How To Save Earth's Smallest Rattlesnake: The Pygmy Rattlesnake
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- In this episode of The Wild Report, we join herpetologist Jenna Noel on a field expedition to learn about the conservation of the smallest rattlesnake in the world: the Dusky pygmy rattlesnake!
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The Western’s are still very common in my area. I am glad this popped up in my feed.
I didn’t know the Duskies were in trouble. Thank you for the info!
Glad to hear that you can still find the Western's pretty often, they are also such beautiful snakes!
Huge shoutout to Jenna for letting me join her in the field and film her research! What a cool experience being able to learn more about snake disease ecology and interact with these beautiful vipers in such a unique way. Be sure to check out her Instagram (@fl.simiba) and the SLAM website to learn how to get involved with the amazing research that she is working on!
How do I find resources on helping with this kind of work? There's nothing on earth I would rather do but I can never find conservation programs or any herpetologists in need of field assistance. I think I would like to get my bachelors and go into the field myself one day, but where can I get experience helping active herpetologist? I'm located in NC
Scientists pit tagging snakes kills more animals than Pentastomids.
@@carlhooton1344 Email me or shoot me a message on Instagram, I can get you plugged into some great groups to get started!
I grew up in Florida and I'm not surprised to hear that pygmy rattlers are in trouble. A HUGE part of the state was turned into golf courses and neighborhoods that use poisons to keep pests away. So the snakes and all the native critters have lost a lot of habitat and food. Plus they're dealing with a bunch of invasive species competition and diseases. My home state is in trouble from all the different ways people have trashed it. It's really sad. And FL isn't unique that way.
Yeah there is an insane amount of development going on down there, and here in my home state of North Carolina. There are lots of organizations trying to conserve and manage land to promote biodiversity though, it's always a good idea to check and see if there are any land trusts operating in your local area!
Very well done, Ben. Nice spotlight on some downright needed and interesting research. 💯
Thanks man, I'm so glad I had the chance to highlight Jenna's work!
Awesome editing dude! Thanks for coming down and calling for more attention to Jenna's research!
Thanks Tino! It was great to get out in the field with y'all, definitely one of my favorite wildlife experiences in a while.
I think the pygmy rattlesnakes are adorable, wish her the best of luck with her work!
They are really cute, and have so much personality packed into such a small body!
I created a small-critter sanctuary on multiple wooded acres near Tates Hell. Undeveloped habitat for Florida creepy crawlies. All my pyg sightings are dead ones on the sugar sand road dropped by raptors.
Black racers, rat snakes, corn snakes, garters, green snakes, ring necks, show up a lot, still live luckily.
Glad you are setting aside some space for the critters, hopefully some pygs will find your sanctuary soon!
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Thanks Walter, always appreciate your support! Everything definitely serves it's purpose in the natural world.
I had a decision to make on what my goal is for tomorrow. It was either a get a good photo of a Spotted Turtle or look for Pygmy Rattlesnakes. After watching this I’m focusing on finding Sistrurus. Jenna is already doing incredible work this early in her career. Seeing people like yourself and Jenna make me feel a bit more optimistic about the future.
Well good luck! There are so many amazing people doing great work to conserve wild places and things, hopefully I can tell more of these kinds of stories here on the channel :)
Cool you can go find a snake or photograph something. How productive.
Great video, Ben! I passed some fresh dors on to be processed by SLAM not too long ago from south GA. Cool to learn more about the context of the initiative and research!
Thanks Gabe! Oh that's awesome, I hope more herpers will start collecting data and/or DORs when there are projects like these that can gain so much from those citizen science observations.
We have these behind our house along a wild area full of beavers, otters, alligators, gar, herons, and so much. I carried my daughter in my arms when exploring because I was told the Pygmy had a vicious poisonous bite. Not sure if its fact but did not want her to get bit. Here in Bossier City area, LA.😊
That sounds like an amazing place to explore! Their venom can cause tissue damage but is rarely fatal in humans. Definitely wise to be aware when there might be pygs around.
It’s incredible. The neighborhood backs up to thousands of acres protected from development and a kind of wetlands area. I used to take my pirogue down this small river at night. The beavers were like a miniature city cutting trees and swimming around. They would come up to pirogue and slap their tails against it or splash water. Also, river otters swimming around being curious. It was great. I’m much older now and cannot walk but I miss it greatly. If you ever get near BC, LA….ill gladly show you the area and you will definitely have a great time exploring. Take care young man!!
Wow, my favorite Florida viper, had no idea this was going on.
They are such cool little snakes, glad I could shed some light on this research!
I always learn so much from your videos, Ben. Also, what a pleasure to have Jenna's expertise. She was a great guest, very knowledgeable. Great work!
So glad to hear that you are enjoying my content, I had a blast seeing Jenna's field work and hope to make more of these kinds of videos soon!
Wow! Such amazing science, using DNA to understand the spread of the parasite, a fascinating way to catch and hold venomous snakes and up close views of one of the most gorgeous species in NA. You did a great job interviewing Jenna and filling in solid information yourself. Another awesome video!
Thanks Joy, it was so cool to see her data collection process and learn so much about snake disease ecology while we filmed this video. I appreciate your support!
Jenna is quite charming! Great content as always!
I really enjoyed this video. In fact, it may be my favorite yet. I would love to see more stuff like this. It is always nice to see people trying to help save our snakes.
Thanks for this feedback! I'm working on more content like this featuring inspiring stories of conservation and science.
Hello it’s the kid from the museum and we talked about turtles snakes and alligators and I think your video was very good
Great to see you here on the channel! Glad you're enjoying my content.
I worked with (i.e., for) Terry and Peter May at this site in the early 90's. We spent a lot of time out there. Pretty neat to see this video.
That's awesome, it's an amazing field site!
Great video! I love our Pygmy Rattlesnakes!
Great episode Ben! I had no idea this kind of research was happening.
Fantastic! I'm always learning more and more from your videos. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the support, glad to hear that!
Brilliant video, good luck with your Amazing work, thanks Clive UK
Awesome video. Super interesting and informative. And such a cool snake!
Thanks Becker, it was an incredible day in the field!
Great episode! More folks need to know about this!
Thank you, so glad I had the chance to feature Jenna's research in a video!
I love what they are doing for these amazing little gems. Whether the burms are the biggest cause of the “lungworm” or not, they must go. They have become too dangerously abundant for the ecosystem.
In another lifetime, i would be in heavy pursuit to make this wonderful young lady my wife.lol
Very cool research. Great video.
Thank you!
awesome!!!
Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome vid! Very informative.
Glad you enjoyed!
I didn't know pygmy rattlers were declining in numbers. 😢 I hope they can figure out what's going on and save those little guys.
Jenna is doing some great work to conserve them, though it is sad that they are on the decline.
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Do they treat the snakes they find
Great question! No, there is no treatment for wild snakes as part of this project.
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Fun fact The pygmy rattlesnake is not a true rattlesnake.