I watch several other snake channels, but yours is my favorite. The fact that you don't feel the need to "mess with" every snake you see (unlike other channels) is what I like the best about your channel. Let those little guys chill.
I love his channel, shocked he doesn't have more subscribers, his content is definitely 1,000,000+ subscriber worthy material. Would love to go herping with him since he lives in my area (North Georgia) but not sure how he would feel about that. Definitely need to spread the word and get his content noticed more.
Agreed. Too many guys can't help themselves, they pick up the snake, wear it out so they can photograph it or otherwise stress it the hell out. I've seen more than a few snakes disgorge their last meals. It's not a good practice. Their lives are more important than your photos.
From California....I really like these journeys into the reptile world , great camera work and narration , beautiful snakes too....these vids have it all..
I've been watching your channel for the past 2 yrs. I really enjoy that you are so caring to all of the animals you find. I've watched a few that find cobra,s and when they hood up they smack them on their heads, which I find cruel to the animal defending itself! Thank you so much for showing us that ALL of Gods creatures are important to the ecosystem! Love seeing you and your girlfriend herping together ❤️
Beautiful timber. You are correct, snakes do not bite without cause! Venom is a precious commodity used for food. That is why most snake bites are dry bite's. I've been bitten by a copperhead . Pure stupidity is what got me bitten. In a barn , put my hand in a drawer without looking. Pulled out more than a tool.
As always Noah I really appreciate your commentary and respect for all of the diverse critters that you encounter. You are so right about a "6th sense" at times keeping you safe and keeping the animal safe as well. What a magnificent Timber. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video Noah! That kingsnake was awesome! I love rat snakes, so it was cool that you saw so many. I was on pins and needles waiting for your close call.......I am glad you showed us and then explained! I am so so glad you didn’t step on that beautiful rattlesnake! I’m so glad you had a great day. That’s a real bummer about the turtle. Maybe it had an upper respiratory infection. To bad you couldn’t have taken it to a wildlife rescue, but I understand why you didn’t want to handle it.......😕. Other than that you had a pretty epic day!!! Thanks for the adventure!! 😄💙🐬🐊
"Stumpy," perhaps, for a name. I love, on that Timber, how the orange band is dark at its head, and fades very consistently to a lighter shade to the tail.
Been watching your videos for a couple of months and alot of your older ones too. Thank you for your great videos. I love seeing all the herps you show. I have learned alot. I am in nw alabama.
I was doing some training out in Fort Benning once and came only a couple step away from putting my boot down on a massive Timber just mosseying on in front of me. Made sure the rest of the patrol behind me knew where it was. Definitely made me jump a bit.
Awesome video! Great to see so many snakes! But if someone who's as ultra-observant as you almost steps on a rattlesnake, then the rest of us really need to look right where we're stepping, each and every step! All it takes is one misstep and your day, if not your life could be ruined! Beautiful, beautiful canebrake, though! Thanks again, for taking us along! Looking forward to the next!
What a beautiful timber, and what a day of herping, 2 rattle snake, a king and a racer and couple of rats... makes me think it's summer and not february 😂
Noah, love your videos. I’m an MD and we use the word insitu or in-situ just for your information it’s pronounced like (in-site-too) or (in-sigh-too). Keep making your amazing videos. Your the best out there, bar none.
I had about a 6ft eastern diamond back land mines between my legs once, was probably the closest thing to dying that’s happened to me, well one of lol that thing was twice as big around as my arm, me and my buddy where running down the mountain I lived on in the ozarks around a small bluff line when it started rattling I stopped cold turkey, my legs spread wide right above it, it was as big around as a man hole with 4+inch rattle, thankfully it was feeling kind and let me back off without striking, to this day I thank my stars
I grew up in the hills of central Pennsylvania, metamorphic rock country, and I learned very early that one has to _Look_ where you are about to plant your foot, All the time.
I know somebody that literally goes driving every year when the salamanders emerge from their burrows to take tons of pictures of them. It's a whole family affair for them and probably about 10 or so of his family members go together. He took a picture of the road and there was probably 5 or 6 salamanders all crossing the road together. Weird how nature can be so precise.
OMG! So glad no harm came to you. I say this for two reason, one, I do really care about your health. Second, I enjoy these videos so much and need you alive. Lol
I had a similar experience with a canebrake at the bottom of Cloudland Canyon last year! I’ve thought a LOT about what would have happened if I got bit and had to hike back up out of the canyon….
My college geology professor had a nickname of "Snake Man". Every time he'd go out west to do geology work (sizmographs, etc.), he'd either step on a rattler, or his backpack would be tossed onto the ground, only to be attacked by a rattler. Of all those close calls, he was never bitten, thanks to his 🐍 boots!
The ratsnakes around the northish side of lake Jackson down where you live, are nearly jet black once they get over 24" or so long lol! Of course they start out with the typical grey ratsnake pattern that darkens up to a pretty much completely black adult except for the chin and bottom lip lol
Great video. I really wanted to see the Timber-rattler out, extended length, but completely understand not bothering him particularly after almost stepping on him. He looked so relaxed just chilling there. The timing was interesting in that I was just wondering if or how many times you almost or did step on a venomous snake and then along comes the part in the video where you almost step on a Timber. Glad you didn't for both of your sakes.
Noah, thanks for posting these great videos! Glad you avoided that Timber Rattlesnake. Close call! We live in Cobb County GA and my husband's work requires him to be around water, often times walking in the woods. The terrain and habitat in this video is familiar and reminds us of Cochran Shoals Park adjacent to the Chattahoochee River in Cobb. My husband has seen many Copperheads i(and has almost stepped on a couple) but he has never seen a Timber Rattlesnake, or Cottonmouth in Cobb County. Can you give us a heads up if you have seen either one or both of these species in Cobb County Georgia? Thanks again for posting these great videos. It is amazing what is out there if you know where to look!
I work in South Carolina. LOTS of canebrake rattlers here. They are not very aggressive at all. Beautiful coloring. But still, I'm not comfortable around them.
Is this very close to Atlanta? I saw a big timber rattlesnake at Blood Mountain, quite an amazing site. It was lying half across the trail. I had to approach it to flush it away so we could safely get past it. It sort of half coiled up, rattled a bit, and then moved on when I backed away.
We have a foot of snow and it's 19 degrees here in Ohio. People in this climate would argue that living in the north means less snakes...which most people don't like. Idk about that...I wish it was 65.
I had a 5’ gray rat that I caught after a big rain drove him out to the road. After initially being ornery, he quickly calmed down and liked to crawl into my shirt to get warm. He became a great family pet but he wouldn’t eat, so we released him into the woods.
just found this channel. as a avid fisherman here in ATL i wish you would do a video of how to avoid snakes while walking your dogs or taking them bank fishing with you. plus add a good guide on friend/foe snakes as well. dont want to run across anything that might hurt myself or my dogs. (or get hurt either)
On rare occasion when I go out in the woods here in Florida I wear these thicker rubber boots I got from Lowes. Not quite snake boots, but thinking they provide some protection from a bite. They are pretty thick thank God.
Ive heard i should bang a stick into the ground when hiking and snakew will slither away due to the noise. Is this true? I just want to avoid getting bit.
Noah: “I would like to think he wouldn’t have bit me…” Rattlesnake: “oh, That’s Noah. I won’t bite him because I know he didn’t mean to step on me. Besides, I recognize his shoes.”
I've come very close to rattlesnakes over the years and most of the time they don't even rattle. I swear they make eye contact with you to see if you intend them harm.
That must have been so funny looking when you propelled yourself over that rattle snake. I am pretty sure I have made a similar move just not involving a rattle snake. More like trying not to step on my cat's foot.
I was laying on my bed one day and caught some movement out the corner of my eye. It was a rat snake that was strolling through my bedroom lol. It crawled up my nightstand and onto my bed with me, so I picked it up and took it outside.
@NKFherping any tips on how to get good photos of snakes? It’s so hard to keep them contained especially with one hand. How do you protect your good camera from getting dirt and poop on it after handling a snake??? Any help is appreciated!
Generally the easiest opportunity for a photo is before the snake notices you. Otherwise, carrying a small bowl, lid, or saucer they can crawl under and feel safe will calm them and they’ll relax and sit for pics. The poop is unavoidable. Haha
@@NKFherping Thanks for the advise! I remember Rob Kreutzer talking about the saucer thing. Hopefully I can use the tips this weekend, 😉, i'll try my best....🐍 hoping to see a timber🤞
Noah, I'm glad you were able to avoid steping on that rattlesnake - and yes, he was beautiful. I had a similar experience about 15 years ago when I was living/ working in HongKong. My dog & I were out for a trail walk in about May. He was romping down through the tangled long grass (sub-tropical foliage), and I was walking on top of one of the cement-covered drains above a reservoir. Was just wearing shorts & sandles, as it was hot and just a walk, not a real hike. Was watching my feet/ steps & then looked up & ahead, and there, basking in the sun just a couple of steps away was a brilliant green "ribbon", tightly coiled & looped - a very large bamboo pit viper. Had heard that they, unlike other snakes, don't respond to vibrations, so tested that, stamping my foot on the covered drain (they cement these in to try & help prevent landslips from the heavy monsoon rains). Those fluorescent green "ribbon" loops just got tighter and more taut, and more "ready". Gulp. Heart racing, what to do? Didn't want to go down into the long grass in my walking sandles - God knows what was there. So, I backed up a step or two & took a flying leap over that big snake. Was lucky - it didn't get me. Some acquaintances were out walking on another part of the trail a different day, and they saw a bamboo pit viper on the same trail side as their off-leash dog. Scared, they called their Rottweiler to them. Just in stepping over that snake, the poor big dog was struck multiple times - think they counted 18+ fang marks. Luckily, their dog survived with anti-venom - apparently, the only dog known to have survived that many hits. My own poor guy (chow-chow mix who was innately super-snake savvy) was bitten, likely a dry bite by an Asian cobra (only species that it resembled) as he was coming out of a deep ditch filled with rainwater & tangled ivy-type plants. I was a-ways away, and got a really bad feeling just as he was coming up out of the water, and started screaming at him to go back. Saw a snake strike the right side of his thickly-furred head/ upper body. Alas, I didn't have my hiking stick & couldn't find a stick, & the snake slithered away as I was looking for one, so didn't see it super-close up. My poor guy nearly died - even from what was obviously not a full bite/ full envenomation , and was greatly affected for a long time. No WONDER I was always terrified of snakes, and saw them pretty much EVERY time I/ we went up hiking in the hills/ mountains above where we lived. Saw numerous bamboo pit vipers (another small one literally at my feet as I was looking at HK in the distance, at the edge of a cliff), perhaps another Asian cobra, a king cobra, huge rat snake, a many banded krait, at least one red-necked keelback, and many more that I didn't know what they were. HongKong has 14 kinds of venomous land snakes, and I lived in a place known as "Snake Island" - the Japanese apparently did lots of research on venomous snakes when they occupied HK during WW2, and released them all on Lantau Island. And NO, I did NOT know that when I moved there ! I have learned to admire their beauty, but I can't say I "love" them. I DO watch numerous herping channels now, to try & understand snakes more to lessen my fear. (As a child, I was so petrified of snakes that I couldn't even turn a page with a big picture of one! Premonition of that future attack on my dog?) Just thought I'd share a couple of my own close calls. Cheers, and Stay Safe!
Touched by you saving the salamanders and the frog. They need our help with so many cars squashing them. Were you South of Atlanta or North? Wondered if that was the Chattahoochee or maybe Little River?
I'm curious so I've also heard that timbers are also called canebrakes but I've also been told that canebrakes and timbers are different species can anyone relay on that for me cause I'm honestly not really sure which is true because according to what I've heard these timbers are actually canebrakes. I'm just a bit confused and always willing to learn more
I watch several other snake channels, but yours is my favorite. The fact that you don't feel the need to "mess with" every snake you see (unlike other channels) is what I like the best about your channel. Let those little guys chill.
I love his channel, shocked he doesn't have more subscribers, his content is definitely 1,000,000+ subscriber worthy material. Would love to go herping with him since he lives in my area (North Georgia) but not sure how he would feel about that. Definitely need to spread the word and get his content noticed more.
Couldn’t agree more. I’m currently binge watching all his videos.
Agreed. Too many guys can't help themselves, they pick up the snake, wear it out so they can photograph it or otherwise stress it the hell out. I've seen more than a few snakes disgorge their last meals. It's not a good practice. Their lives are more important than your photos.
I love the kindness you show to all animals.
I am so impressed with your knowledge and concern for these wild reptiles. That Timber was AWESOME! Thank you
From California....I really like these journeys into the reptile world , great camera work and narration , beautiful snakes too....these vids have it all..
I've been watching your channel for the past 2 yrs. I really enjoy that you are so caring to all of the animals you find. I've watched a few that find cobra,s and when they hood up they smack them on their heads, which I find cruel to the animal defending itself! Thank you so much for showing us that ALL of Gods creatures are important to the ecosystem! Love seeing you and your girlfriend herping together ❤️
Loved that eastern kingsnake! I’ve caught wild prairie kingsnakes and they just don’t bite! Fox snakes as well. Gentle giants :-)
The rarest snake I found was a hatchling eastern hog nose
That’s cool! I keep hoping to find a eastern milksnake which I know can be around me but I’ve never found one myself
Mine was a sharp tailed snaked, two of them in one day
@@devious9200 that’s equally awesome
@@joshpeterson2203 yesterday I found another on but it was bigger
Beautiful timber. You are correct, snakes do not bite without cause! Venom is a precious commodity used for food. That is why most snake bites are dry bite's. I've been bitten by a copperhead . Pure stupidity is what got me bitten. In a barn , put my hand in a drawer without looking. Pulled out more than a tool.
As always Noah I really appreciate your commentary and respect for all of the diverse critters that you encounter. You are so right about a "6th sense" at times keeping you safe and keeping the animal safe as well. What a magnificent Timber. Thanks for sharing.
Can you believe how well camouflaged that timber rattlesnake is. It’s insane how nature works.
Awesome video Noah! That kingsnake was awesome! I love rat snakes, so it was cool that you saw so many. I was on pins and needles waiting for your close call.......I am glad you showed us and then explained! I am so so glad you didn’t step on that beautiful rattlesnake! I’m so glad you had a great day. That’s a real bummer about the turtle. Maybe it had an upper respiratory infection. To bad you couldn’t have taken it to a wildlife rescue, but I understand why you didn’t want to handle it.......😕. Other than that you had a pretty epic day!!! Thanks for the adventure!! 😄💙🐬🐊
Perfectly camoflagued and a beauty. Kudos to you stopping and removing those frogs and salamander's off the roadway!
That was one of the finest rattlesnakes that I have ever seen. Glad you had had a great day.
"Stumpy," perhaps, for a name. I love, on that Timber, how the orange band is dark at its head, and fades very consistently to a lighter shade to the tail.
Been watching your videos for a couple of months and alot of your older ones too. Thank you for your great videos. I love seeing all the herps you show. I have learned alot. I am in nw alabama.
I was doing some training out in Fort Benning once and came only a couple step away from putting my boot down on a massive Timber just mosseying on in front of me. Made sure the rest of the patrol behind me knew where it was. Definitely made me jump a bit.
That was probably the best looking Timber I've ever seen.
it has been storming like crazy here the last 3/4 days but nice to hear things are starting to go back to life over there. have a great week.
Awesome video! Great to see so many snakes! But if someone who's as ultra-observant as you almost steps on a rattlesnake, then the rest of us really need to look right where we're stepping, each and every step! All it takes is one misstep and your day, if not your life could be ruined! Beautiful, beautiful canebrake, though! Thanks again, for taking us along! Looking forward to the next!
What a beautiful timber, and what a day of herping, 2 rattle snake, a king and a racer and couple of rats... makes me think it's summer and not february 😂
I love that these kingsnakes just sit out. Nice looking one.
good winter snake sence, they are so much in tupor. good vid !!
Beautiful Timber, what a brilliant day.
The rat snakes were awesome, cool that you got to see so much. The one that you saw sleeping should be snek
Best looking Timber I've ever seen!! Almost looked like a giant pygmy!!
Noah, love your videos. I’m an MD and we use the word insitu or in-situ just for your information it’s pronounced like (in-site-too) or (in-sigh-too). Keep making your amazing videos. Your the best out there, bar none.
That first Timber looked like he was posing for you...perfectly round coils, head right in the center. Couldn't have asked for a better picture.
Lovely finds today! ❤️ ❤❤
That rat snake is BIG! But then again an 18" garter snake is BIG to me. I do love videos about snakes.
I had about a 6ft eastern diamond back land mines between my legs once, was probably the closest thing to dying that’s happened to me, well one of lol that thing was twice as big around as my arm, me and my buddy where running down the mountain I lived on in the ozarks around a small bluff line when it started rattling I stopped cold turkey, my legs spread wide right above it, it was as big around as a man hole with 4+inch rattle, thankfully it was feeling kind and let me back off without striking, to this day I thank my stars
I grew up in the hills of central Pennsylvania, metamorphic rock country, and I learned very early that one has to _Look_ where you are about to plant your foot, All the time.
Wow that timber was beautiful
Good job you found that tick (13.04) before it decided to have lunch!
The same thing happen with the rattle snake but a copperhead for me I jumped over it too
I know somebody that literally goes driving every year when the salamanders emerge from their burrows to take tons of pictures of them. It's a whole family affair for them and probably about 10 or so of his family members go together. He took a picture of the road and there was probably 5 or 6 salamanders all crossing the road together. Weird how nature can be so precise.
OMG! So glad no harm came to you. I say this for two reason, one, I do really care about your health. Second, I enjoy these videos so much and need you alive. Lol
I had a similar experience with a canebrake at the bottom of Cloudland Canyon last year! I’ve thought a LOT about what would have happened if I got bit and had to hike back up out of the canyon….
That is a top shelf timber a proper gentleman
Beautiful snake and let the snake chill.
Hi Noah, love your vids! Do you wear snake boots when searching for snakes in areas known to have rattlesnakes and/or other vipers?
Great finds!
My college geology professor had a nickname of "Snake Man". Every time he'd go out west to do geology work (sizmographs, etc.), he'd either step on a rattler, or his backpack would be tossed onto the ground, only to be attacked by a rattler. Of all those close calls, he was never bitten, thanks to his 🐍 boots!
The ratsnakes around the northish side of lake Jackson down where you live, are nearly jet black once they get over 24" or so long lol! Of course they start out with the typical grey ratsnake pattern that darkens up to a pretty much completely black adult except for the chin and bottom lip lol
Best looking timber ever - the first one
Great video, thanks!!
There is a universe where this is a very different video
Winter is over winter is dead. “Goodbye Felicia see ya next year “ lol
Such amazing camouflage on the canebrake. Nearly too good..
Great video. I really wanted to see the Timber-rattler out, extended length, but completely understand not bothering him particularly after almost stepping on him. He looked so relaxed just chilling there.
The timing was interesting in that I was just wondering if or how many times you almost or did step on a venomous snake and then along comes the part in the video where you almost step on a Timber. Glad you didn't for both of your sakes.
Noah, thanks for posting these great videos! Glad you avoided that Timber Rattlesnake. Close call! We live in Cobb County GA and my husband's work requires him to be around water, often times walking in the woods. The terrain and habitat in this video is familiar and reminds us of Cochran Shoals Park adjacent to the Chattahoochee River in Cobb. My husband has seen many Copperheads i(and has almost stepped on a couple) but he has never seen a Timber Rattlesnake, or Cottonmouth in Cobb County. Can you give us a heads up if you have seen either one or both of these species in Cobb County Georgia? Thanks again for posting these great videos. It is amazing what is out there if you know where to look!
Timber has beautiful orange streak down the middle
I work in South Carolina. LOTS of canebrake rattlers here. They are not very aggressive at all. Beautiful coloring. But still, I'm not comfortable around them.
What on Earth! Awesome video! Thank U. :-)
I noticed we don’t seem to have nearly as many turtles on our pond this year.
Is this very close to Atlanta? I saw a big timber rattlesnake at Blood Mountain, quite an amazing site. It was lying half across the trail. I had to approach it to flush it away so we could safely get past it. It sort of half coiled up, rattled a bit, and then moved on when I backed away.
We have a foot of snow and it's 19 degrees here in Ohio. People in this climate would argue that living in the north means less snakes...which most people don't like. Idk about that...I wish it was 65.
the rattler understood the assignment
Beautiful rattlesnake
Almost 200k that’s Insane I’ve been here since 2k
I had a 5’ gray rat that I caught after a big rain drove him out to the road. After initially being ornery, he quickly calmed down and liked to crawl into my shirt to get warm. He became a great family pet but he wouldn’t eat, so we released him into the woods.
just found this channel. as a avid fisherman here in ATL i wish you would do a video of
how to avoid snakes while walking your dogs or taking them bank fishing with you.
plus add a good guide on friend/foe snakes as well. dont want to run across anything
that might hurt myself or my dogs. (or get hurt either)
Kill them all then I guess.
Great day! Glad you saw the Timber in time! I’m curious now, have you ever had a bad bite?
king of snakes
On rare occasion when I go out in the woods here in Florida I wear these thicker rubber boots I got from Lowes. Not quite snake boots, but thinking they provide some protection from a bite. They are pretty thick thank God.
Ive heard i should bang a stick into the ground when hiking and snakew will slither away due to the noise. Is this true? I just want to avoid getting bit.
Noah: “I would like to think he wouldn’t have bit me…” Rattlesnake: “oh, That’s Noah. I won’t bite him because I know he didn’t mean to step on me. Besides, I recognize his shoes.”
But the Groundhog said 6 more weeks of winter! Nice King!
I've come very close to rattlesnakes over the years and most of the time they don't even rattle. I swear they make eye contact with you to see if you intend them harm.
Man I wish that was true here. It's cold still here in Oregon. The only snakes awake here are my house snakes. My garters and my hognose.
Stunning King
That must have been so funny looking when you propelled yourself over that rattle snake. I am pretty sure I have made a similar move just not involving a rattle snake. More like trying not to step on my cat's foot.
I was laying on my bed one day and caught some movement out the corner of my eye. It was a rat snake that was strolling through my bedroom lol. It crawled up my nightstand and onto my bed with me, so I picked it up and took it outside.
Next Coronavirus starts when someone won’t leave old “Bubble-Nose” alone…
The rat snake’s name has to be Professor Ratigan. I’ve declared it!
insane timber
Snake boots dude!
My colourblindness would have me dead out there
Like when snakes hibernate for the winter where do they go? Always wondered where the wild snakes hibernate at
3:45 his name is sleepy and glad you didn’t step on that rattle snake
@NKFherping any tips on how to get good photos of snakes? It’s so hard to keep them contained especially with one hand.
How do you protect your good camera from getting dirt and poop on it after handling a snake??? Any help is appreciated!
Generally the easiest opportunity for a photo is before the snake notices you. Otherwise, carrying a small bowl, lid, or saucer they can crawl under and feel safe will calm them and they’ll relax and sit for pics. The poop is unavoidable. Haha
@@NKFherping Thanks for the advise! I remember Rob Kreutzer talking about the saucer thing. Hopefully I can use the tips this weekend, 😉, i'll try my best....🐍
hoping to see a timber🤞
Love ya work son
I go looking for snakes all the time but they are hard to find here in northern Illinois. We do have some here though
Wish it wasn't 12 degrees out every day, I'm dying waiting for summer
In our family we call that jump "snake physics". How did I end up x feet away from where I was a second ago?
Wonderful picture quality! New camera?
You need some snake boots.
How can I tell the difference between a water snake and a cottonmouth?
Noah, I'm glad you were able to avoid steping on that rattlesnake - and yes, he was beautiful. I had a similar experience about 15 years ago when I was living/ working in HongKong. My dog & I were out for a trail walk in about May. He was romping down through the tangled long grass (sub-tropical foliage), and I was walking on top of one of the cement-covered drains above a reservoir. Was just wearing shorts & sandles, as it was hot and just a walk, not a real hike.
Was watching my feet/ steps & then looked up & ahead, and there, basking in the sun just a couple of steps away was a brilliant green "ribbon", tightly coiled & looped - a very large bamboo pit viper. Had heard that they, unlike other snakes, don't respond to vibrations, so tested that, stamping my foot on the covered drain (they cement these in to try & help prevent landslips from the heavy monsoon rains). Those fluorescent green "ribbon" loops just got tighter and more taut, and more "ready". Gulp.
Heart racing, what to do? Didn't want to go down into the long grass in my walking sandles - God knows what was there. So, I backed up a step or two & took a flying leap over that big snake. Was lucky - it didn't get me. Some acquaintances were out walking on another part of the trail a different day, and they saw a bamboo pit viper on the same trail side as their off-leash dog. Scared, they called their Rottweiler to them. Just in stepping over that snake, the poor big dog was struck multiple times - think they counted 18+ fang marks. Luckily, their dog survived with anti-venom - apparently, the only dog known to have survived that many hits.
My own poor guy (chow-chow mix who was innately super-snake savvy) was bitten, likely a dry bite by an Asian cobra (only species that it resembled) as he was coming out of a deep ditch filled with rainwater & tangled ivy-type plants. I was a-ways away, and got a really bad feeling just as he was coming up out of the water, and started screaming at him to go back. Saw a snake strike the right side of his thickly-furred head/ upper body. Alas, I didn't have my hiking stick & couldn't find a stick, & the snake slithered away as I was looking for one, so didn't see it super-close up. My poor guy nearly died - even from what was obviously not a full bite/ full envenomation , and was greatly affected for a long time.
No WONDER I was always terrified of snakes, and saw them pretty much EVERY time I/ we went up hiking in the hills/ mountains above where we lived. Saw numerous bamboo pit vipers (another small one literally at my feet as I was looking at HK in the distance, at the edge of a cliff), perhaps another Asian cobra, a king cobra, huge rat snake, a many banded krait, at least one red-necked keelback, and many more that I didn't know what they were.
HongKong has 14 kinds of venomous land snakes, and I lived in a place known as "Snake Island" - the Japanese apparently did lots of research on venomous snakes when they occupied HK during WW2, and released them all on Lantau Island. And NO, I did NOT know that when I moved there ! I have learned to admire their beauty, but I can't say I "love" them. I DO watch numerous herping channels now, to try & understand snakes more to lessen my fear. (As a child, I was so petrified of snakes that I couldn't even turn a page with a big picture of one! Premonition of that future attack on my dog?)
Just thought I'd share a couple of my own close calls. Cheers, and Stay Safe!
You can call him Seymore because you like to see him. Carl
Where is this I love snakes but live in a populated area
Timber rattlers don’t seem to rattle as much as prairie rattlers or diamondbacks. Very cool though
All snakes you find are “in situ”. It’s like saying, “Here’s a snake in a place where it is”.
3:35 my gf says the name “Ratty” lol
11:46 😢 poor box turtle.
Hunting for birds in the trees !
Touched by you saving the salamanders and the frog. They need our help with so many cars squashing them. Were you South of Atlanta or North? Wondered if that was the Chattahoochee or maybe Little River?
I'm curious so I've also heard that timbers are also called canebrakes but I've also been told that canebrakes and timbers are different species can anyone relay on that for me cause I'm honestly not really sure which is true because according to what I've heard these timbers are actually canebrakes. I'm just a bit confused and always willing to learn more
There venom is very strong , too!
Ratsnake...name him sleepy Joe
Are you near Sycamore?
Enjoy the video!!
Bill
Atl
Charlie. Not sure why but the name for the sleeping black rat snake that came to me is Charlie.
Nice timber, but is there help nearby if it had tagged you ?
Fred. Always wanted a dog named Fred.