Up Close and Personal with a Giant Salamander

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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2016
  • Noodling refers to the practice of catching fish with your hands. Here, Jeremy has noodled a rare giant salamander and is tagging it for scientific research.
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  • @Weirdanimalboy
    @Weirdanimalboy 8 лет назад +4760

    0:36 Wow, this creature is aggressive. Even though we mean it no harm. Well I'd be pretty pissed off too if you grabbed me by the tail and dragged me out my house.

    • @NauticaFox
      @NauticaFox 8 лет назад +57

      +Weirdanimalboy LOL

    • @elplain
      @elplain 8 лет назад +176

      +Weirdanimalboy sorry, but the aggressive is that guy disturbing that salamander

    • @tinkachu8743
      @tinkachu8743 8 лет назад +229

      +Weirdanimalboy Well if a giant person suddenly grabbed me out of my bedroom by my legs, I'd be freaking out too. :P

    • @Mark_Knight
      @Mark_Knight 8 лет назад +6

      Kill those agressive things please.

    • @gcarlin6771
      @gcarlin6771 8 лет назад +86

      +Mark M you mean humans right ?

  • @nunyabusiness2785
    @nunyabusiness2785 2 года назад +141

    “Pretty soon, he calms down.”
    *Salamander waits for death*

  • @BioDomeWithPaulyShor
    @BioDomeWithPaulyShor 7 лет назад +910

    Can we all just take a second to appreciate that fucking AMAZING transition at 1:54?

    • @pineappleduck4378
      @pineappleduck4378 2 года назад +17

      niiice

    • @CriticalSurvival0
      @CriticalSurvival0 2 года назад +24

      Didnt even notice. That was slick

    • @guxxi9746
      @guxxi9746 2 года назад +6

      That was pretty dope

    • @SnailHatan
      @SnailHatan Год назад +13

      Amazing? Man, you don’t understand editing. That’s an incredibly basic wipe cut. Nothing special about it at all

    • @fighterck6241
      @fighterck6241 Год назад +3

      That was super slick. I never noticed it...

  • @user-fb6dx6sv7i
    @user-fb6dx6sv7i 4 года назад +404

    I like how he doesn’t know why he’s aggressive and then explains why he’s being aggressive.

    • @PatternLand
      @PatternLand 2 года назад +23

      He just needed a minute to understand the situation is all

    • @Nerobyrne
      @Nerobyrne 2 года назад +24

      "we mean it no harm!" He sais as he rips the salamander from it's lunch break and waves it in the air ^^

    • @rg8956
      @rg8956 7 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve caught so many eastern hellbenders in the north Georgia mountains trout fishing. They will be defensive and try to bite you if you manhandle them and grip them tightly. If you just barely squeeze them and pick them up softly they are gentle giants and just want to go back in the water.

  • @supsauce4227
    @supsauce4227 7 лет назад +2596

    its toothless from how to train your dragon

    • @fjaajf
      @fjaajf 6 лет назад +88

      sup sauce Toothless was inspired by the salamander though, so...

    • @AKSBSU
      @AKSBSU 6 лет назад +48

      Looks like it has very strong jaws, though. Animals with really wide mouths can usually bite quite hard.

    • @rap.3694
      @rap.3694 5 лет назад +22

      It's Del-lago

    • @TheRainbowEra
      @TheRainbowEra 5 лет назад +2

      Lmao:"v

    • @tragictransformerelectra3319
      @tragictransformerelectra3319 5 лет назад +3

      Haha XD

  • @bigthunder7002
    @bigthunder7002 2 года назад +130

    I like how they get straight in to the topic instead of having a long build-up for little content.

    • @CornyBum
      @CornyBum 2 года назад +8

      Well, for this video, yeah. But if you watch the whole episode from which this is edited, that's a different deal for a different format.

  • @jdefabs2112
    @jdefabs2112 8 лет назад +1909

    Its good to see amphibians, when water gets polluted the amphibians are the first to go,the one park I live by used to have thousands of frogs,every time it would rain they would cover the road,but since the town on the other side of the park started illegally dumping sewage in the river there are no frogs ,literarily none,it also effected the koi pond they used to have ,well over 100 fish died ,some were close to 100 years old....industrial greed sucks :(

    • @tyrmyrmidon2846
      @tyrmyrmidon2846 8 лет назад +108

      :( sorry to hear, poor animals didn't deserve this

    • @S2Cents
      @S2Cents 7 лет назад +100

      A frogocaust. Never forget.

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 7 лет назад +49

      There's gov't for you...

    • @scottcook3081
      @scottcook3081 6 лет назад +9

      Sewage has got to go some where. Maybe you should move to another frog town?

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 6 лет назад +34

      hell yea bruther that got dam sewage gotta go sumwhere dump it in hum's house

  • @titocristobal5573
    @titocristobal5573 2 года назад +463

    "Even though we mean it no harm..."
    *Literally drags out of the water by force*
    I fucking love Jeremy.

    • @thatdude3977
      @thatdude3977 2 года назад +18

      Then injects it with a microchip

    • @sleepinghill6484
      @sleepinghill6484 2 года назад +7

      Then they give it the mark of the Beast 😮

    • @tameeki2
      @tameeki2 2 года назад +4

      😂😂😂

    • @myusername3689
      @myusername3689 2 года назад +6

      @@thatdude3977 *microcrisp

    • @megs4193
      @megs4193 Год назад +1

      That's what I thought, I actually said out loud, yeah you'd think he'd know duh, and let's face, humans just love it when that happens to them 🙈🙈🙈 oh bless 😄😃.

  • @TheEggPlantSama
    @TheEggPlantSama 8 лет назад +490

    Aawwww those tiny little hands ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @alyssacallaghan4065
      @alyssacallaghan4065 8 лет назад +10

      Ikr!! exactly what i was thinking

    • @SuperHongTay
      @SuperHongTay 7 лет назад +14

      EggPlantsama I get it...
      it's Trump's spirit animal

    • @drshrimppuertorico8690
      @drshrimppuertorico8690 7 лет назад +1

      EggPlantsama aww look at that profile picture

    • @DanielBenzs65AMG
      @DanielBenzs65AMG 6 лет назад +17

      Those little hands will choke the life out of you

    • @chio5185
      @chio5185 3 года назад

      Just don't forget that they are the same size as a dog so that means they could eat baby dogs or cats!

  • @Halogeek-zq7yr
    @Halogeek-zq7yr 4 года назад +157

    “It looks like a fish but with hands” yeah, fair enough i spose

    • @DrPhoenixJKZ
      @DrPhoenixJKZ 4 месяца назад

      And its common name in Chinese means "baby fish" because it makes baby cry noise.

  • @sherriebuck8752
    @sherriebuck8752 4 года назад +106

    This is a docile creature until you grab it's tail and yank it out of the water. The only reason this animal would attack anyone (child or adult), would be if you stepped on it or messed with it. ALL creatures have the ability and choice to become aggressive when touched.

    • @Dime_time333
      @Dime_time333 29 дней назад +1

      Ok

    • @Efiltaolf
      @Efiltaolf 10 дней назад

      Yeah I wasn’t impressed with the way he yeeted it out of the way all disrespectfully like that. Steve Irwin would have done it much more gently.

  • @robtko7447
    @robtko7447 6 лет назад +141

    It's amazing knowing these giant salamanders exist, never would of thought.

  • @nandoginkaku7610
    @nandoginkaku7610 8 лет назад +593

    all salamanders are adorable 😄

    • @tyrmyrmidon2846
      @tyrmyrmidon2846 8 лет назад +13

      No u

    • @sunnyking7519
      @sunnyking7519 8 лет назад +5

      IKR EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

    • @MCLERC88
      @MCLERC88 8 лет назад +2

      +Nando Ginkaku Treu but watch out fore Aneides lugubris he look to Cute but he have teeths :P

    • @nandoginkaku7610
      @nandoginkaku7610 8 лет назад +5

      Michael Clerc still cute

    • @SalamanderMagic
      @SalamanderMagic 7 лет назад +5

      Nando Ginkaku Aww, thanks

  • @RevBman7
    @RevBman7 2 года назад +19

    Him: "I'm hunting a creature behind the myth of a child killing monster."
    Me: "See, that's your first problem."

  • @aprillondon11
    @aprillondon11 3 года назад +32

    0:36 well you dragged it out of nowhere, of course they’re aggressive!

    • @valenciasanchez93
      @valenciasanchez93 Год назад +1

      Lol right. 🙈 he said he's aggressive even though we mean him no harm,... mean while he hunted him down and dragged him out his home

  • @Durva360
    @Durva360 6 лет назад +53

    Hanzo needs to reclaim his summoned creature

  • @unhappy7727
    @unhappy7727 6 лет назад +78

    Hanzo of the salamander

  • @jeffu27
    @jeffu27 8 лет назад +260

    Far harbor is looking pretty good

  • @DanielDeArco
    @DanielDeArco Год назад +2

    Salamander: “the hell was that all about??”

  • @Bruce_99
    @Bruce_99 2 года назад +7

    “Looks a bit like a fish but it’s got hands” uh that looks nothing like a fish lol

  • @sammihebert6493
    @sammihebert6493 Год назад +8

    Those salamanders are so cute, I’ve always loved them since I was young

  • @chiraagarunkumar5691
    @chiraagarunkumar5691 3 года назад +67

    This is crazy. Like to capture and to keep a record of these creatures and hoping one day they’ll run into it again, a real adventure indeed.

  • @pidge8845
    @pidge8845 6 лет назад +23

    Look at that adorable face!

  • @reneemachuca3026
    @reneemachuca3026 Год назад +2

    Guys, I found an actual night fury in Japan. You won’t believe guys.

  • @ZacharyB
    @ZacharyB 7 лет назад +339

    English already has a special verb to convey "catching fish with your bare hands": to guddle.
    I am writing this comment to preserve this word before it is lost to the savagery of time.

    • @bassnbluegill1406
      @bassnbluegill1406 6 лет назад +18

      Daryl Leckt "Noodling" is usually used when reffering to catching catfish by wiggling around digits in a catfish's hole.

    • @SalvableRuin
      @SalvableRuin 6 лет назад +6

      Thanks, Zach! I didn't know that word but I will not forget it.

    • @SNAPLINKSLLC
      @SNAPLINKSLLC 6 лет назад +11

      May my like help in your endeavor

    • @fashionsuckman4652
      @fashionsuckman4652 6 лет назад

      ZacharyB hmmm....guddle

    • @aboutashow
      @aboutashow 6 лет назад +1

      Took a screenshot. You're doing God's work!

  • @Emergencydinner
    @Emergencydinner 2 года назад +8

    That salamander looks like a kind gentleman

  • @vietnammailman7626
    @vietnammailman7626 6 лет назад +22

    Amazed at the size of this lad, absolute unit

  • @hrly.d5745
    @hrly.d5745 4 года назад +8

    human : found a fish with hands in future
    salamander : am i a f*cking joke to you?

    • @gavinbunting7354
      @gavinbunting7354 3 года назад

      Isn’t Tiktalik basically a fish with feet, the first land walking vertebrate

  • @bursegsardaukar
    @bursegsardaukar 6 лет назад +68

    The real-life Quagsire.

  • @laurawasnewsky155
    @laurawasnewsky155 3 года назад +12

    Damn, my boy just caught himself a real life Quagsire 😳

  • @Cephalopoda
    @Cephalopoda 6 лет назад +17

    "Looks like a fish, but it's got hands."
    Why am I thinking of Betsy de Vos?

  • @Gamma7DroidSecurity
    @Gamma7DroidSecurity Год назад +2

    Mans straight found a Clodsire

  • @dutchschultz3076
    @dutchschultz3076 2 года назад +7

    Holy shit! It's a giant mud puppy. 👍

  • @nitrolight1778
    @nitrolight1778 4 года назад +9

    2:06 "Hey Salamader smile for the camera! :)

  • @fakename2212
    @fakename2212 2 года назад +5

    I love his frantic noises as he carries the thing out of the water, iirc, he forgot about the bag of rocks on his belt and thought it was another one trying to bite him while he was getting out.

  • @lilah274
    @lilah274 3 года назад +4

    Imagine how scared u would be tho poor babyy 🥺

  • @jarlbalgruuf2415
    @jarlbalgruuf2415 6 лет назад +46

    Hanzo would be proud

  • @samwatt8145
    @samwatt8145 8 лет назад +254

    so cute

    • @samwatt8145
      @samwatt8145 8 лет назад +11

      I love Salamanders!!

    • @medjov1061
      @medjov1061 8 лет назад +15

      theyre all cute but this one, especially a mature one, can bite one or two of your finger off

    • @samwatt8145
      @samwatt8145 8 лет назад +4

      +Electrified Duck true

    • @abelanish96
      @abelanish96 6 лет назад

      salamander

    • @GooseOperator
      @GooseOperator 5 лет назад +2

      yes the salamanders are cute ever

  • @quesadilla79
    @quesadilla79 Месяц назад

    this guy is amazing, always finds what he seeks and shows us.

  • @toodamnsaucymanigga6214
    @toodamnsaucymanigga6214 6 лет назад +37

    "Looks like a fish but it's got hands...and that's exactly what this has got." That was dumb af

  • @MarcelWilsonLynch
    @MarcelWilsonLynch 8 лет назад +4

    you can't deny that salamanders are fucking adorable

  • @BATMAN-kp6hp
    @BATMAN-kp6hp 8 лет назад +86

    beautiful creature

  • @RTaco
    @RTaco 2 года назад +1

    Guy makes it sound like he's going to fight a dragon

  • @thekarlkeeper8727
    @thekarlkeeper8727 5 лет назад +2

    That is a large salamander!

  • @thesaurusrext
    @thesaurusrext 5 лет назад +6

    "even tho we mean it no harm" like it would know ?

  • @Huetete
    @Huetete 7 лет назад +13

    Oh, a Mini "Del Lago"

  • @thebigskip-e
    @thebigskip-e 6 лет назад +16

    They're actually harmless. I love how they exaggerate how dangerous it is to boost ratings

    • @logantaylor440
      @logantaylor440 5 лет назад +26

      They're not harmless, they have incredible jaw strength and rows of tiny teeth on their jaw. Yeah, they do over exaggerate, but the giant salamander isn't harmless.

    • @liamtam109
      @liamtam109 5 лет назад +2

      Logan Taylor these things kill many adults per year and children they are no joke

    • @ryanclaus2629
      @ryanclaus2629 4 года назад +17

      @@liamtam109 wtf are you talking about? They dont kill anyone.

    • @Swartgaming
      @Swartgaming 4 года назад +10

      @@liamtam109 they don't kill humans

  • @AMC5274
    @AMC5274 5 лет назад +7

    Its "Del lago" from RE4 🤣

    • @watertommyz
      @watertommyz 3 года назад +1

      Actually, yes. I didn't realize it wasn't a giant fish, but instead a giant salamander until years later when I looked at the actual model on the PC version.
      As the gcn and ps2 version clouded it up.

  • @Sprizzy
    @Sprizzy 4 года назад +14

    *“Wow this creature is aggressive, even though we mean it no harm.”*
    You literally yanked the creature out of a hole, what else is it supposed to think?

    • @gabrieldamasceno3971
      @gabrieldamasceno3971 3 года назад +2

      That was a really dumb thing for him to say

    • @ivanmartinez1683
      @ivanmartinez1683 3 года назад +2

      Imagine Yanking a fish out of water and it being like:" Yeah, Whatever."

    • @J93AD
      @J93AD 3 года назад

      Gabriel Damasceno eh not really

  • @GirtheAlienGoldfish
    @GirtheAlienGoldfish 6 лет назад +41

    I'm really annoyed with how he grabbed the salamander.

  • @beccak7331
    @beccak7331 8 лет назад +1

    Wow I enjoy seeing these types of animals just swiming among a water place

  • @cryptotugboat7753
    @cryptotugboat7753 3 года назад +3

    It’s really friggin cute

  • @kjjjj5202
    @kjjjj5202 2 года назад +5

    I never seen an aggressive salamander lol wow this thing is absolutely insane looking !!

    • @Native722
      @Native722 9 месяцев назад

      Well it's in the wild

  • @Chromegrillz
    @Chromegrillz 4 года назад +9

    This is a living fossil.

  • @ShadowWolfRising
    @ShadowWolfRising 8 лет назад +1

    Oh cool, managed to add him to the survey as well.
    Helped the Study and showed him off.
    2 birds with this catch.

  • @En1gmatic1
    @En1gmatic1 3 года назад +1

    That's a baby El Lago from Resident Evil 4

  • @Slow_Hand_Luke
    @Slow_Hand_Luke 8 лет назад +125

    .No Wonder the Japanese always Loved Godzilla type movies !.

    • @shal468
      @shal468 3 года назад

      Godzilla is real!!???

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul 2 года назад

      @Frogger yes, but the films are great.

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul 2 года назад

      @Frogger I've never seen one tbh.

  • @enderlynxwilloze7935
    @enderlynxwilloze7935 4 года назад +3

    It’s so cute!

  • @theredroad1
    @theredroad1 2 года назад

    This went from
    WHAT SCARY THING WE GOING TO SEE TODAY?
    To
    LIL GUY, BIG MAN

  • @calebtrent6632
    @calebtrent6632 Год назад

    That mans face was at the beginning was more terrifying than the actual salamander.

  • @fire._.pantherjaden1927
    @fire._.pantherjaden1927 5 лет назад +5

    Leave them alone he didn't do anything to you

  • @stinkylilman3177
    @stinkylilman3177 6 лет назад +3

    It's so cute why is it so cute?????

  • @poemone2257
    @poemone2257 2 года назад +1

    I like how its kinda just going with being measured and studied

  • @McD5791
    @McD5791 2 года назад +1

    I've played the 'Gradius' arcade video game so many times as a child - but this is the first time I've actually seen a salamander...

  • @danner253
    @danner253 6 лет назад +3

    Almost the size of a young gulper from Fallout lol

  • @levirosenlieb7798
    @levirosenlieb7798 2 года назад +3

    Guys, remember, he’s a fish expert not a amphibian expert.

  • @followmeintothecommentsect4476
    @followmeintothecommentsect4476 6 лет назад

    that first creature with the snorkel began the video with a menacing look

  • @borN1053R
    @borN1053R Год назад

    this baby gave me goosebumps

  • @e-lisa7503
    @e-lisa7503 3 года назад +5

    i bumped into this video after watching the one with the salamander in china, they're extremely endangered, and in the video i saw the salamander was about 2 meters long (don't know if it really was 2 meters) and estimated to be around fkn *200* years old. chinese giant salamanders are really interesting in my opinion, i could've never in my life imagined that such a creature still exists. also, i hope that the old one can get back to its natural habitat :(

  • @1truthtruth001
    @1truthtruth001 4 года назад +4

    he said, "this fish was aggressive even though we meant it no harm".
    umm yeah you grabbed it and pulled it out of the water!
    what did you expext for the fish to do? just stay calm and expect that you was going to put it back in the water?

    • @Dmdm_dm
      @Dmdm_dm 3 года назад +1

      It's not a fish ffs

  • @dixgun
    @dixgun 2 года назад

    A great clip. It’s a beautiful creature in its own way. It’s maybe more cute than beautiful and obviously it’s terrifying as well when yanked out like that.

  • @person3641
    @person3641 Год назад

    National treasure and still has the attitude of a twitter dispute. Respect

  • @abhinanditaghosh8882
    @abhinanditaghosh8882 5 лет назад +11

    Just imagine yourself in this scenario...you were roaming around somewhere peacefully and suddenly a group of salamanders came and captivated you...they took a huge needle and stabbed you with it..and made a video of yours and then set you free😰😰😨😨😨...no..I don't wanna offend anyone 😰😰..I was just thinking.....😶😐

    • @jencummings8749
      @jencummings8749 2 года назад

      Yet you watched it as well and left your comment....lol

  • @21whichiswhich
    @21whichiswhich 6 лет назад +4

    Wow! They are beautiful creatures and live for a long period of times.

  • @xGhouI
    @xGhouI 5 лет назад +1

    Salamander: Screw you guys I'm going home

  • @UCanCallMeJesus1
    @UCanCallMeJesus1 5 лет назад +1

    such a beautiful animal!

  • @elijahsong8218
    @elijahsong8218 8 лет назад +8

    NYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!

  • @MrBlueSnowmanProduc
    @MrBlueSnowmanProduc 8 лет назад +28

    Kappa

  • @tualoyola4446
    @tualoyola4446 2 года назад

    you dont mean him no harm? really?!?!?! but you snatched him in his comfort place? lol

  • @dom9300
    @dom9300 4 года назад +1

    It’s like a small koolasuchus.

  • @nightwing6925
    @nightwing6925 6 лет назад +18

    What if in the legends of the kappa someone thought the rock on top of a salamander was a shell and then it just got lost in myth

  • @MrTerz95
    @MrTerz95 Год назад +5

    Del Lago

  • @taroupriapus9760
    @taroupriapus9760 Год назад +1

    This is the baby Del Lago monster!!

  • @cuttystark5211
    @cuttystark5211 4 года назад +2

    DAMN HANZO !!!!

  • @yallmight5752
    @yallmight5752 6 лет назад +6

    In Japanese folk lore, giant salamanders could breathe fire and eventually transform into dragons

    • @MetronaJ
      @MetronaJ 5 лет назад +1

      James McCann wait really?
      I know about fire salamander legends of the west but they have a similar legend in japan?

  • @pyrophobia133
    @pyrophobia133 6 лет назад +3

    it's Del Lago from Resident Evil 4!!!!

    • @AMC5274
      @AMC5274 5 лет назад

      I commented the same 🤣🤣🤣

  • @brandonduckworth5290
    @brandonduckworth5290 6 лет назад +2

    This thing is friggin awesome. I would love to have one of these

  • @Daynnikes
    @Daynnikes Месяц назад

    That thing is HUGE!! It was trying to bite man I wouldve been terrified 😂😂

  • @lauragraves4342
    @lauragraves4342 5 лет назад +4

    I'd rather have those here in Oklahoma than the snapping turtle.

    • @beauwalker9820
      @beauwalker9820 2 года назад +1

      Alligator snapping turtles are more alligator than turtle.

    • @lauragraves4342
      @lauragraves4342 2 года назад

      @@beauwalker9820 yep they're terrifying lol.

  • @joshualee6765
    @joshualee6765 5 лет назад +18

    i thought u have to be licensed to even touch catch or even handle these things? its a wonder that he wasnt jailed in japan for this...
    EDIt: ohhh n/m he explained why he was allowed to do it lol

  • @fadingout1639
    @fadingout1639 Год назад

    "Looks a bit liek a fish but it's got hands"

  • @dogaviation430
    @dogaviation430 5 лет назад

    I search up cute up close HD Axolotls and this is what I get RUclips? Come on😂

  • @superwaddledee367
    @superwaddledee367 8 лет назад +21

    Can it play ass flute?

    • @keemstar2887
      @keemstar2887 7 лет назад +5

      it can play some damn good ass flute

    • @michaellongoria9162
      @michaellongoria9162 6 лет назад

      I have discovered the white truffle of RUclips comments.. right here. Bless my heart.

  • @cccspwn
    @cccspwn 6 лет назад +5

    It looks like the lake boss in Resident Evil 4!

    • @sgtvirus6696
      @sgtvirus6696 5 лет назад +1

      cccspwn well that's because the boss from resident evil 4 is a salamander just a giant one with a plagas in it.

  • @malenanowak
    @malenanowak 5 месяцев назад +1

    I don’t like how this is called River Monsters. The only river monsters are humans.

  • @nyrubin
    @nyrubin 6 лет назад

    Aggressive even though we mean it no harm lmao. Swims back to wild unfazed by it's capturing lmao.

  • @rmsolympic1
    @rmsolympic1 8 лет назад +11

    Big mouth

  • @arielfikar755
    @arielfikar755 Год назад +4

    Del lago

  • @crimcram
    @crimcram 5 лет назад +1

    The new Dragons series is looking great!

  • @joehoe799
    @joehoe799 2 года назад +1

    Tell Hanzo of the Rain to summon the big one