Guineas vs Snake

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  • Опубліковано 19 кві 2015
  • The guineas are called over to investigate a chicken-snake. The guineas put some pressure on the snake to get out of their territory. (They have a nest nearby full of eggs.) The snake was not harmed; No eggs were stolen from the guinea nest. Good job, guineas!

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  • @noelpadilla2694
    @noelpadilla2694 3 роки тому +105

    A more appropriate title would be :
    "Guineas dumbfounded by snake".

    • @_s827
      @_s827 3 роки тому +4

      guineas are often dumbfounded, but they manage to get the job dumb

  • @thenightmomstalker
    @thenightmomstalker 3 роки тому +88

    what a close battle, almost started sweating.

    • @arjuncollin1730
      @arjuncollin1730 2 роки тому +1

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      I was dumb forgot the login password. I would love any help you can give me!

    • @brodyjeremiah9848
      @brodyjeremiah9848 2 роки тому

      @Arjun Collin Instablaster :)

    • @jamesjiao
      @jamesjiao 2 роки тому +2

      @@arjuncollin1730 What makes you think this is the place to ask for instagram support? Lol.

  • @ronniejohnson317
    @ronniejohnson317 3 роки тому +98

    Best guard dog alive. They will call when anyone or anything and will eat every tick . I still hate the way that they run out in front of the truck.

    • @darlenemckay265
      @darlenemckay265 2 роки тому +2

      I thought only mine did that, lol! Good to know I'm not alone!

    • @POOPGOD999
      @POOPGOD999 2 роки тому +8

      Sounded like the perfect animal until i saw how loud they were

    • @darlenemckay265
      @darlenemckay265 2 роки тому

      @@POOPGOD999 lol, it's all part of the fun!

    • @chasmofsar2691
      @chasmofsar2691 2 роки тому +2

      They are actually not related to dogs. But they do get rabies on a regular basis.

    • @No-vb2ww
      @No-vb2ww Рік тому

      @@chasmofsar2691it was a joke

  • @joatmofa0405
    @joatmofa0405 3 роки тому +40

    *Bird in the background chirping* : "Figaro, figaro, figaro, figaro, figaro...."

  • @mediamattersismycockholste562
    @mediamattersismycockholste562 3 роки тому +41

    It's like watching 3 old british ladies from the 1950's come upon a crime in progress and asking the perp "Watchadoin?"

    • @amechealle5918
      @amechealle5918 3 роки тому +1

      You don’t know British ladies from any era. They would beat the crap out of a perp. Educate yourself

    • @standunitedorfall1863
      @standunitedorfall1863 2 роки тому +2

      @@amechealle5918 You have NO sense of humor whatsoever.

  • @Bevity
    @Bevity 3 роки тому +50

    They're brave little things.

    • @aap99alalawy
      @aap99alalawy 3 роки тому +1

      More like stupid like dogs when it comes to snakes. An african rock python would have had a free meal with these.

    • @nouseforanamelucky13
      @nouseforanamelucky13 3 роки тому +5

      @@daggers101 well, I mean "Wacky Facts" *IS* his middle name, so I don't know what you were expecting...
      😂😂😂

    • @standunitedorfall1863
      @standunitedorfall1863 2 роки тому

      @@aap99alalawy Yet they are an African bird, and have thrived there. They must be doing something right. And dogs are NOT stupid by any means. It's just that M didn't like dogs so you think you have to be the same way. Now THAT is stupid.

    • @debbiekousmat6101
      @debbiekousmat6101 Рік тому

      No, they are not very smart, they are too dumb to stay back...but they raise a heck of a ruckus if they feel that something is threatening them.

  • @gideonlogan6648
    @gideonlogan6648 3 роки тому +5

    New title should be, "guineas stare at snake"

  • @PliableScissors
    @PliableScissors 3 роки тому +16

    I loved it. It was much better than "Cats." I'm going to watch it again and again.

  • @ToMi-bm5hh
    @ToMi-bm5hh Рік тому +8

    That guiet chirping sound they make in the video is probably the most adorable sound they produce. If they only made that sound I would still have them.

  • @gingerhansen1902
    @gingerhansen1902 3 роки тому +22

    Guineas V. Snake...V. Guineas really just doing nothing V. Snake. Stunning, full-color, audio/video documentary footage of nature's gripping tale of just nothin'.🏆

  • @jackierademeyer3670
    @jackierademeyer3670 3 роки тому +11

    I have 6 and the hen are on the nest. They can be like a chicken on a farm. Just noisy at times. 😁

  • @brianolson2171
    @brianolson2171 3 роки тому +15

    We had guineas on our farm what I was a kid. It wasn't unusual to see them out in the fields sometimes over a mile away but they always came back in the evening to roost in the implement shed. Then one year the flock slowly started to thin out until there were no more. We think hawks or coyotes killed them all.

    • @_s827
      @_s827 3 роки тому +5

      yeah, my own experience is that you have to have a flock big enough that it withstands the attrition. They might have good eyesight and be able to fly high up into trees, but predators still get them pretty easily if there aren't enough of them to keep up the population.

    • @marshallwebb7050
      @marshallwebb7050 2 роки тому

      Gotta control those predator numbers, or have good deturant set up. donkeyS will kill Coyote's. Hawks and eagles though, there just ain't much you can do shy of having a pen.

    • @alex369
      @alex369 2 роки тому +1

      @@marshallwebb7050 you can add a bunch of wires over a big plot of land for them to be under. the cable wiring will not allow eagles and hawks to fly in fast.

    • @marshallwebb7050
      @marshallwebb7050 2 роки тому

      @@alex369 yeah I had this same problem with the quails I had.

  • @haveraygunwilltravel
    @haveraygunwilltravel 3 роки тому +6

    Snakes are a threat to their chicks. They can't kill it but they can make it uncomfortable so it will leave. I've seen them chase off a rattle snake.

    • @debbiekousmat6101
      @debbiekousmat6101 Рік тому

      We just got a few of them because we found a snake in our chicken coop. They are the new alarm system!

  • @redrambler2000
    @redrambler2000 4 роки тому +21

    Good work girls!

  • @SardonicALLY
    @SardonicALLY 3 роки тому +8

    ''If looks could kill...''

  • @SxxyCoy
    @SxxyCoy 2 роки тому +2

    All I could hear was the goat sneeze, then baa. Best part

  • @1marlintheelitefan573
    @1marlintheelitefan573 8 років тому +26

    the first guinea to see the snake, calls out guinea lunch!!!

  • @boyrice4808
    @boyrice4808 3 роки тому +8

    greatest fight of the century.

  • @mjremy2605
    @mjremy2605 2 роки тому +3

    Poor snake was so outnumbered. Lovely footage! I see a similarity between a human mob making noise and those guinea hens screeching and clucking. The snake was terrified.

  • @joebutton9681
    @joebutton9681 7 років тому +123

    2 minutes of my life I'll never get back

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  7 років тому +34

      It was an epic battle indeed!

    • @jostockton.
      @jostockton. 7 років тому +7

      Joe Button two well invested minutes!

    • @brokebacksharker
      @brokebacksharker 7 років тому +4

      You obviously haven't seen "Guinea Fowl with rat". Even more captivating than this.

    • @Marlynnamm
      @Marlynnamm 6 років тому +2

      Joe Button He was making a point. Many people get these due to a myth they kill and keep snakes away. It's not true. however it helps Breeders sell noisy, nasty, messy fowl.

    • @SandraFowler
      @SandraFowler 6 років тому +5

      Yeah they're no better at deterring snakes than chickens really. The right rooster will drive a snake away but many won't - the same is true for male guinea fowl. But they're nice birds to have around even if they are messy and noisy and their eggs are lovely.

  • @tuppy
    @tuppy 7 місяців тому +1

    I love guineas. They’re so brave ❤

  • @OceanbornAngel
    @OceanbornAngel 5 років тому +25

    The reason for owning Guineas I suppose.

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  5 років тому +24

      The best reason is they eat the fleas and ticks in the area. They eat some of the invasive bugs, like Japanese beetles, which leaves us more raspberries in the fall. I'm not sure they really are great at snake deterrence, but better than our chickens who do nothing.

  • @SellamAbraham
    @SellamAbraham 6 років тому +11

    Mutual of Omaha presents: Unwild Kingdom!

  • @farmtalk491
    @farmtalk491 3 роки тому +4

    Once I saw all my peafowl concerned about some long reptile. They were gathered around making a fuss. I thought, "That's a big snake." But when I got closer I saw it was about a three to four-foot alligator in my driveway!
    Yes, I live in LA, but I still don't usually see those things just walking up the driveway like somebody coming for a visit. I captured it and had animal control take it where they thought best.

  • @suhaibuahamed6559
    @suhaibuahamed6559 7 років тому +6

    is this hen help to prevent from snake entry home

    • @bradbaker21
      @bradbaker21 7 років тому

      Suhaibu Ahamed this and chickens do well with snake control. as are most poultry

  • @MrChangeordie
    @MrChangeordie 3 роки тому

    I mean are there any farm birds good for eating snakes while they are alive????

  • @shadrackn9225
    @shadrackn9225 3 роки тому +3

    Did you see the things the guy threw towards the snake so guineas can see the snake? 0:57 watch closely

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  2 місяці тому +2

      I pretend throw, it's a technique in animal training to make them look somewhere. It's like pointing at the snake to a human.

  • @sgt.megashi4984
    @sgt.megashi4984 4 роки тому +8

    That kind of guineas are a lot in the Philippines, they even got the hybrid with a ducks

  • @psychobunny32
    @psychobunny32 7 років тому +8

    are those lavender guineas? they are beautiful

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  7 років тому +3

      Pearl Gray

    • @psychobunny32
      @psychobunny32 7 років тому

      The River School how do you tell the difference between male/female? I have 3 guineas and I know I have at least 1 female because I get eggs, but they all look the same.

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  7 років тому +8

      They make different noises, but I never use that. I just know by which ones lay eggs. Our guineas sleep in the top of our peach tree at night, feed themselves in the summer, but fed some oats in the winter. They raise their own young without any interference from us. We get to enjoy less bad bugs (flea/tick/worm larva/june bugs/Japanese beetles. ) I can't imagine our farm without them.

    • @psychobunny32
      @psychobunny32 7 років тому +1

      The River School thanks

  • @robiseppi
    @robiseppi 7 років тому +8

    Thank you. I am about to get some for rattlesnakes control and you gave me the insight.

    • @sherrieharris2970
      @sherrieharris2970 6 років тому +5

      robertishappy better than a dog as to alerting you that someone or something soon your yard that doesn’t belong.

    • @sherrieharris2970
      @sherrieharris2970 6 років тому +1

      robertishappy soon was a type O that auto correct put in and I didn’t notice. Oops 🙊

    • @nathansexoticfish849
      @nathansexoticfish849 4 роки тому +1

      sherrie Harris ya but with a dog they can Finnish whatever it is and if it’s a human or a animal like a coyote depending on the size of your dog the animal or human will leave.

  • @pby1000
    @pby1000 3 роки тому +2

    Are guineas worth keeping?

    • @erintubb9860
      @erintubb9860 3 роки тому +2

      They will eat almost all of the ticks in your yard. Small snakes as well.

    • @niamtxiv
      @niamtxiv 3 роки тому +2

      They can be extremely loud. Louder than chickens lol

  • @susiejarvis2660
    @susiejarvis2660 3 роки тому +1

    Guineas are the best tattletales

  • @matts7975
    @matts7975 7 місяців тому

    Useless birds in my experience. I kept hearing this myth that they are good bug eaters and alarms, so I bought twelve. Haven’t seen them eat a bug even when throwing crippled crickets and grasshoppers in front of them and strangers regularly show up and I never hear a peep. But they sure get loud for other random non-threatening occurrences

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  2 місяці тому +1

      They did an amazing job at keeping the ticks away. We lost the last guinea 3 years ago, the the tick count finally started going back to normal last summer. I need to get some more. They also survived in the wild without any care for about 8 years and raised their own babies, until wild pigs came into the area and made ground nesting impossible. We only bought baby guineas once and got 8 years of tick protection.

  • @nutterbutter4232
    @nutterbutter4232 3 роки тому

    Can we eat it?

  • @markm8188
    @markm8188 Рік тому

    The video only lacked an announcer to describe the blow-by-blow action for each round.

  • @Kai33331
    @Kai33331 3 роки тому +1

    Looks like a bunch of birds staring at a snake, so what

  • @Phoenixspin
    @Phoenixspin 3 роки тому +17

    I expected more out of this.

  • @mikesk8er8
    @mikesk8er8 4 роки тому +5

    Guineas stalk a snake.

  • @tlfortynine
    @tlfortynine 3 роки тому +4

    I got this in my reccomended, sweet!

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  3 роки тому +2

      I'm not going to say it's my worst video on youtube, but it's pretty close.

  • @littlebrookreader949
    @littlebrookreader949 3 роки тому

    What kind of snake is that?

  • @doughoward6401
    @doughoward6401 2 місяці тому

    Question ? How did you find the snake before the guineas?

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  2 місяці тому

      I believe they alerted me to it originally, then moved away and I brought their attention back, but that was so long ago I can't remember the details. When I posted this, it was the only video that showed the real way guineas interact with snakes. They prefer to bluff/scare off a snake, rather than a fight.

  • @MinistereMR
    @MinistereMR 3 роки тому

    Where is this? Big snake.

  • @waterdog9555
    @waterdog9555 2 роки тому

    That’s Funny!
    The River School
    It’s not
    “ The River School”
    in business for over 45 years providing Educational Classes for U.S.C.G. Tests to be able to work on the Inland River systems in America.
    All the Inland Rivers & many ports and WE even teach HomeLand Security how to do their job in NOLA.
    Also the U.S. Navy in San Diego how to fight fires aboard ship.
    I Outta know, it’s been in the family for almost 5 decades.

  • @zzyxzcrow4212
    @zzyxzcrow4212 3 роки тому

    Vs what?

  • @AtiMahaRathi
    @AtiMahaRathi 4 роки тому +1

    Heda vs hedamarani

  • @jonbishop9062
    @jonbishop9062 3 роки тому +1

    Do the guineas eat the small lizards and reptiles?

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  3 роки тому +1

      They could like chickens could, but they tend to eat small bugs and grass seeds. They love to eat ticks and fleas or follow me when I cut the grass to eat the little bugs and tiny grasshoppers that just out. They are excellent for tick control. We hardly have any near our house and our livestock have less fleas since we added guineas. I think they make the goats have less worms too, by eating the worms in their larval state. I love guineas. The wild pig have just found our area are making it hard to nest on the ground anymore.

  • @sherrieharris2970
    @sherrieharris2970 6 років тому +6

    I use to have three now only one left Dot the head leader. The only one who won’t just go up to anyone. Polka and Little Dot got stolen bc they would actually let people hold them. Had to report for jury duty as soon as I got home I knew they were gone bc they weren’t at their normal place for every time I left. Whenever they could hear my truck pulling up they would come running up to greet me. Still missing them two babies bad!! Scared to get another one of fear someone else will nab the next one I raise from chics. But love my Dot!!

    • @theriverschool822
      @theriverschool822  6 років тому +3

      Our guineas aren't that friendly. We did have a wave of predators in the fall, eagle, horned owl, and fox. We are down to just 2 adults guineas. These have been living independent raising their own for 5 years now, with just an occasional feeding. I was worried they were going to go extinct, but I think they have a nest now. So, there's hope. We had 11 adults in the fall.

    • @sherrieharris2970
      @sherrieharris2970 6 років тому +1

      The River School that’s awesome!!! We have a feed store here that sales a couple dozen each year. I love them. They really help your lawn and land. Yeah I worry about the predators too.

  • @theriverschool822
    @theriverschool822  Місяць тому

    This older video is a great example of how guineas actually interacts with snakes. It was the only video on youtube at the time that showed this. But, if you find it boring, check out: Veesheeballa: World's best (vocal) talking Dog - ua-cam.com/play/PLJHzExBzqMnQNUOlZXVzUoUmA5931RXfW.html&si=OklOYFOEpJOPUFpb

  • @chasmofsar2691
    @chasmofsar2691 2 роки тому

    That was super disappointing. What a way to start my rainy Saturday. This is like saying, "Car vs semi" and then showing a car and a semi both driving down the same road. Nothing happened.

  • @GeneralFlanders
    @GeneralFlanders 3 роки тому +1

    i thought you meant guinea pigs but you meant guineass like a bird I,m so dumb

  • @davidsloan8949
    @davidsloan8949 2 роки тому

    what in the world is a chicken snake ?

  • @fungames24
    @fungames24 3 роки тому +2

    They "put on pressure" by staring, did they?

  • @quindellwilson7134
    @quindellwilson7134 3 роки тому +2

    Dont watch. Nothing happened

  • @barttheriot114
    @barttheriot114 3 роки тому +2

    Got me again

  • @thejeeba9538
    @thejeeba9538 5 років тому +15

    I thought you were talking about italians...

  • @thanewage403
    @thanewage403 3 роки тому

    Quiet their approaching the raptor Paddock.

  • @20alphabet
    @20alphabet 2 роки тому

    Reported for misleading title.

  • @chrismcpherson1204
    @chrismcpherson1204 Рік тому

    Yeah well Jimmy cracked corn and I didn't care about that either ‼️

  • @mickj3503
    @mickj3503 3 роки тому +2

    I thought they were gunna peck the shit out of a snake for some reason?

  • @ballsmcgee7765
    @ballsmcgee7765 6 років тому +6

    So nothing ?

  • @abc-ti4be
    @abc-ti4be 3 роки тому

    Guinea 😘
    Mera pyar❤️

  • @williamlancaster3199
    @williamlancaster3199 Рік тому

    Why in the world would you let a chicken stake get away you definitely can’t be serious

  • @LEWOOF
    @LEWOOF 2 роки тому

    Smoke alarms

  • @Lulu-vi4wb
    @Lulu-vi4wb 3 роки тому

    I would think snake would swallow the Guineas whole instead of the guineas is the predator.

  • @bbalderston125
    @bbalderston125 11 місяців тому

    S&W Governor w/shot vs Snake...

  • @sharonbowers9929
    @sharonbowers9929 2 роки тому

    They were getting ready to mob him.

  • @driveuaevlogs3942
    @driveuaevlogs3942 6 років тому +1

    😀😀😀😀😀

  • @MissTrinidad
    @MissTrinidad 2 роки тому

    Omg they're TOO cute and bad*$$.

  • @yesyoureright
    @yesyoureright 3 роки тому

    Basically they do nothing

  • @timothyspearman9347
    @timothyspearman9347 3 роки тому

    So what?

  • @muhammadnazerinsaripin1925
    @muhammadnazerinsaripin1925 3 роки тому

    Need to call gang or else the food will run off.

  • @brucemorris6319
    @brucemorris6319 3 роки тому

    I like them cuz they like to eat grasshoppers .

  • @borytawtv61
    @borytawtv61 3 роки тому

    That's good

  • @jonaspollard4697
    @jonaspollard4697 7 років тому +4

    Show a little respect!!

  • @thagalv.k
    @thagalv.k 2 роки тому

    സൂപ്പർ 👌👍 ഞാൻ എന്റെ മുദ്ര

  • @sfbnnncmv
    @sfbnnncmv 3 роки тому +1

    they like its a liberal jump on em 😵 👍🏼

  • @larrybaker9924
    @larrybaker9924 4 роки тому +1

    Well, that was full of excitement

  • @tlaccord
    @tlaccord 3 роки тому

    skip video nothing happens ; (

  • @davidlunalozano1074
    @davidlunalozano1074 3 роки тому

    ???looking at snake,that's all.

  • @MrGigi-dz9cv
    @MrGigi-dz9cv 3 роки тому

    Too big snake.

  • @Ravishrex1
    @Ravishrex1 3 роки тому +1

    Looks like meats back on the menu !

  • @jdsimz8147
    @jdsimz8147 3 роки тому

    Snake killers my ass!

  • @erniemays41
    @erniemays41 3 роки тому

    😂

  • @FreeLeonardPeltierNow
    @FreeLeonardPeltierNow 3 роки тому

    :)

  • @mamacitadelosperros533
    @mamacitadelosperros533 3 роки тому +1

    Curious little dinosaurs!

  • @Brian-ie2un
    @Brian-ie2un 3 роки тому

    Waste of time.

  • @Samuraith2077
    @Samuraith2077 4 роки тому +1

    Didn't even do anything, just stared. Waste of time.

  • @jeromeandres9395
    @jeromeandres9395 4 роки тому

    This video has just a few likers but plenty dislikers haha.where is guinea fowl vs snake? Thumbs down for me too.haha

  • @wilwad
    @wilwad 3 роки тому

    fake news

  • @Pad8eyed
    @Pad8eyed 3 роки тому

    Bad video!

  • @brianwarner4340
    @brianwarner4340 10 місяців тому +1

    That's a big snake.