I was a feline specialty nurse. Also had volunteered at a big cat rescue with hundreds of such exotic cats. Though I am not seeing anything obvious the most common in wild felids is distemper. There is a variant of canid distemper that exposed captive felids at a zoo I interned at. Roaming unowned unvaccinated domestic dogs around the zoo gave to a big cat. Distemper is extremely serious and most often euthanized. There are tick born diseases bobcats get: babeosis. At least in the midwest becoming an issue. And of course rabies though more neurological issues would be seen. Not merely aggression. Have DNR have a look. Maybe something natural like infection, old age, parasite overload, arthritis.. all kinds of stuff. DNR should get a report so they can keep tabs for the sake of ALL wildlife.
Agreed, any wild animal that is acting so strangely should be reported. On a side note, I’m thinking of how badly my late husband’s hat would smell at the end of a summer…. So gross, I feel badly for the snakes under the hat, unless Brian is washing that hat fairly regularly 😂.
Thanks Brian for bringing us along on your search, I got goosebumps when I saw the bobcat. I can just imagine how you felt. I get a laugh every time I see you using your hat to immobilize the snakes. Very low tech solution!😂 still trying to get my head around how hot it gets where you are during the summer. When you said it had cooled down to 100°F. I’m watching this video at home, it’s snowing outside and the temperature is about 25°F. thanks again, Mike from Montreal.
It can get close to 120 F here during the day. At night, it can stay in the 90s. I have lived in this desert for over 20 years, and I don't know if I will ever be used to the heat.
A few years back, my neighbor smelt an oder from under their manufacture home. It turned out to be a dead bobcat. That’s awesome to keep track of the snakes and collect data, I know a lot of data has been gained in recent years about their habits
6:09 The moment I'd be glad I was wearing brown pants hahaha Genuine human moments like this and Jeff making noises at coyotes are great, and I'm so glad they get left in.
Great work Bryan! Thank you for sharing your research. I am looking forward to some of the discoveries uncovered in the future about rattlesnake behavior. Especially any new discoveries about how far these snakes move after a relocation.
I've seen a single bobcat in the wild -- for all about five seconds -- in all of my time in the woods, but I honestly saw the cat and thought "Serval?" Obviously, that shouldn't be, and the tail is more in line with a bobcat, but I had the same thought, that maybe someone released a "pet" and it's now lost and confused. That looked like panting or the Flehman response, but I'm going to trust the eyes of others on this one.
I live in Southern Nevada and came upon a small group of wild horses in the desert in the summer and me and my friend separated to take photos. While I was concentrating with my camera, one of the horses came up to me and started nibbling the back of my t-shirt and belt. It was very quiet doing this. The other horses were truly wild and stayed away from us humans.The horse that loved my sweat and leather belt I assumed was taken out to the desert and dumped by its owner. The other truly wild horses adopted the dumped horse but was not 100% accepted by the wild ones. They let it hang with them but they did not let it get too close. Animals are truly interesting and can be set in their ways just like humans are.
@gregs2466 I used to live across the road from a wild horse refuge and for most people they are very skittish. But they can be drawn to some people. I took my exwife there once and blew her mind because she knows horses thanks to her uncle having a horse refuge in Maine and they came right up to me.
Noting that you say that the area is often visited by herpers, the cat may learned that people wandering around in the middle of the night with head lamps mean that they flush out prey. Rabbits, mice, birds, and of course snakes. And perhaps he became used to the water bottles you talked about. You may want to try to get some of the people whom you talked about that weren't receptive to your calls for moderation to refill the bottles.
Actually, the more I look at that cat, I think he/she is very thirsty or dehydrated. I don't think it was rabid. Felines act kind of a specific way when they are rabid. They are prone to have the rear paralysis almost 100% of the time.
wouldn't the hydrophobia make them look dehydrated also? Although I know they do get pretty crazy and aggressive when they're rabid but I've only seen the videos of ones that were really advanced. Just asking cuz I don't know. Quite a bit but I've never seen one in person that had rabies that I knew of they just kept their distance and we're walking through my yard or whatever
@gailclark34 Yes, they do get quite dehydrated. But there is also usually a lot of foam/discharge from the nose and mouth, and sometimes eyes at that stage.
That bobcat's behavior is somewhat concerning. I have quite a few bobcats around my house, but the ONLY time I see them, is on my outdoor cameras. They are way too timid to let me see them in real life. I don't know why that cat would exhibit that type of behavior towards such a large animal like a human.
Being kind to individual animals by occasionally giving water can't be a bad thing. If it's done once every couple weeks the animal shouldn't depend on it totally.
Most people are petrified by snakes, but to a minority of us your's is a dream career. So cool. P,s, all animals seem to react positively to kissy sounds. Animals that can hear sound, anyway. Jeff knows what he's doing.
honestly better safe than sorry any time a wild animal is acting weird. rabies was the first thing i thought of too. PSA: if a wild animal isn't acting wild, be cautious, even if the behavior seems harmless. rabies is technically 100% fatal as there are only a small handful of human cases ever known to have survived once infected, iirc it's less than 20, and we still don't know why or how they survived. it's not worth taking the chance.
Not sure if bobcats act like cougars and wolves in regards. But female cougars and wolves that have den of littles near by or Cubs hidden. Will many times follow a person that they perceive to be a possible threat to them. Not to hunt or attack. But rather to make sure the threat is far enough away to no longer pose a threat. Then they retreat once they feel enough distance has been established or otherwise don’t perceive a possible threat any longer. This has led to many misconceptions of cougars stalking people as prey....etc. even some encounters with false charges or threat displays are just to ward you off from a den or littles near by. But I’m guessing bobcats do likewise and may be an explanation to that encounter even. Blessings!
When I dive guided it was normal that lion fish would wait at our start point. The dive group with their torches were spotting fish, lion fish hunted the beams. If that is a herping area then could the bobcat get used to less careful herpers for easy meals?
@@coyote520 Google H5N1 big cat sanctuary Washington There are 100s if not 1000s of articles on it Also, physicians are freaking out about the jump to some patients
I imagine a snake telling his friends, seriously they stuck me in a tube and probed me… yea right Fred.
7:27 Holding a rattlesnake in your lap ... amazing. "Now, tell Santa what you'd like for Christmas, as you're on the 'nice' list."
I was a feline specialty nurse. Also had volunteered at a big cat rescue with hundreds of such exotic cats. Though I am not seeing anything obvious the most common in wild felids is distemper. There is a variant of canid distemper that exposed captive felids at a zoo I interned at. Roaming unowned unvaccinated domestic dogs around the zoo gave to a big cat. Distemper is extremely serious and most often euthanized.
There are tick born diseases bobcats get: babeosis. At least in the midwest becoming an issue. And of course rabies though more neurological issues would be seen. Not merely aggression. Have DNR have a look. Maybe something natural like infection, old age, parasite overload, arthritis.. all kinds of stuff. DNR should get a report so they can keep tabs for the sake of ALL wildlife.
@@suem6004 H5N1 is destroying felines in great numbers. Google Washington cat sanctuary h5n1
Agreed, any wild animal that is acting so strangely should be reported. On a side note, I’m thinking of how badly my late husband’s hat would smell at the end of a summer…. So gross, I feel badly for the snakes under the hat, unless Brian is washing that hat fairly regularly 😂.
Just to let you know, Jeff's Fox and your Bobcat are in cahoots. They have a UA-cam channel where they prank humans.
We’ve seen an increase in rabid wildlife here in southern AZ. We’ve had a number of rabid foxes attacking people and other wildlife.
Thanks Brian for bringing us along on your search, I got goosebumps when I saw the bobcat. I can just imagine how you felt. I get a laugh every time I see you using your hat to immobilize the snakes. Very low tech solution!😂 still trying to get my head around how hot it gets where you are during the summer. When you said it had cooled down to 100°F. I’m watching this video at home, it’s snowing outside and the temperature is about 25°F. thanks again, Mike from Montreal.
It can get close to 120 F here during the day. At night, it can stay in the 90s. I have lived in this desert for over 20 years, and I don't know if I will ever be used to the heat.
@@coyote520 thanks for your reply, Mike from Montreal..
A few years back, my neighbor smelt an oder from under their manufacture home. It turned out to be a dead bobcat.
That’s awesome to keep track of the snakes and collect data, I know a lot of data has been gained in recent years about their habits
6:09 The moment I'd be glad I was wearing brown pants hahaha
Genuine human moments like this and Jeff making noises at coyotes are great, and I'm so glad they get left in.
Coyotes, bobcats , and foxes, seems like everything is out to bite the rattle snakes 🐍 🐍🐍
It’s always interesting to follow y’all into the desert. No telling what might happen!
Great work Bryan! Thank you for sharing your research. I am looking forward to some of the discoveries uncovered in the future about rattlesnake behavior. Especially any new discoveries about how far these snakes move after a relocation.
The bobcat looks hungry
It is also possible that the bobcat is a "pet" that someone could no longer care for so they took it out to the dessert and left it.
That was what I was thinking. Sure hope someone didn't do that to a pet😢
@bethhutchins5657 I hope not too especially since I had a pet bobcat when I was in my early teens.
I've seen a single bobcat in the wild -- for all about five seconds -- in all of my time in the woods, but I honestly saw the cat and thought "Serval?" Obviously, that shouldn't be, and the tail is more in line with a bobcat, but I had the same thought, that maybe someone released a "pet" and it's now lost and confused. That looked like panting or the Flehman response, but I'm going to trust the eyes of others on this one.
I live in Southern Nevada and came upon a small group of wild horses in the desert in the summer and me and my friend separated to take photos. While I was concentrating with my camera, one of the horses came up to me and started nibbling the back of my t-shirt and belt. It was very quiet doing this. The other horses were truly wild and stayed away from us humans.The horse that loved my sweat and leather belt I assumed was taken out to the desert and dumped by its owner. The other truly wild horses adopted the dumped horse but was not 100% accepted by the wild ones. They let it hang with them but they did not let it get too close. Animals are truly interesting and can be set in their ways just like humans are.
@gregs2466 I used to live across the road from a wild horse refuge and for most people they are very skittish. But they can be drawn to some people. I took my exwife there once and blew her mind because she knows horses thanks to her uncle having a horse refuge in Maine and they came right up to me.
Noting that you say that the area is often visited by herpers, the cat may learned that people wandering around in the middle of the night with head lamps mean that they flush out prey. Rabbits, mice, birds, and of course snakes. And perhaps he became used to the water bottles you talked about. You may want to try to get some of the people whom you talked about that weren't receptive to your calls for moderation to refill the bottles.
At 2 mins a very beautiful snake
Actually, the more I look at that cat, I think he/she is very thirsty or dehydrated. I don't think it was rabid. Felines act kind of a specific way when they are rabid. They are prone to have the rear paralysis almost 100% of the time.
wouldn't the hydrophobia make them look dehydrated also? Although I know they do get pretty crazy and aggressive when they're rabid but I've only seen the videos of ones that were really advanced. Just asking cuz I don't know. Quite a bit but I've never seen one in person that had rabies that I knew of they just kept their distance and we're walking through my yard or whatever
@gailclark34 Yes, they do get quite dehydrated. But there is also usually a lot of foam/discharge from the nose and mouth, and sometimes eyes at that stage.
Bobcats generally don't want to be anywhere near a human. Definitely beware. Rabid animals can act very aggressively and irrationally.
That bobcat's behavior is somewhat concerning. I have quite a few bobcats around my house, but the ONLY time I see them, is on my outdoor cameras. They are way too timid to let me see them in real life. I don't know why that cat would exhibit that type of behavior towards such a large animal like a human.
He probably just wants to eat the snakes, they do eat them occasionally
My first thought was it's probably rabid.
Being kind to individual animals by occasionally giving water can't be a bad thing. If it's done once every couple weeks the animal shouldn't depend on it totally.
that was really weird behavior of the coyote and bobcat for sure!
You need a research assistant out there. To help with snakes and watch your back.
i agree, rabid
In Washington State, one facility lost 26 big cats in one week. H5n1 is hitting marine mammals,. ungulates, and birds in massive numbers.
Most people are petrified by snakes, but to a minority of us your's is a dream career. So cool. P,s, all animals seem to react positively to kissy sounds. Animals that can hear sound, anyway. Jeff knows what he's doing.
Interesting.
As soon as I seen it, I thought it was rabid 😮
honestly better safe than sorry any time a wild animal is acting weird. rabies was the first thing i thought of too.
PSA: if a wild animal isn't acting wild, be cautious, even if the behavior seems harmless. rabies is technically 100% fatal as there are only a small handful of human cases ever known to have survived once infected, iirc it's less than 20, and we still don't know why or how they survived. it's not worth taking the chance.
Not sure if bobcats act like cougars and wolves in regards. But female cougars and wolves that have den of littles near by or Cubs hidden. Will many times follow a person that they perceive to be a possible threat to them. Not to hunt or attack. But rather to make sure the threat is far enough away to no longer pose a threat. Then they retreat once they feel enough distance has been established or otherwise don’t perceive a possible threat any longer. This has led to many misconceptions of cougars stalking people as prey....etc. even some encounters with false charges or threat displays are just to ward you off from a den or littles near by. But I’m guessing bobcats do likewise and may be an explanation to that encounter even. Blessings!
When I dive guided it was normal that lion fish would wait at our start point. The dive group with their torches were spotting fish, lion fish hunted the beams.
If that is a herping area then could the bobcat get used to less careful herpers for easy meals?
Next time try and leave some water for the bobcat then take a few steps away. If it drinks the water, it isn't rabid.
You need at least 4 hands to do all these things in the field to venomous snakes. Better yet, a helper.
It's H5N1 Bird Flu
Certain 🧐
We lost over 26 big cats at one facility in Washington. It's killing off everything including marine mammals/ ungulates.
Highly transmissible. Some clades have a 54© fatality rate in humans
Be careful
@@timbow1356 Where are you getting your data from?
@@coyote520 Google H5N1 big cat sanctuary Washington
There are 100s if not 1000s of articles on it
Also, physicians are freaking out about the jump to some patients
@@coyote520 Google big cat sanctuary Washington
There's 100s of articles on H5N1. Even killing humans now