6 Venomous Snakes of Florida! Kamp Kenan S2 Episode 17
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Kenan Harkin is joined by David Hitzig at the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary to give you a complete tutorial on the 6 native venomous snakes of Florida. They will dispel all of the myths and old wives tales about these beautiful creatures and give you a newfound healthy respect for our legless friends. Check it out on Kamp Kenan! 
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Dude in hat "no snake has ever bitten out of offense".
Black mamba "hold my beer".
"No snake has ever bitten in offense." Bullshit, lie!
I have seen a 4 foot Timber Rattler chase after a German Shepherd that was running away after already being bit once.
Also did this guy claim that dry bites don't happen or that juvenile snakes are capable of administering a dry bite?
I'm not sure what he is using as a reference to say that, but I worked in an ER in a rural area and have seen evidence that dry bites exist.
Got chased by a water moccasin for about ten feet. We grabbed our three year old and ran. All we did was walk on a dock that the moccasin was under.
Black mambas don't have the deadliest venom, but they are very aggressive and will chase anything that pisses it off
@@scottireland5414 it was a banded water snake I’d bet my life on it. They are very aggressive and always mistaken for cotton mouth.
@@waltersobchak7275 /Are they venomous?
lol. You get points for keeping the footage of the Cottonmouth charging you at the end of the video after foolishly suggesting that was just an old timer's tale. The guy in the blue shirt is very lucky he didn't get bit (he almost did).
The cottonmouth didn't charge at anyone it simply was trying to escape lol. Watch the video again Jeremy the snake was taking cover from humans who have removed it from its natural environment. Leave them ALONE and they will leave you alone unless your fishing when they are attracted to lights from boats and camping sites from people who are fishing 🎣. Akistrodon piscivorus is the hook toothed fish eater have a great day .
I once set a world speed record for running up hill when I was walking around a calm Lake Seminole and a 10 foot alligator came out of the perfectly calm water.
Ha ha
Yet, people still swim in Seminole & Talquin. Use to shine and jump on em when I was young & dumb on Lake Miccosukee
I see you didn't put that moccasin on the ground. They won't chase ya..right
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@@alan30189😅😅
"The Old Timers"...this guy hasn't been around a lot with Moccasins. We had a large one crawl into our boat. Had one come after me in ankle deep water. One of my friends wasn't so lucky. He got caught while in waist deep water. By the time he got to knee deep water, he got bit in the middle left-side of his left leg. Had a hole that went to his bone. Nasty scar and yes, they can bite underwater.
BubbaTxx I am guessing he just does not have a lot of experience on the waterways here in Florida! We have two separate videos of Cottonmouths striking out and attacking our boat in no wake zones for absolutely no reason whatsoever! We have also had them attack @ canoes and kayaks on some of the rivers around Central Florida and one dropped right out of a tree into my friends canoe who then jumped right out in w/the gators bc the gators are far less aggressive than moccasins here-fact!
That's one of the many reasons I wont go in water where I'd have to worry about that shit
Absolutely. Anyone who says the Moccasin isn't aggressive has never been chased one and anyone who says they can't bite under-water is a fool ; that's where they feed mostly, _under-water_ .
Yeah - agree - there are literally videos of them approaching boats on RUclips. Guy is an asshat
Please report all strange and unusual water moccasin behavior in Central Florida to your local Wildlife Fish and Game officer. Or get in touch with the TV series MonsterQuest on the History Channel. I'm sure they'd love to get all that for their next episode!!!
when my daughter was 16 she got bit by a pygmy rattler . she weighed about 100lbs . she pulled through fine but at one point they were talking amputation just below the knee .and all over trying to save her little dog .
she was lucky . 17 minutes after the bite she received anti-venom . that's what saved her leg , fast response and quick administration of meds .
great video , awesome presentation . thanks .
The film dismissed they pygmy's venom. It's very nasty, very toxic, and rots the flesh. If they were as large as a diamond back, they would be far more dangerous. Cottonmouths also have a nasty venom similar to the pygmy's. A bite on the foot or ankle can make you gimpy for life.
@@Bob_Adkins Same for copperheads. A friend of mine was bitten on the tip of his little finger. There was no puncture, more like a scratch (he was standing next to me so I got a good look) and only one mark so only one fang. He was in a doctor's care within a half hour and got anti-venom within one hour. 6 months later, he still did not have full use of his hand. We were young men at the time and in excellent health and outdoors fit. Folks, these snakes are dangerous, not _potentially_ dangerous, they are *dangerous* . Treat them all with respect, not fear.
Did her dog die?
Pappy is the dog ok?
@@heyman-ew2ss . . . the dog was not bit . however . . . she died later that year when my daughters home burnt to the ground . total loss of everything she owned save what she had on . Lilly ( the dog ) died of smoke inhalation .
I was raised out West and have lived in central Florida for the past 13 yrs. I can tell you that the water moccasin is without a doubt the most aggressive venomous snake I have ever seen. We do a lot of fishing and have had them come right up on us and wait til we reel in. I've had them snag my catch on the line. We've been chased by them. We've had them swim right to our boat and try to get in. And no, they were not indigo's.
Love this post but I disagree with the water moccasin being like other snakes.
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1stcommonsense TRUTH I have seen it myself. Moccasin are aggressive as hell.
I am from Virginia. Fished there and in North Carolina. There is the Desmal Swamp that runs from virginia to North Carolina. They would get on my fishing line and my dad would shoot and kill him. Used the skin. They are everywhere. And yes they will chase you. There were two teenager boys that e b stuck tbeir hand in the tank.
Both were bitten one went into a coma. why were they allowed to have them in a school. Boys should have known better because they were from around there. So these people are not as they think. They will motor boats.They do not give up.
Yep, the Cottonmouth is not like other snakes. I agree with you on that. They are more aggressive by far.
I am a Native Floridian! I have had Moccasins come after me!@@jerryjones1438
I agree. Florida is a great place to live. Once you find your way around and get used to the local traffic habits, it's even better. Some of the most beautiful state and county parks are so enjoyable. I love day trips to a federal park in Boynton Beach. Get off the well traveled roadway and 5 minutes later you are in part of the Everglades. Spend two hours there and journey back home for a pizza and a movie on dvd. It's pretty simple I know, but simple works better for me. I love the history of the native Floridians. The Calusa would venture into the swamps while whitey ended up getting sick and bug bit.
Ive had cottonmouths come at me for almost 40 years on a private stock pond..
Them bastards ARE AGGRESSIVE AS HELL I don't care what you say.
Agreed!! I've had them come in our fishing boat!! They are very aggressive!!!
Where I live a Rattlesnake will try to get away from you, a copperhead will lay and wait on you, and a cottonmouth will come after you. Saw it all first hand.
Yup, cottonmouth will attack over and over again. Better off to kill them if you have kids around.
City boy don't know wild snake's. Come down to my Creek. And then tell me about a cottonmouth.
I won't kill a rattler been but moccasins... dead
That canebrake rattlesnake is a big boy. He's a beautiful specimen.
firemedic75 Thing is a unit. I wonder if they bigger.
He needs Jenny Craig 🤣🤣
Cannot agree more!!
So at the end of the video the cottonmouth does turn right out of the blue and CHASE, he come straight for Kevin!! 😳
My Points exactly.
He was going past him not at him it just wanted too get away or it would have bitten him
Defense strategy, CHARGE!!!
I really admire this guy's conservation efforts. We must fight habitat loss and climate change tooth and nail
the only snakes im afraid of are the ones that are running this country.
Ditto
Replace snakes with RATS
*slow clap*
Also trouser snakes
GOD BLESS THE GREAT AND WONDERFUL President Donald Trump
That Coral Snake was absolutely beautiful!
...and absolutely deadly if it gets ahold of you.
I love how in that last clip that cotton mouth "didnt become aggressive" with them
If you look, the cottonmouth was attempting to reach a point of safety, splitting between the two presenters. It's not uncommon that a cottonmouth's point of safety is close to a person, which gives the impression that the snake is going toward the person(s). This is a perfect illustration of a cottonmouth's method of escaping, and how they can may attempt to escape close to a human. If there was no cameraman, it would have likely escaped in the opposite direction.
@@Powerule23 these people are so stupid no point in explaining. They’d rather shoot anything that moves. Banded water snakes are aggressive and are very often confused for cotton mouth. That’s why people think cotton mouth are aggressive.
@@waltersobchak7275 You're absolutely correct.
From the Fish and Wild Life group in Florida, they say that the non-venomous water snakes are aggressive. For me and my extremely close up encounters with water moccasins, I have not found them to be aggressive at all, exactly the opposite. Especially my first time when one showed up on my porch. I yelled at my granddaughter to close the doors while I was outside so that it didn't get in the house. The snake totally ignored me and went after the toad then in my backyard and then in my pool and then I rescued it and put it back in the pond. Of course, I had almost no rodents...LOL
One recorded death from Pygmy Rattlesnake in Florida. Was in late 1970's I believe, and was a young man of 14 or 15 years age.
When I was a boy and we were fishing in a boat on a lake a cotton mouth started swimming toward our boat. We hit the water with a paddle to frighten it away, but it just swam around to the other side and still came toward the boat. They can be aggressive.
Highly doubt the snake even knew what the boat was lmao snakes, like any other animal, are curious creatures and will approach an odd object much like humans do. They are almost never aggressive, but defensive instead, which is okay since humans can be incredibly dangerous and deadly to any and all wildlife.
@@naniborgesen1818 This was not the only time I personally saw cotton mouths being aggressive; it was just the one story I chose to share. I was raised in the country and encountered various poisonous and non poisonous snakes. Rattlesnake and copperheads did not act the same way as a cotton mouth.
@@WoodsintheBurg94 alright, first off, *venomous. Poison and venom are not the same. Secondly, I was raised in the south around wildlife and I currently study biology in Florida. Lastly, I still stand by what I said. It makes no sense for a wild snake to waste precious venom, that takes days to produce, on a threat like a human being. In the wild, missing a meal is life or death. They will often try to get to an escape point and if that point is behind you, they will move past you, and this is what gets mistaken for “chasing.” They are trying to defend themselves and preserve their lives the best they can, which is not aggressive; it is literally their natural instinct as wild animals.
@@naniborgesen1818 yeah snakes jump onto driftwood n shit floating down water. That's why they "chase" boats. Cottonmouth is the only water viper in the world.
🚣🐍🤣🐟🐍👈 akistrodon piscivorus is the hook toothed fish eater.
In TN we apparently have quite a few copperheads though I've never really seen one. Their camo works very very well in our area. Seen more cottonmouths than I want to though.
DUDE! the Eastern Diamond Back IS statistically the deadliest snake in North America with a 30% fatality rate. NEVER soft sale that snake. it is deadly!
Actually the Mojave and Timber is more deadlier but they are pretty lethal I agree
@@dr.thriller246 Where did you get your stats? There may be more cases of Mojave an Timber bites but the RATE of deaths per bite is higher with the Eastern Diamond Back. At least that's what I've read.
@@scotte2815 go look it up. The timber has a dual toxin same as the Mojave. It’s very lethal
@@dr.thriller246 Yeah I have looked it up. The Eastern Diamond back has a DUAL venom, a very potent one! Also it is the largest venomous snake in North America and delivers far more venom in a single bite then any other North American snake.
I'm not inclined to do your research for you,
so
you go look it up
@@dr.thriller246 to be clear, if I had to choose which of these 3 snake to encounter it would be the Timber Rattler, it's the least likely to strike and very very few deaths are caused by it. As for the Mojave vs the Eastern Diamond, that's a toss up, the Mojave is far more likely to strike, and the Eastern Diamond is more likely to warn you.
A mouse pass right behind you guys at minute 7:30 😹
Good eye!
Thank you for this intro, I live in Australia most snakes are venomoushere, good to see florida has venomous snakes as well!!!!
In the words of Steven Cobert "Florida is little Australia just about anything will kill you here." Lol
No, I couldn't hear the pygmy rattler, what's with the music while they talk?
That snake at the end said "While these two are talking, I'm getting outta here!!!"
He said fuck the BULLSHIT
"They help keep the rodent population down" 7:34 rodent runs by, behind them.
yeah I saw that too! lol
LOL 😆 Was that a rodent or a bird?
Long body, short tail makes me think vole.
Lol came just to look for this comment.
They hardly eat any rats. Like maybe one every 2 weeks. Anyone familiar with how fast rats multiply can tell you how ineffective snakes would be at controlling the rodent population. That's just a popular talking point the snake lobby uses. haha
I like these informative videos. Fun to watch and you can learn about snakes
It's odd,that two snake experts,would have have so little experience with how aggressive a cotton mouth really can be.🤔
Yes, they are nasty. I've seen them eat rattlesnakes that were just passing by them. They are a very aggressive snake
They seem to be of the mindset that because they've never seen it, it doesn't happen. I've saw it first hand.
Totally agree. Had several interactions with cottonmouths, living in western PB County over the years. THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE.
Maybe because they aren’t aggressive lmao they are wild animals with an innate fear of humans (which are one of the most dangerous animals on the planet). They are allowed to be defensive.
@@naniborgesen1818 yeah for real. they only act "aggressive" in defensive situations. dont mess with it and it wont mess with you. their instinct is to get away from you. people are always talking about how theyre aggressive and theyve been attacked by them blah blah blah. they are not. they are defensive, in some situations more outwardly so than other snakes.
PS i actually just watched the video and was happy to see they said essentially the same thing.
Great video but I was 9 when a water moc got after my Dad. That snake behaved like a pit bull who came across 10lbs of raw unguarded meat. This is one seriously frightening snake.
pit bulls aren't aggressive though...
Idc what they say. They can't speak for every moccasin. I've had one swim across a canal, up the embankment and come after me. Wasn't a high speed chase but they definitely will come for you.
that not common behavior for water moccasin let alone any snake.
@@mauricewilliams865 bet you can't find 1 video anywhere of a cottonmouth chasing someone that isn't in a boat.
Snakes jump onto driftwood.
You find videos of African snakes chasing, so if it was a common thing. There would be a video of it.
Okay, I'm going to call bullshit. This kind of pisses me off when so-called experts outright dismiss real life experiences of people. I have lived in Florida in rural swampy areas all my life. For the first 20 years of my life I lived in a small fishing town nestled between 2 rivers in north Florida that dumped into the Gulf of Mexico. That is the City of St. Marks between the Wakulla and St. Marks rivers. I know I called it a town, but if you knew the place you'd know why it's so difficult to call it a city. After that I moved from there I lived between two lakes in the same county. My first real job was land surveying in that same kind of area. That took me right into the heart of swamps, pine forests, salt marshes and everywhere else you'll find snakes. I did this every single day for 22 years excluding Sundays and some Saturdays. Usually 50-60 hours a week. Needless to say I have decades of direct, almost daily, experience with the snakes of North Florida. I can tell you from that experience moccasins WILL chase you. It's extremely rare, but it happens.
Almost always a moccasin does like any other snake. It either tries to warn you in some way or it slithers away as quickly as it can; but occasionally you'll find one that, for whatever reason, will dart directly to you. It's happened to me multiple times. They don't chase you far, but the fact that they will follow you around trees proves it's deliberate. If it is of any value, all of the snakes that chased me were still young, but not newborns. You could still see the patterns but they were definitely fading. It was always late spring when it happened.
You mentioned that bites are defensive. That's absolutely true. But have you considered that maybe the chasing is also a defensive move? It's not unusual to see aggressive behaviors resulting from the fight or flight response. We've even seen this behavior in other snakes like certain cobras. It seems you're projecting a primate motivation for aggressive behavior onto snakes. It could also be that chasing is a sort of territorial response when a snake is staking out it's hunting grounds for the first time. That might explain why they seem to always be young snakes and why it is so rare. When they're newborn they kind of stick together. It's not unusual to see a dozen or so newborns under my boat when I push it out into the water. However when they get a bit older they spread out more. Or maybe it's because of breeding season. That would explain the timing and the age since younger snakes haven't worked out who's a rival for mates and who is just a general threat.
We always hear experts dismiss things like this. Usually it's about the size of certain animals. First Eastern Diamondbacks only got the 5 feet and stories of bigger snakes were dismissed by experts. The record is now 8 feet. The record catfish was only about 60lbs or so and only about 4 feet long. Stories about catfish large enough to swallow a grown man were laughed off. Now we know they can get nearly 10 foot long and weigh over 400lbs. Coincidentally, that is large enough to swallow a grown man. Why is it so hard to believe that behaviors exist beyond what some PhD passed along to you in college?
William DaFoe I love hunting in St marks NWR and throw in sopchoopy to the west
working now on ranch for 45 years, owner would fire us if we allowed a rattler to live, as he looses 6 baby calves yearly or over $12,000 -- not counting danger to ranch hands -- we use BB pistols gas powered to kill quietly around livestock without spooking them--
I'm around cows, I know what you mean, even vultures trying for newborn calves and vultures are Protected in Florida
@@coppertopv365 same here with vultures and eagles-- oh and of course wolves moving in now--
@@donze52 coyotes! I hear the Howl I have to go to the field next to our house. We have word out if others see 1 to let us know, I take a 22lr to either hit or Scare it off, or a new Calf could be attacked. Donkeys cant fight off 4 or 7 coyotes.
@@coppertopv365 seen long time back video of donkey killing a mountain lion, very impressive power
@@donze52 cant say I have but the donkey in this one field is at least 12 years, from a friend of the family. Guy passed away and his wife gave us the donkey.. not the most friendly or best donkey.
I'm pretty sure that New Jersey is more dangerous than any of these snakes combined.
How?
Mario Ramos It's a joke.
Mario Ramos kuryrr
mythbuster1018 🖒
mythbuster1018 it really depends on where in jersey. I would say ya north Camden is way more dangerous.
In Florida, God has a sense of humor. Where you find the Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes, you will also find the loudest cicadas.
It's always amazing to me that experts say that cottonmouths do not chase people and they are not aggressive . I grew up on the bayou and I have been chased by these snakes. They always say they are deffensive animals, well, they are very aggressive being defensive!
Yeah sorry guys, I’ve caught many snakes in my life and taught my 4 boys to do the Same. I’ve had cottonmouths chase me in a bit with trolling motor full power…..and I have video of that. Back bay Virginia Beach will get your happy ass chased.
I’ve actually had these try to sneak into my boats to attack and I can prove it. So contact me if you want a true adventure video.
@@tentwo6350 🏃🐍lol.🐟🐍akistrodon piscivorus is a hook toothed fish eater.
I’ve been keeping snakes for 22 years. Currently raising a Retic. I’ve only seen one adult Cottonmouth that was 5ft caught on a hiking trail in SC and that animal was a complete psycho. The Eastern Diamondback was more chill than the Eastern Cottonmouth. Wild snakes are gonna be more alert and defensive then anything born in captivity
same. my mom and i had one chase us up a bank in northern fl. i was about 7 years old, the snake it was very aggressive and scary
As an old time Florida native and snake catcher for over 50 years, great video. I made sure my daughter watched it.
The Cottonmouth will chase you that’s a fact. I find it odd that’s the only snake they didn’t put on the ground as well they knew.
Trumps Right hand.... not odd...the guys full of shit they wont chase you...especially that they travel 1 yard in 15 seconds....uckin bullshit!! ...some pro
Haha, yeah they knew better. They can be very aggressive and will make a short run at you. No way they put it down on the ground being crouched down about a yard away from it.
yea they chase boats.. got vids on youtube
It will not chase you lol.
22:05 that’s why they didn’t put it on the ground, again.
Thanks for your video, I am extremely intrigued by snakes too, thanks for the education you provide to keep these species around
If it took you 8 years to see an eastern diamondback in the wild you aren't a very good snake hunter. In summers in south Georgia/north Florida it wouldn't take 8 hours.
I worked for a friend with an arborists business in central and south Fla some years back. For four and a half months I helped chop down an awful lot of oaks..various kinds...palms, pines, etc etc. In that short time I saw 2 coral snakes, 1 angry cottonmouth who came straight at us while working on a lakeside tree, many black widows, lots of rat and king snakes and scariest of all, a HUGE hornets nest just outside of Daytona. Also a diamond back which I really heard more than saw. Oh...and plenty of gators. The only time I came to grief was not watching where I was standing and realised in a painful manner that I was near a fire ants nest, luckily there were few about and I only got stung twice on one ankle but it burned for ages afterwards and produced two nice fat blisters.
I think he meant when his passion started out as a kid
Me and my kid brother found so many diamond backs it got boring
I ain't scared of snakes but spiders give me the heebee jeebees..specially those banana bastards..they'll bite the crap outaya
Oh yeah...you can pick up corals with holding theyre heads down...really calm snakes...actually make good pets
The West Virginia copperheads are of a different color variation ,much darker
Cottonmouths will attack. Unprovoked attacks at that!
You guys are awesome thank you. I'm in New York near Rattle Snakes but come to Florida to Dive and enjoy the sun.
Thanks
Kamp kenan I am a 60 year old man from Eastern NC. As a young child my Grandfather would take me fishing in his creek boat that he kept chained to a tree at the landing not far from his farm. The good old days when nobody would damage your boat left alone. One time my Dad and Grandfather took me fishing and my dad saw a water moccasin laying on a branch sticking out over the water. As we got near it the creek was narrow enough you had to go under the branch so my Dad took the boat paddle and slapped the snake out of the limb into the water. Now I'm hear to tell you this is no old folk lore tale! That cottonmouth was pissed and he had a right to be! If it was 3 feet long he had a little over a foot of his body up out of the water swimming straight back to our small creek boat with mouth wide open. I was around 3-4 yrs old and I started to jump out the boat on the other side. My Grandfather got me by the arm and told me not to get out of the boat. As the snake got to the boat his head was high enough out of the water that it just came over the side of the boat. My Dad hit him on top of the head with the paddle when it did that killing it. Back then people also had the bad assumption that the only good snake was a dead one. But I have never forgotten the video in my mind of that badass snake coming across the water at us intent on getting in that boat and fighting back! I have always giving a wide berth to the cottonmouth since. My Dad and I were laughing about this just a couple of weeks ago. He remembers it well also. For me the easiest way to identify the Copperhead is by looking at the color bands. A copperhead's bands are narrow at the middle of his back. The imposters have wide color bands in the middle of his back and narrow on the side. I also noticed that you respected the Cottonmouth by not putting him down and loose in that narrow area you were at. You know he is meaner than the other's!! edited to add I paused the video to comment thinking the video was over. after commenting I saw that you did put the cottonmouth down. Looks like the cameraman may have spooked him. Glad the guy didn't get bit. Also the snake was not upset. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
All of Florida's venomous snakes aggressively feed on Snow Birds.
If only.
Good snake's..💕..
Snow birds driving are far more dangerous than any snakes:)
Not enough of them. They keep coming back
@@kathyweigelhi-lophotovideo2984 you're not kidding
I'll tell you about my own, personal experience with a cottonmouth, because it's no 'old wives tale'. When I was 10 years old and fishing with my family here in Texas, I stood 3 or 4 feet from the lakeshore with a crappie rig set out. On my right, many feet away from the shore I saw a large snake swimming past, but it suddenly stopped in the water and turned to look at me. I absolutely froze in place and became paralyzed with fear. I couldn't even call out to my dad who was further down the sandbar. That snake floated in place, then came towards me onto the shore and went right at me. I heard my dad and aunt scream that there was a big snake after me, and next thing I knew I was being jerked back and away, while my dad beat the snake to death. I'm sorry for the snake dying, but it really was attacking me. Don't be so very quick to dismiss old stories, thinking that you know so much better. This is a good example of what used to be called 'indigenous wisdom' that all ancient people passed on to keep their tribes safe from harm. Modern folks almost always think they are the know all, end all of natural wisdom, but what we get from our elders who've lived through it is more than invaluable, it's a treasure.
I'm 60 yrs. old now but when I was about 11 or 12 yrs. old the same thing happened to me when I was living in Corpus Christi Tx. I was in a large ditch with about 4" of water in it and my friend that was on the bank started yelling it me. I looked to my side and about 10 feet away I could see a large cottonmouth coming at me in the water. I ran up the bank and the snake only came up the bank about a foot and stopped looking at me with it's big white mouth open and hissing at me. I remember the late Steve Irwin (the crocodile hunter) also saying that cottonmouth will not come after you. I knew he was wrong on that one.
P. Kelly damm right , I was told they chase and later in life experienced it while stranding Barbwire across and around a pond in the pasture , biggest damm cotton mouth I ever seen, 3 days later same thing again on the other side of the pond, I called my brother and burned everything near and around the pond they could be hiding under we killed at least 30 never forget it game warden said largest bed of snakes he had seen, had to have him there because of permission they did, 1 or maybe more bite a horse so we took care of it.
P. Kelly your comments made me think of all the brainwashed graduates of seminary schools who "know everything about the bible" and yet do not even understand it and cannot discuss many parts of it logically or historically
P. Kelly I believe every word. Anyone who says a Cottonmouth isnt aggressive never ran into a mean one. I had one come after me in my boat, enter the boat and was coming toward me when I grabbed a long handle net and swatted it back into the water. It was at least 5 ft long and FAT.
Gary Williams you are so full of crap you should be in the world record book.
Wow great video good info teaching people less snakes will die . i agree i love Florida just moved to Jacksonville from Springfield Missouri.
Had this in my watch videos for years! Excellent video :D Well done
That was a massive timber. Great video.
I live in Mississippi. During the month of August cottonmouths become very aggressive and territorial.
Cottonmouths are not aggressive like people like you think.
Can only comment on what I’ve seen. It’s usually during mating time.
@@ronaldcoleman1323 I was going to ask that. Thanks
Excellent content. Thanks for posting these quality videos.
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing.
when living in sw Florida I had a 4ft Diamondback aggressively follow me for like 20 feet, If nothing else wild creatures can be very unpredictable. "Experts" always give advise on animals character traits but seldom mention about unpredictability . I remember the Bull shark expert who lost part of his leg to a bull shark, while walking in shallow water with them, He forgot how unpredictable predators can be.
snakes are territorial. a snake won’t actively hunt a human but it will say to fack off monkey.
Snakes are defensive not aggressive .
I call bull on the cottonmouth I have been chased multiple times
Amen I have been chased several times by cottonmouths not a fun experience.
More than once for me as well. Kill It!
That mouse photobombing the timber, classic! It runs across in between behind the the guys.
I've seen Diamondbacks just lay there real still and not rattle when cold outside with early morning heavy dew in Florida. I sat down next to it less than 2 feet when deer hunting. Cold temps probably stopped me from gettin' bit.
Not stepping on the snake and leaving it alone kept you from getting bit. Rattlesnakes and all other species of snakes are lethargic before thermal regulating in the sunshine when temperatures are cold.
The mouse at 7:29, was like i'm outta here!
Haha thats what I thought
James Sanborn what mouse
Dinner on the move for snakes!
Actually a wood rat!
I was surprised Kenan actually noticed it from pretty much straight behind his back! He's definitely observant of his surroundings- which is a boon to his job
You should show the two sub species of moccasins in Florida. They look slightly different from each other.
While watching the second last snake, my phone suddenly vibrated (notification) and I screamed and threw my phone away, and ran to the living room. 😃😃😃
The kids rushed to ask me what was going on. I said "Oh just remembered I left something in the oven". 🥰
Hahahahahahahaha thats awesome
@@KampKenan 🤭🤭🤭
@@KampKenan I am absolutely horrified of snakes, mice and frogs.
thank you guys, very informative Video, I love it cary on your good work...
I was a caretaker on a secluded ranch in central FL I was around snakes all the time rattlers would coil and rattle and I would avoid them and we were good but of the twenty or so cottonmouths I encountered most of them were aggressive the largest one chased me about 50 yards as I was trying to avoid her until I got to my truck and shotgun so believe what you will a cottonmouth is the only snake I usually kill on sight.
My lab shoved his nose into the tail end of a cottonmouth. I was SO lucky I had a shock collar on the dog and was able to immediately recall him. I discovered snake shot, even right behind the head, is not designed for anything bigger than a small garter snake.
Kane brown
^ you are all idiots
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Apparently these "experts" have never encountered the black mamba.. That snake literally chased us as we cycled and its quite fast
Hay dude mambas dont chase people what is he going to do if he catches you
Mambas aren't in florida. These are florida.
Hey .. Kamp K , and everyone else Moniee-Mon, is watching thanks for the info and videos. Keep doing what'cha do best God bless you 🙏❤💖🙌 Monica Smith
Thanks a lot for this video. God bless you guys.
Y'all are holding the cottonmouth way too close. I've seen them launch their entire body length to bite.
Ok anyone else see the critter of some sort run across the path behind them at 7:30/7:31? Thank you for sharing these beautiful snakes with us I love snakes but I have enough sense to admire them from a safe distance and respect them lol! I was bitten few weeks ago by a juv copperhead thankfully it was a dry bite as the Dr at the er said I was very lucky!! I do know it still hurt. Reguardless and it was in a place I didn't see it I never even gave it a 2nd thought of a snake.being there! Let's just say I let my garden full of veggies lay and waste! Lol!! The snake was seeking shade under a leave of my cucumber plant and I reached Down toward the ground to pick a cucumber and he tagged my hand (planted my plants to grow up a fence panel so they wouldn't lay on the ground!!)
Love Florida
Very informative! Thank you for the upload.
When i lived in Orlando I saw 50+ water moccasins. 1 eastern diamond back, 1 coral and a pygmy rattler..
The moccasins were always the scariest imo
+Scott Seal when i was a younger i caught a pygmy bc it didnt have the rattle yet it was so tiny didnt bite me but i glad as hell it didnt lol the moccasins always just run when i encounter them although ive had one investigate my fish as i was pulling it in
@Chad Klaren fuck those snakes rip to your 🐶 🐶
At 7:29 is that a mouse running behind kennan? Lucky it did run by that snake.
i saw it too i looking to see if anyone else did
That's funny I didn't notice it till you pointed it out, but it does appear to be some type of small rodent.
+bringingtherukas Wow, haha I thought i was going to be the only one to see it xD
Jebiwob it wasnt a mouse it was a small turkey u big silly
bringingtherukas. That was a big foot. I saw it as clear as day and I have 20/20 vision.
“It is an old wives tale that Cotton mouth moccasins chase you”..., but they will turn suddenly toward you and run right at you to get away!?!? Right?! Thanks for showing that blooper at the end of the video. LOL
Ive had a cottonmouth turn on me. Had removed it from neighbors garage. Once outside the garage tried to flip it towards the adjacent lake. Upon landing it coiled, raised its head and tail. Then it uncoiled and moved straight towards me. Just saying....
@@robertrock8778 banded water snake buddy.
I spent a month in Florida, around the Palm Beach area, and never saw any of the dangerous wildlife! Not a single alligator, not one of the 6 snakes viewed here, none of the spiders, fire ants, and no lavender flags at the beach, where I was told people have observed many dangerous sharks, barracuda, whales, dolphins, orca, and a wide range of other oceanic creatures that can be deadly to humans. It was a very pleasant month vacation, and I will definitely repeat it in my retirement!
Yankees BEWARE !! Stay up North !
Tony Reynolds we have them across the mason Dixon line too fucktard !
Tony Reynolds too late moved to palm coast from Detroit
Steven I have big balls and there always bouncing from the left and to the right. And everyone comes and comes again....
Tony Reynolds Especially the Liberals stay out
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Great Video, very informative. Thanks for posting. I have also heard that the Water Moccasin is very aggressive and will hunt you down. Because of this rumor a lot of these snakes, and other snakes including the banded water snake, are needlessly killed. I had a recent close encounter with a Water Moccasin in Central Florida and the snake never moved. Even when I came back to take several pictures.
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Highly informative video. Thank you for the lesson.
That was a great educational vide and awesome to learn the difference between them.
I agree! It is far less cowardly to put two 00 shells into it anywhere you hit it. In your mowed yard of course, never in the woods.
I prefer 8 shot out the Judge myself.
The most interesting thing about the Coral snake was not mentioned......
Wow that outtake at the end.
He went towards the guy & when the other one told him not to move it seemed like maybe there was some concern the CM might follow. I understand they love snakes and don't want people to kill them but It's not construction to be dishonest. They are nasty tempered, maybe some aren't but they need to be killed or moved away from areas where people are. If your not a snake expert kill it. Children and pets are both high risk because they aren't going to leave it alone.
beautiful canebrake! and cottonmouth! don't listen to these fools that live their lives in ignorance and fear, you guys are awesome.
Go say hi to the next moccasin you see. See if he waves back.
Seeing a dew somewhat recent responses, I'm adding 1 more. I agree with many here, the "cottonmouth" has proven VERY aggressive anytime I've encountered them. I also grew up in S. Florida, in the Everglades in my case and I was outside as kids were back then. Everyone I knew would either get away quickly or kill them, but it seems now, they do not always inject venom when they bite, unlike rattlers.
Corals are quite dangerous, but usually docile. Just remember, they are NOT a king snake, but unless you know what you're dealing with, leave them alone! That goes for everyone and all snakes as far as I'm concerned.
Such an informative and comprehensive video by these two knowledgeable gentlemen. They possess a great deal of respect for these creatures; unlike a good number of individuals on video. Very enjoyable.
Very interesting and informative!! Thank you for sharing. I’m subscribing
Loved the out take. Snake reality.
For the coral snake remember, "if red touches black you're okay jack. If red touches yellow you're a dead fellow" because there is a snake that looks very similar to the coral snake but is not venomous.
Yep, it's called a milk snake and I have one as a pet, they're really shy and sweet.
Alyssa Johnson king snake
WHY in the HELL do people still call king snakes "milk snakes" My ignorant older hillbilly relatives used to actually think that snakes came into barns and nursed off the cows ....actually they were hunting rodents feeding on animal feed....most often HELPING people rather than the stupid conclusion they were ripping off milk!
Also...Red on black-won't attack, Red on Yellow-hurt a feller...
Coral Snakes are the most non aggressive uninclined snakes to bite compared to other venomous snakes just dont pick up colorful snakes and your all good js
Why go to Florida. to experience the activity of snakes. Go to Washington DC.
When you get there hang left. You’ll see plenty....
Gotta just lmfao....good one
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@@BobBobSquared hang right, you will see more. They are all the same.
Love your videos. Keep up the great work !
Great Video. I caught a Coral snake and kept it in my garage 2 days before letting it go. Very mild snake.
wow that was wild at 7:28 you see something black run in the back ground right between them .
Awesome catch Soul Taker
I agree with the rat, It's why the Diamond back was so active.
Ratssss are Sssssssimply yummy!
Also, that was an overly active coral snake.
I've been living in Central Florida for 5 years now, but I have yet to see a venomous snake. The most common snake I see is the Black Racer. Also see Garter snakes from time to time. And the neatest is the occasional ring-neck snake which is the size of a worm.
Cathleen Dalton I've lived in florida my whole life and I've seen every venomous snake you can find here
Diomedes01
Well, I'm not moving to Florida, no thank you.
Diomedes01 Actually, you have seen at least two venomous snakes by your own recollection. Both garter snakes and the ring neck snakes are venomous. Garter snake venom causes typically only causes redness and itchiness in humans. Ring neck snakes don't use their bite defensively, instead only bite prey they intend to swallow.
I find it fascinating that although ring neck snakes are rarely encountered by people, their density is usually somewhere upwards of 300 per acre across their range....i.e. all over the southeastern US.
Ben Griffin Wrong! No fangs & no venom glands means not venomous, even if the saliva is irritating to a wound.
I used to live in central Florida and I had a cottonmouth by the garage
Am I the only one that loves how the venomous snakes always look ticked off? :P
This video is very good. i like that you are not playing and teasing the snake and trying to make the snake strike for human entertainment.
I have to disagree.....water mocs will chase you...they are aggressive. Rattlers and Copperheads not as much, but out of all the snakes, the Copperheads are the most non-aggressive. I say this from experience. And, if you try to chase away a rattler or Copperhead with a hose, all you do is piss him off and he'll come after you. I have experience with this also. :)
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No snake will chase you. Why would thay chase you. Have you ever think about that
7:29 anyone els see that rat run behind them 🐭😂
a very opportunistic rat while the snake is in captivity
K1bbles seen it
But to be honest I seen ya comment and was looking for it 😂
I used to work with a king snake that bit offensively. She would come full speed out of her cage and attack me the instant the enclosure was opened. She even tried to swallow my thumb while it was in a leather work glove. In reality she was always the most enthusiastic eater of the collection.
Super video. Thank you.
I don't think you are correct I know you are a pro but I got chased by a cotton mouth about 10 feet away he came right for me I ran he followed
You’re supposed to scream and shout go away lol jk
You can run faster than a snake humans are 90% faster.
Facts
@@zacharygraden5539 lies
None of you has a shred of intelligence. Why would a snake, a fraction of your size, chase you? I have worked with snakes for over 30 years. They NEVER chase anyone. They will defend themselves, of course, but they they recognize the difference between a food source and a threat. You are not a food source. Maybe you should be for a mountain lion or a pack of wolves, but NO N Am snake sees you as a suitable prey item. All of those animals are extremely important median level predators in the environments in which they live. Respect them. Just walk away. They are not going to walk away, and they protect your crops from vermin. Just walk away. They r important, vital elements of ecosystems. And stop being an idiot.
In South Carolina the cottonmouths will chase you! Happened to me several times!
Banded water snake I’d bet my life on it.
Love this video and love snakes!!!!!!
I used to run on the woods trails in Panhandle Florida. I saw a total of maybe 5-7 pigmy rattlers, twice running right over them in the trail before seeing them. None of those times did the pigmy uncurl itself - meaning they were always pretty placid and never aggressive. It's a shock to see that distinctive pattern (especially if you didn't see it at first), but I always liked these snakes.
Those same trails a biker friend of mine had a cottonmouth - who was heading off into the brush - double back and strike at him, luckily only hitting the bike frame.
Women in Florida should beware of the One Eyed Pant Snake.
DB3-- Especially once he starts spittin that venom!!!
You two guys are in the gutter hey move over your standing on my foot dumbass
Don't worry they'll suck the venom out of it.
DB3 1 eyed panty snake lol 😂😂😂
I call em trouser snakes
I call bull on the cottonmouth, because I have literally had one try running us out of our boat. We smacked it with a ore and it kept coming back.
+GhiftD If you had fish in it thats what it was interested they love eating fish
it may have just wanted to get onto dry "land", or just wanted the fish in your boat. either that or you were messing with it (intentionally or not) and it was defending itself. it certainly was not "attacking you", as they have literally no reason to, and every reason not to.
GhiftD but the water snake is the mimic to the water moccasin aka cottonmouth the
Water snake is completely harmless
My motto on snakes is they're just stupid.
yeah anyone that says they dont do that i dont believe to be an expert. i know a spot near dallas where i use to fish i'd love to take them cause its almost guaranteed to occur. its the reason i "use to" fish there. they chase people off the shore too. it would change their mind.
4:16 - I picked up a Tiger Rattler in The Phoenix Mountain Preserve but the statement is very good advice.
I love how he asks "can you hear ?" the pigmy rattler. No dummy the music is drowning everything out !!!