Beekeeper Takes Down Enormous Wasp Nest (VIDEO)

A beekeeper in Louisiana tackled what he described as "the granddaddy of a hornet's nest" and a terrifying video shows the man come face to face with a swarm of yellowjackets.

Jude Verret, who was dressed in the proper gear, posted videos of the wasp takedown earlier this week and the massive swarm of yellowjackets is seen buzzing around him as he dismantled the nest, breaking apart some bits with his hands.

"I'm actually not usually scared," Verret told The Times-Picauyne.

He told the paper that he does see them that big from time to time but that particular nest was "really huge."

Verret said he's pretty sure that the wasps hurt the worst than you can think of and despite the huge numbers of yellowjackets he encountered, he wasn't stung a single time, something that is a rarity in his 12 years as a professional exterminator.

"They're bad, terrible," Verret told the paper. "There's nothing good about them, I don't think."

He said a friend of his who was stung described it as "getting hit in the head with a hammer."

You can watch the video below:

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