The most breathtaking but boring reptile... Mexican Black Kingsnakes!
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2021
- [animal resources, products I use and more: goherping.com] - Of all the pet snakes you can get, Mexican black kingsnakes probably stand out as one of the coolest looking. After-all, they've got get black scales, eyes and even tongues, but does the design of these dudes wear off? Or do they truly make great exotic animals to keep?
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Congrats love your videos
HI ALEX
you are right
This intro is reminiscent of your first video where u rode in on a tracker lol. Nostalgia.
I love how he just shits all over animals he's about to sell on his company website 😂
....Lol...why do love that so much?
@@jameandthegiantpeach2273 cuz we love him and it’s funny.
@@mariahkemp969 ... you must be cute or somn?
lmao
….the fuck lol
I don't know how you could get bored of this gorgeous noodle. Its like an oil slick came to life and decided to see the world despite its utter lack of appendages.
Nah this one's just a puddle of road tar. The oil slick is a black golden child retic. Black kingsnakes just don't have that iridescence.
@@trainzguy2472 Don't listen to him, kingsnake. You a king/queen! You gorgeous!
Kinda boring tho
@Bookmouse.... Lol....the bottom of a snake has about two hundred appendages.
@@jameandthegiantpeach2273
ap·pend·age
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BIOLOGY
a projecting part of an invertebrate or other living organism, with a distinct appearance or function.
Nope.
"A rainbow tum-tum." Gosh I love this guy
I Love grown men that talk like children too
You actually used 'gosh,' so yeah that makes sense.
@@JohnSmith-mk1rj true 😂
My MBK is handled everyday unless she's digesting or in shed. She's still a food monster. I have to use a hook with her, or she will literally swallow my whole finger. She's still my favorite snake. I've never met a snake with more personality, and she cracks me up daily. She has tried to eat her water bowl (both her baby bowl and her current one), a diet coke bottle (this is almost daily, if she has access to one. She has a weird obsession), her hook, the lid of the deli she was shipped in, the door of her enclosure, my phone, and the blanket on my bed. She's target trained, but this doesn't stop her from always hoping for food. She's my little food monster 🖤🐍
lil beast, I fell in love with her halfway through this post.
lol mine is like 3 months old he's food shy!! definitely not trying to eat me he's only eaten immediately in front of me once, other times i had to catch him in the act or he was really sneaky and got away with it :p i do prefer this to getting bit though as he is my first snake. hasn't tried to bite me or tag me either!! handle him a couple times a week, a little less when he's shedding.
Any tips on how to calm down the food aggression? Mine is the exact same, 1 year old, I got him about 5 weeks ago, hook training every day, little guy just won't stop biting everything :'). I love snakes but I dont enjoy the thought of having a snake and knowing everytime I wanna handle them I'm gonna get bit
@@Blyuei just handle a lot. Use hand sanitizer before handling so your hands don't smell appetizing and hope for the best. Tap training and/or target training can help, but mostly handling. These snakes usually settle down with lots of handling, mine is just insane and nothing stops her
@@Katie-xl8fd Will do! I use gloves because last time I got bit, I was calm and then I went into shock. I've never had a bitey snake before, and my mom sorta impulsed bought him at Repticon, so I'm much more used to pythons or docile snakes 😅
"The Poor Man's Indingo" is what my friend told me about mine, haha.
What does that even mean I don’t get it
@@cloudcastle338 the Indigo Snake is large, black, and iridescent which makes it incredibly difficult for normal people to purchase one. A Mexican Black is a little smaller, but black, and some have a little iridescence. So. "Poor Man's Ingigo"
@@fasfer8280 Yeah but the indigo is an incredible poopsprayer.😛
African house snakes have now become “The Poor Man’s MBK” since prices on Mexican blacks have gone up considerably over the past few years
@@snakesn40ozs92 I did not know that! I only have the one and she was $100 but that was 3 or so years ago
This actually encourages me to go for a Mexican Black as my first snake. I figured kingsnake, not hard to feed, not hard to setup, and the body of the Mexican black (not just the color lol) is really nice.
i got one for my first, super good choice for all those reasons!
I feel they would be a pretty cool beginner reptile, and a good conversation starter on how beautiful your snake is!
I honestly don't see how MBKs are boring at all, they're a perfect balance of being very active but not being too jumpy/annoying to handle. They're insanely pretty and are fun to watch explore their enclosures
I like the MBK because it's look is so 'simple', honestly. Plus it's a nice snek to handle as well.
Lol he said ..
“You have eastern king snakes that are from the east, California king snakes are from California, Mexican king snakes are from uhhh Mexico .
The massive amounts of information is hard to digest in one viewing. 😬
Agree. I went back 3 times to make sure My notes match what He related. Never know if & when the Young Fella may pop a Quiz on Us! With all the Great info U related for Us, Damn straight I'm Ready!🤔😀😂
@@kevindiggitydog7515 🤣
Yeah but not entirely true. Cal kings range into Baja, Ariz, Nevada. They gradually appear very desert king looking in Ariz, where eventually it is the desert king, and going south into mainland Mexico the desert king can get very MBK looking in some areas. In fact, there is a region in Az where the kings there can look like Cal, desert or rarely even MBK.
Really, there are not many differences if you remove the paint jobs. Although, behavior can be different. West coast Cal kings (brown and yellow) are typically the most likely to musk, and as you go east they tend to get a little more calm. The MBK is usually a calm kingsnake, as are the desert kings. The MBK has been selectively bred over a long time to be 100% black, as not all kings in "MBK range" are totally black. In the early days many had a faint trace of pattern like the desert kings, especially when young. Breeders kept back the babies that hatched all black for future breeders. Even today, an all black pair of MBKs can still throw babies with a faint pattern, but it seems that those are now the exception rather than the rule.
I do not think they should be called subspecies, but whatever. There is your massive amount of info. You tubers are very good at making videos, but their info is way too general, or they do not have the history of the animals, but I still support them anyway. They put in lots of work and get the animals out there to be seen.
I have a black African house snake, he’s such a sweet boy! He’s really pretty in the sunlight
Is your AHS flighty at all, as when you pick it up in the cage?
I heard they have sort of a high metabolism, as in eat once and poop 3 times. Even more than kingsnakes. Do you find that to be true? Just curious. They are a cool looking colubrid.
@@6strings735 yeah, he’s SUPER flighty when he kinda comes out if his cave and we walk by but once he’s out he just sits in my hand super calmly, and when it comes to his pottying habits he usually poops once about two days after he’s fed and then I feed him the next week, he eats pinky rats right now
I have wanted a mexican black for soo long
My friend had a gorgeous, bad tempered, but gorgeous king snake. I could handle him ok, but she was a little scared to handle him most of after being struck at a few times. One day i get a call from her, she asked me how willing I was to go snake wrangling because he escaped into a room used for storage. After that she service to rehome him. I wish I could have adopted him before I moved away. 😞
A Mexican black king snake was the first snake I ever handled and is what got me hooked on snakes and reptiles in general. Now I own a ball python and I couldn’t be happier that I got into this hobby. Huge shoutout to that Mexican black king snake for being so docile and cool.
Looks like you gotta grow grass and trees in your room
He's a beautiful snake! Someone is going to enjoy him, when they buy him. 😍🐸🐍
Not how commas work
@@Dehalove 🤣🤣 damn
The California kingsnake is found in California
In other news, water is wet
Did you know fire is hot?
Youre everywhere
Actually water is not wet. It's a wetting agent, it makes things wet, so it cannot be wet itself.
And earth is flat...
@@mouseyender r/woooosh
Thank you Debbie Downer, very cool
Alex literally just woke up and chose violence with this video title damn :0
When does he not choose violence?
My first snake was a Mexican black Kingsnake. He is one of the most entertaining snakes I have and probably the one who is the most curious on what I am up to. They may not be for everyone and some may think they are overly epic because of that, but they do remain incredible for more then being black. There are a lot of other pretty Kingsnakes, so lots of choice. I just got lucky with him in my own reptile shop. Personally prefer over an indigo actually.
Same I handled an indigo ones and damn that thing sprayed poop all over the place. I prefer kingsnakes too. But I love the Cal King and Speckled King more. I have a sweet male aberrant Cal king that's very pretty. He becomes end this month a year old. And I have him since he was only 7weeks young.
I bought my MBK in November from a local breeder and I've never regretted it! Awesome temperament, docile, active, curious and a very good eater. Easy to maintain as well. If anyone is debating about getting one, Do It!! You won't regret it.
We need more unboxings!!
Around 20 years ago I was given a king snake, likely wild caught, who was around ten when she was given to me, and not able to be handled at all. She was a voracious eater and escaped her tank despite cage clips, weighted lid, the works. It would not take long to find her, maybe two or three days, because she would find you and bite anywhere she could sense a pulse and then sit and stare at you then aggress towards you when you tried to scoop her up. She was wild. I miss her.
Did you ever find something that worked? I got a 12wk old baby in December. It took two days to get away, and was out for 5 months with no known food or water source. Just found him and he's a little psycho now, understandably. I'm trying to figure out the best way to calm him down, and keep him contained
Lmaoooo. What did you do with her
Just got mine and he has little white spots on his chin and I could never get bored of him!
my sister had one and she said he was amazing
man I just found you out and woah like you're interpretation of snakes and lizards and how easy you are with them is what I really needed.
snakes are cool :D I like how you hold it like nothing really goes on, it's outstanding to see
I love when you’re outside like this one and the Why I don’t to herping video because it’s you vs. nature
I love my little MBK he's stunning and I could never get tired of his pure blackness
Personally I love the iridescence of the black kings, but I also love speckled kings! Kings & milks are good natured, not boring to handle because they are curious, and they are excellent eaters!
I had one before you were born so they have been around for awhile...seems like they are very chill as a group . A very good looking snake in the sunlight.
this has been my dream snake since i started keeping snakes
Yes an upload
HES ADORABLE
They were actually the first snake that I considered getting seriously. They’re pretty neat looking noodle :3
"You want a snake? grab this one!!"
I will, Mr. Herping :)
Funny, we just had a king visit us the other night here in Phoenix, AZ. Chill little snake. I wouldn't mind having one as a pet someday.
I love my MBK! My first (and still only) snake and gorgeous to boot. Yeah, I agree they can be a bit boring, mine never comes out during the day so I never see him until lights out, but he's fun to handle (especially now that he's older and calmed down!)! And I do like showing him off.
From all the reviews on this snake I came to the conclusion it's the Labrador Retriever of the snake world.
He is so relaxed just going back and forth in your hands 😊 I wish I could have a reptile but not yet 😑
2:34 cat enjoying the majestic king snake
My favourite part about MBK's snake isn't just how beautiful they are, but that is a big part. But it's their food motivation that I think is hilarious. They're typically VERY opportunistic. I always say that if something has the slightest chance of being food, they will immediately try to eat it. Even if it hasn't tried to eat you yet, it can take just smelling like food, like any other animal, and it'll take the gamble. Because MBK's are snake eaters, snakes are the smell of food...they're snakes...they smell like snakes...sometimes the lil idiots will try and eat themselves. I think you've just gotten pretty lucky with the temperament of this MBK, but I wouldn't write them off as being too easy just yet. You could be due for a monch at any day, and it is the only one you've handled so far. They're easy to tame down, but it's just that feeding response is just a liiiiiittle too optimistic at times.
They are incredibly beautiful though, like with the sun hitting the scales, they're practically iridescent. I'd buy this one from you in a heartbeat if I was in the US, but unfortunately I'm not.
If you love the food motivation of MBK then you gonna love the Cal King. I have a Cal King and my friend has 2 MBK male and female. All docile snakes, but damn the food drive off my male aberrant Cal King is amazing. And he's smarter too because he never bit or musked on me almost a year that I have him. Born 29 june 2020. Bought August 24 2020.
Yay GoHerping upload
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i want a mbk so bad for years lol. In germany its almost impossible to get my hands on them.
There are people just across the border in the Netherlands who breed them! The waiting list is a bit long tho..
@@Jonkopaus I know a breeder in Belgium as well. Try Colubra it's in Belgium and yes they ship all over the world.
Bruh that intro
What a coincidence I'm hoping to get one tattooed soon
I just bought an MBK. Beautiful snake, seemed very docile, and excited to eventually feed him (I plan on target training). And the scales are so smooth; he feels really cool to hold. (Mine actually has some white markings under his jaw, but definitely doesn’t take away from how beautiful he is.)
I dunno; my first snake, and I’m very pleased with him.
They loose the white markings as they get older
Hey! What’re your thoughts on it today? I got my first snake (MBK) yesterday
If I lived in your area I would absolutely take that goth snake off your hands he's SO pretty and I love his temperament!!
They ship...
@@azuradawn5683 I don't live in the US lol
Love my MBK. Super stoked for this video!
Edit:
Yesss- rainbow tumtumss and the music in this video slaps 👏🏻
My African House Snake is all black, but smaller than a king snake, but also far more iridescent than king snakes. I still like the all black appearance though. I'll probably sell mine at some point though because I originally wanted a more social / curious snake that moves around once in a while, not a boring ball python type of personality. It's a nice and friendly snake... but also really boring and also doesn't seem to want to eat very often (often only once a month despite offering him large pinky / tiny fuzzy mice nearly every week). It's more than a year old now. I do like the fact that it selected a regulated heated hideout as it's outhouse where the fecal is completely contained within and doesn't ruin the bedding in the enclosure. As much as I hate the idea of getting a common snake that everyone knows about like a corn snake, it seems like it's my best option.
I love the outside video 👍🏼
i’ve fallen in love with this species since i’ve watched this video and plan to buy one on a year or so
Well now I want one. Thanks
They seem really cool! Once I'm living on my own, I'd love to own my first pet snake. Maybe the Mexican Black Kingsnake is the right snekboi
I had a cal king for 20 years got him as a little newborn worm . Gave him to my friends son I don't know how old he is or got . Great friendly easy pet .
How on earth do you give away an animal you raised from the time it was tiny to the age of 20?
To your sons friend?
Wow.
That's like, heartless.
Did you have no attachment to the creature? Do you even know if it's alive now?
This is why I pity animals sometimes. Imagine if someone got bored of you and just gave you to a stranger. After 20 years.
That's so, so sad.
That poor snake. It must have been terrified when suddenly everything changed. I'm sure if it could speak it would ask what it did wrong, and why were you doing this...
Humans can be downright cruel, and things like this are why I loathe them so.
SMH
@@JohnSmith-mk1rj oh my son is a great kid very responsible . I gave the hole enclosure to him and help set it up in his room . Made sure he took care of him for years I was there weekly . They ended up moving for work so I don't see them anymore . Have asked a few times and he was great taking him outside and handling him . I didn't have time to take him out and pay attention to the snake though he would be better with my friends son .
I love the look of these they have a pale blueish grey belly and an amazing iredescence in the right light they are also a stunning jet black that is also very shiny I'm stuck on whether or not to get this or a cali king
GoHerping: No I haven't been herping why would you think that
Saw him on the emeraldscales website and the Rosy Boa! Hopefully I can add to my collection late June. Wish I could buy him today, but in moving process! :)
I’ll have my eye on emerald scales ❤️❤️
It’s a pretty background!
If I was going to get another snake, and wanted an eastern indigo snake, but couldn't get one, a Mexican black king snake would be my fallback choice.
That’s the same thing I said. The eastern Indigo is so incredibly hard to find and they are expensive so I said if I can’t get one (my fav snake) I would definitely get the MBK. I love all black snakes and all white snakes as well.
Get a texas indigo or yellow tail cribo. Same line of thinking
@@nicolaypastore im going for black milk snake next. Color change plus over size and chillness
@@michaeleighttimez2556 could they live in pairs? I would like to get a pair.
@@nicolaypastore king/ milk snakes need to be housed seperate and only come together a few hrs at a time for breeding only. If you want multiple snakes in one place might have to try garter snakes
Rainbow tumtum...lol....I have one too and I love him
This is the most beautiful snake I’ve ever scene .
I found a California King Snake that was super chill from the moment I picked it up. I had to move it because it was curled up right behind one of my car’s tires. I picked him up and he didn’t care. Never hissed, struck, or musked on me, never even tried to get away. Behavior was normal, no injuries, body condition looked great. I don’t think it was sick, just unusually calm for a king snake. I’ve found some pretty chill gopher snakes out here before, including a baby gopher snake just a couple weeks ago (another one I had to move whether it was chill or not due to being on my mother in law’s property and she hates snakes). Like the king snake, it didn’t care when I picked it up. Some react so badly to even being approached that out of respect for the animal and to avoid stressing it, I let it go on its way if relocation isn’t necessary. I just play it by ear.
Mexican black was my first snake. I now have two and they're both my most sassy.
I love my MBK. She’s great
I have a high white California king and I love him!! I would love to buy this guy, I'll be on the look out ;)
I want one of those
so cool
I can't even handle mine without it biting (feeding response) everything- the snake hook, my hand, my shirt, my wrist, the list goes on.
Majestic 🖤
So you have a black racer, without the white patch under its chin, the keeled scales, and the lousy disposition?
Cool. Sounds alot like the black rat snakes around my place.
i've always wanted one of these... someday i'll cough up the cash
I have a young 1.1 pair for future breeding plans. The female is super shy and sweet. But the male is ALWAYS trying to eat my fingers and anything else that moves - tongs, water as I'm filling his water dish, even attempted to take a bite of a towel I had him on once. He's too small to do any real damage and can hardly even break the skin when he gets ahold of me, so it's adorable now but I hope with regular handling he'll chill a little. Wouldn't be quite as charming for him to try eating a finger when he's the size of the one you have and may actually manage to swallow one down lol. Very nice video!
My MBK is my favorite in my collection. 🖤
Yes, they are beautfifutl had to find!
i got my first snake (mexican black kingsnake) a year and half ago. He is pupy dog tame. 0 bites (except the time i tricked him while feding him because i wanted to know how a snake bites feel) 0 regrets extremely easy to care for, i live wanted something that looks normal and not exotic(like a python or milksnake or even a cornsnake) but still look awesome and i coulndt make a better choice. sry if my english is not the best, im from Spain
I want one
The seal has arrived
Dat outro music doe.
Smoov.
its so weird for me seeing an adult mbk xD my boyfriend has one and he is about 10 months now and still tiny. i just love him, he is really easy to handle, he likes to chill in my pullover or on my glasses xD he bit me twice, once because he was scared and once because he decided my finger smelled like mouse (we were feeding him on my hand to film it)
Well Alex I've got to say you've done a really great sales pitch for this little guy. But whats the little noodle's NAAAAAME ??
I have a Mexican black kingsnake and can confirm that title.
I didn't know you hired Keanu Reeves to write your titles
Hi again
Cool snake
"It's a snake"
Black Is My Favorite Color/It's So Cute🖤🖤🖤/I Have To Get One Day
Loving the matte black. But does it have rgb?
just bought an mbk over the weekend, then this video comes out the next day
When your so early that it had more likes than views lol
I NEED ONE!!! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE SINCE 2017!!!!!
Hello, I've got a question on my Iguana I've had for some time now. She is a healthy green iguana, Her name is Dawn. Dawn is a two year old female. About 3 months ago she started having a interesting shed starting on her shoulders. This has sense spread downward towards her back legs and stomach. I've been a Iguana owner for the last 15 years and have been well noted in my care of my iguanas. However I've never experienced this before in my keeping of the species. This isn't a stuck shed her scales have started to fall off and its a smooth leather feel. I am reaching out to find out specific is going on with her skin.
Environment She is in a enclosure with regularly changed uva/uvb bulbs. A mister goes off once daily first thing in the morning right when the lights first come on to bring up humidity to 85 to 90% this drops throughout the day till evening and it gets to 70 around bed time.
Lamps are on from 7am to 9pm then shut off via auto timer.
Basking spot is 93F and the cool side of the cage is 75 to 70 depends if the vents are open.
Diet is mixed and ever changing to keep things fresh.
She gets two baths a week about 30 minutes of soaking per time.
If you have ever came across this in the past or know what is causing it please message me.
Sinclery, C
i got a california striped king snake a few days ago and i personally think its really cool so i was at the reptile store and i have been planing to get a corn snake an then i held a king and saw it so im like thats cool so i asked the worker at the store what the coolest king snake they have was and she showed me the california striped king and i fell in love i had never heard of it and i think its not very common to see them so yea they cool
Made my day to wake up to this video lmaooo
Hi Alex how’s your day going?
He is super pretty!
Yes yes I want one yes
as a goth, i desperately want a black kingsnake, but i'm worried about getting one thats too squirrelly.
inside the mind of a goth
You want to own an animal because it goes with your clothing?
I pity that poor snake once you have pics of you holding it wearing all your best outfits.
@@JohnSmith-mk1rj yikes.
@@JohnSmith-mk1rj karen
didn’t appreciate the fkn hate on one of my favorite snakes
I really loved the one I had several years ago but it would freak out every time I approached the enclosure and spread its poop all over the glass. I felt like I wasn't keeping it right because it never did calm down so I rehomed it.
I have heard that MBKs are more docile than other kingsnakes.
Mine is a California King and Mexican Black Kingsnake. Thats what my brother was told. Is yours jet black or does it look very dark brown in bright light? Mine might be lighter due to it being a hybrid. If yours is getting dull, wait until after a shed. It's incredible.
lol it shows you haven't been out herping in a while. Black racers have smooth scales. Black rat snakes are the ones with the keeled scales.
oops
@@GoHerping more like No Herping