Lake George: Rattlesnake Island (Sagamore Is.)

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  • Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
  • Video Description:
    The footage contained in this video is rather raw and only slightly edited. It is meant to show the rattlesnake's size, and possibly spread awareness of it's last known location. Feel free to leave comments about any snake encounters you have had.
    Tales of Woe:
    We found this snake on Sagamore Island after I almost stepped on him. I was in the process of an epic outhouse hunt when I noticed movement in the corner of my eye.
    The wind blew strong that day, but somewhere in the shadows, the subtle movement of leaves and the glistening reflection of light groped through the overshadowing pile of mulch and twigs. In a span of about one second, I determined it was a snake. I confirmed it's deadly status upon noticing the sporadic twitch of its rattle. I yelled out a monstrous #_(& and bounded over the would be attacker. I sprinted down an alternate path that winded its way back to the safety of the campsite. With desperate gasps and darting eyes, I frantically searched for a vessel with which to impart my recently attained knowledge. "There's a Rattlesnake on the Island!" I screamed as I topped the crest of a hill. I stood still as I overcame my shock and regained my composure. Painted below me was a scene of disturbing ignorance. At the end of the decrepit dock's reaching finger tips, Dan had decided to rid himself of his burdensome shirt and was swimming with reckless abandon. Surrounding him were the laughs of John and Matt. The latter of which took it upon himself to slap the water with his feat like a schoolboy on the first day of summer. My friends were blissfully unaware of the dangers that loomed near by and only I had the ability to save them from a venomous end. "There's a Rattlesnake in the next campsite!" I yelled again as I stumbled down the hill, roots seemingly determined to end my crusade. My cries were met with looks of confusion and bewilderment before subtly melting into faces filled with trepidatious excitement. Upon seeing my friends spring to life, I stood content in my accomplishment. My gaze shifted as my mind darted to a thought that was met with both fear and obligation. Nestled between the base of a willowing tree and the sloping floor boards of the campsite patio lay my camera. "I must document this" I thought, as I sprang toward the direction of my camera. "Lives depend on it..."

Комментарии • 306

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад +13

    What an amazing and unique find.
    NY Timbers are not an easy animal to find. Let alone in the Adirondacks. Bravo. For the most part , they are very placid reptiles. You guys did a fantastic job giving this creature its space. Thanks so much for sharing this.

    • @michaeltuffin8147
      @michaeltuffin8147 Год назад

      I lived in the Adirondacks (Fulton/Warren Counties) for 14 years. Only time I ever saw a rattlesnake is in the same area this video was taken.

  • @faretheewell3711
    @faretheewell3711 3 года назад +7

    Beautiful! Super rare encounter, count yourself lucky! I got to stumble upon a grand canyon rattlesnake this year when backpacking through the canyon, saw a ranger who told me he's seen only one in 30 years!

    • @bjjbrawler1
      @bjjbrawler1 Год назад

      That's a cool as hell experience!

  • @seanpirwin
    @seanpirwin Год назад +2

    I have seen 1 (possibly 2) wild rattlesnake. The one im unsure of was in New Hampshire on Mount Monadnock. It was only a baby and it was the closest match of known snakes was the timber rattlesnake.
    The other one was a no doubter. My wife, a friend and I were storm chasing in east New Mexico and we stumbed across a big Western Diamond back on a back road near Artesia, NM. The give away was the black and white coon tail. We approached it to take pictures and he coiled into a figure 8 and did a side to side head bobbing (im guess to figure out the range to us, about 8 feet) after a minute of that he told us to Buzz off. The sound of the Rattle is unbelievably loud. We all jumped in the air when he did it. After we all went our separate ways.

  • @ibuprofenPill
    @ibuprofenPill 2 года назад +3

    I forget these animals are somewhat of a rarity in the northeast. Down here in Arizona, you can’t walk 10 feet without seeing one.

  • @TexasScout
    @TexasScout 6 лет назад +28

    Pro tip: A rattle snake is one of the very few that can strike in a 360 degree direction AND can strike up to 2/3 it’s body length.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +8

      Good thing we were 9/3rd's of it's body length away ha ha

    • @Mycroftsbrother
      @Mycroftsbrother 3 года назад +1

      You know, I always thought the 2/3 rule was legit, but what if the snake doesn't know the rules? I saw a guy on TV trying to catch a copperhead. That copperhead struck (2/3) and then immediately struck again (another 2/3) and he did it faster than you could move back. That equals 4/3 in the blink of an eye!

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 3 года назад

      Are yu serious ?

    • @Xfinitygrows
      @Xfinitygrows Месяц назад

      That rattle snake was damn near 6’ and the rattle looked to be a fingers length to boot!

  • @EvelynTyson
    @EvelynTyson 6 лет назад +16

    My family has been going to LG for over 70 years. We have known Rattlers to exist on the Tongue Mtn side of the lake, but never had seen them. Though we always take caution when rock jumping across from Turtle. Thanks for posting this video.

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 4 года назад +3

      Just dont hike on tongue mountain extremly dangerous there tons of rattlers very aggressive

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 3 года назад

      That why do not go hiking in lake george. Rattlers everywhere

    • @ernesthromada3994
      @ernesthromada3994 2 года назад +1

      Rattlesnakes are not "aggressive." No snakes are. Please stop.

  • @SWAMPHUNTER644
    @SWAMPHUNTER644 3 года назад +4

    Timber rattlesnakes have their dens in the hills surrounding Lake George. It's only in the last decade or so that NYS biologists have discovered or commented that the females swim out to the islands to have their young each year. Probably every island will have some rattlesnakes. It's the only lake I'm aware of that has been documented but it is likely common behavior. They probably do it to avoid predators. Still so much to learn.

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 3 года назад

      Yes lake george and glens falls

  • @djm7706
    @djm7706 5 лет назад +5

    Sweet! I've seen a few Eastern diamondbacks and 30-35 Western DBs but never one even close to that dark. Coincidentally, I grew up in upstate NY and had an uncle who lived near Lake George on the west side. I saw my first rattlesnake on his property. I've never seen an agressive rattlesnake; generally, they are remarkably chill. Biting is a last resort defensive act. About 15 years ago in early summer, I was fishing along a stream in Idaho. I was standing on the bank for a while figuring out my next move when I became aware of that distinctive rattle. I looked down and my boot was less than a foot from a large, coiled rattler. Of course, I moved that foot very quickly but I think the snake had been coiled and rattling for a couple minutes. I hadn't heard it over the noise of the rushing stream. It really should have bitten me. I saw two other ones within 3 hours, along that stream. Another time, I was walking through a field with heavy wild plant growth. Many of the plants were 6-8 inches high with relatively large leaves. It was impossible to see beneath the plants. I came to an old fence and walked along it trying to find the easiest place to cross. As I took a step and planted my foot, I felt something strange under my boot. Simultaneously, I heard that rattle and felt movement under my foot. I still hadn't seen the snake but I jumped straight up, guessed where exactly it was and landed with my boots on either side of it. I was very lucky it didn't strike me when I stepped on it initially and again after I jumped, when I landed with each boot close to the rattler. I immediately jumped further away and was thrilled to not have been bitten. I may have been lucky in those cases but I'm also convinced rattlers really hold back on striking. Other things I've observed are that rattlers can't move fast when covering ground. With that said, their strike is lightening fast. They will almost always rattle to let you know they're right there and you need to be careful. After a couple encounters, that sound will really grab your attention! People should be on the lookout for rattle snakes but they are predictable animals and not naturally aggressive.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  5 лет назад +1

      djm7706 - That’s quite a story there my friend. Definitely surprised that the rattler would be so chill after being stepped on. Glad you’re alright mate

    • @djm7706
      @djm7706 5 лет назад +2

      @@andrewklingler427 A few experiences with rattlesnakes are burned into my memory. I'll never forget that one along the fence. I wouldn't say the snake was chill though. For whatever reason, it didn't strike. Definitely an unusual occurrence. Part of it was probably that neither of us knew the other was there. It's very possible that enough foliage was between us that it couldn't see me. It's also very possible that it's head was pinned down for a split second. I know its tail was free because the rattle was immediate. In almost every other encounter, the snake saw me first and started rattling before I saw it. Be safe.

  • @aspfproductions
    @aspfproductions 3 месяца назад

    Nice video. I saw one last year hiking on Tongue Mountain along Lake George. Amazing creatures.

  • @timestep8851
    @timestep8851 6 лет назад +6

    That rattler has just eaten something within the last few hrs of this being filmed.
    Look at its middle 2 ft down from its mouth, round and thick... maybe a rabbit or larger squirrel.. have never seen a rattlesnake this black before. A gorgeous specimen... great vid.. glad u didn't do anything stupid...

    • @Cedarcity1
      @Cedarcity1 5 лет назад

      Obviously it's not the species found out west but it looks just like a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, common in southern California.

  • @BKLYNZ00983
    @BKLYNZ00983 5 лет назад +9

    It’s pretty frowned upon to publicly post the location on this one. They are protected in New York for a reason.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  5 лет назад +16

      Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I have to disagree with you. I revealed the location, in good faith, in order that visitors may take caution when approaching this area. If someone abuses this knowledge to harm an endangered species, then that's on them. I did nothing in this video to suggest/provoke/encourage others to show aggression towards this creature. Also, seeing as my group saw the snake swim away from the island, I doubt that it's still at the same location. Cheers mate, hope you enjoyed the video regardless!

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 3 года назад +2

      @@andrewklingler427 I agree with yu I want to know where they are so I'm not near there 0

    • @173jaSon371
      @173jaSon371 3 года назад +5

      @@misscandy84 No different than a hornet, leave it alone and it will never be a worry. There are more states with venemous snakes than without but you're more likely to never see one than to see a dozen. And yes, posting the location is most definitely frowned upon due to how many people needlessly kill any animal they don't understand. Not even snakes alone. Humans are responsible for diminished or extirpated species of all kinds in all regions. Fisher, moose, mountain lions, snakes, you name it.

    • @brockwagner939
      @brockwagner939 3 года назад +3

      Rattlesnakes in that area are no secret at all. Everyone should know about them rather than be surprised to come across one.

    • @josepharcuri8693
      @josepharcuri8693 8 месяцев назад

      No secret. In the spring hundreds swim to the island.

  • @BWhite-tb7ir
    @BWhite-tb7ir 6 лет назад +5

    I had no idea there were rattle snakes around Lake George.
    Thanks for this video!! My family will be more vigilant from now on!

    • @EvelynTyson
      @EvelynTyson 3 года назад +1

      My family has been going to Lake George for over 80 years and have had only one snake sighting in that time frame. It was an extremely long rat snake on the islands. Otherwise, the rattlesnakes typically stick to the mainland and are mostly sighted in Tongue Mountain. Just as with any mountainous area you need to be vigilant on your surrounds.

  • @G8AR
    @G8AR 3 года назад +2

    I’m not a snake person but he is a beautiful snake. He just looking for a warm place to soak up the sun to digest whatever he just ate. I was surprised to learn that there are rattle snakes in upper New York State. I’m from Canada and live just of the St. Lawrence River. I’ve spent a lot of time in the Adirondacks and High Peaks Wilderness and never thought there would be rattlers in the area. We have a few rattle snakes in Ontario but they are seldom seen.

    • @jamesryanhalbert3697
      @jamesryanhalbert3697 3 года назад

      You can be safe to know that there aren’t any rattlesnakes in the High Peaks or essentially most of the Adirondacks. The rattlesnakes mostly live in the Lake George area. There are also some rattlesnakes in the Eastern Catskills and the ridges along the Delaware River.

    • @G8AR
      @G8AR 3 года назад

      @@jamesryanhalbert3697 thanks James. I will be a bit more vigilant when I’m in that area trekking.

    • @wallywanker7435
      @wallywanker7435 3 года назад

      @@jamesryanhalbert3697 are there still eastern diamondbacks by the Delaware ? Last I heard there were some left

  • @user-qk1fj5rb2r
    @user-qk1fj5rb2r 9 месяцев назад

    I am a former lake george ranger. Rattesnakes can be found on both sides of the lake. These are timber rattlers, not diamond backs, two color phases;black or yellow. There are no copperheads this far north. Lots of falsehoods in some of the comments and some wonderful language by a couple of idiots.
    They are not on every island, by far, but once in awhile one swims out to one.. I have had to relocate numerous snakes. Timber rattlers just want to be left alone. Some common water snakes will actually come at you, and puff adders will rise up and look like a cobra..If you don't like snakes just avoid them, never kill any snake

  • @ryang7437
    @ryang7437 6 лет назад +5

    I like that rattlesnakes usually move away from you, not like water moccasins or asshole coachwhips.

    • @calebbellizio4985
      @calebbellizio4985 2 года назад

      Neither of those chase people. Coming from someone who field herps and seeing many. All snakes either freeze or run away

  • @kellyspann9845
    @kellyspann9845 3 года назад +7

    Here in Texas I see them almost on a daily bases. We just back away and let them have their space. No big deal. That was a beautiful snake. Here they are light brown to blend in to the West Texas sand. Their very beneficial to keep the rat and mice population in check.

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 3 года назад

      No and no

    • @Bzzzzzzzz535
      @Bzzzzzzzz535 2 года назад

      Keeping the pack rat population down is essential. They wreck car wiring and damn if they ever get in your house.

    • @calebbellizio4985
      @calebbellizio4985 2 года назад

      @@misscandy84 you’re ignorant if you don’t understand

    • @ernesthromada3994
      @ernesthromada3994 2 года назад

      Yes and yes.

  • @MichaelSmith-xq7gk
    @MichaelSmith-xq7gk 6 лет назад +8

    That's a beautiful timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus. It's demonstrating rectilinear locomotion, probably because it appears to have had a big meal recently. Kudos to you for not harassing it or harming it in any way. Thanks for bringing that beautiful reptile to our attention.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      Michael Smith No one in our party was eager to get close, harras, or anger him/her ha ha

    • @jameskramer9964
      @jameskramer9964 6 лет назад

      Michael Smith yeah that big meal was Somebody's Baby

    • @MichaelSmith-xq7gk
      @MichaelSmith-xq7gk 6 лет назад +1

      James Kramer maybe, if somebody's baby happened to be a wood rat, or other varmint.

  • @rillloudmother
    @rillloudmother 2 месяца назад

    These are perhaps the most bitey of all rattlesnakes. Good thing you didn't get any closer...

  • @AS8643
    @AS8643 6 лет назад +2

    They are all over the LG region. My uncle lives in Fort Ann and they are bad out there.

  • @ramonakillimanjaro3638
    @ramonakillimanjaro3638 6 лет назад +14

    Absolutely gorgeous! Just hanging out and being a lovely looking handsome rattlesnake in his own environment.

    • @illestk24civic
      @illestk24civic 3 года назад +1

      Are you psycho?

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 3 года назад

      Can't be serious not beautiful at all

    • @faretheewell3711
      @faretheewell3711 3 года назад +1

      @@misscandy84 all animals are beautiful, if you don't think that there is something seriously wrong with you. All creatures on this planet are beautiful and important. We need to live in harmony with nature not perpetuate the idea of humans vs nature.. You probably just think we should kill all dangerous animals right? Typical disgusting human being, you should be ashamed.

    • @Bzzzzzzzz535
      @Bzzzzzzzz535 2 года назад

      Beautiful big timber rattler. Sacred to the Iroquois.

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад

      Sorry Melissa, but that snake is gorgeous.

  • @thejchronicles6886
    @thejchronicles6886 3 года назад +4

    I have snake-a-phobia so i still have goosebumps haha!

  • @Beamin-vt7jm
    @Beamin-vt7jm 4 года назад +5

    That’s a very big timber rattler

  • @Carol-tz4ou
    @Carol-tz4ou Год назад

    That is an absolutely beautiful black rattlesnake you guys stay safe and have a good day

  • @addicted2tone349
    @addicted2tone349 6 лет назад +8

    Big ol timber.. We got em that size in Kentucky. Beautiful snake! I've actually seen two around 6ft near my house.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +3

      Josey Wales That’s freaking huge! I’d rather travel to see them, rather than have them in my back yard ha ha

    • @addicted2tone349
      @addicted2tone349 6 лет назад +5

      Andrew Klingler lol! Where I live in Central Kentucky you can find some really big ones back in the woods. They are well fed, I live behind a state forest and a private nature reserve and there are some huge rattlers in there.
      Gotta be careful hiking and hunting, the good thing is they are pretty docile as long as they ain't hot. A hot snake and a shedding snake is a mean snake.
      Good video! I love snakes!

    • @timlunn
      @timlunn 3 года назад

      You would be very lucky to see a 5 foot Timber.

  • @percymiller8571
    @percymiller8571 3 года назад +4

    I'm from Georgia. You should see how big and fat they are down here. Home of the eastern diamond back.

    • @buckleymordecai9605
      @buckleymordecai9605 3 года назад

      Yeah, lived on the border FL/GA...all over the place, and some are freaking big!

    • @buckleymordecai9605
      @buckleymordecai9605 3 года назад

      @S Tonnelier Ya, ...I'll tell you a story I heard, didn't see this, but I spoke with than man who did. He had moved into his property and one day drove down the dirt road toward his home. A neighbor cam barreling up on his tractor with a bush hog attached. Slamming on brake Tim got out and saw the man's frantic, frightened look. He asked 'What's the matter?" The man said "There's a rattle snake where I'm bush hoggin'!" Tim said "Well hell, just run over him. The man looked at him and said "Not THAT snake!" . The man said it was big enough that it made him decide NOT to try running the bush hog over it!

    • @buckleymordecai9605
      @buckleymordecai9605 3 года назад

      @S Tonnelier Nods, oh yeah, I get it. btw, this account was in the Monticello FL area. All low land, swampy areas. This was near the Aucilla river area...freaking swamp land!

    • @buckleymordecai9605
      @buckleymordecai9605 3 года назад

      @S Tonnelier oh hell yes, I get it! I've remarked to several people over the years, saying: "Right at the border of GA/FL...that's where you see a sudden up tick in dead snakes on the road." I've noticed this...30/60 miles into GA, the dead snake bodies just drop off. Fucking FL has the snakes! Lol.

    • @buckleymordecai9605
      @buckleymordecai9605 3 года назад

      @S Tonnelier Good freaking grief! Glad you weren't harmed, wow.

  • @clayrogers221
    @clayrogers221 6 лет назад +10

    Looks like he is helping keep the mice population down

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      Clay Rogers This took place on an Island. Not saying it's impossible, but i've only seen Chipmunks, birds, and Squirrels while on Lake George islands. If it was a mouse, he was probably surprised to find out that he wasn't safe on the island ha ha

    • @Hundert1
      @Hundert1 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah, and if humans accidentally bump into a venomous snake we will be dead too! That's why all venomous snakes globally need complete extermination ASAP.

    • @poolboyq6611
      @poolboyq6611 3 года назад

      @@andrewklingler427 seen a few a mice on the islands over the years. Smaller snakes usually get em

    • @Bzzzzzzzz535
      @Bzzzzzzzz535 2 года назад

      @@Hundert1 no they don’t. Humans are the species that are over populating and sucking the life out of earth.

    • @Hundert1
      @Hundert1 2 года назад

      @@Bzzzzzzzz535 Well, you should be absolutely sure you, your family and your friends never have any children then 😉 Also go live in a cave, tent made of leaves and walk barefoot everywhere in some jungle. Besides, that's a myth and clever tactic used by the extremist, radical control freaks.

  • @N9neD1me_0
    @N9neD1me_0 Год назад

    That's wild. I've never seen one that dark in person

  • @buckleymordecai9605
    @buckleymordecai9605 3 года назад +1

    Ya, nothing quite like a rattle snake. We got 'em in FL & GA big time.

  • @bigdawg111
    @bigdawg111 6 лет назад +5

    Beautiful snake

  • @patrickbudge7106
    @patrickbudge7106 3 года назад

    The rattlesnake is the only snake species in the world that will audibly tell you to fuck off before they attack. Be grateful.

  • @larrybaker9924
    @larrybaker9924 6 лет назад

    Oh for a nice 410 snake charmer. The gift that just keeps on giving.

  • @jeffro33
    @jeffro33 2 года назад

    I miss lake George man

  • @maasaiblood
    @maasaiblood 6 лет назад +5

    He's not lucky. He hails from a smart gen. Nice footage bro!

  • @mikestuckinthe70s
    @mikestuckinthe70s Год назад

    Damn that one is bigger then most the ones I see here in Northern Georgia .

  • @LJsReef
    @LJsReef 6 лет назад +1

    My boy lives in Lake George, and I'm going there this summer. I'll be looking to find some of those awesome snakes, copperhead too!

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад

      Be sure to pet them for me ;)

    • @leclairro
      @leclairro 6 лет назад +2

      You won't find copperheads this far north

    • @granitebid1
      @granitebid1 6 лет назад

      leclairro
      Color my pecker copper and i wife find it all the time. Lol

    • @SbjsksmNx
      @SbjsksmNx 6 лет назад

      518 shout out!

  • @justins3847
    @justins3847 6 лет назад

    4 years ago up at Pharoah L Lake leanto 5, i took my glasses off and went to jump onto the water. just as i got to the rocks i saw one curl back as i put my food down. i jumped back so far... it looked just like that one

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +2

      Dang! That's intense. Did the rest of your day consist of an adrenaline filled hike back to your vehicle? ha ha

    • @PauliG
      @PauliG 4 года назад +1

      I have been to Pharoah several times and didn’t know they had meandered that far! I saw a momma bear and two cubs across the lake from #6 back in the 90’s. I felt safe at the time. I didn’t realize they swim so well! Someone burned #6 down! Shame.

  • @Scottallen8909
    @Scottallen8909 2 года назад

    Lawd Hammercy ain’t Never seen a Rattlesnake that big !!! Just curious but why is it illegal to kill a rattlesnake and which state ? That’s an incredibly huge snake

  • @dabprod
    @dabprod 4 года назад +1

    I'm surprised to see one that far north. We have plenty of them further down state in Sullivan County NY, lower Catskill Mountains. Never saw one that black either.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  4 года назад

      dabprod - You’re not the only one that was surprised

    • @dabprod
      @dabprod 4 года назад +1

      @@andrewklingler427 LOL....Yeah, I can imagine.

    • @surbon514
      @surbon514 4 года назад +1

      If I'm not mistaken, in Upstate NY they are generally confined to the Tongue Mountain range and some of the Lake George islands. They are a rare sight, that's my stomping ground and I've never been lucky enough to see one!

    • @iamnegan1515
      @iamnegan1515 3 года назад

      @@iansnyder274 in stuben county, they are on one side of the canestio river and none on the other side.

    • @calebbellizio4985
      @calebbellizio4985 2 года назад

      @@iansnyder274 don’t give locations

  • @mikedebell2242
    @mikedebell2242 6 лет назад +6

    When they stop, they're getting nervous. You're too close for comfort.

    • @calebbellizio4985
      @calebbellizio4985 2 года назад

      Yeah they’re scared but why would you need to be. Don’t mess with it and it won’t come to you. It likely won’t even if you mess with ut

  • @goerizal1
    @goerizal1 4 года назад +1

    some guys herping in pennsylvania showed a similarly colored timber rattler - also in youtube.

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful but scary same time just hope we have none in saratoga

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 3 года назад

    2 years ago going park in Ballston spa like kadaross creek I told my man I hear snakes he says no those crtickets get out truck walk little bit 2 biggest snakes next to creek don't know what they were but never realize snakes made so much loud noise

  • @ytf9987
    @ytf9987 6 лет назад +7

    There's no danger here unless you try and grab it. They're generally non-aggressive. They can't "jump straight up." No snake can strike at a distance of more than 1/3 its body length, give or take an inch or two. The black ones are rather rare and tend to live in a small area around the lake in the mountains above rattlesnake point (which, despite its name, is not a hangout for snakes.) Other mountains in the area are home to reddish and brownish ones. The timber rattlesnakes around Lake George are among the least venomous. If they bite you they will not "most likely kill you." I photographed these fellows on Brown Mountain a few years back. www.flickr.com/photos/ytf/941430401

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      Ytf Pixel Knitters We were surprised that the snake had made the effort to swim out to the island. We’re used to them sticking to the mainland

    • @girlspooptoo8567
      @girlspooptoo8567 6 лет назад +1

      Andrew Klingler
      In Florida they swim to and from islands in the gulf.
      Pretty far sometimes, but by the time they get to land they are cold and don't want to do much until they warm up.
      Have a good one

    • @CynicallyObnoxious
      @CynicallyObnoxious 6 лет назад

      Might be a breeding ground or something for them they nest together through winter

    • @girlspooptoo8567
      @girlspooptoo8567 6 лет назад

      Durell Dailey
      Yeah he probably should have said 1/2 its body length and for rattle snakes. Not all snakes
      Hopefully no one is taking advice from a random RUclips video anyway
      Have a good one

    • @ytf9987
      @ytf9987 6 лет назад +2

      My, what a pleasant sort you are. Yes, I should have said "no rattlesnake. . . . " An error of omission. Other than that, everything I said was quite accurate. My point was that they are not the aggressive killers so many make them out to be. I don't think I inferred at any time that a snakebite was harmless and medical attention should not be immediately sought. Even a non-venomous bite can be a danger. My point was that you are not likely to be bitten in the first place if you let it be. "Preachers" who handle venomous snakes are fools. Like I said, there's no danger unless you try to grab it. I'm pretty sure that's exactly what the religious goofballs are doing. Of course, if you are allergic, just a tiny bit of venom could kill you. So can a peanut, raisin or bee sting. I was specifically replying to the comments that they could jump (no, they can't,) that the OP was "lucky to be alive" (????) and that it would "most likely kill you." It won't. No one has died of a timber rattlesnake bite in New York State in many years. I can't even find a record of the last time. And for what it's worth, I grew up in rural woodlands with snakes, foxes, skunks, bats, porcupines and a host of other creatures which are all harmless so long as you let them be. They have far more to fear from us than we have to them. Lighten up; there's already far too much fear-mongering in our increasingly uneducated society.

  • @mtadams2009
    @mtadams2009 6 лет назад +6

    Nice video, nice to see you show respect for such a beautiful animal. Take care

  • @kevin32435
    @kevin32435 3 года назад +2

    Looks like it had a good meal like a squirrel or rabbit

  • @ryanpecoraro8231
    @ryanpecoraro8231 6 лет назад +1

    I’ve been coming here since I was a baby I had no idea that have those here definitely scary

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +2

      Ryan Pecoraro - Rattlesnakes have been spotted in the Lake George area before. However, prior to more recent events, the sightings occurred around the Tongue Mountain area.

  • @BlackAnvil47
    @BlackAnvil47 6 лет назад +1

    Looks like it had made a meal of something...nice video

  • @surbon514
    @surbon514 4 года назад +1

    Apparently he's just had a meal. I thought he was just a fat boy! "Lay off the rabbits, Tubby!" Great video!

  • @gregcourtney3443
    @gregcourtney3443 6 лет назад +1

    From what I've learned most mature. Venomous snakes only have dry bites. But I do not know for sure but steve Irwin bless his heart said so.😀

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +3

      You'll have to excuse me if I'm not willing to personally test your theory ;)

    • @gregcourtney3443
      @gregcourtney3443 6 лет назад +1

      Andrew Klingler your fine😂 Even steve Irwin said you should get Anti-venom. Just to be safe.😀 I really wouldn't test that theory either.

    • @willsmells1
      @willsmells1 4 года назад +1

      wtf are you talking about they only have "dry bites"? you must have had wax in your ears when you were watching steve irwin. you havent learned anything

    • @bobanderson6656
      @bobanderson6656 3 года назад

      false. they have venom and they can make you sick or kill you.

    • @oldtimerf7602
      @oldtimerf7602 3 года назад

      Dry bites happen, but generally a rattler will envenomate.
      That said, Timbers are the most forgiving of the breed. They will bite only if provoked, and might not envenomate... where an eastern diamond or pacific or prarie rattler will strike much more aggressively and surely will give you the juice.

  • @johnhuey9912
    @johnhuey9912 3 года назад

    That guy is FULL, just cruising.

  • @juke1208
    @juke1208 6 лет назад +1

    cool video-surprised that they survive that far north-looks like he aint missed many meals

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад

      Yeah! Looks like a pretty healthy snake to me. Granted my knowledge of snakes is minimal

    • @AS8643
      @AS8643 6 лет назад

      They are all over this area.

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад

      Probably is incubating

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 3 года назад

    Then another time on trail near Saratoga lake on ground must be over 20snakesdidnt bother us do what kind snakes are in Ballston spa or Saratoga

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад

      Garters, milks, Timbers, ringnecks, browns and red bellies. Possibly black rat snakes and smooth green snakes too. Those are most likely the species you will encounter.

  • @rubina1868
    @rubina1868 4 года назад +2

    I thought they were brownish .. either way.. nice vid.. but I’m never gonna go hiking in ny

    • @bobbertee5945
      @bobbertee5945 4 года назад

      They are brownish, that guy is in black phase, as they call it, they also turn a yellowish...

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад

      There’s a black phase, yellow phase , and a normal phase that naturally occur in NY.

  • @clarkewi
    @clarkewi 3 года назад +2

    Awesome. Gorgeous animals. And they kill rats.

    • @Bzzzzzzzz535
      @Bzzzzzzzz535 2 года назад

      I love seeing a hawk pick up a pack rat on my property.

  • @PrincipledNaturalLaw
    @PrincipledNaturalLaw 4 года назад +1

    Nice to see a snake shot with a camera for a change.
    Thanks.

  • @38kari
    @38kari 6 лет назад

    I've never seen a Black Rattler. What state are you in? There's lots of timber rattlesnakes down here in Texas.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +2

      Kari Celestine This was in upstate New York at Lake George

  • @joshjohnson5649
    @joshjohnson5649 3 года назад

    You can tell the snake just shed its skin.

  • @E-D-E2704
    @E-D-E2704 6 лет назад

    thanks for telling me where this island is...so I can stay the fuck away!

  • @glennroberts461
    @glennroberts461 3 года назад +1

    That thing just ate. Look at how big the middle of the belly is and he is moving so straight.

  • @danbrown7224
    @danbrown7224 3 года назад

    That snake looked huge

  • @itsnomyth144thsnd3
    @itsnomyth144thsnd3 2 года назад

    Black phase Timber Rattlesnake...

  • @jenniferjackson3153
    @jenniferjackson3153 6 лет назад +1

    He ain't missed any meals...

  • @jbsmooth7996
    @jbsmooth7996 5 лет назад +1

    Timber

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 3 года назад

    Just want to know if there any venmous snakes up in saratoga or mainly up in adirdacks and cattskills

    • @Adirondack1
      @Adirondack1 2 месяца назад

      Yes and yes .

    • @misscandy84
      @misscandy84 2 месяца назад

      @@Adirondack1 hope Yu didn't say yes to them in Saratoga

  • @lisapilato2916
    @lisapilato2916 3 года назад +1

    I’ve never seen one that big and I’m a herper 😂

  • @markmoody703
    @markmoody703 2 года назад

    You got to be kidding I never knew they were rattlesnakes in New York I knew near Syracuse but not like this

  • @marioaraujoaraujo6617
    @marioaraujoaraujo6617 2 года назад

    Sagamore( cape cod)?

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 2 месяца назад

    my man was on tongue mountain had headphones on he heard like plastic bag noise didn't think anything of it then put them back on then heard again took them up remember sign beginning trail beware of timber rattlers he didn't look down just booked ba CC k to car said must been a rattler right next to him

  • @popscyclep8084
    @popscyclep8084 3 года назад

    Were you speaking In snake tongues at the end?

  • @scottfay3553
    @scottfay3553 3 года назад +1

    Ney york Rattlesnakes are super chill. don't ever kill one.

  • @carolweaver3269
    @carolweaver3269 6 лет назад +1

    This area is near me to.. Oh dear! Nothing I want to see..

  • @TG5879
    @TG5879 8 месяцев назад

    These things are all over the tongue range of Lake George. Not sure why people say they're so uncommon. Many people post pics after hiking the tongue range. I hate the things personally.

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 2 месяца назад

    do they smell like cucumbers like people say ?

  • @floydhawk2169
    @floydhawk2169 3 года назад

    Black phase timber rattler.

  • @Aidancordell
    @Aidancordell 5 лет назад +4

    Leave nature alone. Dont kill them

  • @Darkless4X
    @Darkless4X 6 лет назад +1

    That's a humongous Rattlesnake!

  • @idn
    @idn 6 лет назад +1

    Looks like it just ate.

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      I've been wondering what happened to the lunch I packed that day...

  • @zacharywilliams6772
    @zacharywilliams6772 7 месяцев назад

    Leave them alone and never reveal the location..... poachers and collectors will be there the day after you post

  • @phrotojoe
    @phrotojoe 6 лет назад

    Haven't seen one that big yet over there,I'd say lets cook them up,,,i'll be in Duffy's drinking a beer but won't mind an hors devour,,,,,,

  • @melindaunknown6411
    @melindaunknown6411 3 года назад +1

    He/she is beautiful and healthy looking.

  • @neoneherefrom5836
    @neoneherefrom5836 4 года назад +5

    Even with a Timber that black this still managed to be one of the whitest things I’ve ever seen.

    • @jwat2396
      @jwat2396 3 года назад

      Very asinine putting race into everything. Nice going creep.

    • @oldtimerf7602
      @oldtimerf7602 3 года назад

      Oh, look, another race baiting asswipe.

  • @keithalderman5321
    @keithalderman5321 6 лет назад +3

    Looks like he's just had a meal!

  • @shecky308
    @shecky308 6 лет назад

    What state is this???

  • @neobailey5268
    @neobailey5268 6 лет назад

    Nice catch.... I got a snake vid too....

  • @marymary560
    @marymary560 5 лет назад

    Did anyone hear a cat meow?

  • @jorgem.viasalazar7368
    @jorgem.viasalazar7368 Год назад

    💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

  • @cjsadman3750
    @cjsadman3750 3 года назад

    Never saw one in person in the wild, and hope i never do ......

  • @ricric1
    @ricric1 6 лет назад +1

    Killing rattlesnakes is illegal! Really WTF. But it's ok to kill Wolves are u serious

    • @Bzzzzzzzz535
      @Bzzzzzzzz535 2 года назад

      It’s not okay to kill any animal unless you eat said my mother .

    • @Mothobius
      @Mothobius 2 года назад

      @@Bzzzzzzzz535 so it's ok to kill endangered species? It's ok to kill dogs..?

  • @bobfun5547
    @bobfun5547 6 лет назад

    Fuck that shot I’m getting my 12

  • @jwat2396
    @jwat2396 3 года назад

    Killing rattler's are illegal where? If it's there to bad for you.

    • @oldtimerf7602
      @oldtimerf7602 3 года назад

      In places where they are endangered. Mostly from Penn. north and north west. We still have them in NH, but only 1 breeding population. Maine has not had a sighting of a timber in many decades.

  • @jeremyshoemaker1058
    @jeremyshoemaker1058 6 лет назад

    You need a Taurus Judge pronto

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад

      Jeremy Shoemaker I'm not sure that I know what that is. Educate me :)

    • @jeremyshoemaker1058
      @jeremyshoemaker1058 6 лет назад +1

      Andrew Klingler its a pistol that shoots 410 shotgun shells great gun for varmints or snakes in your case

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      Jeremy Shoemaker That sounds like a good way to break my wrist. I suppose that’s not a bad trade off for my life

    • @oldtimerf7602
      @oldtimerf7602 3 года назад +1

      Only an ignorant person would kill any snake that wasn't a clear and present threat.

  • @misscandy84
    @misscandy84 3 года назад

    Bring them to Florida

  • @davegeorge7094
    @davegeorge7094 6 лет назад

    Thought rattelers were brown!

    • @TheRooster421
      @TheRooster421 4 года назад +1

      They get dark when they're about to molt.

  • @TheRooster421
    @TheRooster421 4 года назад +1

    Probably about to molt being as dark as it is.

    • @timlunn
      @timlunn 3 года назад

      Completely wrong. They actually get brighter, or in this one's case, blacker, after they shed.

    • @BigBass-xf5yi
      @BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад

      It’s a black phase Timber. And it looks like it recently shed.

  • @Steph_Lee
    @Steph_Lee 5 лет назад

    *That rattlesnake looks like it has eggs* *It looks pregnant*

  • @acegibson9533
    @acegibson9533 5 лет назад

    canebreak rattler

    • @oldtimerf7602
      @oldtimerf7602 3 года назад +1

      Canebrake is a regional variant of a timber rattler.

  • @hermanfurlong6752
    @hermanfurlong6752 3 года назад +5

    They all need to be made into belts and boots!

  • @Nantucket-dy5hx
    @Nantucket-dy5hx 6 лет назад +1

    no way I would not be there for any amount of money, not even with my shotgun hell NO

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      Ha ha yeah, we left fairly quickly after everyone was made aware of the situation

  • @green-team-rippimpc1279
    @green-team-rippimpc1279 6 лет назад

    Shiiiiid I'll fuck a snake up

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад

      GreenTeamHoustonSlab Ha ha! Thankfully he scuttled off

  • @whitestunna5773
    @whitestunna5773 6 лет назад

    How do they move with no legs? Is it remotely controlled?😂

    • @andrewklingler427
      @andrewklingler427  6 лет назад +1

      Little wheels on the underside cause the movement. If you look closely, you can see a man holding a controller on a distant island

    • @steveng1624
      @steveng1624 3 года назад +1

      @@andrewklingler427
      and I always thought it was the vibration that made them move.... 😂