sea snake.
10:10But since it's time to have breakfast,
10:14they are coming out one by one.
10:27In the town of Lucena in Quezon,
10:29you can see the Sandamucal sea snake.
10:35Their target today
10:37are
10:41plants.
10:46One of them
10:48is eagerly looking for something to eat.
10:54But while on the way,
11:01someone stops him.
11:03A snake.
11:06Suddenly, the snake stopped
11:08and looked at them
11:15until it attacked it.
11:19It's small,
11:20but the snake feels the bite of the snake.
11:27By avoiding the snake,
11:29the snake holds its prey.
11:35That's why the snake stopped it.
11:39Later on,
11:40the snake ran away.
11:48It followed a step
11:50determined to look for food.
11:58Until it reached the paradise it was looking for.
12:06This is a jackpot for the snake.
12:09Because it has nothing to steal.
12:14It uses its legs
12:16or prolegs
12:17that has a claw or hook
12:20as a hook for the plant.
12:23When it's time to choose,
12:24it's mukbang time!
12:35Within a week,
12:36it can eat the leaves of a whole plant.
12:48While enjoying its food,
12:53its companions
12:55are being attacked by snakes.
12:59This snake is no longer able to resist
13:02hungry snakes.
13:06The snake's claw is getting weaker.
13:10That's why it's slowly being carried
13:12to the snake's colony.
13:15Using its mandible
13:16or small claw,
13:18the snake cuts the long hair of the snake
13:21so that it can be carried easily.
13:28In this scene,
13:29the snakes look like villains.
13:33But the truth is
13:34they serve as a checkpoint
13:35to balance the environment.
13:40Not all furries are friendly.
13:45In the town of Lucena,
13:46they are not only seen among plants and trees.
13:51Because there are some houses
13:53that are being invaded by lizards
13:55or basil if you want to call it that.
13:57Why are there so many lizards here?
14:01One day, they were just there
14:03and I was holding on to the gate.
14:05Actually, it entered inside the house.
14:08I was trying to kill it
14:09because it might bite the two dogs.
14:13When I saw them,
14:14I was scared.
14:15I wasn't able to hold it.
14:16I was scared.
14:17Next to La Chian's house
14:19is a vacant lot
14:21full of plants.
14:23From there,
14:24the lizards gradually over-debaked
14:26towards them.
14:30And at the corners of their house,
14:32you can see a few pupae
14:34or a cocoon
14:36or a case
14:37where the previous lizard will be a moth.
14:44Here,
14:45they seem to have a hive there.
14:47Sometimes, it's hard for me to enter
14:49because I have to avoid them.
14:51There,
14:53it's walking again.
14:56To avoid being bitten,
14:58La Chian just killed it
15:00so that it won't be able to enter inside the house.
15:04Aside from the number,
15:05the lizards also visit them a lot.
15:08There it is.
15:10It's bigger.
15:11That's right.
15:12There are a lot of them here.
15:15Wherever you look,
15:17there are lizards crawling.
15:19Even though it's a pet dog,
15:20it suddenly starts to move
15:22because of the bite.
15:24Because sometimes,
15:25you can't tell if it's next to you
15:27or
15:28they already bit it.
15:31It's a bit scary,
15:32especially if you have kids
15:34that would otherwise don't know
15:36what they are.
15:38They can be exposed.
15:39It's also scary.
15:41If you get close to their skin,
15:45you can expect them to bite you.
15:49For example,
15:50you're just walking here
15:52and you suddenly get bit.
15:56And the plants here
15:58are almost gone.
16:00But as you can see,
16:01this plant is almost destroyed.
16:04They are a moth caterpillar.
16:06In their caterpillar stage,
16:09they have nothing else to do
16:10but eat.
16:13When they grow up
16:14and stop eating,
16:15they will become pupae.
16:18And after a few days,
16:20from becoming pupae,
16:22a moth will emerge.
16:24Oh!
16:27Even the neighbors
16:28have a lot of plants
16:30that are eaten by moths.
16:32And according to the residents here,
16:34they just experienced
16:36seeing a lot of moths.
16:39I was surprised
16:40because it's my first time
16:42seeing something like this.
16:44But I know there are basil,
16:45but I just experienced
16:46that there are a lot of them.
16:48And they are really big.
16:50Not only in Lucena,
16:51you can feel the moths.
16:54Because in San Ildefonso,
16:55in Bulacan,
16:56there are students
16:57who have been bitten
16:58five times
16:59in their school.
17:00Did you get bitten, George?
17:02You can see in the video and portrait
17:04the intense bleeding
17:05and bleeding
17:06of his skin.
17:08As a freshman student,
17:09we were excited
17:10to go to our campus.
17:12We were wondering
17:13where we could go.
17:14Then we saw a spot
17:16that is a shed
17:17in our campus.
17:18We took a rest
17:19with our friends.
17:20Then later,
17:22my body started to itch.
17:26I saw inside my clothes
17:27that there are moths.
17:29In the afternoon,
17:30I went to class
17:31and I was really itchy.
17:33Suddenly,
17:34the moths
17:35fell on my clothes.
17:38By August,
17:39the moths are seasonal.
17:42Usually,
17:43these moths
17:44are present
17:45throughout the year.
17:46What happens is
17:47because it's the onset
17:48of the rainy season
17:49every August,
17:50they are looking
17:51for shelter
17:52because
17:53they are about
17:54to pupate.
17:55So,
17:56so that they won't get wet
17:57in the rain,
17:58they go inside
17:59the houses
18:00like that
18:01so that they can
18:02pupate
18:03where we saw
18:04under the trees.
18:06They are seen
18:07more often
18:08in August
18:09because
18:10the interaction
18:11of humans
18:12with these moths
18:14is more frequent.
18:17The moths'
18:18projections
18:19are like
18:20tiny bristle-like
18:21hairs
18:22that are actually
18:23attached to
18:24their skin
18:25and into
18:26the glands.
18:27More like
18:28like quills
18:29of porcupines
18:30and hedgehogs
18:31and all that.
18:32When they
18:33attach to the skin
18:34or when
18:35something is attached
18:36to them,
18:37they will
18:38release a toxin
18:39that will
18:40cause
18:41a toxin
18:42that will
18:43cause
18:44a toxin
18:45that will
18:46cause
18:47a toxin
18:48that will
18:49cause
18:50anaphylactic
18:51reaction
18:52or allergic reaction.
18:53To avoid
18:54putting them
18:55in danger
18:56because of the
18:57mosquito bite,
18:58it is important
18:59to know
19:00the first aid
19:01in case
19:02they attach
19:03to our skin.
19:04So the first thing
19:05to do
19:06if you are
19:07bitten
19:08or bitten
19:09is to
19:10remove it
19:11using
19:12tweezers
19:13or a chenille.
19:14Don't use
19:15bare hands
19:16to strip
19:17off
19:18and remove
19:19the small hairs.
19:20Then,
19:21wash
19:22the affected
19:23part
19:24using
19:25clean water
19:26and soap
19:27and use
19:28cold compress
19:29or pain relievers
19:30for the
19:31neck and
19:32shoulder
19:33where the
19:34wounds are.
19:35Even if they
19:36suddenly
19:37attack
19:38and get
19:39infected,
19:40we are the ones
19:41who can
19:42avoid
19:43the places
19:44where they
19:45can get
19:46infected.
19:47We
19:48are
19:49the ones
19:50who
19:51can
19:52avoid
19:53the places
19:54where
19:55they
19:56can
19:57get
19:58infected.
19:59We
20:00are
20:01the ones
20:02who
20:03can
20:04avoid
20:05the places
20:06where
20:07they
20:08can
20:09get
20:10infected.
20:11We
20:12are the ones
20:13who
20:14can
20:15avoid
20:16the
20:17places
20:18where
20:19they
20:20can
20:21get
20:22infected.