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@@simpsi3790 no not boa constrictors lol those are everywhere too. Just the record breaking snake species. Condas and berms. And probably retics unfortunately
There are typically two reasons why animals are illegal to own. 1) They are endangered and pet trade will hurt their wild population. 2) if an animal escapes it poses dangers to people or wild life in the area.
A lot of towns, providences, cities, states have laws on axolotls because the wild type axolotl numbers are dimineshing naturally because of people wild catching and selling them unfortunately. Plus, with pesticides and other things that get in the water, they are dying off because of that. 😭 I could be wrong on your state though, you never know
@@taoutdoors8110 They are endangered mainly because of a loss of habitat (and what habitat is left isn't usable because of pollution). They are exceedingly rare and hard to find now, though they are easy and cheap to breed in captivity. No one would bother to try and catch one when you can just breed them for way less effort. So don't worry, there is basically no risk what so ever of someone trying to sell poached axolotls.
In my VERY SMALL town, it is illegal to own my blue tongue skink. Just in my town. It’s illegal. Ten feet across the road it is totally legal. The whole rest of the state it is legal. Wanna know why it is illegal? A man was keeping one, and it bit his stepsons hand when the child literally lifted it by the tail while it was asleep. So now they’re illegal. Because they can use their mouths. What?? I have a skink and a friend of a friend who works in the town hall mentioned that she is illegal. Sorry my stupid dumb lizard potato named Yoshi who has a banana addiction is so scary damn
And, here we have a wannabe UA-cam "influencer" shooting his goddamn mouth off and creating problems for actual responsible keepers. Seriously, check the clickbait title description even, "Some Reptiles are super illegal! But sometimes, there are ways to keep them anyway!" I long for the day when Adam Wickens learns to STFU.
Gosh I cringed when I read that..that’s so dumb..I bet your lil baby Potato reptile banana monster cute lil gurl I hope they change their stupid rules soon.
Strict guidelines of keeping reptiles for safety are very good in my opinion. Pure not proportionate restrictions because reptiles are "exotic" animals are in my opinion a bad joke.
@@umbrellaagent1543 I think for that, there should be a dog breed teir list as beginners will start with beginner dogs since some people may get a breed unsure how to care for it. It could help with stigma on some breeds
You can have crocodilians in Florida with a license (depending on the city). It is, however, illegal to feed/harass wild gators. But you can eat them. Florida is weird, man.
Inosuke Hashibira lol I know. I understand these laws are in I’m place for a good reason. Put together out of context the laws just seem weird. I live here and I can firmly say that people’s attitudes around around Crocodilians is sort of odd.
Jayce Montecinos in Canada you aren’t allowed to have a common snapping turtle in most provinces with some municipal bylaws being the exception. You were allowed to hunt and eat them though until 2017.
@@jacobcassidy6673 to go the next step further, Florida is the only place in the world where you have alligators, crocs AND caiman! Now obviously caiman aren't native to FL, but tho not widely discussed there have been found sites of invasive caiman, it just doesn't make headline news because "Giant pythons over taking FL" hits a lot harder than "Smaller crocodilians also in FL"
@@zachvanarsdale7065 I had no idea we had caimans lol, but yeah, I understand, everyone is focused on the pythons they don't mention that Florida is just completely infested with invasive species, where I am, cuban tree frogs and snakehead fish have taken over so badly that some people think when they catch a snakehead that it's native and let it go back into the lake
So, in PA, it’s backwards. You can’t own indigenous species of any animal, but you can go to an expo and buy a monocled cobra, or a Jameson’s mamba, no questions asked. And sugar gliders and hedgehogs are illegal. Makes a lot of sense lol
What about ferrets? They're illegal in California and Hawaii (along with everything else, in the latter case), because of the belief that they could become invasive. It's absurd. Has anyone, anywhere, ever heard of a feral ferret? Of course not, because there aren't any.
@@WickensWickedReptiles yellow anaconda is prohibited in the entire state of FL, so you can pretty much only own one for research. Greens are conditional at the moment, may prohibited very soon. You can own for research, education, or commercial sales, but as a pet. Both conditional and prohibited require special permits and licenses.
I adore Hognose snakes, and I get (slightly) why because they are rear fanged, but they are one of the least dangerous snakes, I mean they hiss and boop you with their nose
I know I'm a little late to the party, but... I'm from Florida and the "Escaped Burmese pythons killing several babies" story was blown way out of proportion. Firstly, it wasn't "several babies". It was one child. Secondly, the escaped python belonged to the parents of the child. They were keeping the snake in a laundry bag or basket and they already knew it could escape. Plus, cherry on top, the snake was starving and they were just occasionally feeding it road kill. Then Floridians were encouraged to go kill exotic snakes and the news was like, "OH EM GEE. SNAKES ARE GOING TO MURDER US! LET'S GO KILL THEM ALL!!" And this all happened around 2010, I think. Much later than the incident in '92. So before this singular incident happened most people had either forgotten about it or were young people that didn't even know it happened. Trust me, the threat of exotic snakes was not on everyone's mind. I was still pretty young in '92 so I don't remember much of that story. BUT this was back when FL used to get cold and the below-freezing temperatures actually killed a lot of the exotic snakes. I'm not saying non-native animals aren't a threat to the ecosystem, but because of this couple's insane negligence people basically declared war on exotic snakes. Not to mention, an innocent kid died. Luckily, this has calmed down, but people (in Florida at least) have this mindset of "You see a snake, you kill it." Florida has a lot of native snakes. Obviously, many people don't know which snakes are native and which aren't. So people kill our native snakes and think they're doing the world a favor. Sorry this was so long. I just really hate that all these snakes are killed because of peoples' ignorance and arrogance.
"So I have no idea how Bob Clark is getting all those cool ones in but I'm sure it's legal" I lost it dude! That's basically what everyone was thinking when he first unveiled them. Great video!
A little more information on US bans: Hognose (plains or Eastern depending on the state) require a permit because they are endangered. They will never not be endangered because of habitat loss. I don't know of a state that bans them because of venom - and most states that ban one type of Hognose have no bans on others (tricolors, for example). Boigas, on the other hand, often require educator licenses or similar because they have a medically significant venom. On another interesting note False Water Cobras are generally considered medically significant often attributed to a drastic reaction from a keeper that had become hypersensitive to the venom. A non-keeper, outside of very specific circumstances, would probably have less of a reaction.
Elijah Snyder do u know if the western hog nose is banned in Kentucky. I’m in love with them and searching for one. My first ever snake. I’m so excited.
I believe you can own both Eastern and Westerns hognose in Kentucky but make sure to contact Fish and Wild Life. Their website is fw.ky.gov and you should be able to drop them an email. Good luck!
Indiana technically doesn't allow hognose without having a permit. Noone cares but it's one of those things they can tack on if you're caught doing something incredibly stupid.
Fun fact: it's legal to own an alligator in Michigan. I actually see young ones at the local reptile shows pretty frequently. This is why you end up with those crazy stories of people having an 8ft gator in an apartment basement in Detroit 🐊
That's kind of crazy, as someone who lives in Florida specifically a county with 554 lakes. I wish people would stop getting aligators as pets, they are completely unequipped for captivity!
My cousin envies the fact that I live in Arizona and can own practically anything. But he’s got an illegal pet bullfrog where he lives in Massachusetts so it’s all good.
You need a permit for a lot of stuff in Texas, large constrictors needed a permit but it's like $20 at Walmart and anyone can get it lol. It's really just a way for the state to make some money
@@ChicagoMel23 who decides, how do they decide. We live in a country that is supposed to be free. The problem with this is there is one person that has a problem with something someone loves. They will try to stop it every time. Progressively people decided I cant own a corn snake in my state. When you give people you're rights they will over step every time.
@@that_reptile_guy_blake1822 seriously!? You can get A permit for large constrictors at your Walmart!? 😂 omg! That would be Amazing! 🤣 (I live in Oklahoma, and work at Walmart, just think it'd be funny AF if we gave out large constrictor licenses like we do a hunting license! 😋)
I worry a lot for the future of the reptile keeping hobby and exotic pet keepers in general. So many politicians are willing to create laws regulating or restricting things they know very little about, and many are unwilling to be educated for simple fact that they think snakes are icky.
@@llazyllama1 There is a tangible difference between gun ownership and exotic pet keeping. No one has ever shot up their place of work with an iguana. I'm not trying to demonize gun ownership, but there is a difference that should be recognized. Oversimplification helps neither of us.
I lived in HI and while hiking we found a Chameleon which is an invasive species. Also if a bunch of Burmese or retics where able to get loose there, they would destroy the feral cat population, that is the 1st thing that came to my mind.
I lived in Oahu for 3 years when I was in the army and I used to find invasives every now and again. Mostly Jackson's Chameleons and blind worm snakes.
Depends why you didn't like him I suppose. If it was just because he wasn't your biological dad (who wasn't there?) or you didn't want mum to move on...it's harsh. Unless he was a creep...not creepy.
I'm in the US right now. I have pet snakes (California kingsnake, redtail boa, and corn snake). I plan on moving permanently to Canada in the next few years. Is it possible for you to make a video about immigrating to Canada with your pet reptiles? I did my own research online and maybe you could have more input.
@@Garduru u can have cocaine, weed, guns, any prescription drug in the United States and tons of other things but the government there is very very strict on reptiles!!🤦🤦🤦
You know in Texas, a few towns tried to protect their cattle by getting rid of all coyotes. Then they found that by doing so they became over run with rabbits, rats, & mice. I bought a baby brown rat snake once just to save it from some idiot who found it in their house/ yard. I had it for almost a month & it escaped back to the wild by literally going out my bedroom window. Seeing as it was a wild born animal, I knew it was better off outside in my yard, than in a cage.
In Las Vegas a popular chain reptile store told me if I wanted a hognose snake I would have to buy it from their other store as they are illegal in the city but not the county. (The other store is in the county a few miles away) They never asked which I lived in.
I live in FL, and Boa Constrictors and some other large pythons like Scrubs, Olives, Boelen's, Carpets and Bloods are perfectly legal to keep here. There is a small list of "injurious" species you cannot keep without a permit here, which include Burmese Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, African Rock Pythons, Indian Pythons, Nile Monitors, and any species of anaconda. The laws here for venomous are somewhat strict, but I think it is rightfully so. It's a lot of work but if you're passionate about hots in FL, you can get a permit, follow some simple regulations and keep them. (Same with crocodilians) Honestly, for as much havoc invasive reptiles have caused in Florida, I find the laws to be remarkably relaxed. Besides the injurious species, hots, and crocodilians (which all have permits that can be obtained with work), you can keep pretty much anything.
Feral cats are crazy in Australia but also Hawaii if you didn't know.... Fla. Also had a ban on giant snails .... also I love for you to talk about feral chameleons in Fla. ... that's a great video subject.
I was born and raised in Eastern MT and I never realized that the Hognose Snake's range extended into MT. I am an avid outdoors man as well as reptile lover. In 37 years I've never once seen one in the wild. I've seen plenty of Bull Snakes, Rattlers, Garter snakes, Racers and others. But never a Hognose, which would have been cool.
Oh my gosh....you are so funny.... off topic so much in this video. I love it, maybe because I do the same sometimes. My husband is always telling me to 'focus' when I start trying to tell him something. I really enjoy your channel, so glad I found it.
Up until a few years ago, all reptiles were illegal in Norway. They finally changed it in august 2017, but there's still just a handful of legal reptiles that you can keep, and it took a few years for them to be readily available. It's still tricly to fint a vet that can actually treat your reptile if it becomes sick.
Hurricane Andrew survivor over here 🙋🏻♀️ I lived where the eye hit... and funny enough, moved back 10 years ago. That lab didn't only have pythons, it also had several other non-native animals that have been thriving in the ecosystem (different species of monkeys and such). You are correct, we have a MAJOR Burmese python problem. I have literally run one over in the rain and a few days ago one of them decimated the ducks in our community pond. They have an open season on them... and even then... they thrive because one female can lay 100 eggs a year. They also have no known predators... we have many cases of burmese pythons devouring the native alligators... some even die in the process. Tegus and red tail boas are also becoming a major issue. People buy these animals as babies, unprepared to handle them as adults, and then set them free. I literally had to wait 15 minutes for an adult black and white tegu to finish crossing the road. Tegus have no known predators in our area and are voracious egg eaters... meaning that our alligator population is affected by them... so the advice I have received from local conservationists is to shoot them (I don't hunt or own a gun so...). Red Tail Boas, which they suspect became an issue due to the pet trade and owners releasing, affect our opossum populations. This means that our tick populations are increasing as well as lyme disease. The red tail boas haven't reached burmese python status yet but they're expected to if they can't be controlled now.
One of my top illegal species is the Fiji Islan iguana. Word is they're actually easy to care for and breed in captivity readily, but because of the laws, we're barred from having them in private collections. At least here in the US.
It's actually really irresponsible and stupid of them! The person across the street has a few Rattlers and he's a drunk too.... What could happen there?!?!?!
As someone who grew up on the island of Maui, I can confirm that we do actually have a species of snake who lives here. We have threadsnakes, or blindsnakes, whatever you wanna call them. They look a lot more like earthworms than actual snakes though.
Huh, I'm glad I live in the UK where I can have pretty much every reptile I'm interested in. I feel bad for people who can't have an animal they're passionate about because some odd rules. Within reason, of course
Number 4 is why I found the most unrealistic thing about Snakes on a Plane is the idea that the plane ride with all the snakes on it started in Hawaii.
@@WickensWickedReptiles If you haven't watched the behind the scenes footage, you really should. They used a lot of lookalikes in the production and it's fun to learn about how snake handling goes on in films.
As someone who lives in Tennesee, I had no idea we could keep venomous snakes that live here. Man, maybe we can bring back the population of timber rattlesnakes. I also learned that it is illegal to kill any native snake species in the state unless someone feels threatened.
I heard Australia can't have any pet reptiles other than Australian species. On a reptile group on Feb a gal commented she can't keep ball pythons in Australia because of this reason.
Theres alot in New York City you can't own. Ferrets, Tarantulas, hedge hogs, pigs, many reptiles ext. Luckly I live upstate and we don't have many bans here.
There are a few elapids native to the southern US. There are a couple different coral snake species. Although they don’t make antivenin for them anymore. It’s too expensive to produce and coral snake bites are so rare they stopped marking it.
I live in TN, venomous reptiles are illegal for people to keep for personal possession. You basically have to be a zoo, a commercial propagator or a university for wildlife resources to issue a permit to possess any venomous species.
@@amberjones6162 its probably a native species,some states forbid the possessions of natives species. Like I in Oregon cant get a rubber boa cus its native
If only people wouldn't try an catch the few wild ones that are left. Wild caught ones not only hurt the existing numbers, but they are horrible eaters once moved to captivity
the laws here in Ontario, Canada are : you cant keep any snake over 3 meters, you are not allowed any venomous snakes and lizards and im pretty sure you cant keep crocadilians
The problem is,there are irresponsible hot keepers that have repeated escapes and bits do to free handling,and then they have to rely on zoos to bail them out with their antivenom. Any one keeping venomous reptiles needs to spend the money to properly house them in a secure and escape proof room and stock your own antivenom. And this point I have argued that the situation in south Florida will not really happen else where. The animals simply won’t survive.
There are actually 3 species of elapid native to the southern/southeastern united states as well as the southwestern united states. 2 species of Micrurus and one specie of Micruroides.
I have had my red ear slider for 10+ years. In Florida now you can't have them with out a permit. What I wish is they would make Dubai Roaches legal in Florida
Wait you need a permit? My dad gave me my red ear when i was 10. Im 26 now so my turtle is 16 years old (got him as a hatchling) ive never had a permit
@@MalonzeProductionsGaming its because red ear sliders are invasive and have an adverse effect on native turtle species. After 2007 it became illegal to aquire red eared sliders as pets.
@@rubystepp2021 i knew they were illegal to put into the wild. Hell i had to fight my parents to not dump my turtle into the pond a few times. But i also got mine in like. 03 or 04.
No way! I grew up watching Steve Erwin, The Crocodile Hunter too! That and the Discovery Channel. The rest of my childhood I was flipping over rocks and wood looking for creatures 🤣😁😜
My neighbors used to own the Hamms beer bear. It got loose a few times and eventually it went to a zoo. There are some things that just shouldn't be kept as pets.
The land before time + Crocodile Hunter = My childhood! I had a rescue Bearded Dragon named Petrie and I was gonna name me crested gecko Ducky until I realize it's a boy.
Georgia is the same way as Tennessee but we don’t allow you to keep any native nonvenomous such as garter or eastern hognose or any other one of the 46
Floridian here, It really sucks that I can't get a big constrictor where I live, I think they are the most badass of them all, specifically boa constrictors
I live in Alaska and we have very strict regulation on most critters- rats are illegal as well as many other small furry things. Out of curiosity looked up reptiles (I don't want one, but love your vids) and we can basically have anything that isn't venomous including crocs and gators. They have blanket bans on almost all other exotics (big cat, cats with wild blood, all primates, raccoons, skunks, sugar gliders, ect.). Must be the winters, no one in their right mind would keep them there.
I remember seeing something about how crocodiles or alligators can hibernate and were even documented doing so. They stuck their noses above water and let the rest of their body get frozen over. They were able to stay warm in the water under the ice and were still able to breath. Super fascinating
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i live in florida and i see tegus at cons and pet shops all the time
@@hatusnee Ya the only species they really police are Boa Constrictors and Burmese Pythons
@@simpsi3790 no not boa constrictors lol those are everywhere too. Just the record breaking snake species. Condas and berms. And probably retics unfortunately
So venomous reptiles are more illegal than big cats wolves Badgers etc what's wrong this this country
There are typically two reasons why animals are illegal to own.
1) They are endangered and pet trade will hurt their wild population.
2) if an animal escapes it poses dangers to people or wild life in the area.
Where I live it’s illegal to have a axolotl but you can have an ostrich
yeah that makes sense, I mean those big bad axolotls will getcha! haha
Same
A lot of towns, providences, cities, states have laws on axolotls because the wild type axolotl numbers are dimineshing naturally because of people wild catching and selling them unfortunately. Plus, with pesticides and other things that get in the water, they are dying off because of that. 😭 I could be wrong on your state though, you never know
@@taoutdoors8110 They are endangered mainly because of a loss of habitat (and what habitat is left isn't usable because of pollution). They are exceedingly rare and hard to find now, though they are easy and cheap to breed in captivity. No one would bother to try and catch one when you can just breed them for way less effort.
So don't worry, there is basically no risk what so ever of someone trying to sell poached axolotls.
Gabriella Dorsey bruh
In my VERY SMALL town, it is illegal to own my blue tongue skink. Just in my town. It’s illegal. Ten feet across the road it is totally legal. The whole rest of the state it is legal. Wanna know why it is illegal? A man was keeping one, and it bit his stepsons hand when the child literally lifted it by the tail while it was asleep. So now they’re illegal. Because they can use their mouths.
What??
I have a skink and a friend of a friend who works in the town hall mentioned that she is illegal. Sorry my stupid dumb lizard potato named Yoshi who has a banana addiction is so scary damn
And, here we have a wannabe UA-cam "influencer" shooting his goddamn mouth off and creating problems for actual responsible keepers.
Seriously, check the clickbait title description even, "Some Reptiles are super illegal! But sometimes, there are ways to keep them anyway!"
I long for the day when Adam Wickens learns to STFU.
Hey! My name is MaryGrace S to!
I keep venomous every county around me its banned
Gosh I cringed when I read that..that’s so dumb..I bet your lil baby Potato reptile banana monster cute lil gurl I hope they change their stupid rules soon.
Kids always run things that are fun 🙄😂🤷
Fun fact: in Norway they didn’t accept reptiles as pets until 2017 + they’re very strict which ones are allowed.
Strict guidelines of keeping reptiles for safety are very good in my opinion. Pure not proportionate restrictions because reptiles are "exotic" animals are in my opinion a bad joke.
Similar but not as bad in Portugal, up until 2009 (or so) pythons and boas were illegal, now we have a big list of no-go reptiles.
In my opinion you should be able to keep most of them if you get a research permit. To many people get reptiles without any knowledge
J D sooo should we have strict guidelines for keeping dogs, dogs hurt more people then snakes do
@@umbrellaagent1543
I think for that, there should be a dog breed teir list as beginners will start with beginner dogs since some people may get a breed unsure how to care for it. It could help with stigma on some breeds
You can have crocodilians in Florida with a license (depending on the city). It is, however, illegal to feed/harass wild gators. But you can eat them.
Florida is weird, man.
It being illegal to feed wild gators is because the gator can assosiate people with being given food and may become an nuisance gator
Inosuke Hashibira lol I know. I understand these laws are in I’m place for a good reason. Put together out of context the laws just seem weird. I live here and I can firmly say that people’s attitudes around around Crocodilians is sort of odd.
Jayce Montecinos but how do u catch them to eat them with out feeding them with bait. Lol. That’s too funny.
Florida man is weird is another way to phrase that
Jayce Montecinos in Canada you aren’t allowed to have a common snapping turtle in most provinces with some municipal bylaws being the exception. You were allowed to hunt and eat them though until 2017.
I kept a venous snake for 7 year's but its OK I divorced her
hahaha!
@RevanIo09 bruh
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RevanIo09 r/wooooosh or something like that
Lol
Fun fact: Florida does have a native species of crocodile, although it's rare to see them. Florida crocs are much more shy than it's cousin species.
thanks for adding this :)
The everglades is also the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators meet in the wild
@@jacobcassidy6673 to go the next step further, Florida is the only place in the world where you have alligators, crocs AND caiman! Now obviously caiman aren't native to FL, but tho not widely discussed there have been found sites of invasive caiman, it just doesn't make headline news because "Giant pythons over taking FL" hits a lot harder than "Smaller crocodilians also in FL"
@@zachvanarsdale7065 I had no idea we had caimans lol, but yeah, I understand, everyone is focused on the pythons they don't mention that Florida is just completely infested with invasive species, where I am, cuban tree frogs and snakehead fish have taken over so badly that some people think when they catch a snakehead that it's native and let it go back into the lake
So, in PA, it’s backwards. You can’t own indigenous species of any animal, but you can go to an expo and buy a monocled cobra, or a Jameson’s mamba, no questions asked. And sugar gliders and hedgehogs are illegal. Makes a lot of sense lol
makes total sense, great work PA. haha
What about ferrets? They're illegal in California and Hawaii (along with everything else, in the latter case), because of the belief that they could become invasive. It's absurd. Has anyone, anywhere, ever heard of a feral ferret? Of course not, because there aren't any.
*Sir, you cant own Hawaii*
yeah, tell that to the USA, haha
*Vsauce here, what are the 5 most illegal reptiles out there?*
Haha ahh the look a like that I never knew about until I started a UA-cam channel, haha
Vsauce plays bass and guitar and keeps exotic pets? Who knew?
"Once I graduated from Land Before Time" 😂😂 Same, man. You're great, you crack me up
hahaha glad you enjoyed that
Some of us never graduate though
I live in Florida and i keep a boa constrictor as well as other pets and it is not illegal, its not the entire boa family just he Burmese and anaconda
Russer I thought you could have yellow anacondas with a license here, but I could be wrong.
yes, depend son some counties too I found out
Now tegus are now illegal in Florida
@@WickensWickedReptiles yellow anaconda is prohibited in the entire state of FL, so you can pretty much only own one for research. Greens are conditional at the moment, may prohibited very soon. You can own for research, education, or commercial sales, but as a pet. Both conditional and prohibited require special permits and licenses.
I adore Hognose snakes, and I get (slightly) why because they are rear fanged, but they are one of the least dangerous snakes, I mean they hiss and boop you with their nose
Carly H I’m allergic to them and they’re even pretty much harmless to me since they hardly ever bite
You have to let rear fanged snakes chew to inject their venom
I love the random tangents in this video. Like you went down so many rabbit holes trying to stay on track.
But great video, as always.
haha I tried!
@@WickensWickedReptiles It's all good.
@@WickensWickedReptiles i talk the same way, it makes for a more interesting video.
Kansas has a very lose law on exotic pet and just pets in general. As long as its not a bear, a big cat, or a non-native venomous snake. Its fine.
Missouri is the same
@@scorpionsmissouri5773 Missouri you need permits for venomous snakes including hognose
Not sure what part of ks you live in but where I live you can keep native venomous but not non natives
I know I'm a little late to the party, but...
I'm from Florida and the "Escaped Burmese pythons killing several babies" story was blown way out of proportion. Firstly, it wasn't "several babies". It was one child. Secondly, the escaped python belonged to the parents of the child. They were keeping the snake in a laundry bag or basket and they already knew it could escape. Plus, cherry on top, the snake was starving and they were just occasionally feeding it road kill. Then Floridians were encouraged to go kill exotic snakes and the news was like, "OH EM GEE. SNAKES ARE GOING TO MURDER US! LET'S GO KILL THEM ALL!!"
And this all happened around 2010, I think. Much later than the incident in '92. So before this singular incident happened most people had either forgotten about it or were young people that didn't even know it happened. Trust me, the threat of exotic snakes was not on everyone's mind.
I was still pretty young in '92 so I don't remember much of that story. BUT this was back when FL used to get cold and the below-freezing temperatures actually killed a lot of the exotic snakes.
I'm not saying non-native animals aren't a threat to the ecosystem, but because of this couple's insane negligence people basically declared war on exotic snakes. Not to mention, an innocent kid died.
Luckily, this has calmed down, but people (in Florida at least) have this mindset of "You see a snake, you kill it." Florida has a lot of native snakes. Obviously, many people don't know which snakes are native and which aren't. So people kill our native snakes and think they're doing the world a favor.
Sorry this was so long. I just really hate that all these snakes are killed because of peoples' ignorance and arrogance.
"So I have no idea how Bob Clark is getting all those cool ones in but I'm sure it's legal" I lost it dude! That's basically what everyone was thinking when he first unveiled them. Great video!
thanks man!
A little more information on US bans:
Hognose (plains or Eastern depending on the state) require a permit because they are endangered. They will never not be endangered because of habitat loss. I don't know of a state that bans them because of venom - and most states that ban one type of Hognose have no bans on others (tricolors, for example).
Boigas, on the other hand, often require educator licenses or similar because they have a medically significant venom.
On another interesting note False Water Cobras are generally considered medically significant often attributed to a drastic reaction from a keeper that had become hypersensitive to the venom. A non-keeper, outside of very specific circumstances, would probably have less of a reaction.
thanks for adding this :)
Elijah Snyder do u know if the western hog nose is banned in Kentucky. I’m in love with them and searching for one. My first ever snake. I’m so excited.
I believe you can own both Eastern and Westerns hognose in Kentucky but make sure to contact Fish and Wild Life. Their website is fw.ky.gov and you should be able to drop them an email.
Good luck!
Indiana technically doesn't allow hognose without having a permit. Noone cares but it's one of those things they can tack on if you're caught doing something incredibly stupid.
Ohh. I was sitting here like "I mean ig they could become invasive to things not used to their venom??"
Fun fact: it's legal to own an alligator in Michigan. I actually see young ones at the local reptile shows pretty frequently. This is why you end up with those crazy stories of people having an 8ft gator in an apartment basement in Detroit 🐊
That's kind of crazy, as someone who lives in Florida specifically a county with 554 lakes. I wish people would stop getting aligators as pets, they are completely unequipped for captivity!
@@rubystepp2021 hello probable Polk county neighbor
@@0Funker0 hi and yes
My cousin envies the fact that I live in Arizona and can own practically anything. But he’s got an illegal pet bullfrog where he lives in Massachusetts so it’s all good.
interesting
You need to move to Texas....we can keep literally anything except stupid stuff like freshwater rays!
Texas is wild!
You need a permit for a lot of stuff in Texas, large constrictors needed a permit but it's like $20 at Walmart and anyone can get it lol. It's really just a way for the state to make some money
Some things need to be banned, though
@@ChicagoMel23 who decides, how do they decide. We live in a country that is supposed to be free. The problem with this is there is one person that has a problem with something someone loves. They will try to stop it every time. Progressively people decided I cant own a corn snake in my state. When you give people you're rights they will over step every time.
@@that_reptile_guy_blake1822 seriously!? You can get A permit for large constrictors at your Walmart!? 😂 omg! That would be Amazing! 🤣 (I live in Oklahoma, and work at Walmart, just think it'd be funny AF if we gave out large constrictor licenses like we do a hunting license! 😋)
I worry a lot for the future of the reptile keeping hobby and exotic pet keepers in general. So many politicians are willing to create laws regulating or restricting things they know very little about, and many are unwilling to be educated for simple fact that they think snakes are icky.
This comment is so relevant right now
@@mossvirago4488 That and the animal rights people everyone hates (starts with a P ends with an ETA) are gleefully urging them on.
"First time, huh?" -- Gun owners
@@llazyllama1 There is a tangible difference between gun ownership and exotic pet keeping. No one has ever shot up their place of work with an iguana. I'm not trying to demonize gun ownership, but there is a difference that should be recognized. Oversimplification helps neither of us.
I lived in HI and while hiking we found a Chameleon which is an invasive species. Also if a bunch of Burmese or retics where able to get loose there, they would destroy the feral cat population, that is the 1st thing that came to my mind.
I'm getting a hoggie on wednesday :-) not illegal in uk
love the hoggies
Enjoy, I am in the UK too and have a hognose. They have so much character. Love him.
Sam Watts yay for u. I’m in love with them and can’t wait for my baby hog nose.
Im in Missouri and have a albino hognose!
I’m in UK too and have a Cornsnake. I’m looking to get a Hoggy and a Retic when I move out!💕
I live in Australia, you can’t keep a ball python but you can keep an fierce snake which is MOST VENOMOUS SANKE IN THE WHOLE FREAKIN WORLD!!!
I think the laws there make sense, trying to deter non native species from being released and surviving.
Wickens Wicked Reptiles Tennessee lets go “I’m the user Jacob Chew but on my phone”
Also in Tennessee you can have caimans and giraffe but not a frickin hognose or milk or corn snake but caiman really why just why
I am so happy I found your channel yesterday the work you put into your videos is impressive and your love of the reptiles is a massive bonus.
Thank you so much!
I didn't do anything I just watched a well produced and sourced video keep up the tremendous work.
I lived in Oahu for 3 years when I was in the army and I used to find invasives every now and again. Mostly Jackson's Chameleons and blind worm snakes.
My stepdad bought us an endangered box turtle to get us to like him. We still didn't like the stepdad but we loved the box turtle.
hahhaha that's awesome
Depends why you didn't like him I suppose.
If it was just because he wasn't your biological dad (who wasn't there?) or you didn't want mum to move on...it's harsh.
Unless he was a creep...not creepy.
R.I.P
@@bobdrooples he was abusive and a coke addict
Dude I remember when I went to Hawaii went had to sign papers saying we wouldn't bring any plants or animals.
same!
I'm in the US right now. I have pet snakes (California kingsnake, redtail boa, and corn snake). I plan on moving permanently to Canada in the next few years. Is it possible for you to make a video about immigrating to Canada with your pet reptiles? I did my own research online and maybe you could have more input.
I'd have to look into it, I know it can be a challenge.
I have been trying to figure this out too I'll be moving to Mexico from u united states next year
I know that it really depends on the province or territory you are moving to!
@@Garduru u can have cocaine, weed, guns, any prescription drug in the United States and tons of other things but the government there is very very strict on reptiles!!🤦🤦🤦
A lot of animals will be subjected to quarantine for 10+ days and will have to pass that to be able to legally enter some countries tbh.
OMG I love land before time.
best ever eh?
@@WickensWickedReptiles yes totally little foot and ducky are my favourites.
You know in Texas, a few towns tried to protect their cattle by getting rid of all coyotes. Then they found that by doing so they became over run with rabbits, rats, & mice. I bought a baby brown rat snake once just to save it from some idiot who found it in their house/ yard. I had it for almost a month & it escaped back to the wild by literally going out my bedroom window. Seeing as it was a wild born animal, I knew it was better off outside in my yard, than in a cage.
In Las Vegas a popular chain reptile store told me if I wanted a hognose snake I would have to buy it from their other store as they are illegal in the city but not the county. (The other store is in the county a few miles away) They never asked which I lived in.
laws like that seem arbitrary
Sitting here in TX watching this, Glances over at my dwarf caiman.......
I have two parrots named Petrie and Ducky, when you said their names they freaked the fuck out😂
hahah! I love land before time names almost as much as I love Pokemon names.
We cant keep ball pythons in Australia yet we can keep cassowaries ✋🏼😔
those things are basically dinosaurs
Bruh cassowaries are probably the worst animal to come to mind when it comes to pets. One kick from them is a death sentence.
I live in FL, and Boa Constrictors and some other large pythons like Scrubs, Olives, Boelen's, Carpets and Bloods are perfectly legal to keep here. There is a small list of "injurious" species you cannot keep without a permit here, which include Burmese Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, African Rock Pythons, Indian Pythons, Nile Monitors, and any species of anaconda. The laws here for venomous are somewhat strict, but I think it is rightfully so. It's a lot of work but if you're passionate about hots in FL, you can get a permit, follow some simple regulations and keep them. (Same with crocodilians)
Honestly, for as much havoc invasive reptiles have caused in Florida, I find the laws to be remarkably relaxed. Besides the injurious species, hots, and crocodilians (which all have permits that can be obtained with work), you can keep pretty much anything.
thanks for adding this!
Feral cats are crazy in Australia but also Hawaii if you didn't know.... Fla. Also had a ban on giant snails .... also I love for you to talk about feral chameleons in Fla. ... that's a great video subject.
Yes the invasive populations in Florida for many species are growing
Had to double check on this. Boa constrictor are legal to keep in Florida.
yes, depending on area
I heard because they would live in their weather there and cause the same issues as the Burms and some other invasive species
I love how informative this is. You have a new subscriber.
💕
I was born and raised in Eastern MT and I never realized that the Hognose Snake's range extended into MT. I am an avid outdoors man as well as reptile lover. In 37 years I've never once seen one in the wild. I've seen plenty of Bull Snakes, Rattlers, Garter snakes, Racers and others. But never a Hognose, which would have been cool.
I travel around Alberta sometimes, have always wanted to see a wild Hoggie but never have
Oh my gosh....you are so funny.... off topic so much in this video. I love it, maybe because I do the same sometimes. My husband is always telling me to 'focus' when I start trying to tell him something. I really enjoy your channel, so glad I found it.
hahaha glad you enjoyed
It's legal to have axolotls where I live. It's legal to have elephants and wolves where I live.
But it's illegal to have a fox where I live.
Probably due to rabies
Austin Clayton wolves can carry rabies also.
Up until a few years ago, all reptiles were illegal in Norway. They finally changed it in august 2017, but there's still just a handful of legal reptiles that you can keep, and it took a few years for them to be readily available. It's still tricly to fint a vet that can actually treat your reptile if it becomes sick.
Yes I've heard about this, super interesting. But as times goes on the reptile hobby will grow there.
Hurricane Andrew survivor over here 🙋🏻♀️ I lived where the eye hit... and funny enough, moved back 10 years ago. That lab didn't only have pythons, it also had several other non-native animals that have been thriving in the ecosystem (different species of monkeys and such).
You are correct, we have a MAJOR Burmese python problem. I have literally run one over in the rain and a few days ago one of them decimated the ducks in our community pond. They have an open season on them... and even then... they thrive because one female can lay 100 eggs a year. They also have no known predators... we have many cases of burmese pythons devouring the native alligators... some even die in the process.
Tegus and red tail boas are also becoming a major issue. People buy these animals as babies, unprepared to handle them as adults, and then set them free. I literally had to wait 15 minutes for an adult black and white tegu to finish crossing the road. Tegus have no known predators in our area and are voracious egg eaters... meaning that our alligator population is affected by them... so the advice I have received from local conservationists is to shoot them (I don't hunt or own a gun so...).
Red Tail Boas, which they suspect became an issue due to the pet trade and owners releasing, affect our opossum populations. This means that our tick populations are increasing as well as lyme disease. The red tail boas haven't reached burmese python status yet but they're expected to if they can't be controlled now.
wow! hey thanks for adding this
One of my top illegal species is the Fiji Islan iguana. Word is they're actually easy to care for and breed in captivity readily, but because of the laws, we're barred from having them in private collections. At least here in the US.
I live somewhere you can have pretty much anything and everything you could ever think of. Don't even need a permit or anything for Crocs or hots
wow that's crazy
It's actually really irresponsible and stupid of them! The person across the street has a few Rattlers and he's a drunk too.... What could happen there?!?!?!
I know a few really irresponsible people that have hots, it’s just an accident waiting to happen
As someone who grew up on the island of Maui, I can confirm that we do actually have a species of snake who lives here. We have threadsnakes, or blindsnakes, whatever you wanna call them. They look a lot more like earthworms than actual snakes though.
interesting
Huh, I'm glad I live in the UK where I can have pretty much every reptile I'm interested in. I feel bad for people who can't have an animal they're passionate about because some odd rules. Within reason, of course
In Iowa there’s an antiquated law saying you can’t own bearded dragons, but it goes so unenforced that they are still sold in pet stores.
there are tons of old laws like that which get overlooked.
I like your videos Adam keep up the awesome work 😁
thanks !!
Number 4 is why I found the most unrealistic thing about Snakes on a Plane is the idea that the plane ride with all the snakes on it started in Hawaii.
I'm tired of these mother.....
@@WickensWickedReptiles If you haven't watched the behind the scenes footage, you really should. They used a lot of lookalikes in the production and it's fun to learn about how snake handling goes on in films.
If I lived in Hawaii I would move out immediately.
If you’re a reptile person Hawaii is not for you
Can confirm. I grew up in Hawaii and the first thing I did when I moved away from home was get a pet reptile.
As someone who lives in Tennesee, I had no idea we could keep venomous snakes that live here. Man, maybe we can bring back the population of timber rattlesnakes. I also learned that it is illegal to kill any native snake species in the state unless someone feels threatened.
I Love this guy. Great info and a sense of humor.
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching :)
kevin's video with the baby dwarf caiman is the cutest thing ever... lol... that would be my without limits dream reptile....
so cute right
I live in Pennsylvania and you can own any reptile you want as long as it is not a native endangered species.
that law makes sense!
I’m terrified that I am able to own a copperhead.
insane right!
you remind me soooo much of the guy from sbsk. that’s wild your voice even sounds like his lol
well that is a great compliment, thanks
Another thing about here in Australia is that everyone needs a permit to keep any sort of reptile, including turtles and some frogs.
Australia has strict laws but they make sense usually
you need a permit for over 1 snake in SA
I heard Australia can't have any pet reptiles other than Australian species. On a reptile group on Feb a gal commented she can't keep ball pythons in Australia because of this reason.
Yes, they are very restrictive there but it kinda makes sense, smallish land mass perfect climate, etc.
Just a point, Australia is not a small land mass Australia is almost as big as the continental USA.
The reason in Tennessee you are allowed to use snakes from local area is because they use them in church ceremonies
If I recall correctly, New York City has some pretty restrictive rules about snakes, pretty sure any python or boa is illegal.
Interesting,
Theres alot in New York City you can't own. Ferrets, Tarantulas, hedge hogs, pigs, many reptiles ext. Luckly I live upstate and we don't have many bans here.
Here in Alaska venomous reptiles of any kind are out right banned but other than that you can keep pretty much whatever you want
not a bad law
Spain has recently banned ball pythons cause they're invasive :(
There are a few elapids native to the southern US. There are a couple different coral snake species. Although they don’t make antivenin for them anymore. It’s too expensive to produce and coral snake bites are so rare they stopped marking it.
Ok- you got me on the see you in jail ! Hahahahaha! I SUBBED!
Hahaha thanks so much!
I live in TN, venomous reptiles are illegal for people to keep for personal possession. You basically have to be a zoo, a commercial propagator or a university for wildlife resources to issue a permit to possess any venomous species.
Hots have so many laws in different places
Oookay. Rhode Island is illogical. I can keep a Western Hognose snake no problem, but not a garter snake.
same here man, well, certain garters
There’s no snakes in Hawaii and it’s almost a 6 hour flight from LA! Anywho...just found you and now binging ❤️
I feel like a reptile will freeze to death the first snowfall that happens
exactly
I was surprised to learn I couldn't have a corn snake in GA.
Wonder why? They are great
@@amberjones6162 its probably a native species,some states forbid the possessions of natives species. Like I in Oregon cant get a rubber boa cus its native
that's crazy
meanwhile you can't have a rubber boa here because they are so hard to find.
Weird how I’ve heard so many people suggest hognoses as starter reptiles when they’re banned so many places 🤤
If only people wouldn't try an catch the few wild ones that are left. Wild caught ones not only hurt the existing numbers, but they are horrible eaters once moved to captivity
the laws here in Ontario, Canada are : you cant keep any snake over 3 meters, you are not allowed any venomous snakes and lizards and im pretty sure you cant keep crocadilians
that isn't true for the whole province. In many cities that may be the case but there are no sweeping laws like that for the whole province.
I'm so sad that I can't keep a hognose😭 I'm from Illinois.
You can!
Contact the DNR. You can apply for a permit directly from the website. It's free.
I feel for you
@@ElijahSnyder I'm gonna try that thanks
Move to Wisconsin
Just found out they r legal here in Kentucky. I’m so in love with them.
The problem is,there are irresponsible hot keepers that have repeated escapes and bits do to free handling,and then they have to rely on zoos to bail them out with their antivenom. Any one keeping venomous reptiles needs to spend the money to properly house them in a secure and escape proof room and stock your own antivenom. And this point I have argued that the situation in south Florida will not really happen else where. The animals simply won’t survive.
great points
I live in Ireland and I’m pretty sure I can own all these without a licence.
I was just getting ready to double check this. Thanks!
Even Hawaii? Nice! :D
I lived in Hawaii for a few years as a child, They have a lot of Geckos like tons of them!
cool cool
@@WickensWickedReptiles Is the same thing in the Dominican republic
"The Top 5 Most Illegal Reptiles in the World"
Number 4: HAWAI'I 🤣🤣🤣
I got what you meant, though -- no shade! ✌
Australian here, It's not just exports, we can't import reptiles either! And to own any reptile you need a licence here.
that is true, very strict control there
Bruh I live in Saskatchewan and it hit -53 degrees two weeks ago
Well good thing you didn’t have any pythons man, they would have turned into ice monsters and terrorized the whole province!
Wickens Wicked Reptiles well I live in Alberta but close enough
There are actually 3 species of elapid native to the southern/southeastern united states as well as the southwestern united states. 2 species of Micrurus and one specie of Micruroides.
yup, totally slipped my mind and realized after posting
I was just thinking that
I have had my red ear slider for 10+ years. In Florida now you can't have them with out a permit.
What I wish is they would make Dubai Roaches legal in Florida
Dubai are also real hard to find here in Canada
Wait you need a permit? My dad gave me my red ear when i was 10. Im 26 now so my turtle is 16 years old (got him as a hatchling) ive never had a permit
@@MalonzeProductionsGaming its because red ear sliders are invasive and have an adverse effect on native turtle species. After 2007 it became illegal to aquire red eared sliders as pets.
@@rubystepp2021 i knew they were illegal to put into the wild. Hell i had to fight my parents to not dump my turtle into the pond a few times. But i also got mine in like. 03 or 04.
No way! I grew up watching Steve Erwin, The Crocodile Hunter too! That and the Discovery Channel. The rest of my childhood I was flipping over rocks and wood looking for creatures 🤣😁😜
Steve Irwin was the king
totally here for research and not to pick out a new pet
good on ye, probably shouldn't bring home some of these
@@WickensWickedReptiles I wont😂😂😂
My neighbors used to own the Hamms beer bear. It got loose a few times and eventually it went to a zoo. There are some things that just shouldn't be kept as pets.
7:49 Its Florida, everything is propaganda
Source: Am Floridian
Stumbled on this channel and totally subscribed! Great video.
Thanks so much!
I thought you were vsauce from the thumbnail 😂
oh man, the amount of times I hear this, haha
The land before time + Crocodile Hunter = My childhood! I had a rescue Bearded Dragon named Petrie and I was gonna name me crested gecko Ducky until I realize it's a boy.
I thought this was a vsauce video
HAHA, I don't even know who this dude was until the 100+ comment like this, too funny
Georgia is the same way as Tennessee but we don’t allow you to keep any native nonvenomous such as garter or eastern hognose or any other one of the 46
New Zealand is the same as hawaii
Yes, see laws like those make sense to me for sure
Yeah we have no snakes here. None whatsoever.
In some states hognose states are threatened or endangered thus cannot be kept. They are protected species in New Hampshire.
westerns in New Hampshire? no way! I had no idea.
Eastern obviously, just an example of why you cannot keep hognosed snakes in some areas.
Me: doesn't own a reptile, but wants to eventually have a plains hognose
Also me: lives in Missouri and finds out it's illegal 😭
sad
Floridian here, It really sucks that I can't get a big constrictor where I live, I think they are the most badass of them all, specifically boa constrictors
they are dope for sure
I live in Alaska and we have very strict regulation on most critters- rats are illegal as well as many other small furry things. Out of curiosity looked up reptiles (I don't want one, but love your vids) and we can basically have anything that isn't venomous including crocs and gators. They have blanket bans on almost all other exotics (big cat, cats with wild blood, all primates, raccoons, skunks, sugar gliders, ect.). Must be the winters, no one in their right mind would keep them there.
wow that's crazy!
Here in the uk, if you own a DWA (dangerous wild animals) license you can pretty much keep whatever you want
I remember seeing something about how crocodiles or alligators can hibernate and were even documented doing so. They stuck their noses above water and let the rest of their body get frozen over. They were able to stay warm in the water under the ice and were still able to breath. Super fascinating
You: "No elapids live in the southern US at all" - Coral snakes: "Am I a joke to you ?"
Coral snakes can kick rocks, they got a mention in the description, that's all they are worth *nose straight in the air*