I was a Forester for 40 yrs in Georgia and have came across some huge Easterns and canebreaks. I stepped 9n a 6 ft Eastern and he never rattled or struck me. I jumped 10 ft and walked on air another 10 ft! I've seen probably 100s in my 40 yrs and also many cottonmouths. I had rather encounter a diamondback than a cottonmouth. I had a cottonmouth chase me on land and had one hit me on leg of course I had leggings on. I was in woods one day and went to bend down to walk under limb about eye level when I realized that limb looked different and at about 2 ft away I was staring an Eastern in the face!! He was about 5 ft long stretched out on limb so be aware rattlesnakes climb!!!
@@boatrvme8478 Happened to me in Northern California. I was climbing a big boulder put my hands on a ledge and pulled myself up till I was eye to eye with the biggest western diamond back I ever saw. I just let go and fell down. Luckily I didn't get bit or break anything when I fell
The largest Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake ever recorded was back in 1946 by a hunter named Rutledge. It measured 7 ft 9 in long with a weight of 34 lb officially weighed and documented by the Guinness Book of World Records.
I love rattlesnakes. I love the hybrid snakes as much as I love the individual types of snake we have. I do believe we need to keep the species separate. When mixing, it needs to be in a controlled environment.🤎
Yikes. I’ve read that before. Two weeks ago today I caught a LARGE Northern Pacific on our deck. It was almost 4 feet and weighed maybe 10 pounds. Beautiful Snake. I took it up the hill a ways and turned it loose. These are HUGE!
same reaction … When I was five I leaned over the side of a wagon and came literally nose to nose with a big coiled black snake. Until I was thirty if I came across aa unexpected picture of a snake in a book the book went flying.
@@tm13tube Where were you at the time? I came across a large black snake once, and found out later that it was some kind of rat snake or whip snake. That thing moved like lightning, though. One minute my sibling and I were trying to figure out if it was a venomous snake, and if it was dead, the next minute we knew it was very much alive... and very much out of sight.
Dale Co Alabama, I owned land that butted up to Ft Rucker. I've encountered many eastern diamondbacks 7-8' 13/14 big diamonds and the same amount of rattles. My brother killed and skinned one that the skin wrapped all the way around a 2x6 board!The biggest copperhead was inside an old '69 Impala hood it stretched all the way across and I couldn't see its tail or head, so 5-6'. Here in Coffee Co, we found a 5' timber rattlers with 13 rattles! It's the little ones that are the most dangerous...
I'm 45 years old, i have had a natural fear of snakes since i was a kid, but in my later years i have began to loose that fear, I'm new to this channel and really enjoy "watching" these different snakes. I don't see how you are so comfortable handling something so deadly, salute to you.
Thanks 👍 appreciate you taking time to say what's up and share, knowing you busy just shows u 2 care bout us out here supporting the Venom Central train. Can't wait to see u open and plan on taking the trip to the south seeing you live in full HD 💪 Right on snake whisperer!
The timber rattler that bit me was about three feet long. Of course I didn't measure it but it was about three feet. I got a good look at it. I stood very still and let him crawl away. I almost lost my leg.
In about 1953, we were en route to a family reunion on the eastern shore of lake Okeechobee and stopped at a gas station on the north end of the lake. Inside were two things that fascinated me; an original colt peacemaker mounted in a locked glass case and a rattlesnake skin attached to a board that ran from one side wall to the other sidewall of the station. The owner said he had been out hunting and was walking down a dirt road and noticed a log laying across the road up ahead. As he got closer, he thought he saw the log move. Closer still and his dog became alert. Finally he got very close and saw that it was a monster rattlesnake. It took several shots with his shotgun to kill it.
This is the first one of your videos I’ve watched. I’m not really into snakes but I enjoy learning. I have two questions: have you ever been bitten handling a snake? And do you have to keep anti venom on site for all the snakes you have? Great video! I look forward to watching more.
Welcome to the #venomcentral #venomsquad and thanks for watching! NO, NEVER been bitten in 38+ years but I do stock an inventory of antivenom for the species I work with. It's better to have it and not need it, than not have it and need it. Why rely on everyone else's (zoo's etc) inventory of expensive antivenom? It's a keepers responsibility, just my opinion. Appreciate the questions and stay tuned!
This is my first video I’ve watched of yours & I can tell you take really good care of you snakes. They aren’t over fed, they’re proportioned right. Great job man, more power to you.
Love your channel dude! Best venomous content on the internet. I found an almost 7 foot eastern diamondback on a hunting ranch the other day, wish I had my phone so I could have taken a picture. It was one gorgeous animal.
That's Amazing! Obviously you like what you do, so I was wondering do you keep any Boas or Pythons around for old times sake? You know, for the thrill of walking around with one over your shoulders?
None currently at this time. They're not high on the list of needs for venom labs, but I've had plenty of great boas and pythons in the past and when we have a large enough facility, we'll have some again! Thanks for watching! 🐍💪👍🙏
Willy, Mrs. D thank you on another amazing video. Is it such thing as a happy snake, Willy is so smooth with them snakes and its almost like they truly love you. You all try to stay cool, much Respect and Love.
Thanks James! Appreciate that! And you for supporting Ozzy. He's a big beautiful boy, but fierce as hell, just a precise machine when it comes to feeding. He's getting to be such a beast. 6ft and still growing fast. I'll try to get him on video for you soon. AND We'll be moved into a public facility soon, you can visit him in person 🐍🙏👍💪
Awesome! Appreciate your support and glad you like the Tee, check out the new rattlesnake Tee (Crotalus culminatus) a smoking silvery beast and also the new King Cobra Tee. If you have Instagram, post your Tee and I will put it in my story! Just tag @venomcentral and #venomcentral I'm never sure which one allows me to repost. LOL 😂 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!!! 🐍🙏💪👍
Absolutely! Their venom is one of the most fascinating, and a beautiful species with its seasonal coloration. We have several, come see them if y'all ever get up this way! 💪🇦🇺
Your monster snakes are just amazing! So beautiful and totally awe-inspiring. I never knew that e.g. a fer-de-lance can get so huge. You are right - when people think of huge snakes they think of pythons etc. jBut you showed the venomous part of huge snakes. Thank you for another perfect educational lesson!
Awesome video guys. Definitely needed to watch some large venomous snakes. The #VenomSquad Family is with you guys and we understand if you can't get back to us. Keep your heads up and we are with you guys.
Thanks James and we always appreciate you! Some days are easier than others and we can't wait to get a facility and have the feeling of normal back in our life! Take care and thank you for your patience and support! 🙏👍💪🐍
I once saw a rattlesnake that stretched from the side of the road to the striped centerline, this was on a two-lane road in Southport Florida, this was back in the mid-90s, I thought it was a log on the highway from one of the logging trucks.
I love how chill your shakey snakes are. I will dabble with rattlesnakes, but you will never catch me messing with a Gaboon. They just strike SOoOoO fast.
What incredibly beautiful specimens. I can't get over the size of them all. I think that rhino is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. It'd make a great tattoo.
So glad I found this channel 💙 I can't wait to learn more and hopefully get my own venom lab up and running after I finish my herp degree next fall 😍😍😍😍😍
Awesome! 🐍💪👍🙏 Welcome to the #venomcentral #venomsquad and think of Venom Central Science Facility as a place where you can hone your education into skill, and when we're open to the public you are welcome to come check it out!!! And check out Instagram for daily updates @venomcentral. Thanks for watching! 🙏👍💪🐍
We're grinding trying to find something; it'd be nice to get what we want, but we'll get what we need... LOL always appreciate you and your support for the channel! 👍💪🐍🙏
Always love watching your videos before bed.. something about it that is comforting to me .. maybe because I've been watching your channel so long and it's great to see y'all still going strong and keeping it real with us
I used to live in southwest Florida, in what back then was endless palmettos and pine trees along the Malala River. The land had been plotted many decades earlier for single-family homes by the General Development Corporation and the roads two lane blacktop. My parents had retired and built a house in the middle of this area. I was in my twenties living with them, working in a small town ten miles away. On my days off, I’d ride my back around the endless miles of roads. One day, I turned down a street and slid to a stop. Twenty feet away, an enormous rattlesnake was crossing the road. It paused just a moment before continuing across the road and into the brush. Its body reached fully from one side of the road to the other, with no more than two feet of road on either side of the snake’s fully outstretched body. That snake’s rattle stuck up at about a forty-five degree angle. But craziest was how long the snake was: it had to be roughly twelve feet long to cover both sides of the road! According to every internet search I’ve done about rattlesnakes, they don’t get that big. And I am certain what I saw. It was so close and it took a long time for the snake to cross; it moved slowly while crossing the blacktop, but once its front half was in the grass it picked up speed. Once it was gone, I spun the bike around and went back home. I was only one street over from our house. I didn’t let the dog out alone on his chain unless I was there, and had checked the yard first. He was too big to get swallowed, but I bite would have been fatal for him or any of us. If only there had been camera phones back then! What a sensation that would have made.
1977 on a map where Pecos River crossed the I - 10 Interstate. Oct evening I was approaching a ranch gate when I noticed a fence post moving. The diamondback eventually took up the entire 14 ft wide road. I discovered over 30 years that there have been other similar encounters which seem to be in the South US, not to mention South Texas. Thanks for posting. My biology prof said I imagined the event because they absolutely do not grow over 6 ft.
@@randykoch1807 Yep. Especially edb's they tend to retreat into polyphemus burrows. Usually the same population's burrows from birth to death. Also, the average person can't substitute such complex tunnel systems in captivity. Like any wild organism, it's best if they are left within 100' of where they are found.
Just catching up on all your vids as a new subscriber and I gotta say there all amazing.you really are to of the game when it comes to the bitus and barthrops no one on the net treats there snakes better!! Always healthy happy and especially a wealth of knowledge 🤙
This was an awesome video ,those snakes where beautiful and crazy big. im glad i stumbled upon your channel . i liked and subbed . 👍👍. Great camera work and editing to by the way very professional.
I've heard discussions that there are Timber Rattlesnakes in lower NY State that are so extremely large that folks have tried to reidentify these species as something other than just Timber Rattlers. Do you know anything about Timber Rattlesnakes in the area near the Civil War sawmill and iron mines of Sterling Forest near Tuxedo and Sloatsburg, NY? Some say they are a cross between Timbers and Eastern. I've personally seen several with the girth of a football and in the 6'-8' range. They look like regular Timbers, but are massive and I have no idea what they really are.
Came across one rattle snake in NY assuming it was a timber...maybe 3 ft. Never heard of one the size your referring to. But know that you said that I'll be much more cautious.
What will likely weight more a 6 ft gaboon viper ir 8 ft eastern rattlesnake . What will you say comes second to weight of king cobra ? So most ya largest venom snakes are blood python, carpet python length but less girth ? But actually carpet pythons 8ft plus tend to be 20-35 .
I tried to tell folks for years that rattlesnakes in Appalachia get to the size of boa constrictors. Nobody wanted to believe me when id tell em about nearly being bit by a 6ft rattler in SE TN.
Thanks great video as usual, the weather in the Charleston area is going to cool down considerably from Monday, you will be looking at 28c 82F to 29c to 84f. Keep up the good work.
Wow buddy, I'm so glad I came across your channel! I really respect what you do and looks like you really enjoy your work. I saw a pretty big rattler last week here in Alabama but Copperheads and Cottonmouths are pretty thick around my area. As long as they aren't bothering me I don't bother them but I have had a few close calls over the years. Stay safe and God bless
New sub to the channel, love it. Was also excited to learn that you are in SC, as I too live in SC!! Would love to visit the center for sure, very beautiful animals!!
We have Timbers here but nowhere near the size of that Goliath. Honestly thought the thumbnail was click bait. I'm fascinated by Copperheads and Gaboons. Absolutely gorgeous patterns and color.
hey willie, greetings from germany. i have a question, willie. do you believe that these snakes get so big only in captivity? i´can`t imagine that these snakes get so big in the wild. thank you
Nope, a healthy enriched snake is always growing, I'm sure there's monsters out there in the wild in the undisturbed habitats! Thanks for watching! 🙏🐍💪👍
Thanks for watching! I've done some copperhead videos in the past. Check em out. As far as antivenom production, that's not my area of expertise, but it's been made the same way for 100 years. The new researchers that are trying to create cheaper more effective ways to neutralize snakebites are the real heros. I'm just the guy who observes behavior and supplies the facilities with healthy, enriched exotic specimens for proper venom research. Thanks for asking and stay tuned!
I've been to Dean's facility in Wilmington back before he died. I loved it, it was amazing. Such a sad story and death of a great place that I wish I could bring my children and show them some of the beautiful animals he had there.
Tyler Nolan once said that Cobras are slightly more manageable than Rattlesnakes because Rattlesnakes have heat pits and cobras don't. Because of the heat pits, rattlesnakes and gaboons are far more accurate in their strikes. I was just wondering if you agreed with that
No I definitely do not agree. First of all, Gaboons do NOT have heat pits. Secondly Cobras are sight hunters and not more manageable. They go after movement, all of the elapids are fast, wiry and have good climbing abilities. Which makes them much more dangerous than the majority of pit vipers. But honestly they are all dangerous and not pets and should be treated with the utmost respect and handled responsibly. Thanks for watching and sharing your great question! 👍🐍💪🙏
@@VenomCentral Thank you Willy! To be fair, the thing about gaboons having heat pits may have been my error. I always appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions
Yeah I think they may be the most beautiful and most dangerous looking snake on earth. Some of them when they're crawling along the open ground they full on look like a skeleton of death haha with those white segments on their body and the big black skeleton eye markings behind their real eyes. 💀😂 And how they crawl in a straight line instead of zig-zag like a normal snake is creepy. They've got the ultimate "yeah best stay well clear of that thing" look. 😂 And with good reason. I've heard of them even piercing through their own bottom jaw with their fangs to clip their handlers. 😬
I once saw a photo in an old bait shop in alabama of a man standing on a picnic table holding an eastern diamondback. He wasnt a small man and his arm was outstretched. The snakes head was on the ground. It was an old photo. Written on it was 10 feet 2 inches. Could this be possible ?
When I was a teen in the late 80s there was a store near where my dad and I hunted in washington county, georgia. They had a newspaper clip taped in the store of a man that killed a monster rattlesnake in that county. I swear it was 10 feet long and the girth of a huge python! I made sure to wear my snake chaps whenever going in the woods after that and was scared that I would come across some monster after seeing that picture! They are out there and do exist.
Okay, well I appreciate how you handle and are knowledgeable about these snakes….. I still can’t rap my head around this stuff. Better you then me. 💯😳😉
Wow. Cool. R.E the rattlesnakes: How can they interbreed though if they're different species? I mean I thought separate species were classified as such because they don't have the ability to interbreed with other species?
The lock and key system of reproduction is nature's way of ensuring that species within the same taxonomic Genus are the only possibility...and then only if the reproductive organs "fit" ie "Lock and Key hypothesis". But it is only a hypothesis, and we don't know everything about the exact evolution (or possible hybridization) of the animals we see today. IF they are in the same taxonomic "Genus" classification such as: timber rattlesnake x eastern diamondback rattlesnakes =crotalus hybrid (batwing), rhino viper x gaboon viper =bitis hybrid (gabino) lion x tiger = panthera hybrid (liger or tigon - depending on which was the female) horse x donkey = mule (equus hybrid) etc is the only time it is probable. AND Some of them are naturally occuring in the wild. Science told us previously, that all male hybrids were sterile, but there is since been proof, that it is not always the case. Thanks so much for the great question and thanks for watching!
@@VenomCentral - Ahh thankyou Sir. Great answer. I was going to ask if they were sterile. I have heard it's not always the case. But then our classification systems are never perfect, and nature is so incredibly complex. )) Thanks for the upload and response. Beautiful specimens. Stay safe. :))
Thank you! And the males in hybrids were always thought to be sterile, then that was proven to not always be the case. Nature finds a way... Appreciate your thoughts!
So, what’s the largest venomous snake in the world by weight? So far I heard about a 33lb King cobra (caught in Malaysia, 5 m 35 cm long) and the 34lb Eastern Diamondback from 1946 mentioned here. There has also been a King cobra in captivity in London zoo which was measured 5 m 70 cm at the time of its death. Don’t know its weight unfortunately.
I think you have the best recorded info. There's probably some monster heavy snakes out there, but unless there's verification, it's hard to know. Our facility actually now holds the record for largest Bothrops leucurus, (in our intro for our videos she is all "fangs in your face" ) and we have the largest, longest and heaviest, for that species. We got a notification that the info is now part of Brittanica encyclopedia, and other information type sites as reference (and it was verified from our videos)
There's 2 gaboon viper bites to keepers, both in NY, both were changing water bowls. 1 got a "dry bite" 1 lost most of his arm. They are ambush sight hunters and strike from any position, with lightning speed, when they see movement or smell prey. I know of another keeper bitten that didn't want to tell anyone and waited 3 hours for treatment. Almost died and lost a hand. I don't think there's a method that is reliable enough to say they only bite when... It's not a snake to ever take for granted and believe you can "read" its mood or free-handle. Just my opinion of course! 💪🐍🔥
Wow I hate rattlebugs but I found your video very interesting. Nope still don’t like them. Have you ever been bitten and do you need to keep on hand antivenin? On the last hybrid you showed and talked about. Have you ever measured it for length and diameter?
I'm originally from the west and I thought we had big rattlesnakes and you guys didn't! I moved to south Carolina 5 years ago and I was wrong! The south has ginormous rattlesnakes that make ours look small. I went to a hunting preserve in Jasper county sc and saw some huge rattlesnakes.
Absolutely beautiful snakes. But' got to be honest with you, I have never seen any that big. Those snakes are just huge. I'm just amazed by their size, and would love to see how much vemon you extract from them in one setting.
Geezus Almighty...You have some very BIG snakes. These are excellent specimens to show people for how large each species can become. Thank you for doing the job of milking these for those that get into trouble with them with the bite. My husband's skin was crawling and mine was too. I LOVE snakes, but I have a HUGE respect of them.
Thanks so much Len! Glad to hear from you and we hope you're doing well? You've been a super important part of why Venom Central Science Facility is a success, changing hearts and minds about these creatures and still have a good time! We love you Len and appreciate you so much! 🐍💪👍🙏
Man this video blew me away , I didnt know these snakes reached this size ( as you stated ) , they're such beautiful animals ! I knew a Gaboon has mucho girth yet I didnt know they grew that BIG ...geez ! Also Ive been amazed by the Bushmaster for many years , such an incredible snake with those ridges !..Thank You !
Nice 2 see u all again ,,,, Huggs Deena ,,,, Handshakes Willie ,,,, It is always a treat to see u guys working together as always and making great and educational content for us snake lovers 2 learn and get better at' ,,,, (( Much Thanks )) '
What does deadly mean? Most toxic venom? Greatest potential venom load on bite? Fang length and potential depth of venom injection? Chance of encounter? Odds of being bitten? Species temperament? Am I missing a factor or two? Point being, it's complicated.
All of the above. To be honest - they can be deadly is a bite is still fatal even after antivenom, BUT that species may never (luckily) come into contact with humans - or rarely. So, its ALL subjective and I try to quantify or give my filter of what I MEAN, same as it were a research paper - my theory and what I use to back up my theory. Thanks for watching!
@@VenomCentral i saw a vid of a guy owning one. giving it a mouse. thats why. how he caught it ? they're out here in California with. me. have a good day
Believe me, Mojave green rattlesnakes DO come into contact with humans!! I have lived in theMojave desert for 35 years and as the area grows with more human inhabitants moving and building, I hear stories all of the time. Yeah, pretty much dead if one bites...
Eastern Diamondbacks get well over 10' long if left unbothered in the wild where prey is plentiful. When an Eastern uses an armadillo hole you can roll a volleyball down in as its home, then you can call it a fully grown and aged rattlesnake.
Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake 7ft.9in.34lb documented by Guinness World Records is the largest rattlesnake species capable of delivering 1000mg of venom in a single bite with 1 inch fangs and a bite force of 150psi.
My Biology prof told me Diamondbacks do not grow over 6 ft; although, my pop and his West Texas oil field workers would on occasion talk of a 7 footer. In 1979 I dove up to a 14 ft wide ranch gate. Slowly a Diamondback came across the road making it 14 ft & 6 in approximate length. I did not get out to measure. Since then I made it hobby to ask about encounters. There have been others here in West Texas. One account was from VA in the Great Dismal Swamp. Workers for the City of Chesapeake claimed to have killed a 14 footer while clearing swamp land for public works.
It's probably been 15 to 20 years on a back road in BFE in South Texas, I ran over a 12 to 14 ft rattlesnake on a backhoe. I never slowed down and was too scared to stop. It still slithered off into the weeds. I'll never forget how big that snake was because it stretched all the way across the road.
I have run over a diamondbacks stretched all the way across the road in a roustabout truck back in 1978 near Andrew's Texas! Everything is bigger in Texas!
Sorry if missed it, how long is maximus? 7 ft? Or not quite? I've read the biggest rattler was 7 ft 8 in, maximus looks like he can break that record, luck permitting? Obviously he's well cared for
Read these comments above and directly beneath you. 14 ft is a Giant. I have seen one in West Texas that was stretched across a 14 ft wide ranch road; not to mention, I have spoken to others who have seen them, although rare.
I harvested a batwing rattlesnake, that my father and I could not decide whether it was a timber rattler or a Diamondback. I live in middle Tennessee and we eat snakes from time to time. Ps. that snake cooked up really well on the grill.
This past July 7 I was visiting deep Creek hot Springs near Hesperia California. I laid down in the shade before I was going to hike out after cooling off. I thought a fly was buzzing my ankle and when I looked down it was a giant, 4 foot southern pacific rattlesnake. It wasn’t rattling and it seemed very curious. I swung my legs around quickly jumped back. The snake just slithered under a bush no worries at all. It still creeps me out to think that a giant rattlesnake put its head on my foot. Thankfully it didn’t feel threatened and actually it seemed friendly.
There was a 11' unbroken tanned skin of a rattlesnake at a place called the Wannegan gas station just south of Livingston MT when I was younger. My dad delivered gas regularly, so I witnessed it many times.
Experts like my Biology prof and weekend snake handlers swear they do not grow that large; although, I have seen on stretch across a 14 ft wide West Texas ranch road.
When I was a kid, a guy was discing a field and got a ratter caught up in his equipment. No lie, this snake made the paper at 11 feet long. The town was Charlotte Texas. I'm 47. When this happened I was probably around 11 or 12 years old.
A roughneck was driving home from his evening oil rig shift. He came around a banked curve in his Camaro. A diamondback was stretched across his side of hi way. He ran over it with a hard thud, but the snake continued into the night. I have seen one stretched across a ranch road just in front of a 14 ft wide gate. Over the last 30 years I have made a point to ask others about their largest sights. To my surprise a few have also seen them in this size-- several in South Texas.
Never. 42+ years and I attribute it to my safety protocols and I keep my own inventory of exotic anti-venom as insurance to save my own life. I want to assist in saving my own life. I don't want to take expensive anti-venom stock from another professional facility or zoo AND hope that there's a Dr that knows how to use it. We have our own sponsoring Dr. The FDA will provide anyone a BB IND to import and use (in event of emergency snakebite), it's just paperwork and finding a Dr that will sponsor. The FDA is very helpful and easy to work with, asking questions etc. The cost is usually the hardest parr of ordering and importing the anti-venom. It's expensive and you need many vials (knowing the quantity you need in event of emergency snakebite.) And it expires so it can be a costly insurance plan! Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it 🙏
Tyler Nolan has a 11lb and a 16lb rattlesnake.. Canebrake x Eastern crosses I believe. Those things are giants like yours. I think the crosses have more potential to get bigger.
The gaboon viper coloring is absolutely stunning. Beautiful snake
I was a Forester for 40 yrs in Georgia and have came across some huge Easterns and canebreaks. I stepped 9n a 6 ft Eastern and he never rattled or struck me. I jumped 10 ft and walked on air another 10 ft! I've seen probably 100s in my 40 yrs and also many cottonmouths. I had rather encounter a diamondback than a cottonmouth. I had a cottonmouth chase me on land and had one hit me on leg of course I had leggings on. I was in woods one day and went to bend down to walk under limb about eye level when I realized that limb looked different and at about 2 ft away I was staring an Eastern in the face!! He was about 5 ft long stretched out on limb so be aware rattlesnakes climb!!!
@@boatrvme8478 Happened to me in Northern California. I was climbing a big boulder put my hands on a ledge and pulled myself up till I was eye to eye with the biggest western diamond back I ever saw. I just let go and fell down. Luckily I didn't get bit or break anything when I fell
@@boatrvme8478 Timbers DEFINITELY climb!!!!
I had a cottonmouth follow me home and pretend to be an Amazon deliveryman.
So you say you jumped 10 ft and ran 10 ft on ar. Sounds impossible but I believe you because I do the same thing when I see non venomous snakes.
Tall tales... always fun.
The largest Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake ever recorded was back in 1946 by a hunter named Rutledge. It measured 7 ft 9 in long with a weight of 34 lb officially weighed and documented by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Thank you for the info. 🐍👍
I love rattlesnakes. I love the hybrid snakes as much as I love the individual types of snake we have. I do believe we need to keep the species separate. When mixing, it needs to be in a controlled environment.🤎
A GABOON VIPER IS A PRETTY SNAKE.
Yikes. I’ve read that before. Two weeks ago today I caught a LARGE Northern Pacific on our deck. It was almost 4 feet and weighed maybe 10 pounds.
Beautiful Snake. I took it up the hill a ways and turned it loose. These are HUGE!
Maybe according to guinness. St Augustine Florida Sheriff's killed one that could eat a 7 footer. Google it.
That Gaboon Viper is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet. Absolutely gorgeous animal.
I know you're a professional, but I was nervous as hell and wasn't even there.
Even pros get tagged
@@bigdata9605 I know and that's why I was nervous, you gotta have big balls to do that for a living.
@@c.l.smooth29 never trust a snake.
same reaction … When I was five I leaned over the side of a wagon and came literally nose to nose with a big coiled black snake. Until I was thirty if I came across aa unexpected picture of a snake in a book the book went flying.
@@tm13tube Where were you at the time? I came across a large black snake once, and found out later that it was some kind of rat snake or whip snake. That thing moved like lightning, though. One minute my sibling and I were trying to figure out if it was a venomous snake, and if it was dead, the next minute we knew it was very much alive... and very much out of sight.
Dale Co Alabama, I owned land that butted up to Ft Rucker. I've encountered many eastern diamondbacks 7-8' 13/14 big diamonds and the same amount of rattles. My brother killed and skinned one that the skin wrapped all the way around a 2x6 board!The biggest copperhead was inside an old '69 Impala hood it stretched all the way across and I couldn't see its tail or head, so 5-6'.
Here in Coffee Co, we found a 5' timber rattlers with 13 rattles! It's the little ones that are the most dangerous...
I'm 45 years old, i have had a natural fear of snakes since i was a kid, but in my later years i have began to loose that fear, I'm new to this channel and really enjoy "watching" these different snakes. I don't see how you are so comfortable handling something so deadly, salute to you.
That little room with big snakes .
Is like swimming in a Jacuzzi with a great white shark.
WTF, that dude is so chill handling those snakes. I pictured myself handling them and my heartrate went up lol
I just started watching and I’m trying to stave off a panic attack 🤣
@@candyr85 I share that panic...Nuts, I've caught several rattlers in Southern cal including a Mohave green, scary stuff this man.
Thanks 👍 appreciate you taking time to say what's up and share, knowing you busy just shows u 2 care bout us out here supporting the Venom Central train. Can't wait to see u open and plan on taking the trip to the south seeing you live in full HD 💪 Right on snake whisperer!
Thanks for watching and your patience! Always appreciate your support! 👍💪🐍
How long do the fangs get? Do they grow just a certain length no matter the size? Or are they relative to the snakes size?
The timber rattler that bit me was about three feet long. Of course I didn't measure it but it was about three feet. I got a good look at it. I stood very still and let him crawl away. I almost lost my leg.
In about 1953, we were en route to a family reunion on the eastern shore of lake Okeechobee and stopped at a gas station on the north end of the lake. Inside were two things that fascinated me; an original colt peacemaker mounted in a locked glass case and a rattlesnake skin attached to a board that ran from one side wall to the other sidewall of the station. The owner said he had been out hunting and was walking down a dirt road and noticed a log laying across the road up ahead. As he got closer, he thought he saw the log move. Closer still and his dog became alert. Finally he got very close and saw that it was a monster rattlesnake. It took several shots with his shotgun to kill it.
This is the first one of your videos I’ve watched. I’m not really into snakes but I enjoy learning. I have two questions: have you ever been bitten handling a snake? And do you have to keep anti venom on site for all the snakes you have? Great video! I look forward to watching more.
Welcome to the #venomcentral #venomsquad and thanks for watching! NO, NEVER been bitten in 38+ years but I do stock an inventory of antivenom for the species I work with. It's better to have it and not need it, than not have it and need it. Why rely on everyone else's (zoo's etc) inventory of expensive antivenom? It's a keepers responsibility, just my opinion. Appreciate the questions and stay tuned!
@@VenomCentral one of my favorite quotes from Lonesome Dove.
This is my first video I’ve watched of yours & I can tell you take really good care of you snakes. They aren’t over fed, they’re proportioned right. Great job man, more power to you.
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Love your channel dude! Best venomous content on the internet. I found an almost 7 foot eastern diamondback on a hunting ranch the other day, wish I had my phone so I could have taken a picture. It was one gorgeous animal.
12ft 60lb Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake captured in Kitty Hawk N.C reported by W.I.N.K news channel film at 12.00 pm est 4 1 23.
Hot diggity damn, the BEST venom channel on YT giving another slice of fried gold edutainment 🤘🏾.
Glad you enjoyed it Kevin! Happy Saturday my friend! Thanks for watching! 🐍💪👍🙏
This, tyler Nolan , and dingo are my favorites
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@@VenomCentral I love rattlesnakes......
THEY TASTE LIKE CHICKEN✌🤠✌
That's Amazing! Obviously you like what you do, so I was wondering do you keep any Boas or Pythons around for old times sake? You know, for the thrill of walking around with one over your shoulders?
None currently at this time. They're not high on the list of needs for venom labs, but I've had plenty of great boas and pythons in the past and when we have a large enough facility, we'll have some again! Thanks for watching! 🐍💪👍🙏
Willy, Mrs. D thank you on another amazing video. Is it such thing as a happy snake, Willy is so smooth with them snakes and its almost like they truly love you. You all try to stay cool, much Respect and Love.
Thanks James! Appreciate that! And you for supporting Ozzy. He's a big beautiful boy, but fierce as hell, just a precise machine when it comes to feeding. He's getting to be such a beast. 6ft and still growing fast. I'll try to get him on video for you soon. AND We'll be moved into a public facility soon, you can visit him in person 🐍🙏👍💪
Venom Central... growing them big, beautiful and perfectly healthy! Awesome snakes as always.
Thanks so much! Appreciate the great comments! 🐍💪👍🙏
For sure they do, best venom keeper and channel by far!
#venomsquad ftw. You guys rock. What massive snakes. Love as always, and your t-shirt rocks. Got the Yucatan on the back one. Cheers bub.
Awesome! Appreciate your support and glad you like the Tee, check out the new rattlesnake Tee (Crotalus culminatus) a smoking silvery beast and also the new King Cobra Tee. If you have Instagram, post your Tee and I will put it in my story! Just tag @venomcentral and #venomcentral I'm never sure which one allows me to repost. LOL 😂 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!!! 🐍🙏💪👍
You've got some impressive snakes mate. Do you have our Inland Taipan? Cheers mate🇦🇺
Absolutely! Their venom is one of the most fascinating, and a beautiful species with its seasonal coloration. We have several, come see them if y'all ever get up this way! 💪🇦🇺
@@VenomCentral How are they working out for you?
Your monster snakes are just amazing! So beautiful and totally awe-inspiring. I never knew that e.g. a fer-de-lance can get so huge. You are right - when people think of huge snakes they think of pythons etc. jBut you showed the venomous part of huge snakes. Thank you for another perfect educational lesson!
Thank you for watching and all the support. #Venomsquadfamily
Awesome video guys. Definitely needed to watch some large venomous snakes. The #VenomSquad Family is with you guys and we understand if you can't get back to us. Keep your heads up and we are with you guys.
Thanks James and we always appreciate you! Some days are easier than others and we can't wait to get a facility and have the feeling of normal back in our life! Take care and thank you for your patience and support! 🙏👍💪🐍
I once saw a rattlesnake that stretched from the side of the road to the striped centerline, this was on a two-lane road in Southport Florida, this was back in the mid-90s, I thought it was a log on the highway from one of the logging trucks.
I just have to ask is that a kind of harness on the gaboon or is that markings c.a bushmasters are scary man been in elsalvador scart
Markings only. Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more...
@@VenomCentral wow very cool
I love how chill your shakey snakes are. I will dabble with rattlesnakes, but you will never catch me messing with a Gaboon. They just strike SOoOoO fast.
You have some amazing, close to thigh thick, venomous snakes! They are huge! They also look very healthy.
Incredible!
What incredibly beautiful specimens. I can't get over the size of them all. I think that rhino is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. It'd make a great tattoo.
That's a good idea 💡
My first edb was also my biggest. It still shocks me when I revisit the photo. I would say it was between 1' & 2' at its largest circumference.
WOW I just came across your channel and I subscribed immediately. This is the most informative channel. My kids love it and want to learn more.
So glad I found this channel 💙 I can't wait to learn more and hopefully get my own venom lab up and running after I finish my herp degree next fall 😍😍😍😍😍
Awesome! 🐍💪👍🙏 Welcome to the #venomcentral #venomsquad and think of Venom Central Science Facility as a place where you can hone your education into skill, and when we're open to the public you are welcome to come check it out!!! And check out Instagram for daily updates @venomcentral.
Thanks for watching! 🙏👍💪🐍
I feel you on that heat, this week's been rough. Good to hear from y'all and hope y'all find a location soon
We're grinding trying to find something; it'd be nice to get what we want, but we'll get what we need... LOL always appreciate you and your support for the channel! 👍💪🐍🙏
Man I love this video! You have some monstrous snakes! I’m drinking some bourbon learning about snakes, today is a dream!
Always love watching your videos before bed.. something about it that is comforting to me .. maybe because I've been watching your channel so long and it's great to see y'all still going strong and keeping it real with us
😁 a little Venomcentral and a good night 💤. Thanks for watching 👍
I used to live in southwest Florida, in what back then was endless palmettos and pine trees along the Malala River. The land had been plotted many decades earlier for single-family homes by the General Development Corporation and the roads two lane blacktop. My parents had retired and built a house in the middle of this area. I was in my twenties living with them, working in a small town ten miles away. On my days off, I’d ride my back around the endless miles of roads. One day, I turned down a street and slid to a stop. Twenty feet away, an enormous rattlesnake was crossing the road. It paused just a moment before continuing across the road and into the brush. Its body reached fully from one side of the road to the other, with no more than two feet of road on either side of the snake’s fully outstretched body. That snake’s rattle stuck up at about a forty-five degree angle. But craziest was how long the snake was: it had to be roughly twelve feet long to cover both sides of the road! According to every internet search I’ve done about rattlesnakes, they don’t get that big. And I am certain what I saw. It was so close and it took a long time for the snake to cross; it moved slowly while crossing the blacktop, but once its front half was in the grass it picked up speed. Once it was gone, I spun the bike around and went back home. I was only one street over from our house. I didn’t let the dog out alone on his chain unless I was there, and had checked the yard first. He was too big to get swallowed, but I bite would have been fatal for him or any of us. If only there had been camera phones back then! What a sensation that would have made.
1977 on a map where Pecos River crossed the I - 10 Interstate. Oct evening I was approaching a ranch gate when I noticed a fence post moving. The diamondback eventually took up the entire 14 ft wide road. I discovered over 30 years that there have been other similar encounters which seem to be in the South US, not to mention South Texas. Thanks for posting. My biology prof said I imagined the event because they absolutely do not grow over 6 ft.
I'm thinking about getting a Eastern diamond back for my first venomous snake.do you know any Reputable breeder's?
Is it true if you take a Rattle snake from one location in the wild and move it to another location in the wild it won't survive long
@@randykoch1807 Yep. Especially edb's they tend to retreat into polyphemus burrows. Usually the same population's burrows from birth to death. Also, the average person can't substitute such complex tunnel systems in captivity. Like any wild organism, it's best if they are left within 100' of where they are found.
Just catching up on all your vids as a new subscriber and I gotta say there all amazing.you really are to of the game when it comes to the bitus and barthrops no one on the net treats there snakes better!! Always healthy happy and especially a wealth of knowledge 🤙
Thank you Venom central .Its been a while since the last update .Will enjoy this update as usual Willie
Awesome glad you enjoyed it!!! 👍🐍💪🙏
This was an awesome video ,those snakes where beautiful and crazy big. im glad i stumbled upon your channel . i liked and subbed . 👍👍. Great camera work and editing to by the way very professional.
I’m scared of snakes but because of guys like you doing what you do I feel I could take care of a balled python or something like that
Cheers for the video guys we all appreciate how busy use are and good look on the new facility venture 👍🇬🇧
Thanks so much to you! The #venomsquad🇬🇧 keeps us going and thank you for watching and supporting the channel!!! 👍🐍🙏💪
I've heard discussions that there are Timber Rattlesnakes in lower NY State that are so extremely large that folks have tried to reidentify these species as something other than just Timber Rattlers. Do you know anything about Timber Rattlesnakes in the area near the Civil War sawmill and iron mines of Sterling Forest near Tuxedo and Sloatsburg, NY? Some say they are a cross between Timbers and Eastern. I've personally seen several with the girth of a football and in the 6'-8' range. They look like regular Timbers, but are massive and I have no idea what they really are.
Came across one rattle snake in NY assuming it was a timber...maybe 3 ft. Never heard of one the size your referring to. But know that you said that I'll be much more cautious.
What will likely weight more a 6 ft gaboon viper ir 8 ft eastern rattlesnake . What will you say comes second to weight of king cobra ? So most ya largest venom snakes are blood python, carpet python length but less girth ? But actually carpet pythons 8ft plus tend to be 20-35 .
I tried to tell folks for years that rattlesnakes in Appalachia get to the size of boa constrictors. Nobody wanted to believe me when id tell em about nearly being bit by a 6ft rattler in SE TN.
There's a picture of one in a Foxfire book that's draped over a man's shoulders dam near touches the ground on both sides.
Thanks great video as usual, the weather in the Charleston area is going to cool down considerably from Monday, you will be looking at 28c 82F to 29c to 84f. Keep up the good work.
Awesome! Can't wait! Thanks so much for watching and sharing your info! Stay tuned! 🙏👍💪🐍
You are awesome man thanks for sharing some of your knowledge on these beautiful but intimidating animals!
Wow buddy, I'm so glad I came across your channel! I really respect what you do and looks like you really enjoy your work. I saw a pretty big rattler last week here in Alabama but Copperheads and Cottonmouths are pretty thick around my area. As long as they aren't bothering me I don't bother them but I have had a few close calls over the years. Stay safe and God bless
New sub to the channel, love it. Was also excited to learn that you are in SC, as I too live in SC!! Would love to visit the center for sure, very beautiful animals!!
Welcome to Venom Central's Serpent Center! Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel.
@@VenomCentral Absolutely, excited to be here!!
You are the most gentle handler I have seen on RUclips.
Does the hook have to be metalic? Just asking
They just have to be strong. (Back in the day, some started as golf clubs.) Thanks for watching!
We have Timbers here but nowhere near the size of that Goliath. Honestly thought the thumbnail was click bait.
I'm fascinated by Copperheads and Gaboons.
Absolutely gorgeous patterns and color.
hey willie, greetings from germany. i have a question, willie. do you believe that these snakes get so big only in captivity? i´can`t imagine that these snakes get so big in the wild. thank you
Nope, a healthy enriched snake is always growing, I'm sure there's monsters out there in the wild in the undisturbed habitats! Thanks for watching! 🙏🐍💪👍
I just ran into your channel and can you explain how antivenom is made or show some copperheads
Thanks for watching! I've done some copperhead videos in the past. Check em out. As far as antivenom production, that's not my area of expertise, but it's been made the same way for 100 years. The new researchers that are trying to create cheaper more effective ways to neutralize snakebites are the real heros. I'm just the guy who observes behavior and supplies the facilities with healthy, enriched exotic specimens for proper venom research. Thanks for asking and stay tuned!
Holy smokes, love this video. Willy you have the biggest, most beautiful, bad ass snakes out of all the keepers.
Thanks CoCo. And thanks for watching 👍
Beautiful
I've been to Dean's facility in Wilmington back before he died. I loved it, it was amazing. Such a sad story and death of a great place that I wish I could bring my children and show them some of the beautiful animals he had there.
Tyler Nolan once said that Cobras are slightly more manageable than Rattlesnakes because Rattlesnakes have heat pits and cobras don't. Because of the heat pits, rattlesnakes and gaboons are far more accurate in their strikes. I was just wondering if you agreed with that
No I definitely do not agree. First of all, Gaboons do NOT have heat pits. Secondly Cobras are sight hunters and not more manageable. They go after movement, all of the elapids are fast, wiry and have good climbing abilities. Which makes them much more dangerous than the majority of pit vipers. But honestly they are all dangerous and not pets and should be treated with the utmost respect and handled responsibly. Thanks for watching and sharing your great question! 👍🐍💪🙏
@@VenomCentral Thank you Willy! To be fair, the thing about gaboons having heat pits may have been my error. I always appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions
I've seen some monster Timber rattlers in Kentucky.
That gaboon viper has incredible markings. It looks as if sections of pipe have been glued to its back.
Yeh. A beautifully painted pipe. I could say the same thing about the adamentous. Both species are rarely unornate.
Yeah I think they may be the most beautiful and most dangerous looking snake on earth.
Some of them when they're crawling along the open ground they full on look like a skeleton of death haha with those white segments on their body and the big black skeleton eye markings behind their real eyes. 💀😂
And how they crawl in a straight line instead of zig-zag like a normal snake is creepy.
They've got the ultimate "yeah best stay well clear of that thing" look. 😂
And with good reason. I've heard of them even piercing through their own bottom jaw with their fangs to clip their handlers. 😬
9:26 My eyes were in for a shock at the size difference! 👀
I clicked for large rattlesnakes and I certainly was not disappointed. 👍🏾
Been hot here in Colorado too, good to see you guys, proper husbandry practices make great animals. Yours definitely show that. GREAT job Will.
Thanks Richard
9:50 My pal's a soldier. In Colombia a guy in his patrol was bitten by a Fer-de-lance. Lost a big chunk of the back of his calf.
Love those snakes. I have a question.about the lighting in your cages. Are you not worried about the snakes coming in contact with the bulbs?
I once saw a photo in an old bait shop in alabama of a man standing on a picnic table holding an eastern diamondback. He wasnt a small man and his arm was outstretched. The snakes head was on the ground. It was an old photo. Written on it was 10 feet 2 inches. Could this be possible ?
When I was a teen in the late 80s there was a store near where my dad and I hunted in washington county, georgia. They had a newspaper clip taped in the store of a man that killed a monster rattlesnake in that county. I swear it was 10 feet long and the girth of a huge python! I made sure to wear my snake chaps whenever going in the woods after that and was scared that I would come across some monster after seeing that picture! They are out there and do exist.
Okay, well I appreciate how you handle and are knowledgeable about these snakes….. I still can’t rap my head around this stuff. Better you then me. 💯😳😉
Thank you for providing the best content. Hope you reach 100k subscribers and more!
Appreciate
I hope so too! 🤞
Wow. Cool. R.E the rattlesnakes: How can they interbreed though if they're different species?
I mean I thought separate species were classified as such because they don't have the ability to interbreed with other species?
The lock and key system of reproduction is nature's way of ensuring that species within the same taxonomic Genus are the only possibility...and then only if the reproductive organs "fit" ie "Lock and Key hypothesis". But it is only a hypothesis, and we don't know everything about the exact evolution (or possible hybridization) of the animals we see today. IF they are in the same taxonomic "Genus" classification such as: timber rattlesnake x eastern diamondback rattlesnakes =crotalus hybrid (batwing), rhino viper x gaboon viper =bitis hybrid (gabino) lion x tiger = panthera hybrid (liger or tigon - depending on which was the female) horse x donkey = mule (equus hybrid) etc is the only time it is probable. AND Some of them are naturally occuring in the wild. Science told us previously, that all male hybrids were sterile, but there is since been proof, that it is not always the case. Thanks so much for the great question and thanks for watching!
@@VenomCentral - Ahh thankyou Sir. Great answer. I was going to ask if they were sterile. I have heard it's not always the case. But then our classification systems are never perfect, and nature is so incredibly complex. ))
Thanks for the upload and response. Beautiful specimens.
Stay safe. :))
Thank you! And the males in hybrids were always thought to be sterile, then that was proven to not always be the case. Nature finds a way... Appreciate your thoughts!
Living in the mountains of western north carolina. Ive seen some big rattlesnake. But these are absolutely beautiful! Love the videos!
Thanks for watching mark
So, what’s the largest venomous snake in the world by weight?
So far I heard about a 33lb King cobra (caught in Malaysia, 5 m 35 cm long) and the 34lb Eastern Diamondback from 1946 mentioned here.
There has also been a King cobra in captivity in London zoo which was measured 5 m 70 cm at the time of its death. Don’t know its weight unfortunately.
I think you have the best recorded info. There's probably some monster heavy snakes out there, but unless there's verification, it's hard to know. Our facility actually now holds the record for largest Bothrops leucurus, (in our intro for our videos she is all "fangs in your face" ) and we have the largest, longest and heaviest, for that species. We got a notification that the info is now part of Brittanica encyclopedia, and other information type sites as reference (and it was verified from our videos)
Thanks so much for sharing the info!!
Gaboon Viper 46lb Fresno Chaffee Zoo is the heaviest documented venomous snake in the world. @@VenomCentral
Amazing how the Gaboon is so calm. I have heard, and please correct me if I'm wrong, that bites from a Gaboon only happen when they are stepped on.
There's 2 gaboon viper bites to keepers, both in NY, both were changing water bowls. 1 got a "dry bite" 1 lost most of his arm. They are ambush sight hunters and strike from any position, with lightning speed, when they see movement or smell prey. I know of another keeper bitten that didn't want to tell anyone and waited 3 hours for treatment. Almost died and lost a hand. I don't think there's a method that is reliable enough to say they only bite when... It's not a snake to ever take for granted and believe you can "read" its mood or free-handle. Just my opinion of course! 💪🐍🔥
Do snakes always coil in the same direction S shape? Or are their left handed right handed ones?
Where are you located? I need to know so I can steer clear of there! No way I'd be handling those snakes, or even be near them. At all.
Wow I hate rattlebugs but I found your video very interesting. Nope still don’t like them.
Have you ever been bitten and do you need to keep on hand antivenin?
On the last hybrid you showed and talked about. Have you ever measured it for length and diameter?
Yes but not in awhile. He definitely is a big boy.
I'm originally from the west and I thought we had big rattlesnakes and you guys didn't! I moved to south Carolina 5 years ago and I was wrong! The south has ginormous rattlesnakes that make ours look small. I went to a hunting preserve in Jasper county sc and saw some huge rattlesnakes.
Absolutely beautiful snakes. But' got to be honest with you, I have never seen any that big. Those snakes are just huge. I'm just amazed by their size, and would love to see how much vemon you extract from them in one setting.
stuffed man made fat ratt
Geezus Almighty...You have some very BIG snakes. These are excellent specimens to show people for how large each species can become. Thank you for doing the job of milking these for those that get into trouble with them with the bite. My husband's skin was crawling and mine was too. I LOVE snakes, but I have a HUGE respect of them.
Thank You So Much For all you guys do, I so much enjoy watching.
Thanks so much Len! Glad to hear from you and we hope you're doing well? You've been a super important part of why Venom Central Science Facility is a success, changing hearts and minds about these creatures and still have a good time! We love you Len and appreciate you so much! 🐍💪👍🙏
Man this video blew me away , I didnt know these snakes reached this size ( as you stated ) , they're such beautiful animals ! I knew a Gaboon has mucho girth yet I didnt know they grew that BIG ...geez ! Also Ive been amazed by the Bushmaster for many years , such an incredible snake with those ridges !..Thank You !
Nice 2 see u all again ,,,, Huggs Deena ,,,, Handshakes Willie ,,,, It is always a treat to see u guys working together as always and making great and educational content for us snake lovers 2 learn and get better at' ,,,, (( Much Thanks )) '
Always appreciate you and your support!! 👍🙏🐍
Wow really glad I found this channel great information and the pictures just great.
Thanks for watching
is the mojave green the deadliest rattle snake more then a western diamond back ??
What does deadly mean? Most toxic venom? Greatest potential venom load on bite? Fang length and potential depth of venom injection? Chance of encounter? Odds of being bitten? Species temperament? Am I missing a factor or two? Point being, it's complicated.
All of the above. To be honest - they can be deadly is a bite is still fatal even after antivenom, BUT that species may never (luckily) come into contact with humans - or rarely. So, its ALL subjective and I try to quantify or give my filter of what I MEAN, same as it were a research paper - my theory and what I use to back up my theory. Thanks for watching!
@@VenomCentral i saw a vid of a guy owning one. giving it a mouse. thats why. how he caught it ? they're out here in California with. me. have a good day
Believe me, Mojave green rattlesnakes DO come into contact with humans!! I have lived in theMojave desert for 35 years and as the area grows with more human inhabitants moving and building, I hear stories all of the time. Yeah, pretty much dead if one bites...
Eastern Diamondbacks get well over 10' long if left unbothered in the wild where prey is plentiful. When an Eastern uses an armadillo hole you can roll a volleyball down in as its home, then you can call it a fully grown and aged rattlesnake.
Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake 7ft.9in.34lb documented by Guinness World Records is the largest rattlesnake species capable of delivering 1000mg of venom in a single bite with 1 inch fangs and a bite force of 150psi.
My Biology prof told me Diamondbacks do not grow over 6 ft; although, my pop and his West Texas oil field workers would on occasion talk of a 7 footer. In 1979 I dove up to a 14 ft wide ranch gate. Slowly a Diamondback came across the road making it 14 ft & 6 in approximate length. I did not get out to measure. Since then I made it hobby to ask about encounters. There have been others here in West Texas. One account was from VA in the Great Dismal Swamp. Workers for the City of Chesapeake claimed to have killed a 14 footer while clearing swamp land for public works.
Oooh the Gaboon Viper!! Willy your killing me LOL My favorite. hope you guys are doing ok!
Excellent video as usual 👌🏽 do you have any forest cobras
I use to breed them but don't keep many Cobra anymore
It's probably been 15 to 20 years on a back road in BFE in South Texas, I ran over a 12 to 14 ft rattlesnake on a backhoe. I never slowed down and was too scared to stop. It still slithered off into the weeds. I'll never forget how big that snake was because it stretched all the way across the road.
It just died off the road
I have run over a diamondbacks stretched all the way across the road in a roustabout truck back in 1978 near Andrew's Texas! Everything is bigger in Texas!
Sounds more likely to be a gophersnake.
Sorry if missed it, how long is maximus? 7 ft? Or not quite? I've read the biggest rattler was 7 ft 8 in, maximus looks like he can break that record, luck permitting? Obviously he's well cared for
Read these comments above and directly beneath you. 14 ft is a Giant. I have seen one in West Texas that was stretched across a 14 ft wide ranch road; not to mention, I have spoken to others who have seen them, although rare.
Beautiful animals! I love all snakes venomous and non-venomous. Simply beautiful!
I harvested a batwing rattlesnake, that my father and I could not decide whether it was a timber rattler or a Diamondback. I live in middle Tennessee and we eat snakes from time to time. Ps. that snake cooked up really well on the grill.
Are they not extremely tough and gamey tasting? Not disrespectful, just curious.
This past July 7 I was visiting deep Creek hot Springs near Hesperia California. I laid down in the shade before I was going to hike out after cooling off. I thought a fly was buzzing my ankle and when I looked down it was a giant, 4 foot southern pacific rattlesnake. It wasn’t rattling and it seemed very curious. I swung my legs around quickly jumped back. The snake just slithered under a bush no worries at all. It still creeps me out to think that a giant rattlesnake put its head on my foot. Thankfully it didn’t feel threatened and actually it seemed friendly.
There was a 11' unbroken tanned skin of a rattlesnake at a place called the Wannegan gas station just south of Livingston MT when I was younger. My dad delivered gas regularly, so I witnessed it many times.
Experts like my Biology prof and weekend snake handlers swear they do not grow that large; although, I have seen on stretch across a 14 ft wide West Texas ranch road.
When I was a kid, a guy was discing a field and got a ratter caught up in his equipment. No lie, this snake made the paper at 11 feet long. The town was Charlotte Texas. I'm 47. When this happened I was probably around 11 or 12 years old.
A roughneck was driving home from his evening oil rig shift. He came around a banked curve in his Camaro. A diamondback was stretched across his side of hi way. He ran over it with a hard thud, but the snake continued into the night. I have seen one stretched across a ranch road just in front of a 14 ft wide gate. Over the last 30 years I have made a point to ask others about their largest sights. To my surprise a few have also seen them in this size-- several in South Texas.
How can I get into this type of work with the same perspective goals in mind?
I got a dimond back a couple of weeks ago and it was 6'7" with 16 rattles and a button bout as big around as my calf.
Where are you located? Just curious. Thanks. 😉👍❤
Excellent video, very knowledgeable person, hepatology is very interesting subject, those animals are gorgeous
Glad you enjoyed it!
How many times have you been bitten and by what species?
Never. 42+ years and I attribute it to my safety protocols and I keep my own inventory of exotic anti-venom as insurance to save my own life. I want to assist in saving my own life. I don't want to take expensive anti-venom stock from another professional facility or zoo AND hope that there's a Dr that knows how to use it. We have our own sponsoring Dr. The FDA will provide anyone a BB IND to import and use (in event of emergency snakebite), it's just paperwork and finding a Dr that will sponsor. The FDA is very helpful and easy to work with, asking questions etc. The cost is usually the hardest parr of ordering and importing the anti-venom. It's expensive and you need many vials (knowing the quantity you need in event of emergency snakebite.) And it expires so it can be a costly insurance plan! Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it 🙏
@@VenomCentral thanks for the feedback.
I love these snakes and respect all of them and you all for what you do. I also loved the side by side pics.
Excellent! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks again for watching! 🐍💪👍😀
What's the largest western dimondack you have ever went hands on?
The biggest one I ever had was about 6ft. Big healthy Western! Thanks for watching? 💪👍🔥🙏🐍
How about a Gaboon Viper? How big do they get, how venomous are they, and are their fangs the longest?
I've done several Gaboon videos, with lots of detailed info on venom, size, husbandry etc- check em out. Thanks for watching!
Tyler Nolan has a 11lb and a 16lb rattlesnake.. Canebrake x Eastern crosses I believe. Those things are giants like yours. I think the crosses have more potential to get bigger.
Any experience with Sonaran Sidewinders?
Cool to see a picture of Dean Ripa. I used to frequent the Serpentarium. That place was so awesome.