A Brazilian man known locally as the ‘ Ninja of Serpents ’ came face-to-face with a pair of snakes in his latest date with danger . Captured on camera , Arteval Duarte holds what appear to be two BCC Boa Constrictors – native to South America – in his hands as he addresses the camera . He releases the snakes – also known as Red-tailed boas – and starts to blow up a balloon , dodging one of the snakes that lunges at him . The snakes watch him intently as the balloon he is inflating gets bigger and closer to them before violently lunging at him without warning . Bursting the balloon instantly , the snake comes incredibly close to puncturing the man 's face . The viper then retreats back to its original position and Duarte begins to blow up another balloon . Arteval Duarte is known locally as the ‘ Ninja of Serpents ’ because of his many filmed encounters with snakes . Duarte moves closer to the Boa Constrictors while blowing up a balloon , causing one of them to strike . He repeats the dangerous feat three more times – the two snakes taking it in turns to pop the balloons as he compliments their intelligence . The video concludes with the snake ninja approaching the constrictors on the table and after dodging another lunge , grabbing and holding onto them . According to Duarte , the two snakes have been trained to obey his commands and bursting balloons from his mouth like this appears to be something they are used to doing . The motive for the stunt is in apparent protest against the deforestation of the Amazon . The mouth of the snake that bursts the balloon is only inches away from puncturing Duarte 's face . Duarte blows up a total of four balloons and the two snakes appear to take it in turns bursting them . Arteval has specialised in performing bizarre stunts with snakes for 15 years to protest the deforestation of the Amazon . Arteval says that he dedicates his life to protecting the habitats of animals and that his videos bring attention to the problems . Specialising in bizarre stunts for over 15 years , Arteval has also been recorded putting tarantulas and scorpions in his mouth . He has been bitten by many snakes in his time , which may give an explanation for the bandage on his arm .
A pair of snakes lunge at daredevil Arteval Duarte as he blows up balloon . Holding it in his mouth one snake lurches forward , popping it with its fangs . The snake ninja repeats this highly dangerous feat three more times . The Brazilian creates videos to protest against Amazon deforestation .