@@earlsreptiles1276 I'm not Clint but I love tegus so much that I can't help myself from recommending an Argentine Tegu. Madly in love with them. Have never met one I didn't like. My boss had a psycho Black and gold tegu but after house sitting for a couple weeks my boss chastised me for ruining his tegu because he returned to find his beast rather tame and sweet. Oops! He ended up gifting him to me and we had many years together. Pretty good for a wild caught. I definitely recommend captive bred now.
I love tegus to and want one so bad, unfortunately I live in NC and are illegal with out a license, that's pretty cool he gifted you a black and gold Tegu there quite expensive
“Yourself.. you’re biting yourself” 😂😂😂 Clint’s Videos make me so much happier than before I watched! We really appreciate you Clint! Keep up the good work!
@@sampagano205 change that to “don’t pick up any colorful snake unless you 100% know what it is” because some corals is not have 2 colors. Honestly though, nobody should be picking up any snake that’s unfamiliar to them without being absolutely sure of the species.
I was at a reptile zoo the other day, and they handed me a tricolor king snake. They asked me "Do you know what snake this is?" and I said "It's a snake that is pretending to be a coral snake!" They tried to tell me the safety rhyme, and I said "Never rely on that. There are way too many morphs and exceptions to that rule. When in doubt, DON'T!" I couldn't believe I had to tell the snake keepers how to stay safe.
Is that tree boa about to shed? It's eyes look opaque-ish, as if a shed is right around the corner. It would explain why it's biting inanimate objects like his hat.
*”Hehehe, this is the best day ever! I’m getting rained on and a grumpy tree boa keeps lunging at my face!”* Clint is too pure for this world. Protect him at all costs.🤣❤️
@@ClintsReptiles Look into Avon skin so soft bath oil, original scent. Bugs hate the smell. We get bottles and take a tablespoon or 2 on a trip. Rub on like lotion. Chiggers and mosquitos don't bother you.
Clint reminds me so much of Steve Irwin. You can see and feel his love and admiration for every creature he interacts with. It's like he is a child seeing things for the first time.
@@sasquatchdonut2674 Clint does his best Steve Irwin impression and jumps on a Nile Croc and holds its jaws closed with his hands and yells "You're alright mate! You're alright!"
That Amazon tree boa was my favorite. Such a sassy little dude, he was not having any of this. So angry he bit himself AND the hat. I bet he'd try to bite (or maybe just tag) anything that came near him, what a cutie.
I have to thank the Patreon supporters for making these "in the field" type videos possible, cos I love these! Clint is the guy to send out to find and show us specimens. You have such a gentle, cheerful demeanour, you're respectful of animals (not as "things" nor as 💰), and you genuinely _care._ That ring looks great, btw!
Even crazier that there are heaps of uncatalogued species of reptiles, so even more wonderful variation! I know there was a massive report that came out last year from Deloitte saying only 30% of Australia’s estimated 750,000 species (plants, animals, fungi & other organisms) have been named and documented so far.
I love how the venomous snakes are shown in this video, demonstrating that as long as you treat the snake with respect and act sensibly there really is nothing to fear from these guys in 99.999% of cases. All the venomous snakes are either just hanging out basking or waiting to ambush something, just hanging out on a snake hook, or at most doing their harmless threat displays to try and avoid confrontation. Perfect way to show that these snakes don't want to harm anyone, they just want to go about their business and not get killed by a giant ape
@@dixiecyrus8136 I live in Florida. When I was in the Air Force, they would hide in our bomb dump storage igloos or buildings. We'd move a palette or pick up boxes and suddenly smell them, you quickly move to get out of the way.
@@dixiecyrus8136 I’ve heard this is actually because most of the time it just sees the same exit route as you do when trying to run away (snakes aren’t that bright lol).
I gotta go to sleep before I can finish the video, but it really makes me happy to hear how kindly he speaks about these snakes. Even ones that other people would call "silly", he talks about in a glowing way, and is really affectionate towards them.
This is the first time that I have seen that they have actually thorny spikes for keeled scales! That's crazy! I have seen a few lizards with spikey backs, but you almost expect that but these actually looked like goat head thorns, not all but some and that's plenty!
Nucleo Serra Grande is the biggest keeper of bushmasters and Gabriel keeps a youtube channel that shows their routines of feeding, breeding and taking care of the animals. Check them out to see the conservation work they have been doing.
That Red Vine Snake is breathtaking! Also the Stripe Vine Snake tongue lining up with the shutters speed is hilarious. Lastly, Coral Snake movement and head shape combined is always the giveaway to me. Twitchy lol.
Clint: You have the most informative channel on RU-vid. You provide technically challenging information in a manner that all can understand. Just amazingly well done! I have great admiration for you and your associates. You don't overhandle snakes, which often causes them to become stressed. Your knowledge is amazing, and you are a true professional. Many thanks, sir.
Oohhhh I'm hoping Clint does "are snail eating snakes the best pet reptile video" even if they're not the best I would love a video on them. So cool! Thank you for showing us all these neat snakes from your ventures!
The Green-Striped Vine Snake is incredibly beautiful, definitely my favourite. It's so strange how its tongue isn't forked, I thought all snakes had forked tongues. And the green stripes are just incredible, so pretty, and hilariously amazing how thorough they are! Just amazing in every way!
The bushmaster's genus is named Lachesis, who was one of the three Fates of myth, specifically the one who determined the length of the thread of life. Don't mess with things that can snip your life's thread.
I want Clint to visit Australia, perhaps the Great Southern region of Western Australia. I'm partial because I live here and get to see King Skinks, Shingleback Skinks and Blue-tongue skinks all the time within my backyard or walking distance from my home. Also Carpet Pythons, Tiger Snakes and Dugites in remnant old growth urban forest across from my house in Yakamia... Australia is a treasure trove, so many amazing reptiles and amphibians and not just in our desert areas.
I'd love it too. And getting to hear from him about the few snakes your allowed to own down here would be a great bonus (we really need an exotic reptiles licence or just to stop acting like reptiles are any worse for the place than cats, dogs, rats, and rabbits...).
Thank you so much for opening our eyes to the wonderful world of reptiles. Your videos are both interesting and inspiring. They make us want to own our own reptiles and care for them to keep the Hobbie alive. You’re a great person. You share your passion with the world and I appreciate you for that. From Georgia
☑️ ^The incredible diversity of snake species in Costa Rica is actually very reminiscent of the vast assortment of snake species we have here in northern Delaware! I live in the wilds of Wilmington Delaware, where we see such varied snake species as; garter snakes, garter snakes, garters, more garter snakes, and also garter snakes. Sometimes an occasional garter snake shows up. Earlier this summer, I even spotted a rare garter snake! Yep, Wilmington Delaware is truly a gift from the Gods..
Not gonna lie... As someone who used to be a LOT more terrified of snakes (its a work in progress), seeing you laugh off the "strikes" comforts me a little bit XD.
I've always noticed that coral snakes from both North America and South America kinda move in an odd way when compared to a lot of other snakes. Its seems to be very jerky movements when trying to escape, but also a bit derpy even when they are moving slowly. It could just be me reading to much into it tho lol.
Coral snakes also seem to always curl the end of their tails, making it into a loop, when threatened. It may be to make their tail look like a head to confuse predators?
So many stunningly beautiful snakes! The specialization in prey is fascinating as well as the relationship,to their colors and patterns and where they hunt.
I really love your snake videos. 💖 🐍 You have such a fun personality, and it's great learning about snakes that aren't the common 10 or so that everyone already knows about.
Thanks so much Clint for sharing this with us!!! I love learning and right now my brain feels pretty full and satisfied. Thanks buddy! And yes I'm a Patreon
I absolutely adore the coloration and apparent attitude of the Ornate Snail Eater Snake. But, there doesn't appear to be much information about them available online. Would you consider doing a video on them? Maybe demonstrate how they eat, because that seems so incredibly rad. Also, those keeled scales on that bush master are stunning. They look like a creature from fiction. Incredible.
I have seen snail eaters eat a couple times but I can't remember the source. I do know it was on RU-vid so depending on how you word it you might have luck.
I was hoping you'd find a Bushmaster. By far my favorite hot herp. Although I think the gem of this video was the two-eyed-no-horn-crawling-big-head snail eater. What a sight to see!
I love the little hat viper lol. I did have one hypothesis for 9:00 many of the snakes having iridescence. I believe it may be beneficial for many of them to look wet, due to well, rainforest. No idea how you'd prove that beyond correlation, but I'd be eager to see
I was thinking the same thing! I feel like a shinier, iridescent sheen mimics the wet look, while a more matte appearance would probably be harder to hide.
I was thinking something similar. While the snake was slithering I noticed the iridescent sheen made it a little harder to define the edges of the body or its exact shape, like the colors were playing with my eyes. Combined with a wet environment that also shines in the light, it could throw a predator off enough for the snake to get away.
I didn’t expect that you also found the main dangerous snakes of the region such as the Bothrops and the bushmaster. The bushmaster was quite calm. Coincidentally I handled an Amazon tree boa recently. He lightly struck three times and then he calmed down.
Coral snakes really are gorgeous animals. The way they move with their coloration is captivating. Makes me feel glad that we have so many harmless mimics in captivity.
What a wonderful array of gorgeous snakes! The vine snakes were amazing. The aquatic coral snake looked a bit clumsy in its movements, as if was trying to swim across dry land and the land wasn’t quite cooperating.
Clint was pulling a rabbit from his hat and discovered a well fed tree boa had taken it's place! The most exciting two weeks of my life so far were the ones I spent in Manu on the Madre de Dios. I was nerding out on plants and insects on that trip but did encounter a few herps. I still have a picture of a enormous toad calmly sitting right next to where my foot landed on the trail. I caught piranha, made chocolate from cocoa fruit, got painfully envenomated by a bullet ant, lost (and found) my passport in the river, and many other tales. If you love plants, insets. birds, reptiles, even fungus there is no more diverse ecosystem on the planet than eastern Peru. The long green striped noodle with the green tongue is my favorite of Clint's new friends.
That is why biology is fun, always more to discover. Hopefully some day you'll branch out beyond just zoology and herpetology. I ended up branching out early, waiting for my last zoology class to open, ended up with enough for botany, zoology, ecology, parasitology, evolutionary biology, epidemiology, cognition and some genetics, later I picked up immunology. Make my living as an engineer but keep picking up more ologies, lol. If I hadn't had to wait I would not have the broad base I now enjoy. Never too late to start though 😁 not that there is anything wrong with specialist, we need both and to work together, but you strike me as someone who would enjoy generalist studies
He doesn't need to branch out. He keeps us entertained and informed as it is, and there will always be more to learn in zoology. It's not like we've reached the end where there's nothing left to do in the field, far from it. And to get to where he is as a PhD, he already has a broad base of knowledge.
Since he has a pretty good sized family, is a professor, does this channel including traveling and runs his own reptile experience business, I think he is probably at maximum capacity. Those little ones and his wife definitely want to have a life with him.
I am TOTALLY happy to live vicariously! I don't like the humidity and heat, nor do I want eaten alive by insects! I appreciate you being out there in our stead, although, I am sorry you went through it as well.
