What If Snakes Were Eliminated?
These slithering creatures can inhabit the smallest corners of your home and the darkest places you don’t dare visit. Well, not anymore, because today we're eradicating every single snake on Earth. How would this hunt commence? Would we need to devise a bioweapon to complete the task? And why might things turn medieval?
Transcript and sources: What If We Killed All Snakes?
Timeline:
- 00:00 What If We Killed All Snakes?
- 00:59 Snake facts
- 01:53 Hunting them down
- 03:49 Rat infestation
- 04:39 Bringing back the plague
Questions or concerns? Contact us
Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: The What If 100 Book
Join this channel to get access to perks: Join
Check out our other channels:
Watch more what-if scenarios:
T-shirts and merch: What If Store
Suggest an episode: Suggest What If
Newsletter: What If Newsletter
What If elsewhere:
What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way.
Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown
Contact us: Contact Us
#what if, #snakes, #snake eradication, #bioweapon, #medieval, #rat infestation, #plague, #zoology, #animal
Timeline
00:00:What If We Killed All Snakes?
00:59:Snake facts
01:53:Hunting them down
03:49:Rat infestation
04:39:Bringing back the plague