Rattlesnake Den with Adrian Slade
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2023
- CWU's Nick Zentner learns from graduate student Adrian Slade at an active rattlesnake den east of Ellensburg, Washington. Filmed on April 26, 2023. The first Adrian video from October 15, 2022 is here: • Rattlesnake Research w...
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Hi everyone, Adrian here. Thanks for the awesome comments! I'm a bit shocked by how many views this is getting, so I feel the need to make a bit of a public statement on rattlesnake dens here, something I wish I had done in the video:
Rattlesnake dens are incredibly sensitive areas. At the times of year when rattlesnakes aggregate at their dens they are extremely physiologically vulnerable and susceptible to predation (particularly from humans). As demonstrated by this video, they can be very easily stressed by human presence and I strive to minimize that as much as possible, which is why I never handle rattlesnakes at their den and try to only visit each den once or twice per season. While I hope everyone enjoys and learns from this video, I also really hope that the viewers understand that these den sites are best left alone. These dens are essentially havens - the one place where rattlesnakes can be safe before they venture out in search of food, where they may encounter the many hazards of the Anthropocene such as roads, urban areas, wildfires, and ignorant or malicious humans. While I always strive to encourage compassionate coexistence between humans and rattlesnakes, I do not want to encourage people to go looking for rattlesnake dens.
I also want to point out that when I make broad generalizations about rattlesnakes, I'm usually referring to Washington's only rattlesnake species, the Northern pacific rattlesnake. This is the case when I say “rattlesnakes rarely get longer than 3 feet" - What I mean is that Northern pacific rattlesnakes* rarely exceed 3 feet in length.
Feel free to contact me on my instagram page @adrianslade for any questions you may have about snakes!
-Adrian
No worries from this guy. Im no where near these lovelies. I being a northwest Oregon dweller the only havens I’ll be disturbing are the yellow jackets. Only if they take up residence in my ole pickup
Its awesome educating ppl abt them great job
Question for you Adrian...
What can we look for to AVOID accidently finding snakes like these? Types of terrains characteristics, places where these snakes might like to rest, etc.
As beautiful as they are, I would rather not come up on one unexpectedly.
Why am I so repulsed by and scared of snakes?
Hi Adrian! You look so happy what you’re doing love it 💗 just please please please be careful turning you’re back from them within reach of sneaking up on you! 😊
The skin on the rattlesnake makes so much sense when you see it on a rock covered in lichen, perfect camouflage.
I would assume that they have adapted their camouflage, given that they have lived there over hundreds of generations. Maybe I´m wrong.
@@henningerflats Isn't camouflage, by definition, a visual adaptation to the habitat/environment?
@@stuartwray6175 That natural selection thing at work over eons. Birds that nest on the Alaskan tundra have developed eggs that are perfectly camouflaged. All by random chance ( survival rates ). Such an elegant and wonderful reality!
What type of rattle snakes are these?
@@leedouglass9636looks like a Western Diamondback, one of only species of rattlesnakes in central WA
Adrian is so well spoken and so informative ! I appreciate her ability to use a few words to speak a chapters' worth of knowledge regarding those gorgeous rattlesnakes. Please invite her back to speak on whatever she has knowledge of !
Oh Nick, thank you and Adrian for this wonderful show!! So glad you had Adrian on again! She’s such an amazing person and we learned so much. I hope we can see her again.
Adrian, you do have a way with rattlesnakes. Pretty amazing. Stunning day. Happy people. Mostly happy snakes. What a treat to be along on your research. Thank you.
Wonderful video. Totally unexpected but very welcome. Adrian imparts her knowledge of the snakes very clearly and informatively. She shows her enthusiasm and love of them. Thanks Nick for sharing your adventures with us. 🐻
One rattlesnake says to another, " Oh no, she's back and she brought a friend!" LOL Thanks Nick for bringing us on a visit
with Ms. Slade at a nice sage covered rock field snake den. Awesome visit!
That was really good! She could easily have her own show. Some of those shots were amazing.
Adrian's a rock star. These two gonna end up with a Netflix show. This episode was awesome-awesome.
Loved this. Snakes are so misunderstood. Thank you Adrian and Nick.
One my favorite contributions you have shared with us. Love It Thanks Nick Please pass my thanks on to Adrian when you speak to her again...
The landscapes of Eastern Washington are extraordinarily dramatic, with extreme scales of vertical relief exposed by the shrubby vegetation that bewilder the imagination. A breathtaking country.
So awesome. Learned so much. Mandatory viewing for all living in rattlesnake country. Thank you.
What an enjoyable way to learn!
It is very encouraging to see several snakes in the area. Wonderful close up filming, and we could hear the rattling. Shrub steppe is amazing habitat! What a treat this is. Thank you Adrian and Nick!
Adrian, you certainly are a very brave person in getting close enough to them rattlesnakes. Just the same, be careful.
Thanks to Nick and you for sharing this awesome video.
Adrian's enthousiasm is really contagious and shows her deep love for these magnificent creatures!
Thank you Nick and Adrian for sharing this with us!
Awesome vid! Absolute dream collaboration video would be Nick, Adrian, and Botany Doesn’t Pay.
Geology Herpetology and Botany, Oh My!
WOW can't get enough of this kind of programming. When you hike with Liz I wonder if she knows about her the wild flowers you pass. Spent 35yr working in alpine on Mt Hood and said I would not quit till I knew all of the names of the wild flowers at 68.5 the body gave out and I retired, but could hold my own with any USFS botanist. Still have space in my head to learn about the natural world. Thank you for keeping me nurtured.
It's so much fun to make the brain fizz, isnt it? Keep it up!!
I can’t help it but like the last rattlesnake video with Adrian, I just get all weepy! I can’t help but get emotional over people who love snakes when what I experience on an almost daily basis is people who revile them. I love what you do, Adrian. In fact, I am quite envious. It’s what I should have done. I hope we see you and your friends again. I’ll live vicariously through you, and Nick. And I love that lichen, too! Thank you. 🐍💚
I would be one who reviles them. My dad used to go back and run them over with his car when he passed one on the road down in Florida he hated them so much. I thought that a bit extreme; I don't hurt animals. I just don't like to mix it up with them. I assume they feel the same way. Those animals don't like people messing with them. We destroyed North America pretty much inside of 300 years. We fenced them all in, totally disrupted all animals' migratory patterns, killed off a lot of them etc. One of these days, I really think all the animals will be gone. I dont see all the frogs, toads, turtles and lizards around like I did in the early 70s as a kid. They seem to have all vanished. I think we wiped them all out. Europeans ruined North America pretty quickly. It was a virgin land untouched by idi*ts until they showed up. They managed to cut down every single tree here in Michigan between 1850-1910. Anywhere north of Grand Rapids looked like a wasteland, nothing but ugly tree stumps to the horizon. We used to have nearly every kind of tree here, some nearing or over a thousand years old in huge beautiful forests. They are ALL gone now. I have not been impressed by the European colonization of America a bit. (And I am of Scottish and German decent btw).
Wow it just blended right in awesome!
What a great way to incorporate different scientific fields into an inclusive understanding of the area!
Rattlesnakes are really amazing in the manner of their camouflage. You look and look and then, almost by magic, the snake appears. Thank you Adrian for your video and lecture, I can listen to you speak about rattlesnakes for hours on end.
Watching Ms Slade share her love and awe for the nature she observes was so inspiring. It's early in the morning on Portland island in the UK, and this was a beautiful and heart warming way to start my day. I suddenly find myself infected with snake love! You are both the most perfect teachers xxx thank you Ms Slade, cant wait for more geozology xx
She is great.
I'm hooked ♥️💥😎
Their camouflage is literally PEFRECT. Spectacular creatures!
Best snake video ever. Two highly intelligent educators, both equally passionate of their respective fields. Adrian is witty and hilarious and just as chill as the rattlesnakes! Wow, I learned so much. Heat sensitive proteins etc... Unreal and lol. THANKS guys
I loved both the rattlesnake videos. As a geologist in Nevada I come across many rattlesnakes and even dens exploring outcrops and talus. A great and fascinating insight into their behavior. I will definitely take more time to observe their behavior more closely.
What a wonderful experience i have just enjoyed! Sitting in the comfort of my home in Portland, savoring the exertion of scrambling over rocks, listening to meadowlarks, watching up close visits with a gamut of personalities from grumpy to indifferent - all things i can no longer physically do - thank you both, so much, for the effort you have put into this adventure!
Adrian is such a good speaker.
she's...hot;]
Thanks to both of you for this sweet video. What a great dialogue on love of rattlesnakes and sagebrush steppe. The sagebrush sea needs more allies like you. Thank you!
Ran across 4 of them in one month on seldom used hiking trails in Southern California. Such amazing creatures. They gave me warnings long before I even saw them. By far the scariest encounters of my life.
Thank you Adrian and Nick!! That was different, interesting and fun....
I'm definitely lichen this video. That last rattle was perfectly shot to show the motion.
I'm only halfway through this and it's already one of the most fabulous nature videos I've ever seen. The basalt, the sage, the lichen, the perfect day, the lazy wind turbines, the patient subtly patterned snakes, just waiting for Adrian to find them! Unreal!
Best documentary video of natural habitat for rattlesnakes that I have seen. Thanks for sharing. Great Geology too.
I came to Nick from CPBBD - as a zoologist/botanist with no geology background, I needed to know more about the lithosphere. It's wonderful that Nick adds spice with zoologic and botantic content to the mix when we're lost in the depths of geologic time😕. Adrian conveys great respect, knowledge and sensitivity for this habitat and her subject - best wishes to her on her journey. Big thank you to you both!
I have learned more about rattlesnakes and rattlesnake behavior from this video with Adrian than anywhere else. You might say that the light went on. Her kindness toward rattlesnakes is based on understanding and while I'm not prepared to "love them" I no longer view them with a degree of hostility. Wary respect. Thanks Nick and Adrian for making this youtube video.
I love this. Thanks, Nick.
This was so interesting. Thanks Adrian and Nick!
Adrian is so passionate and compassionate about the snakes! You gotta Love it! Thanks Nick and Adrian for an informative and interesting video about a very misunderstand creature!
Hearing that buzz brings back “fond” memories of my childhood, still sends chills up my spine.
Infectious fantastic love and understanding of nature!! She is wonderful! Thank you!!
I had no idea that rattlesnakes were common in Washington until I was invited to go on a fishing trip years ago below lower granite dam.
They were everywhere! We saw literally dozens over a 5 day camping trip in July. Having almost stepped on several of them, I was a nervous wreck by the end of the week.
Love your enthusiasm Adrian!
That was awesome, thank you! They are so beautiful!
Thanks so much, Adrian and Nick. I grew up in Lincoln County with lots of Rattle Snakes around. I learned a lot from Adrian and appreciate both of your efforts. 60 years ago, hiking with about 6 fellow Boy Scouts, we scrambled down a South-facing draw near Republic that had rocks a lot like those in the video. We stopped when we heard a rattle. Looking around I saw about 6 or so snakes sunning themselves. We cautiously exited downhill and left the snakes to themselves. This video brought that memory back and I enjoyed it now and then.
It’s a joy to travel into rattle snake land.. they carry no ticks.,at 8 years 1953.. on camping trips.. visiting my dads cabin.. I always captured a lizard..horny toad.. I had a new pet.. then released.. I loved their home.. and couldn’t bear the thought of relocating to some city..the would lose everything...I rejoice with Mr Nick Zentern and felt like I was 8 years old again with my pretent older sister and brother.. that’s tough Territory..❤️❤️❤️🎺📚✍️👩🎨🖼🏠🌞🦅🐴🌺❤️
Similar to Nick, Adrian's passion for her subject is most evident, and she also clearly revels in enthusiastically sharing the information, and does so in a very engaging way. Another fantastic teacher at CWU.
That Rattle Snake blends into the rocks very well.
Now this is a “field trip” I wouldn’t miss.
Absolutely beautiful and informative co-host Nick !! Thanks for the video !!
Thank you both for sharing
🐍 🐍
I’m glad they have rattles because they camouflage incredibly well on those rocks and I could see how one could easily walk right into one.
Awesome information. I live in Western Washington and I’ve heard there are rattlesnakes in Eastern Washington but didn’t know we had them like this. So cool.
Beautiful and fascinating video. I live in the Coachella Valley and it’s that time of year again! 😅
Fascinating Nick, what a cool LADY!
Nick, you two rock.
That is a real rattling episode!
I saw my first rattlesnake today. About 3 feet long with a rattle about 3 inches or so. It was amazing to watch it move along the brush. I got some great pictures!
Thanks for making me a little less afraid and a lot more curious about rattlesnakes! I live on the wet side and generally avoid snake country once the temps warm up enough that they might start emerging from their dens, but now I'm a little less afraid of a possible encounter from a respectable distance.
rarely have i noticed 2 people who are as calm and patient as yall
What a treat this was! Nick, you can call yourself an expert snake cinematographer now. This was a wonderful melding of geology and biology. Well done!
Very enjoyable video. I learned alot of Raattler traits that I did not know.
That’s the passion talking. Great learning experience.
I love Adrian’s compassion and enthusiasm for rattlesnakes. I find it so disheartening when people kill rattlesnakes just because they’re rattlesnakes. I spend a lot of time biking, hiking and running in the Boise foothills and love to come across snakes-I always stop to watch them. Even just seeing snake tracks across the trails will make me stop to see if one is nearby. Mostly gopher snakes though but every few years I get lucky enough to see a rattlesnake. Thanks for this video 😊very informative
what a wonderful video. thank you both.❤
Love the sage brush smell! Artemisia tridentata
Her fashion color palette blends well with the surroundings
Adrian is remarkably well spoken and knowledgeable. Mix that with Zetner's charm and you got a great dynamic duo!
Lived in rattlesnake country. Big respect for them. She was so informative. I especially loved the one in the rocks “blending”.
Thank you for such an informative video. You are providing a great service.
Now this is Brilliant on so many levels! Well Done and thank you......
The one thing that gets my attention faster than a rattlesnake rattle is a biologist interpreting with scientific terms. It's music to my ears and so satisfying! Thanks for the instruction, Adrian, and for your sensitivity to all nature's inhabitants around you. From Linneaus, to Russell, to Darwin, your wonder, excitement, and knowlege brings us all closer to a relationship with our world. Artemisia tridentata perpetua!
Fun collaboration! Do more with others where you feel they are appropriate please!
Great to be able to tie different specialties together.
I wouldn't mind a lichen expert going out with Nick.
Thanks, Adrian. I grew up (1-17) near the desert in Arizona where rattlesnakes never seemed attractive. I've learnt more of them from your two videos with Nick than those years taught me.
That was just plain fun! Adrian knows her snakes and where to find them. Her enthusiasm is contagious.
This was fascinating, Adrian is an excellent instructor. I learned many things today and will now google the life cycle of the Rattlesnake. Thanks to you both for a fascinating video.
As a geologist snake lover this was awesome!! Really enjoyed it!
Thank you for making this video. It's informative and helped me better understand rattlesnake habitats and snake behavior.
Thanks Nick and Adrian - that was a fun and informative episode! It is so wonderful to see someone so passionate about their work. I have lived in rattlesnake country here on the Columbia Plateau all my life, and thought I pretty much knew all about them. Now I realize just how lacking my knowledge really is. This focus on the rock piles has now made me curious to find out more about the rattlesnake den in a kind of sandy bank of a road cut that greatly impressed and slightly terrified my 6 year old self as I walked past it on my way to school in Rock Island (just across from the Malaga Slide, LOL). Now I have a million questions in my mind about why and HOW the snakes came to inhabit this particular spot, and how common it might be to find them in this type of den location rather than a rock pile. By the way, the early fur traders in the area thought that we had the largest snakes they had ever encountered, and the location around the fur trade fort at the confluence of the Okanagan and Columbia rivers was labeled by them "Rattlesnake Plains" on their early maps.
I have lived in Southern Arizona all my life. I have encountered gopher snakes and rattlesnakes on multiple occasions. Every time my stress level and fight or flight tendencies kicked in even though I knew intellectually that if I remained calm and made smart moves that my chances were good. I don’t think I could ever be as calm as Adrian. She has nerves of steel, and you can tell loves these animals rather than fearing them. I think they are fascinating also,but my fear is still stronger then my curiosity.
Unfortunately wind farms are a blight on the landscape and are the cause of death for many birds, however Adrian is a natural beauty and her knowledge of and love for rattlesnakes and respect for nature is commendable. Thank you Nick.
As a hiker and mountain bike rider in Yakima and Kittitas Counties, I found this video very intriguing. Thankfully, the only times I've come across rattlesnakes was biking in the foothills around Yakima, and I was able to get past them quickly on the trail. Unfortunately, while biking, you don't hear the rattles until you are close to them, then it's too late to bale. This is one of the reasons I prefer to ride or hike at the higher elevations, such as Cle Elum and above. This was a great video!
A chance to go on a hike with a couple of brilliant friends on a beautiful day. So fun, I didn't even realize I was learning. About rocks, lava, geologic process, snakes, etc...
What an awesome video so happy it showed up on my feed!
I originally thought that the columnar and tablature were separate flows but watching Nick straightened that all out.
Absolutely fantastic, thank you so much for sharing your understanding and knowledge of these beautiful creatures. Fascinating.
It's been a while since I've watched this. As always, there's so much more to learn by review. Fascinating. I just love it all, including the big sage! Thanks, Adrian and Nick!
I have never been into snakes, but this was fun! Thanks Adrian - you to Nick!
It was in May decades ago when I had a job surveying for Dept Highways in BC. In relocating a road, a D 9 Cat with ripper tore into the same kind of rock. Seriously disrupting a den of rattlers, which confused were all over the place. The engineer observed that they did not have a "Pit to hiss in".
That was fantastic- thank you!
Both great videos. Thank you both.
I think that Snake that came back out was just as entertained watching you Guys as you were of him!
Thank you Adrian for the content God bless
Yay, love these thanks! I miss the snakes in Australia, I used to walk to high school along a dusty track in Arnhem Land and you could see the entwined snaky trails of a lot of the elapids who inhabited the bush on either side, though you hardly ever saw the snakes themselves as they were so cryptic.
I grew up in the Okanogan Valley on a farm near Malott. We saw lots of Rattlesnakes and dens around the area, particularly in the Starsman Lake area, but we never saw a Rattlesnake on the farm, but just off the farm out of the cultivated areas in the sage and rocks we could find them. We did see other snakes on the farm.
My dad had a particular interest in Rattlesnakes an a interest in a roadside snake museum business near Alta Lake back in the 50's.
I have never harmed any snake and have taught my children to have the same respect for snakes and other life forms.
Nick & Adrian... Thanks for the post.
Awesome Video!! I live in a part of California that has many Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes. They can be tough on our pets and hide in our landscaping and buildings often. Many den sites exist on and around our home. I actively pursue these creatures for relocation here. They start to emerge around the 1st of March..
Such a great video! Thanks!
Nice to meet you Adrian! I try to avoid my serpentine friends, and finally got myself a hiking stick so to announce my approach (at least I hope)
I loved studying at CWU as a non-trad (older) student fifteen years ago.
Thank you, Adrian and Nick, for another Snake video.
Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing it with us.