This was fascinating Andrew! I knew that rattlesnakes are good mothers, but I had no idea that they were quite so invested in their young after they gave birth. I imagine tracking the babies on those first expeditions away from the nesting site would be difficult, but I would love to know exactly what they get up to out in the woods. Great work as always, I am looking forward to more! - Harrison and Evan
Thanks guys! Yes, difficult to track snakes that small and we've noticed disturbing the babies and mom during that time seems to change their behavior (undisturbed, they are often out by day, but when we captured and released babies, they shifted to only night).
Hi Andrew I live in Ohio I would love to go with u guys sometimes to explore rattlesnakes. I’ve been in Wayne National Forest the last several years looking for timber rattlesnakes but haven’t been able to locate any. If that is possible I would appreciate it very much. Thx
Michael Moore hi Michael, I really appreciate your enthusiasm for rattlesnakes! Since these populations are isolated and vulnerable, we generally don’t take people out with us or give locality information for the protection of the snakes.
Love the 2:27 timing of the spider (wolf?) - great way to have a size comparison to the neonates.
I think it’s a big Dolomedes that lived in that log!
Another eye-opening video with lots of nuggets! Great work.
Thanks Phillip, much appreciated!
Awesome shots!! Timber rattlers are such a cool species of crotalus, I hope to find one eventually. Good work!
Another exceptional video! Great work!
This was fascinating Andrew! I knew that rattlesnakes are good mothers, but I had no idea that they were quite so invested in their young after they gave birth. I imagine tracking the babies on those first expeditions away from the nesting site would be difficult, but I would love to know exactly what they get up to out in the woods. Great work as always, I am looking forward to more!
- Harrison and Evan
Thanks guys! Yes, difficult to track snakes that small and we've noticed disturbing the babies and mom during that time seems to change their behavior (undisturbed, they are often out by day, but when we captured and released babies, they shifted to only night).
Another great video of a very misunderstood critter thank you
steve marshall thanks Steve!
Hi Andrew I live in Ohio I would love to go with u guys sometimes to explore rattlesnakes. I’ve been in Wayne National Forest the last several years looking for timber rattlesnakes but haven’t been able to locate any. If that is possible I would appreciate it very much. Thx
Michael Moore hi Michael, I really appreciate your enthusiasm for rattlesnakes! Since these populations are isolated and vulnerable, we generally don’t take people out with us or give locality information for the protection of the snakes.
Life Underfoot understand thx