From someone who lives in Texas and has seen my fair share of rattlesnakes, y’all have some of the prettiest rattlesnakes I’ve ever seen -Edit: you should name the two babies Tabasco and Cholula since they’re spicy noodles
I adore the PSA: don’t get a dangerous pet just cause you think it’s cool. We need more of those for more than just the reptile community (I had a neighbor get incredibly aggressive dogs and did almost no training with them, they got out and attacked other dogs that were being walked)
@@flameraven42 Absolutely. While I'm not saying there's no one outside zoos and research facilities who's qualified to care for one, I do think there's too many irresponsible idiots out there.
My dad used to have a rattlesnake a soldier gave him. The same soldier would come every now and then to de-fang it, so whenever it lacked fangs, the snake would be handled and be with us in the house, but the rest of the time it would be in a cage in the attic, surviving on a diet consisting of one live chick every week or so. Back then I didn’t think much of it, but now as an adult I’m kind of saddened by how it lived, it had a relatively long life, but probably not a very good one.
That is a sad story, but we learn as we go along. As an adult, I'm saddened by how we kept dogs when I was a child; my parents and myself still have dogs and they have a much higher quality of life than the dogs of my childhood just because we all learned so much more about them.
@@Serial_Designation_Theta ah well, they grow back quite fast, in fact something that stuck with me about this experience is the fact that they have multiple fangs already waiting in line in case one is lost!
Please do an updated meet all our snakes video! It'd be so interesting to see who you all still have vs your newer snakes 🐍 I've been watching since feed my pet fridays!
Even I agree it is a great idea to update the animals not seen so often for example the kukri snake we haven’t seen it in such a long time also in general I would like to learn more about this species and some other species
Loved your PSA at the end. You guys are amazing ambassadors for the reptile community. For names, since they’re “hot” how about peppers, like Jalapeño and Habanero?
"Because the more you know about something, the less scary it is." That statement is so true in all aspects of life! But in specific regards to snakes and reptiles, it's so true for me. Before subscribing and watching Snake Discovery's educational videos on snakes and other reptiles I was TERRIFIED of snakes, to an almost irrational level. I wouldn't go anywhere near them. I hated being forced to go through the reptile caves in the zoos I would go to because just seeing snakes scared me. Even the mention of one would make me panic. Since learning about them I can now admire them and see how interesting they are. I still have a semi fear of them, but now it's more of a healthy fear/respect? I love to watch them, but at a safe distance where I can't spook them and they can't spook me. Which is a good thing because living with my partners, they are big reptile fans and they have two snakes, a baby ball python male in one enclosure and an adult hypo red tail boa female in another. At first I was too nervous to be near them, I'd maybe touch the tip of my finger to one then immediately scamper back because I would panic. But lately I have been able to work on my fear of touching snakes with the little baby ball python every time they needed to clean out his cage or just in general when they wanted to socialize him. I even ask and offer to hold him now, unprompted by my partners, because I'm more comfortable with him! I've even also managed to hold the boa with only minor fear. I'm still learning and working on calming my body down when I hold the big one, but she is incredibly sweet. She likes to drape over your shoulders and just rest there. She only startled me once so far by coming up towards my face and I flinched and asked one of them to take her from me so I could calm down and not scare the both of us. She didn't even flinch, and I swear I have never seen a snake look so confused than she did in that moment like "What just happened?" LOL!!! The little ball python once straightened his body out in the warm crease between my arm and my torso when my arm was crossed while I was holding him once because it was warm there and he had to be taken out of his enclosure for it to be cleaned. Thank you guys for helping me with my fears and for giving me a place to learn all types of stuff about these amazing creatures!
Yesss! Same! I was really scared of snakes when I started watching a few years ago and now I want to own snakes! Theyre so cute ;-; and now I know what great pets some of them can be!
when I was like 4 years old I was playing in a river when a snake just jumped put of a rock and was just trying to threaten me, obviously it worked I was scared to shots xD ( oh and yeh my dad was there and he kinda killed it by smashing the snakes head with a rock .) but oddly enough I never got a fear of snakes, sure something venomous or a anaconda would like maje me very nervous too be around but I wouldn't have fear if that makes sense I remember few years later in a school trip we saw a guy on the street with a giant albino ball python. I really wanted a picture eith it buy my teacher grabbed my hand and pulled me away saying she dosent want to be responsible if I get injured .... that ball python was the sweetest guy ever I kept a eye on it while my teacher wouldn't let go .man the teacher ruined my chance for cool photos xD and only after all that I found snake discovery and my love for em just grew more
Are you serious? I had the same exact experience. But mostly from misinforming myself: I thought ALL snakes were venomous, therefore all of them were dangerous and something one should avoid if possible. One day RUclips recommended me a Snake Discovery hatching video and for some reason I decided to check it out even though I was ready to be afraid/uncomfortable with the video, but both the babies hatching and Emily's energy and love for the babies made me not only instantly forget I was terrified of snakes but also get so excited and even see them as extremely adorable beings. Since then I've fallen in love with reptiles and learned a lot from Emily and Ed's videos (though admittedly I didn't retain much information)
@Pan who told you that? I genuinely wanna know how anyone could learn to think that all snakes are venomous, given that the main hunting method of an entire class of snakes is that they are constrictors. I'm not calling you dumb for thinking that btw that's just suprising and confusing to me
It was so cool seeing those Massasaugas ! Here in southern Ontario they're considered endangered, and one of my hopes as an adult is to do a breeding program to increase their numbers. It's such a shame too to hear that Timber Rattlesnakes are no longer here in Canada. We're losing a lot of our snakes, mostly to development of land, and it's heartbreaking.
Love living in Canada because I get relief of seeing nasty scary creepy garters in my yard for the majority of the year. The devils don't like the snow
I live in Southern California and rattlesnakes are pretty well respected/accepted here as wildlife. I know people who are scared of them but I'm really glad that our population is doing well and protected. I volunteer at native wildlife reserves in the area to help re-populate native plants and we have to wear rattlesnake guards, but most volunteers know enough not to freak out too much if they see one. Thank you for showing these beauties, I love seeing them! (from a safe distance of course)
Interesting. I'd never heard of rattlesnake guards, but upon looking them up I realize I've seen them before. Thank you for volunteering and helping native species!
I used to live around Coachella Valley. Funny because while you were "saving" rattlesnakes, my neighbors,, friends and I were killing every rattler we saw. Mind you we did save a few King snakes and Garter snakes and taught the neighbors how to recognize the difference. The wildlife officers said they were told if they rescued a rattler they had to release it in the same area, so don't call, just kill it. We had a lot of kids running around, and if you have ever seen a child hooked up to tubes in a hospital bed fighting for their lives, you don't bat an eye at killing a rattler.
@@Gloria-ro4vn Your reading comprehension is showing. I didn't save rattlesnakes, I helped repopulate native plants and educated the public on snake safety, including giving them a wide berth. Go brag about killing animals somewhere else.
@@Gloria-ro4vngood for you. Maybe teach kids not to touch rattlesnakes who deserve to live just as much. Kids aren't stupid, and they're typically compassionate. Idk why you commented really... To justify yourself?
The one in front, I'd name Eros if it's male, Aphrodite if it's female - for the heart shaped marks on the back, and Rorschach for the one who can (adorably) rattle. They're super cute, though! And thank you for using proper safety protocols for your venomous snakes, because there are a lot of folks who are less than careful.
Also resembles Great Plains rat snake (Pantherophis emoryi), found in some of the same areas, so are they mimicking? Or is it just a pattern, colour scheme that works well in a prairie environment.
The whole bounty situation is so crazy to me! Was it just fear of the venom? That's just heartbreaking. Thank you for educating us about these incredible animals! It's the only way to diminish the general fear and stigma!
@@mindcraftyD13 unfortunately, it's not all back "in those days". There are still multiple "rattlesnake roundup" events that take animals from the wild, and in some cases even still slaughter them. Fear still controls so many of our actions and policies when dealing with the environment.
It sort of reminds me of the way the Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction. Animals that can kill us or our livestock are often just seen as adversaries to be eradicated instead of fellow organisms trying to live their lives. Nonhuman animals have no capacity for malice though, and there are ways to deter or avoid conflict without killing them.
@@waxwinged_hound Wolves were hunted to extinction in a lot of areas in the US. Ever since being reintroduced to Yellowstone, the environment has actually improved, because grazing animals are being kept in check a little better, and allowing things to grow again.
@Palitato I was actually just talking to my husband about this, too! Rattlesnakes are another important aspect of the ecosystem, keeping their prey items in check.
Small detail: snakes can't "see" with the pit organ per say. Think of it more like a distance sensor. Not unlike whiskers in cats, but with IR light instead of hair. They can tell if something warm is in front of them, but that's it. The pit organ works the same way a bolometer. It's just a thin membrane of basically skin with nerve endings in it. If they're hungry or threatened they could just strike at whatever is warm in front of them, but they wouldn't be able to tell what it was beyond magnitude of heat and I suppose the thing's smell. It's a common misconception that it works like an eye, but it's a totally different mechanism with very very low resolution. literally 1 pixel.
Hey Emily and Ed. That rescue is Kritter Krazy and it is a reptile rescue here in North Dakota but Tasha who runs it just wasn't prepared for rattlers lol. She took in almost all of the other animals in the situation.
In all my years learning about snakes somehow I didn’t know a timber rattlesnake and my native canebreak were actually the same species. Learning new things all the time thanks to Ed and Emily
This reminds me of a dream I had where a yuan-ti (D&D race that are people with snake features who are immune to snake venom) was a reptile RUclipsr who specialized in breeding venomous snakes and treated little baby cobras striking at him like you treat baby hognoses. Baby venomous snakes are so cute! Also makes me wonder how incubation and egg cutting works in captive breeding of oviparous venomous snakes.
That's a pretty fun dream! I wonder if they would super pamper the oviparous females like some do with other pregnant pets? It's also kinda funny because in the current Pathfinder game i'm playing, I'm playing an cowboy anthro western hognose (because 'western' XD). We set the snake race up to be vaguely descended from the Yuan-ti race but alas, he doesn't not live in a world that has youtube XD
You mean ovoviviparous? Because garters are actually also ovoviviparous and pit vipers would have the same kind of things going on. Just randomly babies all of a sudden. Ovoviviparous really just means that the snake is a livebearer but not with a placenta like mammals. Most boas are also ovoviviparous, actually! Garters, pit vipers, boas, they all give live birth.
I literally found the channel because of literally that reason! “you more you know about something the less scary it is” it’s boss how you champion reptiles in the US, keep going!
One last thing- I'm just bursting with pride for u & ur hubby on how amazing the Snake Discovery has developed over the last few years!!! I've been following y'all for a long minute & will continue to do so with much enthusiasm 😁🥰🙃🤗
I remember seeing an 8ft rattle snake here in the mountains of PA, could've been a pet someone released. Studies have also shown that some rattlesnakes have friends they like better than other snakes
I loved how educational this one was! So cool that there's snakes out there that basically have in-built infrared goggles as an entirely separate sense. And thanks for mentioning that they do not make the best pets after all. They're amazing species with such iconic and awe-inspiring features that show how awesome evolution really can be, but we do not want to put their fascinating yet undeniably deadly features to the test, haha ^^'
After years of watching your videos, it just struck me how MUCH you know about reptiles, and how you're able to recall information about specific species of snakes as you're talking about them. It's so cool how much knowledge you and Ed have, and how easily and clearly you're able to share that knowledge with all of us. You two are amazing teachers!
This was a really cool video to watch. Sad that mamma Massasauga didn't make it. I think it's really awesome and educational that you guys work with rattlers, in a careful and smart way.
The Massasaugas are my fave in the video, but Pygmy Rattlers are my fave of all. Their dusky pink colours and the similarities to Southern Hogs make them extra beautiful, in my opinion. Great video guys!
If you guys are getting into rattlesnakes for the zoo etc, I recommend a Speckled Rattlesnake and a Pygmy/Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake. The former is just beautiful, the latter adorable. Like the babies but forever lol.
I love your snake videos it teaches me more and more I did not know about like genetics,taking care of them,handling baby snakes.Only a true follower knows allot of their snakes are firecrackers and sassy.❤❤❤❤❤❤from Emily😊
Every time I watch my Ball Pythons eat I think, “Can you imagine if humans had to eat that way? Stretching our lower jaw and using our throat muscles to ‘power’ it down. All at once!?” The babies are adorable and the tiny rattle……so cute!!! 🐍❤️🐍
My favorite will always be the timber rattlesnake. We have them where I am, but we call them canebrakes in the southern portion of the state. Sadly, our northern water snakes get confused with them and water moccasins (we have those and tons of copperheads too). I love seeing all of your snakes and lizards!
The ending is brillant. I would also add how much extra work a venomous snake is .. including all the extra work and protection you have to do in the event of a natural disaster. Thank you for discoutaging private ownership
jup knowledge really do help, my mother has a deep fear of snakes, but due to a mix of this channel, and a zookeeper she has gotten a heck of a lot better with snakes, from not going into the snake portion of the zoo to now being ok with one draped around her neck for a short and controlled moment, after i held the snake for a while
I hope one day I will be able to visit your zoo! Watching how much you both and your company have grown is so amazing to see and very inspiring!! So excited to watch this video 🎉❤
Easterns and Timbers are probably my favorite. Timbers are native to my region (western West Virginia/southern Ohio) and they are the first rattler I was exposed to through my Cub Scouts when we were learning about herpetology. But I really love how beefy Easterns get and just the tenacity they possess. Very cool snakes!!!
It’s a shame you don’t have all three of the babies , you could have named them Shake, rattle and roll 😂 Or seeing as you only have the two babies if they’re boys you could call them Pete and repeat 😂 They’re beautiful though and that little rattle is absolutely adorable 🥰
Justin is so chill for a rattlesnake. He's barely ever rattled in the videos I've seen him in so far. Reminds me of this paper I read about rattlesnakes having preferred sunbathing buddies and babysitting each other's babies when they're just born.
I love the hearts on the back of the smaller baby. We only have 3 native snakes in the UK and even the single venomous species, the adder, is not particularly deadly. It's only dangerous to small children and the elderly.
Sophia the diamondback is so pretty! She's so beautiful, its such a pity you won't get more into her genetics, but I totally get and agree with what you told about keeping venomous snakes. Guess some people doesn't have any common sense into them to understand those are dangerous animals that needs to be carefully handled, I would never even think about keeping one if I firstly don't make sure I'm capable of keeping one and have the full knowledge about them. Anyway, Justin has a huge personality, it's so funny, but they're all beautiful! You guys are very brave keeping them!
Would you consider possibly reversing the day/night cycle for some of your nocturnal species so that they could be viewed when most active or would that cause undue stress on the snake?
I had to come back to this. How amazing must it have been. Your home felt so safe and secure for that poor mama, that she felt okay giving birth in your care. She knew her babies would be okay with you.
I went to a nature preserve near my house and got to see the massasauga rattlesnake homes/food sources! It’s so amazing how different animals adapt differently from other species. Love you both and I appreciate what you do for these animals who need a good loving/ caring home!❤
I know you have so many animals - but it would be great to get updates on the snakes you’ve mentioned in other videos. Like the burms from the rattlesnake video. Or just general updates on your animals we haven’t heard about in a while ❤❤
I've been working in the agriculture industry in an area known to have rattlesnakes and bullsnakes for nearly a decade now, and I've seen quite a few bullsnakes, but 2 days ago was my first day actually seeing a rattlesnake, which is kinda odd now that I think about it. While he was not too happy to me, I was pretty happy to see him, he had a beautiful diamond pattern, but I knew that my presence was agitating him, so I decided to only stop for a second to admire him, and got back to work.
I love rattlesnakes so much. All of them in this video are adorable, but I gotta say Room Service is my favorite, been following him since the beginning! He’s such a cute little dude.
I always love how excited Emily gets about the snakes, but if you want to tell us about a tiny quiet rattle, then you have to stop talking so we can hear it! Or insert a clip of it without talking in it so we can hear it, too. It's such a tease otherwise! I'm sure I'm not the only one who had to rewind that section several times to try and hear the baby's rattle. Thanks for all you do to educate and entertain us with your animals and your wonderful personalities - this channel has put an end to my blanket fear of snakes and helped me learn so much!
Girl, I ran across a timber rattler on my mail route east of McKinney, Tx (Blue Ridge) about a week ago that was terrifyingly huge. As in I thought as I drove up that it was a power line that had fallen across the road. It wasn't until I got out of my truck to assess the situation that I realized what exactly it was...and I got immediately back into my truck and had to smoke a cigarette for my nerves LOL
Good to see Sofia and Room Service doing good after seeing the condition you got them in. It was cute how Sofia got startled by her own tail, I wonder how often snakes do that? We know at least one snake who chases his tail. *Remembers that old "nom, nom, nom" meme and wonders if that ever actually happens?* R.I.P. Mama Massasauga, she new you wanted her for the zoo but wasn't going to make it, so she had babies that would. Justin's cute as usual. Thinking the rat tail was bedding or something. It's like when you eat fried rice with those roots feel like hair on your tongue. I heard that there's going to be a reptile and amphibian show in Salt Lake City soon. Probably too out of the way but thought I'd let you know.
I love the Emily soapbox rants! I think responsible animal stewardship is so important. I try to do a lot of education in the horse breeding space, and my #1 recommendation to people wanting to breed their mares is don't.
these snakes are so beautiful. I hope to own snakes in the future, but as I want them as pets I will only get safe snakes. Snakes and lizards are among my favourite animals.
Our timbers are pretty much jet black where I am. And what you said about not telling age by rattle lol. 1000% true. I went herping for timbers with a friend that wasn’t a reptile person at all, and we caught a MASSIVE timber rattlesnake (66”) and he had broken his rattle off at the base and had no rattle to make noise with.
I remember the video where these two beauties were first introduced. Now I am wondering where the two burms ended up? One of them of extra feisty and I hope she found a good home.
I suggest that the snakeling that was out in the corner of the enclosure when being introduced should be named Valentine for all the hearts down their back. It's not February, but oh well.
My mom grew up in the south eastern corner of MN and she has told me multiple times about how her brothers and cousins used to go looking for rattlesnakes in the bluffs to collect their rattles :( They just had JARS of them sitting around, the poor babies.
Awesome! Was kinda hoping for a snattlerake feeding video! Love the channel! You are amazing! (Ed, keep up the amazing work! You carry the show.) 😆Only kidding! Ed, Emily and the crew, you are all amazing and do so much for the reptile community and you also teach not just myself but kids of all ages. My son and I love your videos and your channel is why he now wants a couple beardies and a couple of bullsnakes and so do I. Sending lots of love from Alaska! (The Kenai Peninsula) Thank you, so much for all you do!! ❤ From David & Son (Rhys - Pronounced Reese, like Rhys Ifanson, Adrian on 'Lil Nicky)
@@lilstarduke Ayy! That's awesome! Welcome to the Frozen Chosen Clan! Was up that way when I was a kid, went to Circle hot springs and up over to Nome Creek to do some mining.
Actually planning to take the ARR from Anchorage to Fairbanks someday soon. Been wanting to actually go to FB, my dad and uncle Jeff didn't feel like driving all the way there after driving from Anchor Point.😆
Flyrattle and Fuzzytail are lovely! Yes that's how I'd name them. I do admit it's a little mean, but I mean it in the most loving way possible :) Edit: wait I just realised that's the same one - what a jerk xD
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From someone who lives in Texas and has seen my fair share of rattlesnakes, y’all have some of the prettiest rattlesnakes I’ve ever seen
-Edit: you should name the two babies Tabasco and Cholula since they’re spicy noodles
great idea, boosting
Yes yes! I love those name suggestions! Let's get this boosted so Ed n Emily see it!
Those names are so adorable
Tabasco and Cholula are perfect names❤❤❤
Agreed, on both things. I don't live in Texas though-
I adore the PSA: don’t get a dangerous pet just cause you think it’s cool.
We need more of those for more than just the reptile community (I had a neighbor get incredibly aggressive dogs and did almost no training with them, they got out and attacked other dogs that were being walked)
Animals that are acceptable to get just because they're cool: none. That's a terrible reason to get a pet. Cool is a bonus point, not a whole reason.
Yeah, hot snakes really should not be kept as pets, leave that for zoos and professionals
@@flameraven42 Absolutely. While I'm not saying there's no one outside zoos and research facilities who's qualified to care for one, I do think there's too many irresponsible idiots out there.
Love when they yawn and flex their fangs individually. And Justin is beautiful. I can understand why he's a favorite.
My dad used to have a rattlesnake a soldier gave him. The same soldier would come every now and then to de-fang it, so whenever it lacked fangs, the snake would be handled and be with us in the house, but the rest of the time it would be in a cage in the attic, surviving on a diet consisting of one live chick every week or so. Back then I didn’t think much of it, but now as an adult I’m kind of saddened by how it lived, it had a relatively long life, but probably not a very good one.
That is a sad story, but we learn as we go along. As an adult, I'm saddened by how we kept dogs when I was a child; my parents and myself still have dogs and they have a much higher quality of life than the dogs of my childhood just because we all learned so much more about them.
Why did the soldier have to de fang it every few days? I thought that they could only be defanged once
@@Serial_Designation_Theta he would remove the fangs, but they very much grow back after some time. Perhaps you’re thinking of venom gland removal?
I had no clue that the fangs could grow back. I thought they were like our adult teeth where if you lose one it is gone forever
@@Serial_Designation_Theta ah well, they grow back quite fast, in fact something that stuck with me about this experience is the fact that they have multiple fangs already waiting in line in case one is lost!
Please do an updated meet all our snakes video! It'd be so interesting to see who you all still have vs your newer snakes 🐍 I've been watching since feed my pet fridays!
Even I agree it is a great idea to update the animals not seen so often for example the kukri snake we haven’t seen it in such a long time also in general I would like to learn more about this species and some other species
Definatley
I think they have too many to fit them all in one video lol
That could be a good idea for a 3 million subscribers special
Yes
Loved your PSA at the end. You guys are amazing ambassadors for the reptile community.
For names, since they’re “hot” how about peppers, like Jalapeño and Habanero?
That’s an amazing name suggestion
Seconded!! I LOVE those names!
I'd also think about something related to the fact they were born in a garage...
Glad all the animals are okay and those that broke the doors are caught!
What are you talkin about
@@Splintz246 there was a break in and the registers were stolen 😢
@@sadyeg3423 When was this?
I didn’t hear anything about that, that’s crazy! Glad the police caught them!
They posted about it on Facebook yesterday
"Because the more you know about something, the less scary it is." That statement is so true in all aspects of life! But in specific regards to snakes and reptiles, it's so true for me. Before subscribing and watching Snake Discovery's educational videos on snakes and other reptiles I was TERRIFIED of snakes, to an almost irrational level. I wouldn't go anywhere near them. I hated being forced to go through the reptile caves in the zoos I would go to because just seeing snakes scared me. Even the mention of one would make me panic. Since learning about them I can now admire them and see how interesting they are. I still have a semi fear of them, but now it's more of a healthy fear/respect? I love to watch them, but at a safe distance where I can't spook them and they can't spook me. Which is a good thing because living with my partners, they are big reptile fans and they have two snakes, a baby ball python male in one enclosure and an adult hypo red tail boa female in another. At first I was too nervous to be near them, I'd maybe touch the tip of my finger to one then immediately scamper back because I would panic. But lately I have been able to work on my fear of touching snakes with the little baby ball python every time they needed to clean out his cage or just in general when they wanted to socialize him. I even ask and offer to hold him now, unprompted by my partners, because I'm more comfortable with him! I've even also managed to hold the boa with only minor fear. I'm still learning and working on calming my body down when I hold the big one, but she is incredibly sweet. She likes to drape over your shoulders and just rest there. She only startled me once so far by coming up towards my face and I flinched and asked one of them to take her from me so I could calm down and not scare the both of us. She didn't even flinch, and I swear I have never seen a snake look so confused than she did in that moment like "What just happened?" LOL!!! The little ball python once straightened his body out in the warm crease between my arm and my torso when my arm was crossed while I was holding him once because it was warm there and he had to be taken out of his enclosure for it to be cleaned. Thank you guys for helping me with my fears and for giving me a place to learn all types of stuff about these amazing creatures!
Yesss! Same! I was really scared of snakes when I started watching a few years ago and now I want to own snakes! Theyre so cute ;-; and now I know what great pets some of them can be!
when I was like 4 years old I was playing in a river when a snake just jumped put of a rock and was just trying to threaten me, obviously it worked I was scared to shots xD ( oh and yeh my dad was there and he kinda killed it by smashing the snakes head with a rock .)
but oddly enough I never got a fear of snakes, sure something venomous or a anaconda would like maje me very nervous too be around but I wouldn't have fear if that makes sense
I remember few years later in a school trip we saw a guy on the street with a giant albino ball python. I really wanted a picture eith it buy my teacher grabbed my hand and pulled me away saying she dosent want to be responsible if I get injured .... that ball python was the sweetest guy ever I kept a eye on it while my teacher wouldn't let go .man the teacher ruined my chance for cool photos xD
and only after all that I found snake discovery and my love for em just grew more
Are you serious? I had the same exact experience. But mostly from misinforming myself: I thought ALL snakes were venomous, therefore all of them were dangerous and something one should avoid if possible.
One day RUclips recommended me a Snake Discovery hatching video and for some reason I decided to check it out even though I was ready to be afraid/uncomfortable with the video, but both the babies hatching and Emily's energy and love for the babies made me not only instantly forget I was terrified of snakes but also get so excited and even see them as extremely adorable beings.
Since then I've fallen in love with reptiles and learned a lot from Emily and Ed's videos (though admittedly I didn't retain much information)
oh same here! I hate/feared snakes before I started watching Snake Discovery
@Pan who told you that? I genuinely wanna know how anyone could learn to think that all snakes are venomous, given that the main hunting method of an entire class of snakes is that they are constrictors. I'm not calling you dumb for thinking that btw that's just suprising and confusing to me
It was so cool seeing those Massasaugas ! Here in southern Ontario they're considered endangered, and one of my hopes as an adult is to do a breeding program to increase their numbers. It's such a shame too to hear that Timber Rattlesnakes are no longer here in Canada. We're losing a lot of our snakes, mostly to development of land, and it's heartbreaking.
Agreed although one good place to look for snakes, is Sunshine Coast one of the few places in Canada, with Over ten species of snakes
As a fellow Ontarian, I was saddened to hear that as well! It definitely isn't something mentioned in the media- destroying animal habitats
Love living in Canada because I get relief of seeing nasty scary creepy garters in my yard for the majority of the year. The devils don't like the snow
@@Dangerously.Stupid banning that place from my travels, thanks for the heads up
@@ktsven6452 Why are you in the comments of a snake-centric channel if you don't like snakes...?
I live in Southern California and rattlesnakes are pretty well respected/accepted here as wildlife. I know people who are scared of them but I'm really glad that our population is doing well and protected. I volunteer at native wildlife reserves in the area to help re-populate native plants and we have to wear rattlesnake guards, but most volunteers know enough not to freak out too much if they see one. Thank you for showing these beauties, I love seeing them! (from a safe distance of course)
Interesting. I'd never heard of rattlesnake guards, but upon looking them up I realize I've seen them before.
Thank you for volunteering and helping native species!
I used to live around Coachella Valley. Funny because while you were "saving" rattlesnakes, my neighbors,, friends and I were killing every rattler we saw. Mind you we did save a few King snakes and Garter snakes and taught the neighbors how to recognize the difference. The wildlife officers said they were told if they rescued a rattler they had to release it in the same area, so don't call, just kill it. We had a lot of kids running around, and if you have ever seen a child hooked up to tubes in a hospital bed fighting for their lives, you don't bat an eye at killing a rattler.
@@Gloria-ro4vn Your reading comprehension is showing. I didn't save rattlesnakes, I helped repopulate native plants and educated the public on snake safety, including giving them a wide berth. Go brag about killing animals somewhere else.
@@Gloria-ro4vnSnakes were there first.
@@Gloria-ro4vngood for you. Maybe teach kids not to touch rattlesnakes who deserve to live just as much. Kids aren't stupid, and they're typically compassionate. Idk why you commented really... To justify yourself?
The one in front, I'd name Eros if it's male, Aphrodite if it's female - for the heart shaped marks on the back, and Rorschach for the one who can (adorably) rattle. They're super cute, though! And thank you for using proper safety protocols for your venomous snakes, because there are a lot of folks who are less than careful.
The smallest Mississauga has hearts down it's back ❤❤❤ SO CUTE!
The baby rattlesnakes really do look a lot like hognoses! Especially considering they grow to about the same size.
Also resembles Great Plains rat snake (Pantherophis emoryi), found in some of the same areas, so are they mimicking? Or is it just a pattern, colour scheme that works well in a prairie environment.
@@zebedeemadness2672 Both?
The whole bounty situation is so crazy to me! Was it just fear of the venom? That's just heartbreaking. Thank you for educating us about these incredible animals! It's the only way to diminish the general fear and stigma!
Only the rattle was turned in, it was for extermination. They were less understanding of the environment in those days.
@@mindcraftyD13 unfortunately, it's not all back "in those days". There are still multiple "rattlesnake roundup" events that take animals from the wild, and in some cases even still slaughter them. Fear still controls so many of our actions and policies when dealing with the environment.
It sort of reminds me of the way the Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction. Animals that can kill us or our livestock are often just seen as adversaries to be eradicated instead of fellow organisms trying to live their lives. Nonhuman animals have no capacity for malice though, and there are ways to deter or avoid conflict without killing them.
@@waxwinged_hound Wolves were hunted to extinction in a lot of areas in the US. Ever since being reintroduced to Yellowstone, the environment has actually improved, because grazing animals are being kept in check a little better, and allowing things to grow again.
@Palitato I was actually just talking to my husband about this, too!
Rattlesnakes are another important aspect of the ecosystem, keeping their prey items in check.
The little hearts on the babies are soooo adorable!
Name suggestions: Button (for the bigger one) and Cupid (cuz that baby stole my heart)
Aww Cupid is such a good name for it, plus it has heart shaped patches on its body
@@Worm_thatcrochets
Exactly! 😍🥰
Cupid is adorable! might I suggest Cherub as well?
Small detail: snakes can't "see" with the pit organ per say. Think of it more like a distance sensor. Not unlike whiskers in cats, but with IR light instead of hair. They can tell if something warm is in front of them, but that's it. The pit organ works the same way a bolometer. It's just a thin membrane of basically skin with nerve endings in it. If they're hungry or threatened they could just strike at whatever is warm in front of them, but they wouldn't be able to tell what it was beyond magnitude of heat and I suppose the thing's smell. It's a common misconception that it works like an eye, but it's a totally different mechanism with very very low resolution. literally 1 pixel.
I'm glad you're watching this video in 2024 as well
Huh. Seeing the guy I mostly know as trying to grow brain cells to play Doom comment in an SD vid wasn't on my bingo card for this year, but neat!
The yawn at the beginning was so adorable
I'm gonna echo a previous comment and say please name them Tabasco and Cholula! They are so freaking adorable 😍
Hey Emily and Ed. That rescue is Kritter Krazy and it is a reptile rescue here in North Dakota but Tasha who runs it just wasn't prepared for rattlers lol. She took in almost all of the other animals in the situation.
In all my years learning about snakes somehow I didn’t know a timber rattlesnake and my native canebreak were actually the same species. Learning new things all the time thanks to Ed and Emily
I always love catching a new Snake Discovery video! I love when you guys share all your reptiles with us!
I think Justin is the best based on his coloring and personality. The end had me cracking up
So glad you went through all the training and are able to keep these babies!
This reminds me of a dream I had where a yuan-ti (D&D race that are people with snake features who are immune to snake venom) was a reptile RUclipsr who specialized in breeding venomous snakes and treated little baby cobras striking at him like you treat baby hognoses. Baby venomous snakes are so cute! Also makes me wonder how incubation and egg cutting works in captive breeding of oviparous venomous snakes.
That's a great question, I didn't even think to wonder that. I wonder if egg cutting is even possible?
That's a pretty fun dream! I wonder if they would super pamper the oviparous females like some do with other pregnant pets?
It's also kinda funny because in the current Pathfinder game i'm playing, I'm playing an cowboy anthro western hognose (because 'western' XD). We set the snake race up to be vaguely descended from the Yuan-ti race but alas, he doesn't not live in a world that has youtube XD
You mean ovoviviparous? Because garters are actually also ovoviviparous and pit vipers would have the same kind of things going on. Just randomly babies all of a sudden. Ovoviviparous really just means that the snake is a livebearer but not with a placenta like mammals. Most boas are also ovoviviparous, actually! Garters, pit vipers, boas, they all give live birth.
@@SpringStarFangirl No, I meant oviparous, ie egg-laying.
@@ettinakitten5047 oh okay
Sophia looks constantly done or tired thanks to the the scales on her eyes, so cute~
Sophia yawning was absolutely adorable
I literally found the channel because of literally that reason! “you more you know about something the less scary it is” it’s boss how you champion reptiles in the US, keep going!
One last thing- I'm just bursting with pride for u & ur hubby on how amazing the Snake Discovery has developed over the last few years!!! I've been following y'all for a long minute & will continue to do so with much enthusiasm 😁🥰🙃🤗
Happy Friday everyone ❤ I hope everyone had a great week and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Take care x
15:44 OMG that rattle snake so cute.😊❤
Wow, im amazed you managed to get a video out with the break-in, im glad no animals were harmed, love from england!
That little shanangan part at the end with the tail had me rolling, that was so funny. 😂 love the videos.
a new snake discovery always makes my day and it's the one thing I look the most forward to when I open RUclips.
I remember seeing an 8ft rattle snake here in the mountains of PA, could've been a pet someone released. Studies have also shown that some rattlesnakes have friends they like better than other snakes
We have rattlesnakes in New York. I know of 2 areas they can be found.
The babies are SOOOOO cute!!!!! I LOVE the little heart pattern on them!!! 😍😍😍
I loved how educational this one was! So cool that there's snakes out there that basically have in-built infrared goggles as an entirely separate sense. And thanks for mentioning that they do not make the best pets after all. They're amazing species with such iconic and awe-inspiring features that show how awesome evolution really can be, but we do not want to put their fascinating yet undeniably deadly features to the test, haha ^^'
Being from So Cal, I am most familiar with the Pacific Diamondback and I feel I need to support the locals.
His pupils got so big when he was eating 😂 somebody’s happy about that meal lol
After years of watching your videos, it just struck me how MUCH you know about reptiles, and how you're able to recall information about specific species of snakes as you're talking about them. It's so cool how much knowledge you and Ed have, and how easily and clearly you're able to share that knowledge with all of us. You two are amazing teachers!
Pretty sure her degree was in this field
I love how the baby rattlesnakes look like they have little hearts on their backs.
This was a really cool video to watch.
Sad that mamma Massasauga didn't make it.
I think it's really awesome and educational that you guys work with rattlers, in a careful and smart way.
Emily being the most encouraging supportive mom to those bbs 😂😍
The Massasaugas are my fave in the video, but Pygmy Rattlers are my fave of all. Their dusky pink colours and the similarities to Southern Hogs make them extra beautiful, in my opinion. Great video guys!
If you guys are getting into rattlesnakes for the zoo etc, I recommend a Speckled Rattlesnake and a Pygmy/Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake. The former is just beautiful, the latter adorable. Like the babies but forever lol.
Sofia just looks so angy all the time and I love it!
Baby snake: angry rattle, trying to strike cork
Everyone: AWWWWWWW
I love your snake videos it teaches me more and more I did not know about like genetics,taking care of them,handling baby snakes.Only a true follower knows allot of their snakes are firecrackers and sassy.❤❤❤❤❤❤from Emily😊
Every time I watch my Ball Pythons eat I think, “Can you imagine if humans had to eat that way? Stretching our lower jaw and using our throat muscles to ‘power’ it down. All at once!?” The babies are adorable and the tiny rattle……so cute!!! 🐍❤️🐍
I’m pretty sure I’ve binge watched almost all snake discovery videos by now
didn’t realize you all had so many rattle snakes!! those babies are beautiful!!
My favorite will always be the timber rattlesnake. We have them where I am, but we call them canebrakes in the southern portion of the state. Sadly, our northern water snakes get confused with them and water moccasins (we have those and tons of copperheads too).
I love seeing all of your snakes and lizards!
The ending is brillant. I would also add how much extra work a venomous snake is .. including all the extra work and protection you have to do in the event of a natural disaster. Thank you for discoutaging private ownership
I'll have to say, I've had a soft spot for Room Service, but the little baby who got their rattle is also so adorable!
jup knowledge really do help, my mother has a deep fear of snakes, but due to a mix of this channel, and a zookeeper she has gotten a heck of a lot better with snakes, from not going into the snake portion of the zoo to now being ok with one draped around her neck for a short and controlled moment, after i held the snake for a while
Justin has become one of my top 5 favorite of your animals.
They're all amazing and cool. Love learning about different species of rattlesnakes.
I hope one day I will be able to visit your zoo! Watching how much you both and your company have grown is so amazing to see and very inspiring!! So excited to watch this video 🎉❤
🤣 that last part. I love the little fly-rattle. It sounds so adorable.
Easterns and Timbers are probably my favorite. Timbers are native to my region (western West Virginia/southern Ohio) and they are the first rattler I was exposed to through my Cub Scouts when we were learning about herpetology. But I really love how beefy Easterns get and just the tenacity they possess. Very cool snakes!!!
The coloring on those babies is gorgeous 🥰🥰🥰
Watching Sofia yawn, so cute 😂❤
Emily is so positive and motivational 😊
Sophia ate like ‘I’m not really hungry, but I will eat anyway…”
The pattern on the Massasaugas is so similar to plains hognose, I had no idea. Thank you for the education as always!
It’s a shame you don’t have all three of the babies , you could have named them Shake, rattle and roll 😂
Or seeing as you only have the two babies if they’re boys you could call them Pete and repeat 😂
They’re beautiful though and that little rattle is absolutely adorable 🥰
Justin is so chill for a rattlesnake. He's barely ever rattled in the videos I've seen him in so far. Reminds me of this paper I read about rattlesnakes having preferred sunbathing buddies and babysitting each other's babies when they're just born.
I love the hearts on the back of the smaller baby.
We only have 3 native snakes in the UK and even the single venomous species, the adder, is not particularly deadly. It's only dangerous to small children and the elderly.
Didn't even know there are snakes in the UK
@@Lunashadow-qn3ms Well if you're American that doesn't surprise me.
@@SevCaswell I'm from Europe 😂
@@Lunashadow-qn3ms Then you ought to know better.
I love the new kitchen! And the baby snakes are so cute
I don't have any snakes or reptiles but love watching your videos and learning about the species you you have and talk about.
Sophia the diamondback is so pretty!
She's so beautiful, its such a pity you won't get more into her genetics, but I totally get and agree with what you told about keeping venomous snakes.
Guess some people doesn't have any common sense into them to understand those are dangerous animals that needs to be carefully handled, I would never even think about keeping one if I firstly don't make sure I'm capable of keeping one and have the full knowledge about them.
Anyway, Justin has a huge personality, it's so funny, but they're all beautiful!
You guys are very brave keeping them!
I love the Timber. The color and markings are stunning.
… Justin … Timbersnake …
Would you consider possibly reversing the day/night cycle for some of your nocturnal species so that they could be viewed when most active or would that cause undue stress on the snake?
Animals have pretty decent circadian rhythms, so they might not even adjust to the differing lights
I had to come back to this. How amazing must it have been. Your home felt so safe and secure for that poor mama, that she felt okay giving birth in your care. She knew her babies would be okay with you.
These are not the babies I was hoping to see, but... they're still adorable
I love your channel! Positive, informative and fun. Thank you for sharing your passion.
the western massassaga is so gosh darn cute!! i think i liked that one and the western diamond back just for the colour :)
I will live vicariously through Snake discovery for all my Rattlesnack needs.
Seeing the baby Eastern Massasauga, I finally understand why people say hognoses look like rattlesnakes!
Thanks for sharing. :)
I went to a nature preserve near my house and got to see the massasauga rattlesnake homes/food sources! It’s so amazing how different animals adapt differently from other species. Love you both and I appreciate what you do for these animals who need a good loving/ caring home!❤
I know you have so many animals - but it would be great to get updates on the snakes you’ve mentioned in other videos. Like the burms from the rattlesnake video. Or just general updates on your animals we haven’t heard about in a while ❤❤
I've been working in the agriculture industry in an area known to have rattlesnakes and bullsnakes for nearly a decade now, and I've seen quite a few bullsnakes, but 2 days ago was my first day actually seeing a rattlesnake, which is kinda odd now that I think about it. While he was not too happy to me, I was pretty happy to see him, he had a beautiful diamond pattern, but I knew that my presence was agitating him, so I decided to only stop for a second to admire him, and got back to work.
Hey Snake Discovery, could you maybe give an update on the ball python eggs?
I love rattlesnakes so much. All of them in this video are adorable, but I gotta say Room Service is my favorite, been following him since the beginning! He’s such a cute little dude.
I always love how excited Emily gets about the snakes, but if you want to tell us about a tiny quiet rattle, then you have to stop talking so we can hear it! Or insert a clip of it without talking in it so we can hear it, too. It's such a tease otherwise! I'm sure I'm not the only one who had to rewind that section several times to try and hear the baby's rattle. Thanks for all you do to educate and entertain us with your animals and your wonderful personalities - this channel has put an end to my blanket fear of snakes and helped me learn so much!
You can hear it better at 14:31
Girl, I ran across a timber rattler on my mail route east of McKinney, Tx (Blue Ridge) about a week ago that was terrifyingly huge. As in I thought as I drove up that it was a power line that had fallen across the road. It wasn't until I got out of my truck to assess the situation that I realized what exactly it was...and I got immediately back into my truck and had to smoke a cigarette for my nerves LOL
Good to see Sofia and Room Service doing good after seeing the condition you got them in. It was cute how Sofia got startled by her own tail, I wonder how often snakes do that? We know at least one snake who chases his tail. *Remembers that old "nom, nom, nom" meme and wonders if that ever actually happens?*
R.I.P. Mama Massasauga, she new you wanted her for the zoo but wasn't going to make it, so she had babies that would.
Justin's cute as usual. Thinking the rat tail was bedding or something. It's like when you eat fried rice with those roots feel like hair on your tongue.
I heard that there's going to be a reptile and amphibian show in Salt Lake City soon. Probably too out of the way but thought I'd let you know.
Sophia is just beauuuutiful! And that big yawn at the beginning, aww!
I love the Emily soapbox rants! I think responsible animal stewardship is so important. I try to do a lot of education in the horse breeding space, and my #1 recommendation to people wanting to breed their mares is don't.
Equestrian here! Don't breed them!!
Dog rescuer here. Don't breed them!!
Lots of the marks on the little baby looks like hearts 💕
these snakes are so beautiful. I hope to own snakes in the future, but as I want them as pets I will only get safe snakes. Snakes and lizards are among my favourite animals.
Our timbers are pretty much jet black where I am. And what you said about not telling age by rattle lol. 1000% true. I went herping for timbers with a friend that wasn’t a reptile person at all, and we caught a MASSIVE timber rattlesnake (66”) and he had broken his rattle off at the base and had no rattle to make noise with.
I remember the video where these two beauties were first introduced. Now I am wondering where the two burms ended up? One of them of extra feisty and I hope she found a good home.
its always nice to come back here and just chill and watch snek vids with some tea
aww i love watching your feeding videos ❤❤
I suggest that the snakeling that was out in the corner of the enclosure when being introduced should be named Valentine for all the hearts down their back. It's not February, but oh well.
My mom grew up in the south eastern corner of MN and she has told me multiple times about how her brothers and cousins used to go looking for rattlesnakes in the bluffs to collect their rattles :( They just had JARS of them sitting around, the poor babies.
I love the hearts on their backs, the littler one has more defined ones but so does his sibling ❤ so cute
Awesome! Was kinda hoping for a snattlerake feeding video! Love the channel! You are amazing! (Ed, keep up the amazing work! You carry the show.) 😆Only kidding! Ed, Emily and the crew, you are all amazing and do so much for the reptile community and you also teach not just myself but kids of all ages. My son and I love your videos and your channel is why he now wants a couple beardies and a couple of bullsnakes and so do I.
Sending lots of love from Alaska! (The Kenai Peninsula) Thank you, so much for all you do!! ❤
From David & Son (Rhys - Pronounced Reese, like Rhys Ifanson, Adrian on 'Lil Nicky)
Hi! 👋 I'm in Alaska, too, but Fairbanks. Cool to find other Alaskans enjoying similar subjects.
@@lilstarduke Ayy! That's awesome! Welcome to the Frozen Chosen Clan! Was up that way when I was a kid, went to Circle hot springs and up over to Nome Creek to do some mining.
Actually planning to take the ARR from Anchorage to Fairbanks someday soon. Been wanting to actually go to FB, my dad and uncle Jeff didn't feel like driving all the way there after driving from Anchor Point.😆
That western diamondback is beautiful. I don't think I have ever seen one that light in color before.
Flyrattle and Fuzzytail are lovely! Yes that's how I'd name them. I do admit it's a little mean, but I mean it in the most loving way possible :)
Edit: wait I just realised that's the same one - what a jerk xD