Best Snake EVER! Eastern Kingsnake
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2021
- Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) is a BEAUTIFUL large Black and white snake. These colubrid snakes are NON VENOMOUS which means they are NOT dangerous snakes at all!! I cannot stress that enough. Kingsnakes actually eat other snakes including dangerous or venomous snakes. That means that if you see a King snake on your property, you should be very happy, because they eat copperheads, rattlesnakes and other snakes and also eat mice, rats and other rodents. They can be about 5 feet long and are mostly black with a white chain-link pattern on their bodies with white "teeth" looking markings on their head. Kingsnakes are one of my favorite reptiles to find while out herping for snakes and other reptiles and amphibians. If you find one of these herptiles, DO NOT remove it from it's habitat because most of the time the animal will either die of starvation or spend a month not eating and trying to return to it's home territory. Also, DO NOT post locations on social media or let anyone know where you find and snake, reptile, frog, salamander or turtle because most people destroy habitat looking for these animals to either take home as pets (basically killing the poor animal) or attempt to sell them in the pet trade with is poaching and that is very illegal! #herping #snakes #kingsnake
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My 2-year-old son stepped on an Eastern Kingsnake today and absolutely nothing happened! The snake continued on its way without showing any aggression whatsoever. Pretty incredible. It stayed close by, yet it appeared to be focuses on its task at hand and had zero interest in what we were doing 15 yards away. ❤️
These are indeed such delightful snakes, for sure among my absolute favorite species in the U.S. Wonderful work with this video, Chris, the footage was absolutely beautiful and the info was on point!
1:24 such a great point right there. What a clean-looking king. Always amazes me when you find snakes under the most inconspicuous things.
What a beautiful gentle creature.
There's so many eastern kingsnakes where I live and I often move them out of the road and they are honestly some of calmest snakes I've ever handled (aside from pets that is) they are so beautiful
That was a great moment Chris! What a beautiful snake. You are one lucky dude.... 🐍🐍👍👍
Kingsnake digs the warmth..
All snakes “dig the warmth”
Great video with great information! Keep up the fantastic work!
Is it me or does it always seem to rain when you go to the pine barrrens.😂😂
I love these guys, thank you such for posting this educational video!
Beautiful snake, Chris. I have a hard time letting them go too. Of course I do, but I can relate to the sentiment. Kings are a favorite!
Eastern Kings are Evan and my #1 target for next summer, it blows my mind that they can even be found in our area. Amazing presentation and facts as always Chris!
- Harrison and Evan
Wow! Thank you for this! I'm a huge faunaphile, but never "got" snakes really, so thank you!!!❤😊
Thank you for sharing such an unafraid Kingsnake. Your enjoyment is contagious.
Awesome Eastern Chain King... So crystal clean, looks like it just went. thru a shed.. Great video!
Dude that was amazing , you definitely belong in the woods. Youre an ambassador.
Fantastic video of eastern king snake. Thanks for helping us identify what we saw today crossing the short distance across wading pines while we were kayaking. The one we saw was easily 4’. The white stripes gave it away.
Sooooo so jealous! What a gorgeous specimen!!
I just found an Eastern Kingsnake in our yard today. It was very beautiful. I wish I'd tried picking it up, especially after watching your video. It was a bit smaller than this one. I hadn't seen one since I was a kid. Hopefully, I'll see it again.
That is a beautiful specimen.
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i'll be damned... my mom said they were chicken snakes in our yard when i was little, but this is more what i remember. black with yellowish rings. only other snake i ever saw at that house was a big black racer i was kinda playing with when i was like 5, i remember standing over it with one foot on each side and it was just kinda slithering around the yard... then, my mom comes out with a broom freaking out. makes sense there weren't any other snakes around, there were all kinds of places for snakes there. stacks of bricks and block, pipes all kinds of left over building materials from when my dad built that house and other stuff, he was a framer and contractor. kinda swampy areas that only really dried up in the summer, hay fields on either side, a corn fields to the back, and the other neighbor had horses. our yard was built up, with a 2-3ft rock retention wall about 20-40 feet from the house all the way around. and there were always these burrows at the corners where they'd come out of. and if there were other snakes, i'd have probably seen at least one. my dog was my only friend close enough to play with most of the time. so went were always roaming around, and i'd try to help him catch rabbits. one went in a big pvc pipe, so i blocked the other end but then bo got it stuck on his head for a minute... most of it was usually at least kinda grown up, my dad bushhogged it but most of the time it was about knee high when i was little. so, also snakes could hide in that. but we kept most of it cut, other than the hay. around the yard wall, up the very long driveway, several acres behind the house along the hay field to a bunch of trees where he eventually built a big tree house and swing set, over to the shop and around it a bit. there was way less to actually bushhog, just a couple acres behind the shop in a long skinny stretch between the drainage ditch the ran the length of the shop and the back fence, which the shop was huge. over to the corner where my dad would pile scrap lumber until the pile was about 10 feet tall, then have a huge fire. it was an all day thing mowing the grass. that house was awesome... and then my dad went and screwed this stupid bitch he built a house for, which my mom and aunt wall papered and painted... then kicked us out after a year or so when my mom couldn't pay for the other half of the house. so, he lived there for a while. then he sold it to this asshole i raced cars with and he absolutely ruined it. now i get to drive by that once awesome house, with the most beautiful clover hay field ever, and now it's gross with an ugly huge horse barn, asphalt driveway with a bunch of damn bradford pears all the way down. he actually decided to play dad with his second family, and basically did with my sister too, i was the only one really left out. and life has basically just gone downhill since. thanks dad. well, that turned into a rant.
Love kings awesome. Make great pets. So many colorful varieties.
my favorite snake, too. that looks about the same size as the one i moved off the trail today to keep it safe from people. he was as gentle as every other one i have caught. black snakes are usually pretty nice, too, but i have been bitten by them before. they calm down quick, though.
Love the intro what was the purple flower
I had quite a few King Snakes where i use to live and they eere awesome to have around! They will especially kill poisonous snakes around your house. I had a German Shepard and it was like they were buddies or something. Ive seen him walk up them and start lickiing on them and they would just lay there while he done it. One day i was mowing the back yard and under my deck in the hot summer weather he was laying there in the shade with a King Snake cuddled up with him! That blew my mind! I had a riding lawnmower and a few times i eould have to stop it and coax them out of the way so i could continue mowing. I Love those snakes! They are awesome to have around as i said.
Wow. Nice vid. You have a natural touch with them.
Snakes are creepy but their design is amazing. Snakes that eat snakes are so strange. That an incredibly venemous and aggressive one used to having its own way 'runs scared' from a non venomous hunter is a strange phenomena. An interesting vid - a full on documentary would be just on snakes that eat snakes.
Truly awesome
Nature really loves this guy wow.. ❤❤
So cool. What a thrill for you. A neat new friend. I am jealous.
nature is so amazing!
Okay, that was cool. 💜
Chris how do you deal with ticks? Lots of news about the increase in ticks in the north east and a new disease carried by them? Thanks for the great content you post! Stay safe out there!❤️
Im looking forward to a video about ticks in snakes
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Menthelated back rub will keep ANYTHING off of you.
Rub your hands in it and wipe your hands on the back of your hair and pants legs
Hungry sand fleas ( noseeums) can not handle this either
! Lovely find ! I only find DOR recently 🙁 . happy “hunting “😀
Smooth operator! Great moment, thrilled for you! 3:45, Great close up! 🎶 Chris kissed a snake and he like it!
can they be found in virginia on nature trails? i think i may have ran into one today
Yes. Mostly Peidmont, Coastal Plains and the Mountains. :)
We found a baby one in middle of highway. In a city. Its so sweet and won't let me go!! What should I do
Love Snakes. A place I used to camp had some Large Black Water Snakes that lived in the Boat Launch. I used t catch them every year, they had no problem letting me handle them but it sure freaked people out seeing a 10 year old kid free handling a 4ft wild Snake lol. But as you say it's best to leave them be.
I agree, great to look at from a reasonable distance. That said, I had an interesting experience with an Arizona coral snake one night when I was conducting a security patrol of a campground.
You are my kindred spirit. I was always observing nature and the world around me starting at a VERY young age. Back then, you could not get a degree in "nature," but you do not need one. We are the experts since we pay close attention to the world around us in great detail. I am a UCB graduate in English and would love to discuss with you future opportunities for other young people instead of incurring massive governmental educational debt. Let's be real here.
Gotta love the snakes! Best snakes ever. I grew up in a similar way. Never went to college...well, I did take an art photo class. I would love to talk anytime you like. Email, FB or instagram works. I don't really use facebook much, lately but I check the others pretty frequently :)
You’re the Steve Irwin of south jersey… I love it! 🤣
Well Ellie, that is just cool. Thank you! I need you to represent me!
@@chrisegnoto lol will do!
Yes, an amazing moment.
That is a beautiful Eastern. It was the first kingsnake I ever had. So calm. Another easy way to tell it is not a black rat is that it is not trying bite all the time....lol,,,kidding
Beeeaaautiful
When I lived in Sc Used to catch them all The Time the best snake for a Pet
I love animals to I have 1 male bearded dragon,2 dogs,3 adult cats,2 older kittens,2 sugar gliders,6 turtles, 2 fish and 2 parakeets!
Fun fact: in North Carolina, the eastern king snake is also nicknamed the pied piper. I wonder why..
Wow, that is actually a really cool fact. Thank you :)
I relocate them to my property i live out in the country and have probably put around 10 in the last several years. This week I saw two of them. Haven't seen a venomous snake in a long time
I like the king snakes, I like the red ones, I have petted them, the care taker was holding them, I have also petted a banana boa constrictor, being held by it's care taker.
I have more pets including a bearded dragon you saw one of my videos three years ago and commented I'm still subbed to you my dad passed. 4 months ago march 15 but I would like to do a colab with you in a video I know alot about us military uniforms and other stuff too
Awww! Magical moments caught on tape! How cool is that!
It was hoping you would keep it dry, lol
sine people buy them in store now could he have been someones pet to begin with the reason he was so friendly. might have wanted to go home with u. beautiful snake.
beautiful snakes, they want nothing to do with us. ive got one gaurding my shop😎
Yeah, far too often, snakes are persecuted. In fact, there are far too many things (and people) persecuted in this world of ours
@@chrisegnoto i used to be one to do that with snakes and spiders. it was a misunderstanding of them. now i let them live around me, even try to help them thrive. especially now that i know they help me
Honestly, people like you are the best sort. Converts are often the most passionate. It also shows that you are willing to see and learn and have an open mind. Hats off to you and thank you for being cool :)
@@chrisegnoto no problem, hope i can continue to grow. i may even touch my
kingsnake one day :)
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B.S. advice - "Don't handle any wild animal." First of all, if it's a "bad" idea, it's bad for EVERYONE. Why are YOU doing it? I have handled harmless Gopher Snakes that are common in the park I go for walks in on several occasions. They were all friendly - no hissing no trying to get away. If they were stressed, I wouldn't have handled them. Several people wanted to pet one - a 7 footer. He also didn't want to let go when I put him back in the brush; I had to unwrap him. Someone who says "Don't do this" while they're doing it is a fool.
Lol, true but what about the Chemistry teacher who says "don't do this at home" Or the Fire fighter who says the same? What about a Zoo keeper? Or Hibachi Chef? I actually am a professional AND wildlife feild worker AND wildlife educator. So......yeah. My vids have actually protected likely hundreds of animals (mostly inverts and snakes) from being destroyed due to fear, etc. Read through comments on my more popular videos. Evidence is there. I do appreciate where you are coming from, though.
@@chrisegnoto, there is a big difference with a chemistry teacher, fire fighter or zookeeper; the difference is the danger involved when someone is not a professional. Not the same as a knowledgeable person handling a non-venomous snake, which doesn't require a "professional." The large snake I picked up was climbing into a children's playground & freaking out some parents who didn't know he was harmless. So when I picked him up & took him with me on my 1 hr. walk, I was also protecting him from a parent who might have killed him, thinking they were protecting their children from a dangerous snake due to their ignorance. I am not a "professional" but I am also a wildlife educator. I shared much information about snakes with many people during that hour; animals have been my hobby for years.
Ok. did you replace it within it's home territory, though? It's crazy how many snakes will stop at nothing to migrate back to their home range, regardless of roads and starvation, etc. Glad you rescued the snake. Where do you teach? Sounds cool.
@@chrisegnoto, I took him to the back of the park far away from the children's playground & also followed him to the base of the mountains to make sure he was safe from coyotes.
Amazing video, but nooo, why would you kiss it 😭 dont
These kill the poison snakes good to have around
Can't stand collectors. Beautiful snake though.
Thanks for not mentioning that they're constrictors. Might be an interesting fact you avoided in your incredibly boring video.
Yeah, sorry. Tried to get some pointers from your channel but aside from your "flare".....my attention span was lacking patience lol! But in honesty, thanks, I'm messing with ya. I should have been specific about that.
@@chrisegnoto That's OK. Yah caught me in a mood.
Hey man, tbh....I was, too! it's all good. Sucks that once in a while, it finds a way to happen. I appreciate your comment and we are good. Take care :)
We had a big one who lived in our back yard. We saw it about once every few years. He kept the water moccasins away. Out neighbors were horrified when they saw him in our lot next door. We never saw him again. 🥲
I wonder whatever happened to the snake. I would be thrilled to have any snake on my property, tbh. This apartment complex seems to have zero love for nature and wildlife. I don't even see moths here :(
Jerks probably Killed it 😔
I really want one 🖤🤍🖤 what a sweet little guy I had a dream last night that I had one that looked exactly like that now I’m fascinated
One of the best snake encounters I ever had :)