VLOG: Finding Prairie Rattlesnakes in Alberta

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • We found a lot of prairie rattlesnakes (crotalus viridis) on this herping trip to the badlands of southern Alberta! Check it out!
    #rattlesnakes #herping #wildlife
    The song is there to cover the horrible wind noise from herping on the prairies!
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Комментарии • 40

  • @wethenorth5536
    @wethenorth5536 3 месяца назад

    Still think I had one of these in my yard again not to long ago. He was doing what that one was doing here and moving and rattling at the same time. Didn’t know they could do that. But the rattle sound was almost a bit different than what you hear on camera. And I couldn’t ever actually lay eyes on him through the grass. Could’ve been a bull snake mimicking as well I hear some do that but.

  • @squamishfish
    @squamishfish 3 года назад +3

    I saw a northern pacific Rattlesnake in the Vernon area they seem to be less defensive then the Prarie Rattlesnake,

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад +3

      Ya, the Nor Pacs definitely seem to be more concerned with getting away than standing up for themselves. Viridis can get cranky.

  • @Isaachilgendorf12
    @Isaachilgendorf12 2 месяца назад

    what area are you in here like specific trail or hike? I will likely be down there this summer and id love to know a good spot with lots of snakes like where you are

  • @patricktumilty6312
    @patricktumilty6312 3 месяца назад

    Bruce The moose

  • @eytanbloom4966
    @eytanbloom4966 3 года назад +2

    Very nice, but the music is terrible and nerve bugging.

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  3 года назад

      Thanks for the feedback. Finding music for youtube is always a challenge. I typically prefer to keep the natural sound for our videos, but the music was there to replace the wind noise for a lot of this video. The joys of herping on the prairies. What style of music do you think would fit better?

  • @herpsandseasons8955
    @herpsandseasons8955 3 года назад +2

    The most Canadian a herping trip can get. Ending with a Moose!

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  3 года назад +1

      Right! What a creature, eh?!

  • @amitjoshi2607
    @amitjoshi2607 3 года назад +1

    Great job......enjoyed watching, I am from Edmonton are they around Edmonton

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  3 года назад +1

      Nope! You've got to be quite a bit further south. At least past Calgary and closer to Medicine Hat or Lethbridge for rattlesnakes. Garter snakes are pretty common around Edmonton though.

  • @xxbabymegalodonxx2474
    @xxbabymegalodonxx2474 3 года назад +1

    wow so rattlesnakes are really common in alberta right?

  • @catbirdherping9857
    @catbirdherping9857 2 года назад

    I just discovered this video - really enjoyed it! You found some gorgeous snakes! Viridis are a lot more aggressive than our BC rattlesnakes, I’ve heard. What did you think?

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад

      Id say they are quicker to rattle for sure. Overall, not too crazy. Just want an escape route. When I find some more, I'll be sure to let you know!

  • @ajbuckwheat-nt4mf
    @ajbuckwheat-nt4mf 5 месяцев назад

    Hey where about was this at?

  • @TheCjcoon
    @TheCjcoon 2 года назад

    I'm moving to brooks Alberta from bc on Jan 9th, my sister was telling me about the rattlesnake and scorpions! I couldn't believe it. I love bush whacking and I'm a prospector who wants to fossil hunt for ground finds in the badlands will definitely be watching for those haha

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад

      Yes, in the Brooks area you will definitely want to keep your eyes open.

  • @tylermcintyre1454
    @tylermcintyre1454 Год назад

    Tyler Mac snake in Canada wow

  • @moonman1279
    @moonman1279 2 года назад

    عح

  • @goldenhipsterjourneys6728
    @goldenhipsterjourneys6728 3 года назад

    Nice stuff, are the yellow phases common? That's a sweet rattler!

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад +1

      Id say most of them have a fairly yellow tinge to them. Only ever found the one that was incredibly yellow, but I'd still consider myself fairly new to herping in Alberta.

  • @tarotbyamber7233
    @tarotbyamber7233 Год назад

    Have you ever been to America? Are Canadian rattlesnakes as dangerous as American rattlesnakes?

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  Год назад

      Hey! Ya, we've done some trips to California. Got a few videos on our channel from those. Hoping for more in the future. Yes, they'd be just as dangerous. On the west side of Canada we have Prairie Rattlesnakes and Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes. Those same species' ranges extend well into the US.

    • @BasePuma4007
      @BasePuma4007 3 месяца назад

      The same species (prairie rattlesnake) extends from the Canadian prairies down to western Texas. The western diamondback rattlesnake of the southwestern US has a deadlier bite than the prairie rattlesnake.

  • @dougjenks6954
    @dougjenks6954 2 года назад

    Dam didn't think that far north.

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад

      Ya! That's pretty much the farthest point north I know of.

  • @Gigachadly
    @Gigachadly 2 года назад

    Could you do a video trying to find garter snakes in Edmonton? I saw you saying there pretty common in Edmonton but as someone who grew up in st.Albert I have ever seen a garter snake in my life either there or Edmonton.

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад

      I haven't searched in Edmonton since I was a kid. We used to see them on some of the golf courses. Might be worth a trip this spring!

    • @richardcarriere6767
      @richardcarriere6767 2 года назад

      Go for a walk on a dry hot day along the north sask river.. I see garters off the trail all the time!

    • @Gigachadly
      @Gigachadly 2 года назад

      @@richardcarriere6767 okay I am gonna try that do you have any exact areas you can suggest to start looking? I usually walk around river valley area

    • @richardcarriere6767
      @richardcarriere6767 2 года назад

      @@Gigachadly I usually do my walks in the NE end of the river valley trails(about 1 km before the Henday). I've seen them on golf courses as well.

  • @c.warkentin4270
    @c.warkentin4270 3 года назад

    Ayyy Mr Erickson less gô

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  3 года назад +1

      Hey! You found my channel! Thanks for checking it out!

  • @sylon7717
    @sylon7717 3 года назад

    they in drumheller?

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  3 года назад

      I've heard that you can find bullsnakes (nonvenomous) there, but I haven't had a chance to look for myself. No rattlers though. Gotta get a bit farther south.

  • @gtnmessage
    @gtnmessage 2 года назад

    I didn’t know canada had deserts

    • @herpingbc
      @herpingbc  2 года назад

      Sure do! Not a very big one, but it works!

    • @oilersridersbluejays
      @oilersridersbluejays Год назад

      It’s more semi-arid than a desert how most people imagine. There’s a lot of cattle ranching and wheat farming in those areas. It’s dry, but not SW United States dry.