Texas Snake Hunting in the Summer! Rattlesnakes, Ratsnakes, and more!

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @nepaleseman1010
    @nepaleseman1010 3 года назад +2

    I love the amazing skies in west Texas.

  • @falconmoose5435
    @falconmoose5435 3 года назад +8

    I just loved how the Western Diamondback attacked with ferocity.

  • @Bakedcrab
    @Bakedcrab 3 года назад +6

    I love your channel it is so amazing

  • @petercarmeci8317
    @petercarmeci8317 3 года назад +4

    Awesome video, Noah. Enjoy your trip, bro. I will be out there next June. I have a cousin in Alpine TX. I will be shining cuts with my son and daughter.

  • @cathytai
    @cathytai 3 года назад +1

    The checkered garter would have made my day -- Yeah, I'm a garter girl! LOL

    • @herpermike_
      @herpermike_ 3 года назад +1

      I think the black necked garters out there are much better looking lol! They have an amazing bright stripe on the back that really stands out! I caught one around Austin and it was a really good looking garter!

  • @scottuzarowski3629
    @scottuzarowski3629 3 года назад +3

    Can't wait for the first Alterna of the year!! Hurry up & shine that thing lol!!

  • @rebelbaron7003
    @rebelbaron7003 3 года назад +1

    Hi Noah,nice video even though the snakes weren't out.
    I always look forward to your vids.
    Hey you know while you're out there,why not do some lapping also?
    Texas and NewMex are a hoard of great rocks n minerals to collect.
    Amethyst,blue topaz (Texas state gem) quartz,micah, pertrified wood,turquoise,opals,jasper,malachite (greenstone used in jewelry)
    feldspar and many more.
    Even better, west Texas is loaded.
    Anywhere where there are mountains,where great pressure was,or especially where you see dry creek bed where flashflooding occurs and the waters unearthed these rocks and gems.
    Heck,you just have to walk around n pick them up,you guys don't even need a pickaxe.
    Now you have 2 things to look for. Those rock formations you guys hunt is a plethora of great looking gems.
    And,look at it this way,you can fool the "snake gods" by outwardly saying you guys are going lapping instead of snake hunting.
    I've done it for 35 years.
    Up here in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,we dont have the variety and populations of snakes you have in Georgia.
    Anywho.....just a thought for ya.
    Oh I forgot.....you can find gold nuggets in those creek bed wash outs too.
    Good luck!!!

  • @missjo5ie
    @missjo5ie 3 года назад +1

    I cannot express to you how much I missed the phrase “shining cuts” 😌😌😌 West Texas herping is top tier!!

  • @GREEKEXPLORERS
    @GREEKEXPLORERS 3 года назад +1

    Amazing video!!
    Keep it up like that my friend and always be careful!!
    Have a nice sequel and I look forward to the next video!!

  • @Mountain.Man.1978
    @Mountain.Man.1978 3 года назад +1

    I live in Georgia. I thought I was the only one who shewed reptiles out of the road. I found a huge snapping turtle with spikes on his neck. Some crazy boys wanted me to save it for them to eat. I let him go in a creek leading to a swamp. They can eat vegetable soup!

  • @jeffoff7795
    @jeffoff7795 3 года назад +1

    I love it when you go out west.

  • @jenn1234
    @jenn1234 3 года назад +1

    Great video Noah! It’s too bad you didn’t get to see more snakes, but I’m sure things will get better. 😃 I’m definitely looking forward to seeing what you find in New Mexico! Please be safe and good luck on the days to come! 😄❤️🐬

  • @orangebird7224
    @orangebird7224 3 года назад +2

    That green beetle was amazing!

  • @mrsgrammy3552
    @mrsgrammy3552 3 года назад

    Wow what a great video! Can't wait to see what you find in New Mexico!

  • @md-ln4fp
    @md-ln4fp 3 года назад

    Herping along with you brother. You and Viperkeeper are my favorites.

  • @ArcherProdz
    @ArcherProdz 3 года назад +3

    This was awesome

  • @Spacey7
    @Spacey7 3 года назад +1

    That Checkered Garter Snake had strange coloured eye's, very different from the ones I keep have. Lovely herp 🐍💕🐍

  • @Cajunkaty
    @Cajunkaty 3 года назад

    That rock formation was awesome!

  • @randommexican5664
    @randommexican5664 2 года назад

    Not sure how the algorithm got me here, but I'm glad

  • @c00let0n
    @c00let0n 3 года назад +2

    WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! DITCHED MY FRIEND TO WATCH THIS!!!! wait you didnt hear that

  • @ExploringJ
    @ExploringJ 3 года назад +4

    Please do the Sandia mountains in Albuquerque!

  • @BlackTongue.
    @BlackTongue. 3 года назад +3

    yessss!!!! WEST TX MEANS ALTERNA!!!!!! PLEASE FIND SOME ALTERNA!?!? I've always wanted to go to west TX and look for alterna. I'm 35 and I've wanted to since I was 15

    • @billdenny9599
      @billdenny9599 3 года назад

      I came here to say the same thing. 😆

  • @carltonpulliam4068
    @carltonpulliam4068 3 года назад

    cute little puppy mutt at 5:44!!!

  • @yzettasmith4194
    @yzettasmith4194 3 года назад +2

    Would you consider herping West Virginia? We don't have that many snakes that are super different than what you have in GA, but salamanders here are a thing...

  • @marcusporter5078
    @marcusporter5078 3 года назад

    That Mojave looks like a mix with black tail.

  • @billdenny9599
    @billdenny9599 3 года назад +1

    Still hoping for a new East Texas herping video at some point. Specifically from Tyler to the Louisiana border. Think you'd have great success there.

  • @AcesWildMMA
    @AcesWildMMA 3 года назад +1

    Great video!

  • @chrisgir3722
    @chrisgir3722 3 года назад

    Are you guys coming up to the Albuquerque area? Would love to see what you would find here! Lots of WBD rattlers at the bottom of the Sandia mountains. Found several Gardners and Whips on my back patio, once an 8' skin shed.

  • @CobraCringe
    @CobraCringe 3 года назад +1

    Fifth herping is awesome

  • @jacksonmiller628
    @jacksonmiller628 3 года назад +3

    Hi

  • @tiphill4957
    @tiphill4957 3 года назад

    Cool video👍😎

  • @georgefleming4956
    @georgefleming4956 3 года назад

    I think we should all agree to call Hooknose snakes Mini-Hognoses. Lol

  • @jeffereyhopkins750
    @jeffereyhopkins750 3 года назад +1

    Were your arms tired when you flew. Love your videos

  • @Robert_Browne
    @Robert_Browne 3 года назад

    I can't believe you didn't check for snakes on that plane.

  • @johnshaft5613
    @johnshaft5613 3 года назад +12

    Arizona probably has the best herping in terms of variable species and abundance, but I like New Mexico better just because it is so desolate. It has much more public herping land and more lightly trafficked cruising roads.

    • @fly_speck_cafe
      @fly_speck_cafe 3 года назад +1

      Have very fond herp memories from Chaco Canyon and Ft. Wingate areas. Horned lizards, collared lizard, bull snake, prairie rattler.

    • @smetlogik
      @smetlogik 3 года назад +1

      AZ is overrated imo.

    • @itzcyclops306
      @itzcyclops306 3 года назад

      @@smetlogik Agree

    • @casualobserver77
      @casualobserver77 3 года назад

      Florida

    • @itzcyclops306
      @itzcyclops306 3 года назад

      @@casualobserver77 na Florida's great

  • @johnseabrook1029
    @johnseabrook1029 Год назад

    Must be an American pastime. No one here in Australia (in their right mind) goes out at night looking for snakes!

    • @NKFherping
      @NKFherping  Год назад

      Nah, I have dozens of Australian friends that do the same thing.

  • @Bakedcrab
    @Bakedcrab 3 года назад +2

    Second

  • @anthonyloconte7835
    @anthonyloconte7835 3 года назад +1

    Just curious how do you come up with money for these trips?

  • @tobo434
    @tobo434 3 года назад

    Do you ever worry about stepping on venomous snakes when herping at night? I do a lot of hiking it it always kinda concerns me. Just curious how much I really need to worry about it and what are the odds

    • @K57hooper
      @K57hooper 3 года назад +1

      Well watch your step
      And the odds are below 1% I hike/herp in my woods never stepped on a venomous snake

  • @masterbuilderproductions
    @masterbuilderproductions 3 года назад +2

    Third

  • @maconmemories3085
    @maconmemories3085 3 года назад

    I'm sure you were hoping to see a lot more, but you still found some awesome snakes!

  • @davidsorensen7438
    @davidsorensen7438 3 года назад +2

    Watch out that western was chasing you - that was close

    • @falconmoose5435
      @falconmoose5435 3 года назад +1

      Whew! Indeed

    • @nonesoherpetological8974
      @nonesoherpetological8974 3 года назад +1

      That Western was just moving across the road. It was scared for its life and was doing the opposite of chasing.

    • @somerandomgirl7421
      @somerandomgirl7421 3 года назад

      Snakes don't chase though

    • @davidsorensen7438
      @davidsorensen7438 3 года назад +1

      @@somerandomgirl7421 yeah we were kidding

    • @davidsorensen7438
      @davidsorensen7438 3 года назад +1

      @@nonesoherpetological8974 dude can u clearly not tell we r joking - come on

  • @filippozauc
    @filippozauc 3 года назад

    I really like your videos! If it's not a problem, please add scientific latin names of animals, it can help sometimes to id they. I'm from Poland, so our animals "nicknames" are totaly different

  • @ssdpqd2531
    @ssdpqd2531 3 года назад

    Hope the rattler survives? Such a bummer.

  • @daveco1270
    @daveco1270 3 года назад

    He got his head run over by a car and he's still alive? That's impressive.

  • @stefanostokatlidis4861
    @stefanostokatlidis4861 3 года назад

    The full moon could have restricted nocturnal snake activity.

  • @KingKyrool
    @KingKyrool 3 года назад +1

    Good finds! Mind if i ask why snakes are better off getting run over on the head though? You mentioned it at the beginning of the video but I never knew they could have a higher chance of surviving with just getting it's head run over.
    Side note: Most of the snakes out there seem to be like "grrr, paparassssssssi" Wanted nothing to do with you lol.

    • @NKFherping
      @NKFherping  3 года назад +4

      I think that since they have naturally tough and flexible skull and jaw structure evolved for eating prey larger than themselves so they’re naturally adept at shrugging off injuries to the head. On top of that their neck and first segment of body doesn’t have any vital organs until you get to the heart and lungs, which are a decent ways down the body. Compare this to the tail end, where they have lots of critical digestive organs that are easily prolapsed out the cloaca. This means all but certain death.

    • @KingKyrool
      @KingKyrool 3 года назад

      @@NKFherping thanks for the reply, that would make alot of sense. I guess their brains are probably more 'squishable' than humans though I'm not gonna find that out.

  • @thorbaima
    @thorbaima 3 года назад

    Do you get bit a lot?

  • @hylaarborea1090
    @hylaarborea1090 3 года назад +2

    Fourth

  • @tommills177
    @tommills177 3 года назад

    What kind of lights are y’all using?

    • @shanewood1790
      @shanewood1790 3 года назад

      im not sure, but i think they are coast flashlights

  • @brianhopkins5776
    @brianhopkins5776 3 года назад

    Hi nfk herping

  • @user-yy4ux9zf4r
    @user-yy4ux9zf4r 3 года назад +3

    I still dont fully understand how you go about your herping adventures. Would you be interested in streaming your whole herping day so the views can really see how you get a sense of where to look?

  • @jasonirelan4487
    @jasonirelan4487 3 года назад

    If you free handle a rattlesnake in the wild, I’ll give you a dollar to spend on anything you want.
    My brother was in El Paso when he passed away.

  • @incredibleshrinkingfungus1731
    @incredibleshrinkingfungus1731 3 года назад

    What? Your assistant / fellow herper not going to let that one @ 11:30 slither between his standing feets???

  • @matthewmohri9990
    @matthewmohri9990 3 года назад

    Hey if you are near San Antonio/Texas Hill Country hit me up I'd be down to go Herping with you. Not much experience but I'd love to help.

  • @hoytblackmon4798
    @hoytblackmon4798 3 года назад

    All the scorpion were back in Georgia under that one section of tin you flip 🙃

  • @timwhiting6721
    @timwhiting6721 2 месяца назад

    K

  • @davoyounginpoojacc4648
    @davoyounginpoojacc4648 3 года назад

    I’m fucked up rn

  • @typicalmark1277
    @typicalmark1277 3 года назад

    563rd like here