I'm sure you have good reasons for the rejection but I hope at some point you get the recognition and broadcast opportunity you deserve. You consistently put out great content- congrats and keep it up! @@davkaufmansreptileadventures
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Are there any shows that you (or anyone reading this) like that are similar to this format? Like some person adventuring through the wild discovering and teaching things about such animals?
I love these "Are we keeping them correctly?" videos, because you actually go out into their natural habitat and actually show wild specimens to explain exactly how they live in the wild. Also, kinda jealous you get to travel so much. lol
You are one of the coolest people in this hobby! Doing the legwork with field research is so important, and I really respect your efforts and your passion to learn more about these amazing animals!!
I'm glad that you were making these kind of videos so we as a reptile Community can improve our care for our reptiles. Are you making one for any other reptiles?
Just when I thought you couldn't raise the bar any higher, BAM! You come out with this video! This was amazing! So many other youtubers just sit on their beds and talk about reptile care (most of it VERY wrong info) but you actually go to where they are from to teach us about them. You are a rock star dude!!!! It still pisses me off that you don't get the recognition you deserve. Thanks for doing what you do! Rattle On!
On the lure hypothesis, I've personally witnessed my hog Island boa wiggling the very end of his tail as if it were a worm. Almost exactly how a viper would do the same. Its absolutely the reason
As a BCC enthusiast/breeder I am glad to finally see a video showcasing BCC, the Ecuadorian variety is a spectacular one. Any plans to visit Suriname? I specialize in Suriname BCC and would love to see them showcased as the Ecuadorian was in this episode. It would be an endeavor but showcasing each of the well known BCC varieties would surely be a well attended series of videos.
Drew, I have seen some of your Surinam Red Tails before and you produce some very nice looking boas. Do you have an email that I could reach you at ? I would love to pick up a baby Suri from you sometime down the road.
Great Video Dav! I recently got a juvenile BCI myself (from the Toronto expo, where we watched your Q&A). Thank you for all the great work you do. I've always loved snakes (and reptiles in general), but was not allowed to get one of my own as my mom was not a fan of "nope ropes" to say the least. Your videos along with a few others like Emily and Clint helped her see them in a new light. We now have several species of snakes and other reptiles and with my new channel, I am on my way to my dream of becoming a herpetologist and reptile educator. This may not have been possible without the work you and other great reptile ambassadors do. Hope to see you at the next Toronto Reptile Expo. Thank you so much! -Annaliese
I keep the humidity for my BCC in the mid-80s for the most part. I believe that we should give them as close to their natural habitat as we possibly can. But if we can pick out the beneficial things only and leave some of the key aspects that are detrimental then we should do that. For example, I foodcycle my boas. I feed them a little bit more during late summer through the fall and I feed them little or nothing during the winter. I have had excellent results from this. They grow at a very good rate and they stay muscular and healthy. I also keeps their humidity very high and then certain times of the year I lower it some. It's never around 50% or anything like that but certain times of year I'll keep it around 65 to 70% and other times of the year I will give them more of the 80s to 85%. You just want to keep your conditions clean and you do not want to have it be constantly soaking wet in the enclosure. My substrate is not dressed and soupy, but the humidity is nice and high. I get perfect sheds, and my animals are very healthy. So I love this video. I think we are keeping a lot of the snakes in Worse conditions than we should. Most of my Boas have or will have 8-foot enclosures with places to climb and stretch and hide and I use a lot of fake plants to allow them to have extra cover. My 7 foot anaconda has an 11-foot age with a 400 gallon pond and once he is an adult, a few years down the line I'm planning on providing her an 18 x 10 x 6 enclosure with a massive pond as well. Thanks for posting this video!
There's just simply no one else that comes even close to the amount of passion from Dav. Just the lengths he goes to show us this stuff is amazing. It's my dream to see a feature length documentary on the herper culture in general. Kind of like Dav's docs, but just like a big documentary movie focusing on well known and renown herpers/breeders/keepers. It would be do amazing for Dav to host one as he already basically does here.
Wow! I loved watching this! I have a 16 month old Boa named Evie. After two unsuccessful sheds, I realised that I didn’t provide enough humidity for Evie. It really is an excellent point that you make about the living conditions of the red tailed boa and the rainbow boa. I placed Evie’s water dish over part of her heat pad and it created a perfect condition for her (there is now visible condensation on the sides of her viv). She had her first PERFECT shed a few days ago! So it turns out that my boa needed a higher humidity to enable her to shed successfully. I don’t have her enclosure as humid as Medusa, our rainbow boa, but it’s somewhere in between the rainbow boa and our rosy boa (Stubby Whub Nuts!) Thanks for the videos Dave! Kindest regards, Jane
It’s so cool you can learn so much from these videos. He gives you humidity and temp levels and substrate textures pretty much everything you would need to build an enclosure around these reptiles. Great info!
Another great video. I love all my BCI morphs but there is something special about the natural beauty of a BCC that can't be beat. I keep both BCI and BCC. I do find that my BCC tend to do better in a warmer and humid environment. Would also like to see you do a video on BCO the Argentine Boa. They're not as common in the pet trade but are a spectacular darker colored sub species of boas. Keep up the great work and Rattle on !
Morphs are cool in our houses but i have a special love for wild types too. I came into snake life w cornsnakes and all the morphs but i find myself drawn to preserving the beauty of localities over morphs.
This is what I love about RUclipsrs in the herp community. He spent hundreds of dollars and days of his own time, just to make a 20 minute video about if we're keeping our animals correctly. Sure he enjoys what he does, but he mostly just wants to educate and make us question on whether or not what's considered common husbandry is actually right for the animal. Keep up the good work. P.s. you and Brian Barczyk should do a colab sometime
I love these videos so much because no one else for as long as I have researched has ever gone to actual locations where these snakes are from and compares the climate to how we keep them. It’s amazing and i can’t wait to learn more about it
You’re right. I used to keep snakes and have no issue with people that do but I kind of feel conflicted when I see them in the wild now. I’ve been obsessed with finding them in the wild my whole life (I’m 43 & still look forward to spring for reptiles) and seen some cool sights in recent years with grass snakes, slow worms and lizards here in the UK. I guess at least we can take comfort the ones we’re keeping are captive bred so it’s really their only life they could have led. Seeing that red tail like that in the wild, amazing. Surprised how chill she was. I had a young boa 20 odd years ago that was given to me as a biter, I tried daily to tame him down but he’d smash me every time I got near. Looking back I wonder if he was actually a bit messed up mentally or something. I passed him on to a guy in the trade after a while. My full grown female was so chilled.
I think the new thing where you're going to these animals habitats to see how they really live in if we're keeping them correctly is a great new thing you started. Some of the information we have on keeping some of these animals in captivity is literally at least over 50 years old. I hope this turns into a new series for you going to these animals habitats and basically determining whether we really are keeping them properly or not. A side note though I wonder if this is why people say boas are more difficult to breed ... Maybe it's because we're not keeping them properly in captivity?
Ok I NEEDED this as a first timer preparing to - within the next year - obtain my long awaited, dreamed of boa... I had NO idea to up the humidity and feel stupid for not having thought of such but it makes so much sense!! Look how calm these are, wild caught and I'd imagine not ever before or rarely having had human interaction. Amazing.
You have some crazy videos brother!!!! 🔥🔥They never get old!!! My kids and I watch them over and over just for the entertainment and education!!! Keep up the good work Dave!!!🤙🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼
Hi Dave once again another great video. You are the person who has changed my attitude for better, about reptiles in general. I couldn’t even watch a snake eat something. And since I watch your videos my attitude totally changed for a whole lot better. ❤ your trips. Keep ‘em up!!!❤👍
you nailed it! in 25 years I never heard anyone say what is true. their red tails are a fruit attraction for their prey. good stuff! been out of the hobby ten years and fought cancer and other diseases on my own with a true understanding of human and animal health now. much has changed and some not for the good. staying open minded leaves you ready to receive truth. got an email? we should chat as I know many old stories and have missed my brothers. coming back with a whole new attitude and outlook in life. good form DAV.
All these videos of reptiles in their wild environment are great, I've been looking for this type of video for years! Thanks so much for making it! Looking forward to more of these
This is such a great, detailed, and informative video. The best video I have seen in regards of comparing the BCI and the BCC, many of my questions have been answered. Thank you for this video, I plan on getting a pet boa in the near future and found this content very helpful. A+ 👍🏻
I agree with you , I’ve witnessed caudal tail luring in several of my pet boas over the years! Also , I believe it’s a defensive behavior as well to attract attention to the tail instead of the head in case of a predatory attack! Neonatal boas most likely caudal lure birds , lizards & small rodents. And defensively it could also work as bright color warnings as venomous or poisonous to detour attacks!
you are the most informational guy i have seen in the industry, i hope that one day i can know just half of what you do about reptiles. keep up the quality content, you have earned a regular viewer and permanent subscriber.
Funny thing is I exactly commented something in effect about keeping my surinames at 80 to 82 degrees with humidity at 70 to 80 percent. Great vid Dave!
Hello. As for whether the BCC is raised in the right conditions, I point out that the place where you have been is only one of the habitats where these animals live. By typing on RUclips "jiboia na natureza" (in Portuguese: "boa in nature") you can find dozens of videos where the BCC is spotted in much drier areas with little vegetation. The bottom line is that it is probably a very adaptable species. Thanks and continue with your valuable work
We just received an adult BCI from our sons' Boy Scout Camp director--the snake was an education animal for years. We took her in as more or less a favor, but we're colubrid folks and had next to no idea about care. Heck, I didn't know there was BCI and BCC. We did some crash course learning via online articles and communities, and behold--your video is the easiest to follow and most informative. Of course it was! :D
Dave, I'm digging the boots and shorts look around 15:10. That is some high fashion....you're gonna turn me back to men. 😘😘😘 I think these are incredibly important videos you are making. Yes, there are differences between wild borne and captive bred snakes, but at the very least we need to be able to question ourselves and think through what we are doing in our enclosures. Our snakes deserve for us to do the absolute best for them that we can.
Wonderful video. I'm really enjoying digging into your vids. I love the way you're getting out there into the wild and really looking at their natural settings and then thinking about how that might influence our husbandry. You also have a great personality and an obvious passion for the animals. Keep up the great work!
The baby boa in this video I believe to be boa constrictor longicauda as well . Bcl go through a crazy ontogenetic change from babys to adults and the head spear and body pattern and color are very similar
Glad he said they are started to not kill them That red tail I believe you are right spot of snakes also cladal lure with bright colors or worm white on their tails too On their tails too
I have to agree with Dāv's hypothesis about the tail color and your linking it to caudal luring, Donna. I've seen 2 of my bci exhibit what I interpreted as just that. If bci do it then its highly likely that bcc would.
I'd like to thank u for all the hard work I put in! I love ur channel! And btw I’m planning on getting my first bcc in the next week or two. I have several snakes but no boa’s, but these are to amazing not to have one in my collection
I also notice the true red tail boa has the iconic rainbow shine in the light. Btw I keep a 2021 born true red tail in an almost same ecosystem you visited. Her enclosure I spray daily with mist and keep her humidity between 70-90% with her cold spot at 80 F and her hot spot ranging from 88-95 F. I always catch my girl off the ground unless she just ate, she lays on the heated substrate before basking in her nocturnal heat light in the trees a few short hours later. Made me feel really awesome my researched paid off and your video confirms it. I like to go over an above for my pets so her upgraded tank will be fully bioactive
Aww, You were so much shorter here. This is like the Young Guatemala Kaufman prequels, Edit: I want to thank you for your videos.I don't keep reptiles anymore but your videos really fill the void. Thanks for all your hard work. Appreciate you!
Colombia is another country you can find both BI's and BCC's. The Andes cut right through the country. On the northwest side where Panama connects you find the BI's (where BI's actually get their name "Colombian" despite the fact they come from most of Mexico and Central America), and on the southeast side you find the BCC's.
You're welcome! I really enjoying going to their natural habitats and seeing what they are doing in the wild. There will be more videos like this coming soon
The red tail hypothesis makes a lot of sense to me - especially as it is also thought that baby green tree pythons and emerald tree boas are either red or yellow to blend in with the flowers lower down in the forest levels, then change colour as they mature and ascend to the canopy. Flower-tailed snakes - rather lovely concept!
Swear to God I been fighting the war with the hobby about critical humidity for 7 years with several herp. Someone finally reinforced the topic with real habitat proof. bravo...
Best info videos on how we should keep our reptiles but I'm i the only one that noticed the boas on this video are the most domesticated, tamed and well feed boas in the wild i ever seen.
Great video man, very informative. So would you say Boas in general need more space vertically in their enclosures? Not a lot of people give them vertical space and climbing furnishings.
The only reason I can think of is people don't pay attention as to where their animals come from or don't look into and just go by what 1 or 2 people say on the "correct " way to keep them. Everyone or almost everyone knows that rainbow boas come from the rainforest but many people dont know that the bcc come from the same place. I feel this video really opens people's eyes to actually look up the actual wild location their animals come from so they can provide them with their natural environment. Just like your videos on the leachies and what island they come from and the actual environment / habitat and how their enclosure should be set up.. Love these videos. Some beautiful boas. Thanks for doing this video because I haven't been able to find a comparison video etc. Awesome thanks!!
Wow it is amazing to see these in the wild! Both of the boas you found was very nice looking specimens. Loved the B.C.C. In the wild just hanging around in a tree!
He needs his own TV show- this guy is great!
Thanks Steve! I've actually turned down a couple so far.
I'm sure you have good reasons for the rejection but I hope at some point you get the recognition and broadcast opportunity you deserve. You consistently put out great content- congrats and keep it up! @@davkaufmansreptileadventures
Exactly. Very well spoken and a good narrator.
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Are there any shows that you (or anyone reading this) like that are similar to this format? Like some person adventuring through the wild discovering and teaching things about such animals?
@@Nitidus brave wilderness on RUclips it's class a good!!!
dude best information on the difference between bci and bcc I have seen....thanks for sharing this
Glad it helped!
Wow I thought I had a BCI turns out I have a BCC. Awesome video!
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I love these "Are we keeping them correctly?" videos, because you actually go out into their natural habitat and actually show wild specimens to explain exactly how they live in the wild.
Also, kinda jealous you get to travel so much. lol
You are one of the coolest people in this hobby! Doing the legwork with field research is so important, and I really respect your efforts and your passion to learn more about these amazing animals!!
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
I'm glad that you were making these kind of videos so we as a reptile Community can improve our care for our reptiles. Are you making one for any other reptiles?
I have a whole series of them. I'll make a playlist soon.
Just when I thought you couldn't raise the bar any higher, BAM! You come out with this video! This was amazing! So many other youtubers just sit on their beds and talk about reptile care (most of it VERY wrong info) but you actually go to where they are from to teach us about them. You are a rock star dude!!!! It still pisses me off that you don't get the recognition you deserve. Thanks for doing what you do! Rattle On!
Thanks for always being a fan Martin!
Love it! and im surprised that both wild boas you handled are calm with you and not showing their defensive behavior
On the lure hypothesis, I've personally witnessed my hog Island boa wiggling the very end of his tail as if it were a worm. Almost exactly how a viper would do the same. Its absolutely the reason
As a BCC enthusiast/breeder I am glad to finally see a video showcasing BCC, the Ecuadorian variety is a spectacular one. Any plans to visit Suriname? I specialize in Suriname BCC and would love to see them showcased as the Ecuadorian was in this episode. It would be an endeavor but showcasing each of the well known BCC varieties would surely be a well attended series of videos.
As a matter of fact, yes I do, but I'm not sure when. And yes, I now have footage of them from Ecuador and Peru!
Drew, I have seen some of your Surinam Red Tails before and you produce some very nice looking boas. Do you have an email that I could reach you at ? I would love to pick up a baby Suri from you sometime down the road.
He put in 15 hours of travel for only 4000 likes.... Great production quality too. He does deserve a tv show
Great Video Dav! I recently got a juvenile BCI myself (from the Toronto expo, where we watched your Q&A). Thank you for all the great work you do. I've always loved snakes (and reptiles in general), but was not allowed to get one of my own as my mom was not a fan of "nope ropes" to say the least. Your videos along with a few others like Emily and Clint helped her see them in a new light. We now have several species of snakes and other reptiles and with my new channel, I am on my way to my dream of becoming a herpetologist and reptile educator. This may not have been possible without the work you and other great reptile ambassadors do. Hope to see you at the next Toronto Reptile Expo. Thank you so much! -Annaliese
I keep the humidity for my BCC in the mid-80s for the most part. I believe that we should give them as close to their natural habitat as we possibly can. But if we can pick out the beneficial things only and leave some of the key aspects that are detrimental then we should do that. For example, I foodcycle my boas. I feed them a little bit more during late summer through the fall and I feed them little or nothing during the winter. I have had excellent results from this. They grow at a very good rate and they stay muscular and healthy. I also keeps their humidity very high and then certain times of the year I lower it some. It's never around 50% or anything like that but certain times of year I'll keep it around 65 to 70% and other times of the year I will give them more of the 80s to 85%. You just want to keep your conditions clean and you do not want to have it be constantly soaking wet in the enclosure. My substrate is not dressed and soupy, but the humidity is nice and high. I get perfect sheds, and my animals are very healthy. So I love this video. I think we are keeping a lot of the snakes in Worse conditions than we should. Most of my Boas have or will have 8-foot enclosures with places to climb and stretch and hide and I use a lot of fake plants to allow them to have extra cover. My 7 foot anaconda has an 11-foot age with a 400 gallon pond and once he is an adult, a few years down the line I'm planning on providing her an 18 x 10 x 6 enclosure with a massive pond as well. Thanks for posting this video!
How do you keep the humidity up without the substrate wet
how do you keep the humidity so high? do you use like a automatic mist system or something?
where do you have room for that, lol
Wow the tail/fruit comparison is the most interesting thing I've heard for ages. I think you're onto something!!
Watched this when it first came out, now watching it again to give my baby red tail a bioactive!😀😊
Nice!
Same here man….this helps a lot!! The humidity threw me off from what people where saying. But I’ll believe the guy who is there lol
There's just simply no one else that comes even close to the amount of passion from Dav. Just the lengths he goes to show us this stuff is amazing. It's my dream to see a feature length documentary on the herper culture in general. Kind of like Dav's docs, but just like a big documentary movie focusing on well known and renown herpers/breeders/keepers. It would be do amazing for Dav to host one as he already basically does here.
Thanks Braston, I really appreciate that!
I noticed that my BCC would caudal lure like a green tree python. The tail is bright red and I think they use it to attract prey.
Wow! I loved watching this!
I have a 16 month old Boa named Evie.
After two unsuccessful sheds, I realised that I didn’t provide enough humidity for Evie. It really is an excellent point that you make about the living conditions of the red tailed boa and the rainbow boa.
I placed Evie’s water dish over part of her heat pad and it created a perfect condition for her (there is now visible condensation on the sides of her viv). She had her first PERFECT shed a few days ago! So it turns out that my boa needed a higher humidity to enable her to shed successfully. I don’t have her enclosure as humid as Medusa, our rainbow boa, but it’s somewhere in between the rainbow boa and our rosy boa (Stubby Whub Nuts!)
Thanks for the videos Dave!
Kindest regards, Jane
Awesome Jane! Glad to hear that!
It’s so cool you can learn so much from these videos. He gives you humidity and temp levels and substrate textures pretty much everything you would need to build an enclosure around these reptiles. Great info!
Man,ahh,man! I want ur life, or at least bring me.with u!! Thise BCC are absolutely beautiful! This video was awesome!
I live a very boring life. You don't want it :)
Another great video. I love all my BCI morphs but there is something special about the natural beauty of a BCC that can't be beat. I keep both BCI and BCC. I do find that my BCC tend to do better in a warmer and humid environment. Would also like to see you do a video on BCO the Argentine Boa. They're not as common in the pet trade but are a spectacular darker colored sub species of boas. Keep up the great work and Rattle on !
I'll get back there for those boas as well one day I'm sure.
Morphs are cool in our houses but i have a special love for wild types too. I came into snake life w cornsnakes and all the morphs but i find myself drawn to preserving the beauty of localities over morphs.
Best boa channel! Love this type of video! THANK YOU DAV!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome video! Love the knowledge you're dropping on Boas. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
This is what I love about RUclipsrs in the herp community. He spent hundreds of dollars and days of his own time, just to make a 20 minute video about if we're keeping our animals correctly. Sure he enjoys what he does, but he mostly just wants to educate and make us question on whether or not what's considered common husbandry is actually right for the animal. Keep up the good work.
P.s. you and Brian Barczyk should do a colab sometime
Thanks Jarrett!
Oof.
I think you should reconsider Brian Barczyk in my opinion.
Amazing how u take us to the actual homeland of these awsome amazing animals. So danm cool
Just plucked a wild Boa off the branch like he was picking apples 😊
the amount of education 😍 my brain is healthy now thank you
I love these videos so much because no one else for as long as I have researched has ever gone to actual locations where these snakes are from and compares the climate to how we keep them. It’s amazing and i can’t wait to learn more about it
Thanks, I love making videos like this and I have a lot more like it in the plans.
Nothing beats wildnatural beauty! Love BCCs. Thanks for sharing.
You’re right. I used to keep snakes and have no issue with people that do but I kind of feel conflicted when I see them in the wild now. I’ve been obsessed with finding them in the wild my whole life (I’m 43 & still look forward to spring for reptiles) and seen some cool sights in recent years with grass snakes, slow worms and lizards here in the UK. I guess at least we can take comfort the ones we’re keeping are captive bred so it’s really their only life they could have led.
Seeing that red tail like that in the wild, amazing. Surprised how chill she was. I had a young boa 20 odd years ago that was given to me as a biter, I tried daily to tame him down but he’d smash me every time I got near. Looking back I wonder if he was actually a bit messed up mentally or something. I passed him on to a guy in the trade after a while. My full grown female was so chilled.
I just don’t get it why you don’t have 1,000000 subscribers this channel is awesome!! You sir are the hardest working
Reptile enthusiasts period
Thanks! I appreciate that a lot! Feel free to share the video!
I was waaaaaiting for this video since we talked on the phone yesterday! 😆🐍
I'm so glad that you ended up finding them!
You would have loved it down there. Well maybe not the scorpions in the bed though :)
Brilliant content and so well made. Congratulations Dav!
Spot on! Way to show what these animals actually live in. We appreciate your time and energy in your videos!
I think the new thing where you're going to these animals habitats to see how they really live in if we're keeping them correctly is a great new thing you started. Some of the information we have on keeping some of these animals in captivity is literally at least over 50 years old. I hope this turns into a new series for you going to these animals habitats and basically determining whether we really are keeping them properly or not. A side note though I wonder if this is why people say boas are more difficult to breed ... Maybe it's because we're not keeping them properly in captivity?
Thank you! I'm really enjoying making these types of videos and I'll be shooting more soon!
Bro... Your content on this was amazing. The snake gods had your back down there. Really Enjoy your work!
Thanks Phil!
Fantastic video Dav!! Definitely have to agree about the tail color hypothesis. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the species!!🐍🐍
Thanks. It was an interesting thought. There's got to be a reason for it, and the truth is out there!
Ok I NEEDED this as a first timer preparing to - within the next year - obtain my long awaited, dreamed of boa... I had NO idea to up the humidity and feel stupid for not having thought of such but it makes so much sense!! Look how calm these are, wild caught and I'd imagine not ever before or rarely having had human interaction. Amazing.
Really appreciate the lengths you go to to make these videos!
You have some crazy videos brother!!!! 🔥🔥They never get old!!! My kids and I watch them over and over just for the entertainment and education!!!
Keep up the good work Dave!!!🤙🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼
Thanks! Will do!
Hi Dave once again another great video. You are the person who has changed my attitude for better, about reptiles in general. I couldn’t even watch a snake eat something. And since I watch your videos my attitude totally changed for a whole lot better. ❤ your trips. Keep ‘em up!!!❤👍
I've been doing a lot of research on boas since I am interested in purchasing one and this video really helped clarify some distinctions.
Very glad to hear that!
Very beautiful animals. Love it!
you nailed it!
in 25 years I never heard anyone say what is true.
their red tails are a fruit attraction for their prey.
good stuff!
been out of the hobby ten years and fought cancer and other diseases on my own with a true understanding of human and animal health now.
much has changed and some not for the good.
staying open minded leaves you ready to receive truth.
got an email? we should chat as I know many old stories and have missed my brothers.
coming back with a whole new attitude and outlook in life.
good form DAV.
Welcome back! Thanks! My email is in my about section.
Excellent video and very instructive. I have a BCI, and I love it.
Absolutely love when you do videos like this Dāv. Awsome, entertaining, and educational. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Juan!
All these videos of reptiles in their wild environment are great, I've been looking for this type of video for years! Thanks so much for making it! Looking forward to more of these
Thanks! I have many more coming!
Great!
This is such a great, detailed, and informative video. The best video I have seen in regards of comparing the BCI and the BCC, many of my questions have been answered. Thank you for this video, I plan on getting a pet boa in the near future and found this content very helpful. A+ 👍🏻
Glad it could help! Best of luck with your new boa!
I love this episode!!!
Glad you do!
Wicked video Dav!
That's a healthy hypothesis
Rattle on bro
Thanks Lance! Rattle On!
Im here from Clint's reptiles and subbed!
Welcome!
Great video, you have taken me to school with this one.
Glad you learned from it!
I've just found my new favourite RUclipsr
I agree with you , I’ve witnessed caudal tail luring in several of my pet boas over the years! Also , I believe it’s a defensive behavior as well to attract attention to the tail instead of the head in case of a predatory attack! Neonatal boas most likely caudal lure birds , lizards & small rodents. And defensively it could also work as bright color warnings as venomous or poisonous to detour attacks!
I love all the info. That red tail was a stunner. Stay awesome and God bless
you are the most informational guy i have seen in the industry, i hope that one day i can know just half of what you do about reptiles. keep up the quality content, you have earned a regular viewer and permanent subscriber.
Thanks Blake! I really appreciate that!
Thanks for this video!!! Something finally clicked for me with this video. I think it helped a lot seeing the difference in environments
Funny thing is I exactly commented something in effect about keeping my surinames at 80 to 82 degrees with humidity at 70 to 80 percent. Great vid Dave!
Perfect!
Sir, you should do reptile show in TV !!!!.......you are awesome😀😀😀
Hello. As for whether the BCC is raised in the right conditions, I point out that the place where you have been is only one of the habitats where these animals live. By typing on RUclips "jiboia na natureza" (in Portuguese: "boa in nature") you can find dozens of videos where the BCC is spotted in much drier areas with little vegetation. The bottom line is that it is probably a very adaptable species. Thanks and continue with your valuable work
We just received an adult BCI from our sons' Boy Scout Camp director--the snake was an education animal for years. We took her in as more or less a favor, but we're colubrid folks and had next to no idea about care. Heck, I didn't know there was BCI and BCC. We did some crash course learning via online articles and communities, and behold--your video is the easiest to follow and most informative. Of course it was! :D
Dave, I'm digging the boots and shorts look around 15:10. That is some high fashion....you're gonna turn me back to men. 😘😘😘
I think these are incredibly important videos you are making. Yes, there are differences between wild borne and captive bred snakes, but at the very least we need to be able to question ourselves and think through what we are doing in our enclosures. Our snakes deserve for us to do the absolute best for them that we can.
Hey, I rock that look! Lol! And thanks for you comment.I totally agree
Ooh, its the wildman hair and snake love that got you huh? He does a great job ;-}>
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures You need to lay off those calf workouts 🏋️♀️. Pretty soon those hulk calves won’t fit in those boots. 😂
Dave, you deserve a million subscribers...
Thanks Tyler. One day maybe
Wonderful video. I'm really enjoying digging into your vids. I love the way you're getting out there into the wild and really looking at their natural settings and then thinking about how that might influence our husbandry. You also have a great personality and an obvious passion for the animals. Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much!
The baby boa in this video I believe to be boa constrictor longicauda as well . Bcl go through a crazy ontogenetic change from babys to adults and the head spear and body pattern and color are very similar
Glad he said they are started to not kill them
That red tail I believe you are right spot of snakes also cladal lure with bright colors or worm white on their tails too
On their tails too
Yeah, Dan was a great guy and I wish we had more time to spend on his farm.
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You have to go back
Oh I will!
I have to agree with Dāv's hypothesis about the tail color and your linking it to caudal luring, Donna. I've seen 2 of my bci exhibit what I interpreted as just that. If bci do it then its highly likely that bcc would.
Absolutely fantastic work !
you need a tv show! your a great guy this video is helping me out im looking into getting a boa
I'd like to thank u for all the hard work I put in! I love ur channel! And btw I’m planning on getting my first bcc in the next week or two. I have several snakes but no boa’s, but these are to amazing not to have one in my collection
That's awesome, and thanks!
This video helped, I got two red tail boas at the reptile super show this weekend.
Wow, how fun was that trip!!! Amazing!
It was amazing!
I also notice the true red tail boa has the iconic rainbow shine in the light. Btw I keep a 2021 born true red tail in an almost same ecosystem you visited. Her enclosure I spray daily with mist and keep her humidity between 70-90% with her cold spot at 80 F and her hot spot ranging from 88-95 F. I always catch my girl off the ground unless she just ate, she lays on the heated substrate before basking in her nocturnal heat light in the trees a few short hours later. Made me feel really awesome my researched paid off and your video confirms it. I like to go over an above for my pets so her upgraded tank will be fully bioactive
Great vid, Dave. I appreciate the time, effort and resources you’ve pulled together to give us this vid. Well done and thank you 👍
10:35 who needs food? What a sweet find Dav! Worth the trip right there my friend, nice job.
Well worth it! You'd love it down there!
Went into the archives to watch this gem!
I'm getting my first bcc guyana next week and plan to keep him the same as my BRB after watching this. Thanks for the info 👍
MAN! YOU. ARE. THE. BEST.
Amazing how docile the wild boa is. ❤️
I'm from Suriname and i have a red tail boa living in my garden😄 always climbing trees and chilling outside my home.
Love BCCs! Very informative video, thank you! Rattle on, Dav!
Thanks! Rattle On!
its coool You showing most popular animals in hobby in the wild ! thanks man !
I'll have a lot more of these types of videos coming up soon
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in that case, nothing more than waitng :D Greetings
great episode dav. what a beautiful snakebtgat red tail was
Thanks!
Aww, You were so much shorter here. This is like the Young Guatemala Kaufman prequels,
Edit: I want to thank you for your videos.I don't keep reptiles anymore but your videos really fill the void. Thanks for all your hard work. Appreciate you!
Nice informative video. I had a Boa for close to 10 years it was a BCC red tail.
Colombia is another country you can find both BI's and BCC's. The Andes cut right through the country. On the northwest side where Panama connects you find the BI's (where BI's actually get their name "Colombian" despite the fact they come from most of Mexico and Central America), and on the southeast side you find the BCC's.
Wow! Thanks again for helping, teaching, & giving us some real science behind how to care for our animals!
You're welcome! I really enjoying going to their natural habitats and seeing what they are doing in the wild. There will be more videos like this coming soon
The red tail hypothesis makes a lot of sense to me - especially as it is also thought that baby green tree pythons and emerald tree boas are either red or yellow to blend in with the flowers lower down in the forest levels, then change colour as they mature and ascend to the canopy. Flower-tailed snakes - rather lovely concept!
Very true!
I keep Brazilian Rainbow Boas and this is so very interesting to me. Your videos keep getting better and better. Great work Dave!
Just wait until next week then :)
I love your hipoteses about redtail boas! Sounds pretty sound to me.
Swear to God I been fighting the war with the hobby about critical humidity for 7 years with several herp. Someone finally reinforced the topic with real habitat proof. bravo...
Thanks!
I would literally be like let’s goooo! Very cool place
This was amazing! Thank you so much for uploading! I have learnt a lot.🙏🏻
Best info videos on how we should keep our reptiles but I'm i the only one that noticed the boas on this video are the most domesticated, tamed and well feed boas in the wild i ever seen.
This was freaking Great!
Love this your an inspiration dav
Thanks Dillon!
Great video.. Thanks for showing Boas
Thanks!
Great video man, very informative.
So would you say Boas in general need more space vertically in their enclosures? Not a lot of people give them vertical space and climbing furnishings.
The only reason I can think of is people don't pay attention as to where their animals come from or don't look into and just go by what 1 or 2 people say on the "correct " way to keep them. Everyone or almost everyone knows that rainbow boas come from the rainforest but many people dont know that the bcc come from the same place. I feel this video really opens people's eyes to actually look up the actual wild location their animals come from so they can provide them with their natural environment. Just like your videos on the leachies and what island they come from and the actual environment / habitat and how their enclosure should be set up.. Love these videos. Some beautiful boas. Thanks for doing this video because I haven't been able to find a comparison video etc. Awesome thanks!!
Absolutely agree with your hypothesis about the tail color function! We know it occurs in some species of vipers
Agreed, great lure.
Awesome, awesome info Dāv. Thank you for sharing
Wow it is amazing to see these in the wild! Both of the boas you found was very nice looking specimens. Loved the B.C.C. In the wild just hanging around in a tree!
I couldn't get my camera out fast enough when I saw him. I was almost afraid I was going to lose him!
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures I also couldn't get over how docile they seemed to be so so cool! Thanks for sharing!