I think he's more of a gecko than a snake with his energy, but because he's so high energy maybe a garter? Under appreciated but very endearing, and fun to watch lol. Plus they're one of the more social species.
@@canid9073 good call! perhaps I should have phrased the question as which *reptile*. I was thinking maybe ball python or a corn snake. Something friendly and curious, but lithe and agile. Perhaps a tree snake?
Interesting fact: coral snake antivenin halted production in North America years ago and all existing antivenin expired. Coral snake bites are so rare and the antivenin is so expensive that it just didn't make logistical sense to use scarce resources to produce it for how often it is needed. The FDA extended the expiration date because the remain supply was all that was available. I work in healthcare and we looked into this a while back. That said, I've heard they might have restarted production in the last 2-3 years but I'm not sure.
@@ClintsReptiles I'm pretty sure the reason it was discontinued was because it was an equine-derived antivenin and the last horse with the antibodies had died. Also there's conjecture that the tropical coral snake antivenin still produced elsewhere is probably also effective at treating NA coral snakes
@@wyyyve That would be very likely, as in Australia, where all vemonous land snakes are of the same group as coral snakes. Equine derived tiger snake antivenin could be used for bites where the actual snake was unknown; This was the late 80's, and I am pretty sure there is better and safer, non-equine antivenin for this now.
Great list! False water cobra is a dream snake for me. I love their big eyes and they feel so cool to handle. Sadly I'm just out of room in my house for another big enclosure that would do them justice.
Check out Egyptian false cobras , they never get talked about and are arguably easier to keep because they are a desert snake and require very little humidity.
#1, baby corn snake. This little danger noodle has a bite that will end anyone and is far to squirmy to be handled. At least, that is what mine wants you think. She is a bit sassy.
My ball python is honestly weirdly affectionate. She's learnt that her water getting spilled = her getting held so she'll do it intentionally while staring at me.
My boa is so sweet and tolorating she has never hissed or tried to bite me and you can just take her from The enclosure even when shes sleeping, and every person can hold her without beeing afraid🐍🐍
Prof. Clint, you will always have my respect! Here in Brazil (at least in São Paulo), the anaconda ia by FAR the most feared animal… Much more feared then Bothrops and Crotalus… Its like people fear the dragons of legend, much more then the real snake
@@something9105 Nossa não mesmo, brasileiro não sabe dizer a diferença entre uma jiboia e uma jararaca digo isso pq meu pai fez isso hahahaha povo aqui não conseguem superar o role de que cobras são animais incríveis mas pensam que são demonios, entao assim, eu já vi mt mais mortes de anaconda por humanos do que qualquer outras cobras. Mas o brasileiro mata qualquer cobra que vê na reta então então dizer.
@@something9105 sobre a coral tb acho que são mt notórias e causam medo, mesmo as falsas pq ninguem sabe a diferenca na vida real, o povo quer nem saber so mata ou sai correndo vê aquele macarrao vermelho preto e amarelo e desesperam querem nem saber kkkkkkkkk não recebemos educação suficiente sobre.
As a Canadian it’s kinda crazy to think about snakes as big as Anacondas being out in the wild. Huge respect to you bros in Brazil and other countries with hugely dangerous snakes that live there!
I'd add the diamondback watersnake, Nerodia rhombifer. As their name implies, these snakes are marked by a very prominent reticulated pattern that resembles that of the western diamondback rattlesnake. They have keeled scales like rattlers. They can get very large, every bit as big as a western diamondback. And they can flatten their head out, superficially mimicking the hallmark ace-shape of pit viper heads. Despite their fearsome appearance, these snakes are non-venomous, and, having kept several as pets in my youth, I can vouch that their reasonably docile if properly socialized. When threatened, they will secrete a foul-smelling musk, and, in my experience, they were never as chill as, say, garter snakes, but much more than king snakes. For a fairly mellow snake that superficially resembles rattlesnakes, reaches 2 meters or more in length, and is very common in the southeastern United States, I'm surprised these aren't more widely discussed.
I live in North Carolina and the number of times I've seen folks killing corn snakes and calling them baby copperheads makes me so sad. At this point my friends know to call me when they see a snake or spider they think are spicy, but it still sucks.
When I was a kid my parents would take in a lot of exotic pets because people would get them and the realise they can't look after them or they're getting too big. One day someone brought us a young snake, maybe a 6 months old and told us it was a false water cobra and it was too aggressive to look after. After caring for it for a couple years she became more docile but was still skittish and my parents also noticed that she was looking less and less like a false water cobra and more like some breed of hognose. After doing some investigating my mum found out it was actually a Madagascian giant hognose and the reason it was so aggressive when we first got it was because at the time there was only a few in captivity so they were being caught in the wild. Obviously now that she was in Scotland and was kept in captivity from a young age we couldn't exactly just take her back to Madagascar to let her go. So my parents decided they would be better off just keeping her. She ended up becoming a really friendly snake and when she is happy she hisses gently and start drooling venom like she is purring. She also likes wearing her water bowl as a hat. When people learned we had a female Madagascian hognose my mum would get emails and messages every other week asking to buy her. Some were offering upwards of £3000. She's my mums favourite snake though and she would never sell her, she's still alive today, must be at least 15 by now.
I agree with Thomathy here! Not necessarily about what your Mom should or shouldn't do with her snake, but if she breeds, it would be an excellent snake to work into that breeding part of the 'hobby'. Easy market availability of threatened/endangered species can just utterly collapse the trade in wild caught specimens. And that's good for everyone but the trappers/smugglers.
I love Clint. He's such freakin unique individual. I can't think of anyone with a similar personality or mannerisms. He's perfect as a media presenter. He's just interesting to watch and hear and so knowledgeable and instructive
I've really hoped you'd make a video like this. It reminds me of Wicken's Wicked Reptiles. Helping people learn that reptiles aren't mean or dangerous (in most cases) is one of the most satisfying things about the reptile hobby.
Just so you know Clint, you are watched from Brazil. You, among other channels, are turning my fear of snakes into admiration. Fascinating animals they are, and so are other reptiles. Hope you keep the good work going. I'll be on the journey from now on!
I’m not sure if i’ve told you about this story before, however this reminded me about my experience with a supposedly “dangerous” rattle snake that fits in so well with what you said.: When i was going to CWU they had a reptile exhibit in the wall of an area i often used for studying, there were a number of displays, but one which most people avoided, but that i always loved was the home of their rattlesnake, i had a friend who got the job to tend them (was two years ahead of me) and told me about the story of the snake after seeing that it always slept against the glass when i was near, well and after “the incident”. Turns out the old girl was something close to 36 years old and was the first, and only remaining original generation tenant from that wing’s displays being created, she was 100% blind, about 87% deaf, constantly tried to escape, and hated/feared basically everyone, never coming out from her safe spot except when she made a break for it or to go after the “evil alien invaders who drop off food” as my friend swears she thought of them. Anyway, after like 3 weeks of me reading my books or using my laptop there consistently, she managed to escape, i thought she was just sleeping or being cleaned or something, then i felt her hugging my ankle. My friend came out in a panic (he had leaned over to grab the food and she apparently got out when he turned for a sec) saw me with her there (at the time had not yet told me about her) but luckily i was just very calm and just talked calmly to her like i do most wild creatures (we think she could feel my voice and smell that i was calm or something) and he carefully walked over and asked if i was okay, he went, got help and a transport container, and put her back away. Afterward he told me about her, after talking to the staff and stuff i got to go see her a few times over the next couple months, since apparently after getting to see her she was calm for like a week or two which was unheard of during the 36 years, the next time she got out (about 3ish months later) my friend just walked out calmly, and from the door (not even looking) asked “hey Connor, you got her?” And i was like “yep, dont worry, i have a fresh cocoa, a scone, and my book, she is fine, just leave me a bed for her in a bit” and sat and read my book to a snake for a few hours till she got sleepy and i put her in her little nest. As far as i know she is still alive there, a sweet old girl that just can’t hardly interact with the world around her, so I’m glad i could make her life a bit better in her old age while i was there. Sadly i wasn’t in that area for much after that, only getting to stop in on rare occasions. Even the “scary” creatures in life usually are just someone that needs some love and care, though i do know that this is of course a rare and not the normal interaction, but its still a great one that i like to tell people to show them that not everything that they have been told to fear is some evil monster.
That was an amazing read haha. Became best friends with a rattlesnake everyone else avoided. I bet its because you visited her when nobody else did, she probs had some level of trust/respect for you or something to be like “hey, that aint a bad guy”😂
Super dwarf retics and false water cobras are definitely two of my all time favorites. I hope I can find someone who sells them, but here in austria it's hard to find anything else than ball pythons and cornsnakes
By far the most memorable snake sighting I've ever had in the wild was a coral snake in a state park in Texas. Just a beautiful, little dude from whom we kept our distance.
If I could make a suggestion, I would love to see a video about pigeons. It kinda sucks how arguably the best pet bird in terms of care vs personality is almost unknown as a pet, when they're one of the oldest domesticated birds and one of the friendliest. And when I say oldest, they're in the same wheelbarrow as horses, for how long they've been domesticated and how there's no truly wild populations left, Przewalski's horse excluded.
Do an April video about snake plants as pets. They are great! They are easy, and come in lots of variety. It would also be funny. Thanks. Keep up the great work.
How do your vlogs keep getting better and more polished??? (Jason! Michelle!) Kidding! It's totally a group effort. Loved the comparisons! Marlin has quite the rep, when I realized who it was,said, "don't bite yourself!" I had Marlin anxiety! Stretched out straight on the table with him was a wise choice instead of being curled in your hand. Shelby has grown and calmed so much from the whippy mini-danger noodle that was. Really smooth. I would have loved to have seen Leisha presenting to the kids! All skill sets wrapped together.
I tend to avoid patreon, so I am glad to see you have this option. Thanks for the great content. I learn so much and use your videos as science class for the children I tutor. Thanks from all of us, I wish I could give more!
Clint's videos are so soothing to watch. Mostly because I love nature and these are fantastic one-on-one introductions to the animals. But also because of the good work he does convincing reptile lovers to get more reasonable unreasonable reptiles. I'm sure he saved countless reptiles from dying of improper care. He's probably save one or two human lives at this point too. He's certainly prevented serious injuries. And he gives a lot of information that's very digestible to beginners. This is the sort of content I would show a reptile enthusiast child to help them grow up to be responsible keepers and conservationists.
awe the clips of Lillith are awesome. She was such a special white cobra. She's dearly missed. RIP dear one. I also love the shots of KIlo, tylers white cobra male
I've never been scared of snakes (in general) in my life due to learning how to identify them at an early age. But I once saw an Eastern Indigo snake or "coach whip" in the wild and it put the kind of fear in me that you get when you think you just saw some kind of mythical beast like Bigfoot. I didn't even know anything like that existed in the US at the time. Apparently they're a very rare sight.
Eastern indigos are awesome. Like 5 mins from where I live there was an area that had abnormally high numbers and they suspected it was a natural nursery. There were signs up everywhere telling you it was a protected snake and don't kill them. A year later a glassmaker bought the property, burned the woods and built a business. I was crushed.
Of the snake you have mentioned, I own: A female green anaconda, a reticulated python (mainland female), and 4 rattlesnakes (Timber, Prairie, breeding pair of western diamondbacks) and I absolutely LOVE THEM! do I think they’re worth keeping if you’re in the reptile hobby? ABSOLUTELY NOT! My venomous snakes live in a separate building, in a room which is kept under lock and key and monitored by CCTV. Recently my female western diamondback attempted an escape but was thwarted by CCTV. My retic and green anaconda will need an entire room to themselves just like my Nile monitor, Savanna monitors, and Asian water monitor. There’s no doubt about that. These animals are incredible and unique, and for only the 1% of reptile keepers who are willing and able to throw tens of thousands of dollars down the drain, ok with possibly being grievously injured, have hours and hours (at least 10) a day and are committed to the hobby. I see 15-18 foot retics on Craigslist everyday with people desperate to get rid of them and it’s so heartbreaking
You're the science professor we all wished for in school/college (I love biology, anatomy and the physiology, animal science, botany, I like learning about living organisms and creatures lol)... My kids and I both love watching your channel. (We now have two ball pythons btw 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤣)
Gaboon viper as the deadly snake, and blood pythons as the alternative, since they're both heavy bodied and awesome snakes. I just love the opportunity to see both of them in videos, hahaha. Gaboon vipers are among my favorite snakes, though I'd never keep one myself. Great list though, always enjoy your videos!
The retics don’t actively hunt people at all. The issue was the habitat loss due to human activity causing their natural prey to die off causing scarcity and very hungry desperate snakes.
Aren't they opportunistic eaters though? Yes sadly many species habitats are being encroached on, so same can be said about bears, tigers, wolves, etc. If one thinks about it humans really are invasive species sure some of us are beneficial and are mindful of our impact, but many are greedy and view the world as dollar signs. Sad fact is the more we encroach on their territory the more the incidents that will occur and the more people are going to stigmatize these amazing animals. It's sad to see it happen all over the globe. People really need to do more to preserve these spaces they were here first.
@@houndgirl7365 Yes they are opportunistic but they don't really go after humans or pick off our scent as food, it's not their natural diet, they would have actively hunt southeast asian people into their opened window huts otherwise. The habitat loss also means they loss their homes and more likely end up where people are living, a hungry snake at night mistaking a small person walking in the jungle more likely what happened.
@@houndgirl7365 Yes I hate how human activity is doing so much of this. Grey ratsnakes in Canada to the indigo snakes in the US. People also build homes in rattlesnake territory and kill them off when something bad happens. It's pretty sad
Great video,as always. Growing up in FL i got to see most of these in the wild. I saw an Indigo that was massive and eating another large snake. Thought it was an escaped boa or python. Also saw a 6+ eastern rattlesnake on a road. It was beautiful. I got it with a stick to get off the road so it wouldnt get hit. And of course a ton of coral snakes and such.
By the way Clint, I have and will always support you and your channel. You’ve been a huge blessing to my herp life and I appreciate all you do! Professional, Officially Educated, and Heartful. Thank you. Jordan
YOU GOT A YELLOW ANNY??? That's SO awesome! I love all boas, but the Anacondas have a special place in my heart even tho I've never had the pleasure of handling any. One day... Great video!!!
I'm South African and I've actually heard of quite a few cases of large african rock pythons eating small children. Although this really doesn't happen often, I've heard of it happening in rural areas of South Africa and also in Zimbabwe and Zambia and some others. They are well known to catch and eat antelope like impala.
Clint, have you ever looked into the Pseudoxenodon genus? Best cobra mimic, from Thailand, but apparently they are very difficult to keep alive in captivity.
Great vid! And I was really surprised by the end, as I admire rattlesnakes, but dying in an epic battle over poop is not an option =) and then I just fell in love with hognoses the moment I saw them. But I never thought of their similarities! I've got a bulky brave she-hognose, and I'm getting a male for her in spring.
I think the case about hognoses mimicking rattlesnakes is stronger with southern hognoses and pygmy rattlesnakes, and people extend it further than there's necessarily a case. Southerns don't just have the same cryptic colors as pygmy rattlesnakes, but also the same red scalation between their dorsal colors. I also think there's a case to be made for the prairie rattlesnake and plains hognose, but in that case it's about audio mimickry rather than color. I've definitely noticed that my huffiest hognose makes a sound that sounds a hell of a lot like a rattlesnake rattle when hissing. Which definitely seems like it's it's own special adaptation rather than a coincidental similarity, because she only ever makes it when hooded up. Edit: as in, it seems like she has to hood up to make that sound. It's really visible if you watch her neck since it clearly constricts the muscles in a novel way when she does it. Id appreciate your thoughts there though because it's definitely something I'd want to study specifically.
Another example might be the Gaboon viper/Rhino viper and the two Acrantophis species, both lurker predators that hide in dead leaves and (to a layman) have similar camouflage patterns for it.
"Clint's Reptile Room here in Springville, Utah-" Excuse me WHAT, that's your facility? I've been on Springville's Main Street and I remember passing that, and I thought "that would be cool to see, maybe I should visit sometime" Imagine that. I've been in Utah County for years and that's been there the whole time. Mind has been blown.
The first snake I ever encountered in any context was Nag from the adaptation of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Spooky, spooky guy, especially for a little kid. His wife, Nagaina, even more so. The shot of the spectacled cobra towards the start of the video brought it allll back. My favorite danger noodle these days is the Diamondback Rattlesnake, mostly because it's native to my area and looks cool. Their pretty scale patterns put them above timbers, in my opinion.
Would love to see some info on water moccasins/cottonmouths, copperheads, and some of their lookalikes! :) Where I'm from, these are some of the most feared snakes in the region, leading to fears of other water snakes nearby, particularly ones with bright colors like mud snakes and rainbow snakes (despite looking very different from the actual venomous species).
Love this video. My dream snakes are a reticulated python and a gaboon viper. Why do they have such chunky little bodies with a short tail? Why do they have such a cool viper head and eyes? Why are they so short for their danger? Just adorable little guys 😍😍😍 That being said, I don't think I'd be able to keep any snakes for the time, space, cost, and experience required. I just got 2 tarantulas and I love them just as much.
I love rattlesnakes. Misunderstood, shy, and not as bad as people make them out to be unless you make them angry. They're my ultimate favorite snake and hopefully one day I'll have the privilege of owning and taking care of some. Crotalus Lutosus is definitely on my bucket list.
My favorite venomous snake is the Trimeresurus Insularis. Just stunning to look at! Woud you perhaps know a similar looking snake (that isnt lethal, venomwise, basically) Keep up the good work!
Alternatives to Mambas, green and black but especially green, would be cool. Or Squams/Atheris, the variable and rough-scale bush vipers. For the former Red Tail Green Ratsnakes and Barons Racers or other old world rat snakes come to mind. For the latter I have no idea lol
The Crocodile Hunter movie came out in 2002, I was 10. When we came out of the theater there was a guy with snake that looks like that reticula python. It was so amazing
Your videos are the best. Snakes are fascinating and watching your videos is one of my favorite activities I do to relax. Anyway I have been trying to identify a specific snake featured on the series SLASHER, in a scene with a snake pit trap in the woods, holding a variety of snakes. Given the subject of this video- snakes with appearances that mimic venomous snakes. Are y'all familiar with this series/ this scene? thanks for the excellent stuff...
Whenever I see a hognose and false water cobra my heart explodes with joy. They're so adorable. I will get me a plains hognose one day, as FWC are not legal where I live.
Please do the sidewinder or the green rattlesnake from around lake powell utah. Not the mojave green. The one that if u get caught, you'll be flown by feds on a private jet to show where you took it from 😂
You say that "most people can't distinguish from the dangerous ones" but my uncle thought my corn snake looked like a coral snake and most people I tell that I have a snake go "is it poisonous?" so this list might be an overshoot of "most people can't distinguish"
the "is it poisonous" is less thte they cant distinguish but more that i feel like nearly no one who doesnt recherche snakes/reptiles think that every snake is poisonous (and thats another thing but yeah)
Love the fact that you mentioned Dwarf and Super Dwarf Reticulated Pythons. That's a snake that I plan on getting in the future. First a Ball Python though.
I got to see an anaconda in a zoo a few weeks ago. I knew they were big, but WOW! I was amazed at how large it was! It was a beautiful snake, but I was definitely glad we were separated by glass
I would like to see your suggestion as alternatives to eyelash and bush vipers. I have a feeling tree boas and tree pythons would be the closest alternatives.
Q: Which snake do you think Clint most resembles or embodies the spirit of?
I think he's more of a gecko than a snake with his energy, but because he's so high energy maybe a garter? Under appreciated but very endearing, and fun to watch lol. Plus they're one of the more social species.
@@canid9073 good call! perhaps I should have phrased the question as which *reptile*.
I was thinking maybe ball python or a corn snake. Something friendly and curious, but lithe and agile.
Perhaps a tree snake?
False water cobra or a corn snake
@@canid9073 Has to be a retic! Gotta go with the smartest snake because Clint's on-point :-)
the snake in the garden of eden. The manner in which he talks is disturbingly uncanny and sets off one's threat detection immediately.
Interesting fact: coral snake antivenin halted production in North America years ago and all existing antivenin expired. Coral snake bites are so rare and the antivenin is so expensive that it just didn't make logistical sense to use scarce resources to produce it for how often it is needed. The FDA extended the expiration date because the remain supply was all that was available. I work in healthcare and we looked into this a while back. That said, I've heard they might have restarted production in the last 2-3 years but I'm not sure.
Crazy!
@@ClintsReptiles I'm pretty sure the reason it was discontinued was because it was an equine-derived antivenin and the last horse with the antibodies had died. Also there's conjecture that the tropical coral snake antivenin still produced elsewhere is probably also effective at treating NA coral snakes
@@wyyyve That would be very likely, as in Australia, where all vemonous land snakes are of the same group as coral snakes. Equine derived tiger snake antivenin could be used for bites where the actual snake was unknown; This was the late 80's, and I am pretty sure there is better and safer, non-equine antivenin for this now.
Did you know they use pretty much the same antivenom for pretty much all pit viper bites in the US
What is so special about Snake Island? The world's most dangerous Island.Ilha de Queimada Grande
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RIP Lilith. You'll be remembered you for your cantankerousness.
What happened to Lilith?
What is so special about Snake Island? The world's most dangerous Island.Ilha de Queimada Grande
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Aww she died? What a shame
@@BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL that's why the island is banned to ppl
R.I.P. Lilith. 😔
Great list! False water cobra is a dream snake for me. I love their big eyes and they feel so cool to handle. Sadly I'm just out of room in my house for another big enclosure that would do them justice.
They are without a doubt one of the coolest snakes, period.
Check out Egyptian false cobras , they never get talked about and are arguably easier to keep because they are a desert snake and require very little humidity.
@@nadagainagain4987 They are pretty cool. Love the big eyes on them too!
I love them too. They’re illegal where I live, though.
I already have a Mexican black kingsnake and one day i want a false water cobra, an indigo and garter snakes. I.love.them.all.
#1, baby corn snake. This little danger noodle has a bite that will end anyone and is far to squirmy to be handled. At least, that is what mine wants you think. She is a bit sassy.
Such a vicious noodle, so adorable you will die.
My ball python is honestly weirdly affectionate. She's learnt that her water getting spilled = her getting held so she'll do it intentionally while staring at me.
My boa is so sweet and tolorating she has never hissed or tried to bite me and you can just take her from The enclosure even when shes sleeping, and every person can hold her without beeing afraid🐍🐍
Prof. Clint, you will always have my respect! Here in Brazil (at least in São Paulo), the anaconda ia by FAR the most feared animal… Much more feared then Bothrops and Crotalus… Its like people fear the dragons of legend, much more then the real snake
As pessoas não tem mais medo de cobra peçonhenta por aqui? Acho que eu ouço falar mais de jararaca e coral do que de sucuri
@@something9105 Nossa não mesmo, brasileiro não sabe dizer a diferença entre uma jiboia e uma jararaca digo isso pq meu pai fez isso hahahaha povo aqui não conseguem superar o role de que cobras são animais incríveis mas pensam que são demonios, entao assim, eu já vi mt mais mortes de anaconda por humanos do que qualquer outras cobras. Mas o brasileiro mata qualquer cobra que vê na reta então então dizer.
PS.meu pai não matou a jiboia kkkkk era uma filhote e ele chamou a polícia ambiental
@@something9105 sobre a coral tb acho que são mt notórias e causam medo, mesmo as falsas pq ninguem sabe a diferenca na vida real, o povo quer nem saber so mata ou sai correndo vê aquele macarrao vermelho preto e amarelo e desesperam querem nem saber kkkkkkkkk não recebemos educação suficiente sobre.
As a Canadian it’s kinda crazy to think about snakes as big as Anacondas being out in the wild. Huge respect to you bros in Brazil and other countries with hugely dangerous snakes that live there!
I'd add the diamondback watersnake, Nerodia rhombifer. As their name implies, these snakes are marked by a very prominent reticulated pattern that resembles that of the western diamondback rattlesnake. They have keeled scales like rattlers. They can get very large, every bit as big as a western diamondback. And they can flatten their head out, superficially mimicking the hallmark ace-shape of pit viper heads. Despite their fearsome appearance, these snakes are non-venomous, and, having kept several as pets in my youth, I can vouch that their reasonably docile if properly socialized. When threatened, they will secrete a foul-smelling musk, and, in my experience, they were never as chill as, say, garter snakes, but much more than king snakes. For a fairly mellow snake that superficially resembles rattlesnakes, reaches 2 meters or more in length, and is very common in the southeastern United States, I'm surprised these aren't more widely discussed.
Same for water snakes being mistaken for water moccasins/cottonmouths.
I live in North Carolina and the number of times I've seen folks killing corn snakes and calling them baby copperheads makes me so sad. At this point my friends know to call me when they see a snake or spider they think are spicy, but it still sucks.
We share your pain, we live live in SC and we encounter the same issue, every snake is a copperhead. Smh
@Loquin Britton Fellow North Carolinian snake lover here and I share your pain!
wut. distinguishing between the two is super easy. unfortunately, in parts of NC copperheads are far more prevalent. it's just reality.
When I was a kid my parents would take in a lot of exotic pets because people would get them and the realise they can't look after them or they're getting too big. One day someone brought us a young snake, maybe a 6 months old and told us it was a false water cobra and it was too aggressive to look after. After caring for it for a couple years she became more docile but was still skittish and my parents also noticed that she was looking less and less like a false water cobra and more like some breed of hognose. After doing some investigating my mum found out it was actually a Madagascian giant hognose and the reason it was so aggressive when we first got it was because at the time there was only a few in captivity so they were being caught in the wild. Obviously now that she was in Scotland and was kept in captivity from a young age we couldn't exactly just take her back to Madagascar to let her go. So my parents decided they would be better off just keeping her. She ended up becoming a really friendly snake and when she is happy she hisses gently and start drooling venom like she is purring. She also likes wearing her water bowl as a hat. When people learned we had a female Madagascian hognose my mum would get emails and messages every other week asking to buy her. Some were offering upwards of £3000. She's my mums favourite snake though and she would never sell her, she's still alive today, must be at least 15 by now.
what a fantastic story! She sounds like a real sweetheart of a snake -
Awesome =)
honestly you should try and breed her, the more captive bred of a species there are available, the less they’ll be taken from the wild
I agree with Thomathy here! Not necessarily about what your Mom should or shouldn't do with her snake, but if she breeds, it would be an excellent snake to work into that breeding part of the 'hobby'. Easy market availability of threatened/endangered species can just utterly collapse the trade in wild caught specimens. And that's good for everyone but the trappers/smugglers.
I love Clint. He's such freakin unique individual. I can't think of anyone with a similar personality or mannerisms. He's perfect as a media presenter. He's just interesting to watch and hear and so knowledgeable and instructive
I've really hoped you'd make a video like this. It reminds me of Wicken's Wicked Reptiles.
Helping people learn that reptiles aren't mean or dangerous (in most cases) is one of the most satisfying things about the reptile hobby.
That's funny because he copied us in making videos like this.
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OHHHH shots fired *air horn noises*
He acknowledged this to be the case.
@@ClintsReptiles never thought id see you being so passive-aggressive lol
@@ClintsReptiles this is a genuine question and not meant to be disrespectful but how irked are you about his video formats?
Just so you know Clint, you are watched from Brazil. You, among other channels, are turning my fear of snakes into admiration. Fascinating animals they are, and so are other reptiles.
Hope you keep the good work going. I'll be on the journey from now on!
I’m not sure if i’ve told you about this story before, however this reminded me about my experience with a supposedly “dangerous” rattle snake that fits in so well with what you said.:
When i was going to CWU they had a reptile exhibit in the wall of an area i often used for studying, there were a number of displays, but one which most people avoided, but that i always loved was the home of their rattlesnake, i had a friend who got the job to tend them (was two years ahead of me) and told me about the story of the snake after seeing that it always slept against the glass when i was near, well and after “the incident”. Turns out the old girl was something close to 36 years old and was the first, and only remaining original generation tenant from that wing’s displays being created, she was 100% blind, about 87% deaf, constantly tried to escape, and hated/feared basically everyone, never coming out from her safe spot except when she made a break for it or to go after the “evil alien invaders who drop off food” as my friend swears she thought of them. Anyway, after like 3 weeks of me reading my books or using my laptop there consistently, she managed to escape, i thought she was just sleeping or being cleaned or something, then i felt her hugging my ankle. My friend came out in a panic (he had leaned over to grab the food and she apparently got out when he turned for a sec) saw me with her there (at the time had not yet told me about her) but luckily i was just very calm and just talked calmly to her like i do most wild creatures (we think she could feel my voice and smell that i was calm or something) and he carefully walked over and asked if i was okay, he went, got help and a transport container, and put her back away. Afterward he told me about her, after talking to the staff and stuff i got to go see her a few times over the next couple months, since apparently after getting to see her she was calm for like a week or two which was unheard of during the 36 years, the next time she got out (about 3ish months later) my friend just walked out calmly, and from the door (not even looking) asked “hey Connor, you got her?” And i was like “yep, dont worry, i have a fresh cocoa, a scone, and my book, she is fine, just leave me a bed for her in a bit” and sat and read my book to a snake for a few hours till she got sleepy and i put her in her little nest. As far as i know she is still alive there, a sweet old girl that just can’t hardly interact with the world around her, so I’m glad i could make her life a bit better in her old age while i was there. Sadly i wasn’t in that area for much after that, only getting to stop in on rare occasions. Even the “scary” creatures in life usually are just someone that needs some love and care, though i do know that this is of course a rare and not the normal interaction, but its still a great one that i like to tell people to show them that not everything that they have been told to fear is some evil monster.
That was an amazing read haha. Became best friends with a rattlesnake everyone else avoided. I bet its because you visited her when nobody else did, she probs had some level of trust/respect for you or something to be like “hey, that aint a bad guy”😂
@@CocoCrispy_ possibly so haha. Not the first nor the last dangerous animal i have bonded with lol
Super dwarf retics and false water cobras are definitely two of my all time favorites. I hope I can find someone who sells them, but here in austria it's hard to find anything else than ball pythons and cornsnakes
Check out Egyptian false cobras. I just learned of them and am seriously interested in one.
By far the most memorable snake sighting I've ever had in the wild was a coral snake in a state park in Texas. Just a beautiful, little dude from whom we kept our distance.
If I could make a suggestion, I would love to see a video about pigeons. It kinda sucks how arguably the best pet bird in terms of care vs personality is almost unknown as a pet, when they're one of the oldest domesticated birds and one of the friendliest. And when I say oldest, they're in the same wheelbarrow as horses, for how long they've been domesticated and how there's no truly wild populations left, Przewalski's horse excluded.
Do an April video about snake plants as pets. They are great! They are easy, and come in lots of variety. It would also be funny. Thanks. Keep up the great work.
That would be hilarious
That would be a delight. Love Snake Plants and Snakes!
"and they can't dropp their tail, which is neat!" XP
How do your vlogs keep getting better and more polished??? (Jason! Michelle!) Kidding! It's totally a group effort. Loved the comparisons! Marlin has quite the rep, when I realized who it was,said, "don't bite yourself!" I had Marlin anxiety! Stretched out straight on the table with him was a wise choice instead of being curled in your hand. Shelby has grown and calmed so much from the whippy mini-danger noodle that was. Really smooth. I would have loved to have seen Leisha presenting to the kids! All skill sets wrapped together.
This brought me the same joy as being a kid and watching Saturday morning Cartoons. Thanks Clint.
Thanks!
I tend to avoid patreon, so I am glad to see you have this option. Thanks for the great content. I learn so much and use your videos as science class for the children I tutor. Thanks from all of us, I wish I could give more!
You made my day saying you will cover the False Egyptian Cobra. It is a dream snake that I've been drooling over for a while.
Clint's videos are so soothing to watch. Mostly because I love nature and these are fantastic one-on-one introductions to the animals. But also because of the good work he does convincing reptile lovers to get more reasonable unreasonable reptiles. I'm sure he saved countless reptiles from dying of improper care. He's probably save one or two human lives at this point too. He's certainly prevented serious injuries. And he gives a lot of information that's very digestible to beginners. This is the sort of content I would show a reptile enthusiast child to help them grow up to be responsible keepers and conservationists.
awe the clips of Lillith are awesome. She was such a special white cobra. She's dearly missed. RIP dear one.
I also love the shots of KIlo, tylers white cobra male
I've never been scared of snakes (in general) in my life due to learning how to identify them at an early age. But I once saw an Eastern Indigo snake or "coach whip" in the wild and it put the kind of fear in me that you get when you think you just saw some kind of mythical beast like Bigfoot. I didn't even know anything like that existed in the US at the time. Apparently they're a very rare sight.
Eastern indigos are awesome. Like 5 mins from where I live there was an area that had abnormally high numbers and they suspected it was a natural nursery. There were signs up everywhere telling you it was a protected snake and don't kill them. A year later a glassmaker bought the property, burned the woods and built a business. I was crushed.
Of the snake you have mentioned, I own: A female green anaconda, a reticulated python (mainland female), and 4 rattlesnakes (Timber, Prairie, breeding pair of western diamondbacks) and I absolutely LOVE THEM! do I think they’re worth keeping if you’re in the reptile hobby? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
My venomous snakes live in a separate building, in a room which is kept under lock and key and monitored by CCTV. Recently my female western diamondback attempted an escape but was thwarted by CCTV.
My retic and green anaconda will need an entire room to themselves just like my Nile monitor, Savanna monitors, and Asian water monitor. There’s no doubt about that.
These animals are incredible and unique, and for only the 1% of reptile keepers who are willing and able to throw tens of thousands of dollars down the drain, ok with possibly being grievously injured, have hours and hours (at least 10) a day and are committed to the hobby. I see 15-18 foot retics on Craigslist everyday with people desperate to get rid of them and it’s so heartbreaking
Looks like you and Shelby are doing great together after that rocky start 😁
Your vids are awesome, Clint! Thanks for doing what you do brother!
Love this channel! You put off the "favorite school teacher" vibe lol. Thanks for taking the time to put out this content.
This is common in tropical animals, but can be seen from animals from other climates. But, if it has bright colors, it's probably venomous.
You're the science professor we all wished for in school/college (I love biology, anatomy and the physiology, animal science, botany, I like learning about living organisms and creatures lol)... My kids and I both love watching your channel.
(We now have two ball pythons btw 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤣)
Clint, can you do the MORAY EEL? I've read that they can make good pets and also that they have long-ish lifespans.
That would be cool!
Gaboon viper as the deadly snake, and blood pythons as the alternative, since they're both heavy bodied and awesome snakes. I just love the opportunity to see both of them in videos, hahaha. Gaboon vipers are among my favorite snakes, though I'd never keep one myself. Great list though, always enjoy your videos!
I just wanted to say thank you for your video 🌹
The retics don’t actively hunt people at all. The issue was the habitat loss due to human activity causing their natural prey to die off causing scarcity and very hungry desperate snakes.
This needs more attention. We need to save the Retics!
Aren't they opportunistic eaters though? Yes sadly many species habitats are being encroached on, so same can be said about bears, tigers, wolves, etc. If one thinks about it humans really are invasive species sure some of us are beneficial and are mindful of our impact, but many are greedy and view the world as dollar signs. Sad fact is the more we encroach on their territory the more the incidents that will occur and the more people are going to stigmatize these amazing animals. It's sad to see it happen all over the globe. People really need to do more to preserve these spaces they were here first.
@@houndgirl7365 Yes they are opportunistic but they don't really go after humans or pick off our scent as food, it's not their natural diet, they would have actively hunt southeast asian people into their opened window huts otherwise. The habitat loss also means they loss their homes and more likely end up where people are living, a hungry snake at night mistaking a small person walking in the jungle more likely what happened.
@@houndgirl7365 Yes I hate how human activity is doing so much of this. Grey ratsnakes in Canada to the indigo snakes in the US. People also build homes in rattlesnake territory and kill them off when something bad happens. It's pretty sad
never make your pasta desperate, all youll get is danger noodles
I've seen a lot of people where I live mistake snakes like eastern hognose, green water snakes, and rat snakes for cottonmouths
YES! I’m in Louisiana, and almost every “What snake is this” pic, the comments are all “cottonmouth!” And they’re usually not.
Oh Gosh the happy little face on the rainbow boa you were holding ! What an adorable little snake! Love to you and all the babies!❤🐍
Not to be a gushy, but your channel has given me a great deal of knowledge, entertainment, and comfort consistently over the years. Thank you.
Clint great video! Just rewatched your 5 best pet iguanas video shot at Iguanaland. How is your Pied Pectinata??
Great video as usual nice to see you and my kids....
Danger! Danger! You’re awesome Clint. You always made me laugh while you teach me cool stuff.
YAAAY!! I missed your reptile videos!!! You’re awesome
seeing the footage of Lilith made me so sad she was a beautiful snake who was taken from this world too soon
“and… these are… not notoriously nice…” another quote in my quote files haha
Necrobiology! Specifically, utilizing spider legs. Fascinating stuff Clint. An actual "spiderman" in the near future?
Always been a fan of the information you provide. I want to say thank you for not hating on us in the venomous hobby too.
I always learn so much from your videos. Even if I know the species you're talking about. So awesome!
I love lists like these! Keep em coming clint!
Well done, Sir. Looking forward to the Egyptian False Cobra video. Encountered them in the Middle East years ago.
Im getting a retic this year! (Although not a mainland.) Im on a waiting list for a super dwarf kalotoa. So excited
Great video,as always. Growing up in FL i got to see most of these in the wild. I saw an Indigo that was massive and eating another large snake. Thought it was an escaped boa or python. Also saw a 6+ eastern rattlesnake on a road. It was beautiful. I got it with a stick to get off the road so it wouldnt get hit. And of course a ton of coral snakes and such.
I appreciated the Steve Irwin impression and reference, the "Danger Danger Danger." Made me grin. 😁
Since Clint has two small children (at least) I'm very glad he's careful about having dangerously venomous reptiles about.
By the way Clint, I have and will always support you and your channel. You’ve been a huge blessing to my herp life and I appreciate all you do!
Professional, Officially Educated, and Heartful.
Thank you.
Jordan
Does my heart good to get back to this beautiful reptile content.
Loved this video!
Very nice Rainbow specimen.
Great video! Thanks for the education.
YOU GOT A YELLOW ANNY??? That's SO awesome! I love all boas, but the Anacondas have a special place in my heart even tho I've never had the pleasure of handling any. One day... Great video!!!
I only recently learned of dwarf retics, was neat to see them here
Clint can you make a video about non venomous viper boas.
I'm South African and I've actually heard of quite a few cases of large african rock pythons eating small children. Although this really doesn't happen often, I've heard of it happening in rural areas of South Africa and also in Zimbabwe and Zambia and some others. They are well known to catch and eat antelope like impala.
Whats really interesting are the snakes people think are nonvenomous yet ARE..garter snakes, ringneck snakes, and even hognose snakes.
1:09 I mean, most snakes will consider a human as a potential meal if you smell of rodents, however most of completely delusional.
Clint, have you ever looked into the Pseudoxenodon genus? Best cobra mimic, from Thailand, but apparently they are very difficult to keep alive in captivity.
Man love this video love all your videos!!
Great vid! And I was really surprised by the end, as I admire rattlesnakes, but dying in an epic battle over poop is not an option =) and then I just fell in love with hognoses the moment I saw them. But I never thought of their similarities! I've got a bulky brave she-hognose, and I'm getting a male for her in spring.
I think the case about hognoses mimicking rattlesnakes is stronger with southern hognoses and pygmy rattlesnakes, and people extend it further than there's necessarily a case.
Southerns don't just have the same cryptic colors as pygmy rattlesnakes, but also the same red scalation between their dorsal colors.
I also think there's a case to be made for the prairie rattlesnake and plains hognose, but in that case it's about audio mimickry rather than color. I've definitely noticed that my huffiest hognose makes a sound that sounds a hell of a lot like a rattlesnake rattle when hissing. Which definitely seems like it's it's own special adaptation rather than a coincidental similarity, because she only ever makes it when hooded up.
Edit: as in, it seems like she has to hood up to make that sound. It's really visible if you watch her neck since it clearly constricts the muscles in a novel way when she does it. Id appreciate your thoughts there though because it's definitely something I'd want to study specifically.
And for the eastern hognose snake and the massasuga rattlesnake
Hognoses hooding up makes their face look a lot more viper-like than it usually does, which helps the rattlesnake mimicry too.
Another example might be the Gaboon viper/Rhino viper and the two Acrantophis species, both lurker predators that hide in dead leaves and (to a layman) have similar camouflage patterns for it.
Here in florida people constantly confuse moccasins with banded water snakes, and southern and Eastern hognose snakes with pygmy rattle snakes.
"Clint's Reptile Room here in Springville, Utah-"
Excuse me WHAT, that's your facility? I've been on Springville's Main Street and I remember passing that, and I thought "that would be cool to see, maybe I should visit sometime"
Imagine that. I've been in Utah County for years and that's been there the whole time. Mind has been blown.
The first snake I ever encountered in any context was Nag from the adaptation of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Spooky, spooky guy, especially for a little kid. His wife, Nagaina, even more so. The shot of the spectacled cobra towards the start of the video brought it allll back.
My favorite danger noodle these days is the Diamondback Rattlesnake, mostly because it's native to my area and looks cool. Their pretty scale patterns put them above timbers, in my opinion.
Awesome 😎👍
Would love to see some info on water moccasins/cottonmouths, copperheads, and some of their lookalikes! :) Where I'm from, these are some of the most feared snakes in the region, leading to fears of other water snakes nearby, particularly ones with bright colors like mud snakes and rainbow snakes (despite looking very different from the actual venomous species).
I love how the most important thing is impressing people.
Shelby has the cutest snake name, ever!
I had no idea you were from Utah!! Next time I'm down there I NEED to stop by!!
Love this video. My dream snakes are a reticulated python and a gaboon viper. Why do they have such chunky little bodies with a short tail? Why do they have such a cool viper head and eyes? Why are they so short for their danger? Just adorable little guys 😍😍😍
That being said, I don't think I'd be able to keep any snakes for the time, space, cost, and experience required. I just got 2 tarantulas and I love them just as much.
This is good help I’m watching a lot of your vids bc I’m getting a corn snake
I love rattlesnakes. Misunderstood, shy, and not as bad as people make them out to be unless you make them angry. They're my ultimate favorite snake and hopefully one day I'll have the privilege of owning and taking care of some. Crotalus Lutosus is definitely on my bucket list.
You on the couch with your Retic is golden!
The more i watch clint the more i want that eastern indigo what a majestic looking snake
My favorite venomous snake is the Trimeresurus Insularis. Just stunning to look at! Woud you perhaps know a similar looking snake (that isnt lethal, venomwise, basically)
Keep up the good work!
Awesome video
It would be interesting to hear your take on hybrids like the superball or burmball
Your reticulated python is amazing!!!
Is that big chameleon design on the wall live plants? It's really cool!
Alternatives to Mambas, green and black but especially green, would be cool. Or Squams/Atheris, the variable and rough-scale bush vipers. For the former Red Tail Green Ratsnakes and Barons Racers or other old world rat snakes come to mind. For the latter I have no idea lol
Rainbow boas are infinitely cuter than other anacondas anyway. Adorable wedgeheads!
The Crocodile Hunter movie came out in 2002, I was 10. When we came out of the theater there was a guy with snake that looks like that reticula python. It was so amazing
Your videos are the best. Snakes are fascinating and watching your videos is one of my favorite activities I do to relax. Anyway I have been trying to identify a specific snake featured on the series SLASHER, in a scene with a snake pit trap in the woods, holding a variety of snakes. Given the subject of this video- snakes with appearances that mimic venomous snakes. Are y'all familiar with this series/ this scene? thanks for the excellent stuff...
Whenever I see a hognose and false water cobra my heart explodes with joy. They're so adorable. I will get me a plains hognose one day, as FWC are not legal where I live.
Thank you 💖
Hi Clint, Have you ever done a video on Bismarck Ringed pythons? I would love to learn more about them and what you think.
Please do the sidewinder or the green rattlesnake from around lake powell utah. Not the mojave green. The one that if u get caught, you'll be flown by feds on a private jet to show where you took it from 😂
You say that "most people can't distinguish from the dangerous ones" but my uncle thought my corn snake looked like a coral snake and most people I tell that I have a snake go "is it poisonous?" so this list might be an overshoot of "most people can't distinguish"
the "is it poisonous" is less thte they cant distinguish but more that i feel like nearly no one who doesnt recherche snakes/reptiles think that every snake is poisonous (and thats another thing but yeah)
Love the fact that you mentioned Dwarf and Super Dwarf Reticulated Pythons. That's a snake that I plan on getting in the future. First a Ball Python though.
I got to see an anaconda in a zoo a few weeks ago. I knew they were big, but WOW! I was amazed at how large it was! It was a beautiful snake, but I was definitely glad we were separated by glass
I'd never consider a hot, but I would love to be in a place in life where I could create a huge enclosure for an anaconda. Such cool creatures.
When he shows the inside of the mouth at 2:13, talking about big fangs in the front, I can't see the fangs 😕
WWR did a similar video to this. Good to see the trend is spreading. I like this one.
I would like to see your suggestion as alternatives to eyelash and bush vipers. I have a feeling tree boas and tree pythons would be the closest alternatives.