Amazing Earth: The deadly serpent of the skies!

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Aired (February 7, 2025): Catch a glimpse of nature’s airborne predator as the gliding paradise tree snake slithers through the treetops, targeting its elusive prey, the draco lizard.   For more Amazing Earth Highlights, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYaldfT7P2R-suSwxKHEp3on5rSa9b50   Join Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes as he showcases the deadliest weather on planet Earth in GMA's newest infotainment program, 'Amazing Earth.' Catch the episodes every Friday at 9:35 PM on GMA Network. #AmazingEarthGMA #AmazingEarthYear6

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00:00If you think the flying cockroach is scary,

00:03just imagine if the flying cockroach in front of you is chasing a snake and biting you.

00:09What would you do?

00:10Here's the amazing story number 4,

00:13with a secret superpower.

00:16Indonesia has a paradise-like jungle.

00:18The surroundings are always wet.

00:20It's a year of abundance in the popularity of the sun.

00:24The plants here are far away and the different animals are living.

00:28But there's a problem with this paradise.

00:30Everyone wants to live here.

00:33The creatures that live here are the product of the extreme and intense changes in the environment.

00:39That's why some people are looking for a place where they can live.

00:43To survive here, you have to be ready to change.

00:47Welcome to the mutant forest.

00:50This is Borneo's island.

00:52It's home to the tallest tree in the world.

00:57If it's too high, it's impossible for other animals to climb it.

01:01If they want to reach the fruits, they have to learn how to climb it.

01:05But it's not just fruit lovers who are on the tree.

01:08This is the Draco lizard.

01:12It can pierce the skin of creatures.

01:15There's a woman who saw this.

01:18That's why the man is very noticeable.

01:20But there's something else that caught his attention.

01:24A paradise tree snake.

01:27You're in trouble now.

01:29It's on the top of the tree.

01:31It can't be found anymore.

01:34It's a good thing that it just flew away.

01:37The Draco lizard seems to have its own wings.

01:40That's why it can fly around the tree.

01:44But it's not safe yet.

01:47Because the paradise tree snake is a secret weapon.

01:51It can also glide down.

01:54It can change the shape of its body.

01:58It opens its body like an airplane.

02:01Its S-shaped movement helps it to stabilize in the air.

02:06It can glide up to 100 horizontal meters.

02:11But the Draco lizard is still lucky.

02:13Because the snake's landing is always fast.

02:16It can jump for several years and the hungry enemy can't reach it.

02:19In Malaysia, the day of the Draco lizard has begun.

02:23It's a solo flight.

02:25It has an inflatable body.

02:27That's why the sound of the Draco lizard

02:29can be heard even from 2 kilometers away.

02:33Its neighbors are awake.

02:36Its smaller cousins,

02:38the Largibons, are not noisy.

02:43But they can communicate using their own language.

02:49In fact, some scientists have translated it.

02:52For example, this is what these two are talking about.

03:01This one seems to be warning.

03:05While this one...

03:10Scientists believe that the sound of these

03:13can help us understand

03:15the origin of our own language.

03:19The so-called fig tree animals

03:21haven't been translated yet.

03:23But there's no doubt that

03:25this fruit is one of the favorite animals in this jungle.

03:30Everyone in the jungle is awake.

03:32So let's start looking for breakfast.

03:36The Largibons have long arms.

03:38And with the help of a unique ball and socket wrist joint,

03:41it can quickly fly over the trees.

03:45But they lose to the Corbin.

03:48But the Largibons are resourceful.

03:50They like to eat alone.

03:52They are the children of the jungle.

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