This Started as an Educational Video, but then we Found this Poor Watersnake...

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We had all intent on this being a "Water Moccasins vs Water Snakes" video, but then we found a giant green water snake that must have gotten hit by a car... several times... and was still alive and well! Marvel at this resilient animal with us, and maybe learn something about snakes, in today's video.
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@yourtypicalshadowlurker 6 месяцев назад

As someone who has sadly witnessed a snake being run over, those injuries look very similar to what happens (ie. two separate injuries as the snake is still moving when the back tires come over it again). The fact she not only survived the encounter but healed from it is incredible. Here’s to hoping she keeps producing equally resilient babies for many years to come.

@alveolate 6 месяцев назад

i felt her pain somehow... small wonder she's so aggressive to em. i do wonder tho, wouldn't it be painful for the injured snake to be handled like that?

@llamawalrushybrid 6 месяцев назад

@@alveolate Yeah I'm surprised they still went ahead with holding her.

@midnights2631 6 месяцев назад

I unfortunately ran over a snake before, it looked like a stick (multiple trees around.) I didn't know it was a snake until I looked in my review mirror and saw it slither away. I felt so bad, I unfortunately couldn't stop and make sure if it was really okay.

@ShieniLicksOnLemons 5 месяцев назад

@@alveolate probably did hurt her, but it was very educational to see the injuries and maybe will make people be more careful about driving in areas with snakes in the future. I sure as hell feel like I need to be even more careful than I've already been and I still haven't hit a single animal with my car to my knowledge in the 10 years I've had my license. Also, the pain caused by the handling is probably nothing compared to what she's been through and what she experiences just by moving around on a daily basis, the poor baby... Just having a "natural" extra bend in my spine is extremely painful, can't imagine how much that hurts with the vertebrae fused together and all

@firesofhelel5717 5 месяцев назад

I'm just thinking what an incredible example of natural selection. Surviving, going on to reproduce, and quite likely those descendants will have her resilience against what should be fatal injuries.

@sweetcandy4169 6 месяцев назад

I love how when Emily got bitten really badly on the thumb, and it started bleeding pretty badly, she just acted like it was nothing. This shows how brave they are. Thank you!

@rasbowsreptiles7310 6 месяцев назад

Right. She’s been bitten a lot, too. I guess you kinda get used to it after a while.. water snakes and garter snakes have been the worst bites in my experience. lol

@pearlleeooo9955 6 месяцев назад

It *is* basically nothing. I’ve been bitten by more garter snakes than a can count, and I just ignore it. A lot of people look at me weird because I forget my fingers are bleeding and don’t treat them lol Once you get used to animal bites it barely hurts anymore.

@rasbowsreptiles7310 6 месяцев назад

@@pearlleeooo9955 there are certainly exceptions to that. The worst bites I’ve had were definitely painful and after taking plenty of other bites.

@pearlleeooo9955 6 месяцев назад

@@rasbowsreptiles7310 the most painful one I’ve had was from a 5 foot bull snake, it almost tore my hand off lol

@pearlleeooo9955 6 месяцев назад

@@rasbowsreptiles7310 so after that, garters seem like nothing

@odakotarose 6 месяцев назад

one more water snake fun fact: while they aren't venomous, their saliva contains an anticoagulant so water snake bites tend to bleed like crazy, as Emily demonstrated So cool to see such a strong survivor out in the wild, it's truly amazing how much snakes can go through and keep on moving.

@anniel4357 6 месяцев назад

I was looking at her hand and thinking that it seems bloodier than usual

@fatterhorner 2 месяца назад

that is a kind of venom is it not?

@kohlraedirectioner 2 месяца назад

@@fatterhornersnakes (and spiders!)are technically only referred to as "venomous" if their venom is measurably dangerous to humans. A lot of "non-venomous" snakes and spiders _do have venom_ --- that just isn't dangerous to humans.

@kittybun8845 6 месяцев назад

Still looks like an educational video to me. Thank you for sharing your experience, gorey or not. It lets people learn far more than they would if you had only showed them positive things.

@oposition6545 6 месяцев назад

You were 1st

@kittybun8845 6 месяцев назад

@oposition6545 Do you mean 1st comment? When I posted it said there was 5, though the only one I saw said "V" and nothing else

@sleepypup 6 месяцев назад

I fully agree with this!

@caitlinsplayhouse4173 6 месяцев назад

@@oposition6545it is only at the top cus it has the most likes not cus it’s the first

@doll9340 6 месяцев назад

@@caitlinsplayhouse4173 you can change how the comments are displayed. Top and newest

@blackfirehedgehog7725 6 месяцев назад

I wonder if that snake being so bitey is how it managed to survive whatever happened to it. It is amazing how resiliant reptiles can be.

@CanadianWolf-hearted 6 месяцев назад

Yeah

@bobbiec2829 5 месяцев назад

From what I've seen, water snakes tend to be really nippy. Not saying that it didn't benefit this poor mama.

@DRAG0NSPIRIT10 6 месяцев назад

It is amazing how some wild animals can keep going even with bad injuries, reminds me of that blind bullsnake (that had no eyes) that Ed and Emily found a few years back.

@lunare1322 6 месяцев назад

Nearly Headless Nick! Most of his face is was destroyed in a lawn mower accident but he lived so long it was truly incredible.

@elowyndemontigny544 6 месяцев назад

He was a garter snake 🐍

@QueenOfCheetahs 6 месяцев назад

@@elowyndemontigny544that’s nearly headless nick, they’re talking about a blind BULLSNAKE that they found while herping.

@danielstellmon5330 6 месяцев назад

In the wild its do or die trying.

@aidenandniamh 6 месяцев назад

i remeber that bull snake most replies think u are talking about nearly headless nick but i know the bull snake u talking about

@Locomaid 6 месяцев назад

As a native Floridian, I am so happy to see you investigating our critters. I have had more than one moccasin slither over my feet in a hurry to get somewhere else (central Florida wetlands). It is amazing to have these fellows threaten you when you are on or at the water. Swimming their s-wiggles with heads up and mouths open! They also eat the occasional rodent, which is helpful on wet farmlands.

@86fifty 6 месяцев назад

Me being a native mid-westerner, I really wanna ask someone who knows - how on EARTH do you deal with all the biting insects in the summer? :O

@_b.4596 6 месяцев назад

@@86fifty You get used to it after a while but in spots with an exceptional amount of bugs(ie. lakes) I carry repellent, wear citronella bracelets, and keep my benadryl cream ready (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠)

@ExploringReal 6 месяцев назад

Do they tend to only threat display I'm or near water?

@urgae9125 6 месяцев назад

@@ExploringRealthey’d do their threat display as long as they’re threatened, and I’d imagine it’s more likely when you get too close and from how loud boats are. They disturb the water with their vibrations, so it could make them scared of some crazy predator.

@ImTheRealShayla 6 месяцев назад

Sounds like we are central Florida neighbors 🤍🤍

@pearlleeooo9955 6 месяцев назад

A few years ago I was catching garter snakes and fence lizards in eastern Washington, I was at an elk pond and there were a bunch of frogs and rodents. I found a huge female garter covered in blood surrounded by baby garters, she had just given birth to like 20+ babies (idk how many they have, but she had a lot) and she was a beautiful specimen, very sassy when I picked her up, I had like 10 garters in my hand, the mom and a bunch of babies. I released them and kept exploring. I found a tiny baby garter, probably just born, I'm assuming the one I caught was its mom, it was covered in kinks, all over its back, they were birth defects. I hadn’t seen that before as a birth defect, I thought they only came from injuries. The little baby was super feisty and bit my finger and wouldn’t let go for a minute or so. A few months later I came back to catch more snakes & saw the damaged baby, alive and eating a mouse. It made me so happy.

@ssaccoccie 5 месяцев назад

What an awesome story! Thank you for sharing!

@pearlleeooo9955 5 месяцев назад

@@ssaccoccie no problem :) I have many reptile stories lol

@iwasthefirst. 5 месяцев назад

i must hear @@pearlleeooo9955

@ShieniLicksOnLemons 5 месяцев назад

My friend has garter snakes as pets and one of their babies has kinks in their spine! We call them Knikkinen, we were super worried they wouldn't be able to do well but they just have some struggles with moving, but they don't get bullied by their siblings and seem to be happy. Their feeding is always so entertaining to watch with how ferocious they are! The point of my comment which I totally forgot was to thank you for your story, knowing that a snake with those deformities can do so well in the wild gives me hope that Knikkinen will be able to live a good life c:

@pearlleeooo9955 5 месяцев назад

@@ShieniLicksOnLemons I hope the best for little Knikkinen

@JackieStGermain 6 месяцев назад

Ed and Emily talking to the water moccasin in a baby voice “show us your big scary mouth” lol I don’t think any of the snakes felt threatened by you 😂

@AstridiaMoon-tc4qo 5 месяцев назад

Lol 😂

@nancylorenz6442 4 месяца назад

I just hope they’re super careful if they ever visit Australia (they totally should, such a great place for reptiles, and I would love them to see frill-necked lizards). The venomous snakes here are berko. But I lived next to a lake hooching with tiger snakes and I never even saw one in the wild, they are that uninterested in being around humans.

@YuBeace 5 месяцев назад

“Oooohh you’re so scawwy! So squiggly!” You disrespect his wiggles!! 😭

@gamingborger 6 месяцев назад

'harmless water snake' XD as she gets bit by literally everyone she handles

@birchtree2274 3 месяца назад

They _are_ harmless. They are however seriously bitey creatures.

@taxsylrc1598 6 месяцев назад

Man, thought this video was going to be sadder then what was shown! Super awesome to see how resilient snakes can be.

@hellomello258 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the cottonmouth tips. I grew up near a creek in Georgia and was always told to watch out for cottonmouths/water moccasins and copperheads but I didn't know what they looked like other than "brown" so I decided to avoid any snakes I saw. Despite going out there regularly in warm weather for most of ~13 years, I never ended up seeing a single snake.

@katiekane5247 6 месяцев назад

Snakes don't want to see humans, we're too big to eat hence dangerous.

@parisinthe30sx 6 месяцев назад

Where in Georgia? If you're in the Northern-ish part,There's no moccasins. I didn't know that until recently

@TexasFishing628 6 месяцев назад

My moms friend lives in Florida and still hasn’t learned her snakes yet, (somehow idk how you haven’t if you live there) and she posts it everytime she finds one in her yard on Facebook and my mom shows me and gets me to answer so she dances tell her friend

@hunnibearart 6 месяцев назад

Can we get a video on venomous snake bite first aid. I as an Australian (obviously with the most venomous snake species in the world) only recently learned of limb wrapping with pressure bandages. I think this knowledge should be spread to the rest of the world, it can save lives and necrosis of limbs if antivenom is hours of travel away.

@art-eroflore 6 месяцев назад

This is dependent on what species of snake is bitten. In Australia, all the venomous snakes are Elapids, there are no Vipers like the cottonmouth. If you bandaged a cottonmouth bite it might cause more damage to the area and isn't always recommended - they have necrotic tissue damage that could make you lose a hand (*I've seen competing scientific studies on this but thats the general thought) The elapids in the US just consist of coral snakes, which are /extremely/ reluctant to bite.

@duanelavely5481 6 месяцев назад

I grew up in E. Texas. We experienced cottonmouths, copperheads, rattlers, & coral snakes. Most common were the cottonmouths & copperheads. I believe that the moccasins chasing you come from basically 2 scenarios. #1 - If you are near any water, a moccasin will bolt for water. If you are standing between the snake & any source of water it will appear to be on attack mode. #2 - When you experience a moccasin while in a boat, frequently the cottonmouth will attempt to climb into your boat. I believe that they are just tired of swimming & look at your boat as just shelter like a floating log, etc. Personally I have found that out of the 4 venomous snakes in the U.S., the cottonmouth/water moccasin is generally in a foul mood. I would think that the most common bite would be from the copperhead by accident due to their ability to camouflage. While the coral snake is the most venomous, it tends to be the most chill & due to its size less likely to bite.

@emmafinney5069 4 месяца назад

Yeah! Not to mention the bright colors and rhyme (red touches black friend of Jack. Red touches yellow kill a fellow) that goes with coral snakes makes them easy to avoid.

@caterscarrots3407 Месяц назад

I remember hearing from somewhere that copperheads though are very reluctant to envenomate humans if they even strike at you, something like 80% of bites being dry bites i.e. bites without any venom.

@rookbirdblues 6 месяцев назад

Hi Snake Discovery, I really needed this. I lost one of my rabbits to old age and I'm about to lose his bonded partner, too. My heart is hurting right now and this helps so much. I wish you all the best!!

@chaosphoenix6591 6 месяцев назад

All the love to you friend ❤ I'm sorry you are going through such a hard time.

@abradyv 6 месяцев назад

That’s tough. Sending you a big hug.

@PYR00055 6 месяцев назад

Im so sorry..! ❤

@__Haleigh__ 6 месяцев назад

I lost my bonded continental giant babies at 7 and 8 earlier this year. Much love and support to you through this hard time!

@KismetLizard 6 месяцев назад

My sympathies, bunnies really flop and hop their way into our hearts

@blackdragonxtra 6 месяцев назад

That first cottonmouth was a baby Florida Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon contanti, not Agkistrodon piscivorous, the Northern Cottonmouth. The split from subspecies to species was fairly recent, so you'll see the old names a lot of places. You can tell its a baby because it's tail is yellow; this is a trait found in many Agkistrodon species.

@LPSDevon25 5 месяцев назад

Yeah I found that out also really recently

@Annie_Annie__ 6 месяцев назад

I live in Texas and most people I know have the “the only good snake is a dead snake” attitude. They ultimately think that because they’re afraid of rattlesnakes and cottonmouths. Myths abound about these two species and I try to correct people when they say something about these myths. For example, if they talk about how aggressive cottonmouths are and how they’ll chase you and bite you, I just ask them how it would benefit the snake to reveal itself, then chase down and bite a massive predator that can easily injure or kill them. I point out how when you see one, you’re likely on a path, and maybe the snake thinks that same path is the easiest way to escape rather than fighting their way through dense brush, leaf litter, and brambles. Some people see the logic in this and consider it, but of course others are adamant that the myths they’ve been told their whole lives are true, but it’s some progress. And it means some of the snakes in our neighborhood are safer if they encounter a human. (It also means Nigel the garter that lives in my flower bed is safer. I’d hate for a neighbor to kill him while thinking they’re doing me a favor.)

@OneToxicPixel 3 месяца назад

Just shows how "aggressive" so called aggressive snakes really are. Even when provoked, they tried to run away. Truly vicious and aggressive! :D

@rockercaterrorencountered4924 6 месяцев назад

I wonder if the injured snake was extremely bitey because of chronic pain? I know for humans spinal chord injuries usually result in nerves that continue to misfire long after the injury heals, which can cause normally non-painful interactions like light touch to be painful. She might have been perceiving pain from handling as being attacked, which could be why the other snakes calmed down in Emily's hands and she never did.

@FreedomAnderson 6 месяцев назад

As someone who suffers from this, that is most likely the cause.

@ghostnebula8805 5 месяцев назад

@@FreedomAndersonSame

@LPSDevon25 5 месяцев назад

Aw poor girl

@NotASnowflake 2 месяца назад

I was going to say the same thing and also pose a question. I have a condition called 'HNPP' or ' hereditary nerve palsy paralysis.' My condition is caused from a lack of protein between the nerves. Due to the lack of protein it causes my nerves to be able to constantly talk to one another without a buffer. This means everything is over stimulating. Everyone, doctors included, thought I had 'fibromyalgia' until a got what is medically known as a "wrist drop." This is when you put pressure on the radial nerve and it causes the wrist and hand to be paralyzed and in turn the hand just drops from the wrist down. Hence the term 'wrist drop.' Some doctors may call this _"Saturday night palsy"_ because it typically happens to someone who has been drinking and they fall asleep with an arm over their head where the radial nerve is pressed onto something. I hope I described this correctly. There is no cure and the condition can only be managed with pain relief as well as knowing where the radial nerves are, knowing your own body and taking the hint when you get that pins and needle effect so that one can move, sit and lay differently to keep from having an arm or leg paralyzed. I should also mention that the paralysis heals 1 mm per day, physical therapy helps and it takes a nerve conduction test then a blood test to know 100% that one has HNPP. Edit: I forgot the question by the time my long winded rear end typed all that 😅

@user-gv4mi2hd2r 6 месяцев назад

(Emily with bleeding thumb) " OOH! WOW! such a pretty color!" thank you guys for all your videos!! I will adopt a ball python pretty soon, and you have helped explain all the basics better than anyone else! three cheers for Ed and Emily!!

@zebedeemadness2672 6 месяцев назад

1:50 The Common cottonmouth is (Agkistrodon piscivorus), as of 2015 the Florida cottonmouth was ranked up from a subspecies (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti), to full species status (Agkistrodon conanti).

@AnimalLove4Life- 6 месяцев назад

You guys are my inspiration!!! My mom got me your 2024 calendar for Christmas and I ended up getting the extra 2023 one and I was so excited!! Not only that but when I was looking through the months, I saw the at on my birth month, there was a signature!!!! This made me so happy and you guys are the best!!!

@AnimalLove4Life- 6 месяцев назад

Omg you guys hearted it!!!!!!!

@ArDeeMee 5 месяцев назад

It’s honestly not surprising to see the last snake moving around. Either you force yourself to move with a broken back OR you get eaten. As someone with chronic backpain I feel so sorry for it.

@celtickitty6547 6 месяцев назад

Happy Christmas & Holidays to everyone at Snake Discovery!! I always feel like I've been given a present when I watch the videos on this channel. Thank you Emily & Ed for all of the good that you do for the animals in your care.

@Axolotlluver27 6 месяцев назад

Oof. I saw the thumbnail and thought this is gonna be a sad video. Still thank you for educating us about Cotten mouths more! I love watching your videos to tell differences in snakes. Keep up the amazing work. ❤❤❤❤

@awl5451 6 месяцев назад

That cottonmouth at the beginning was so darn cute and so chill once it realized there was no danger 😂❤

@bellamichelle777 6 месяцев назад

Couple of months ago here in central Florida, came home to a baby banded water snake on my porch. Next night found one of his or her siblings in our living room. They were so cute and surprisingly chill. The very first snake I saw in the wild was a Florida banded water snake so I have a very special place in my heart for them.

@user-mm2kl9fm9q 6 месяцев назад

Can we just appreciate how far ed has come like look a couple months or years back he was just behind the camrea now hes in frame so much more

@ashurean 6 месяцев назад

I wonder if going across an abrasive surface like a road has any impact on the health of their belly. Like could it potentially help remove any stuck shed or parasites down there?

@heathersullivan7294 6 месяцев назад

Who edits and puts the words the snakes are “thinking”? I laugh so much reading whatever they say! I just love you guys! Ed also says out loud sometimes what the snakes are “saying”, soooo stinkin hilarious! I hope y’all keep doing this, I just found your channel a few months ago and I’ve been bingeing your videos, sharing some too! Thank you for all the hard work and time to create such entertaining education!

@R3TR0_L3AF 6 месяцев назад

Oh my the drastic change of this educational video… that watersnake deserved betterrr

@Angeli22 6 месяцев назад

Ed and Emily I just wanna let you know; I’ve been watching you for about 8 years you basically raised me and I love how you care for every animal and fan as if they are your own child thank you so much for being there for me ❤!

@nicholashlibka9889 6 месяцев назад

I think how all of the cotton mouths wanted to escape rather than bite shows that they aren’t naturally aggressive and are off no real threat to humans

@Vickie-Bligh 6 месяцев назад

Amazing how that snake survived such injuries. Glad you had a good time herping.

@nadirgq9427 6 месяцев назад

I have a question about a european snake; the adder. Its bite isn't lethal to humans but is often lethal to horses which is strange given that horses are used to produce antivenom. Why is it so lethal when a wild adder bites a horse?

@ILuvAyeAye 6 месяцев назад

From what I saw when I looked it up, horses are typically bit on the face, because they're grazing where the snake is hiding. I think if humans were typically bit in the face it would be much more deadly, blood flow there is high which makes the venom spread quickly, and it doesn't have to travel far to affect breathing. The other issue I saw a veterinarian mention is that people don't always notice that the horse is hurt immediately, whereas if a person is bit they'll almost always notice immediately and get help.

@zebedeemadness2672 6 месяцев назад

Because humans gets antivenom, horses typically not because there's noone around when the horse is bitten (typically on the face when grazing). European adder bites can kill humans, it's just noone has dies sence 1972 because of antivenom.

@idiotically-everything 6 месяцев назад

Vipera berus? Because those are my favorite spicy friend here. They're very delightful

@stars_overhead 6 месяцев назад

Florida cottonmouths are actually Agkistrodon conanti instead of Agkistrodon piscivorus. Their patterns are a little different and actually a little more diffused in conanti compared to piscivorus.

@thereptilebuilder9298 6 месяцев назад

You and Steve Irwin are honestly my idols. I just want to share the true nature of snakes and lizards. I love your vids!

@snakelizard2343 6 месяцев назад

I actually think my cottonmouth is the calmest of all my hots (minus my gaboon viper). She's incredibly inquisitive but you'd have to seriously mess with her in order to get her to bite. She's a gorgeous color, almost black!

@kathybrandt6060 6 месяцев назад

I never thought there would be that many snakes on the road at night. Thank you very much for the information.

@KittymanDude 6 месяцев назад

Emily:they’re very dangerous Emily, two seconds later: look how cute it is

@JudgmentalShoelace 6 месяцев назад

There's actually 7 species of Watersnake found in Florida ! Also both species of Cottonmouth occure there and depending on your location the cottons in the video will actually be Florida Cottonmouths A. conanti.

@Misshorselover 6 месяцев назад

Emily and Ed I would just like to say thank you. My dad ordered me some merch from your shop and they came yesterday and I teared up a little because I absolutely love your channel and you taught me most of the stuff I know. So thank you and if you take the time to read this thank you for actually taking time out of your day to read this. Merry Christmas!

@Meh_Lone_Bah 6 месяцев назад

The frogs chirping like squeaky toys is very cute 😊

@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears 6 месяцев назад

The aggression on the last green snake was probably why she was still living with those wounds.

@Speireata4 Месяц назад

I have a phobia of snakes. Watching your videos is confrontation therapy for me.

@GweenOfTea 6 месяцев назад

As someone who lives in Oklahoma where cotton mouths (water moccasins) are fairly common towards the lakes, I love how the snakes were more interested in running away than threat posturing, goes to show how misunderstood these snakes (and snakes in general) are

@BasketOfPuppies642 5 месяцев назад

I was just recommended y'all's channel and am loving it! I especially appreciate the editor voicing the snakes.

@Oniqueen 6 месяцев назад

I assume the reason why they don’t wear bug repellant is because it might affect the snakes? That or Florida mosquitos aren’t affected by bug repellant because they’re especially terrible.

@christiantwist3360 6 месяцев назад

Probably the latter 😂 I live in FL so I know

@Thechicklover 6 месяцев назад

I have been watching your channel for years, I have learned so many things about reptiles! Your videos are amazing:D❤️

@DraconicFlower-mz5lw 3 месяца назад

Emily explaining all the cool facts about Florida Green Water Snakes while just casually bleeding all over it is the most Snake Discovery thing I've seen in a while

@pearlkt 6 месяцев назад

You guys get better each video. 💜 so glad to have a Boxing Day treat

@girishkhapre 6 месяцев назад

same😁☺

@drimachuck 6 месяцев назад

Over here in Asia, I've seen snakes in the wild that look like the watersnake but they're usually cysts and lumps. But if those were fused verbetrae on that watersnake, that's wild.

@Lily-ko4jz 5 месяцев назад

I've heard of both cotton mouths and water moccasin and heard both were venomous, I did not however realize they were just two different names for the same snake.

@opheliaplzstop9041 6 месяцев назад

Have you ever run into that one guy in the Everglades who's looking for the 20 ft snake and boops venomous creatures?

@Jesters_Puppets 6 месяцев назад

Thank you guys for everything you do. I love your videos. If you guys have more ball pythons next year I'll probably end up trying to buy one!

@JessaBlack 6 месяцев назад

Hey Emily and Ed I hope you had a wonderful x-mas!Thank you for doing this video and thank you for spending your holidays on edicational videos for us!

@Daifa_ 6 месяцев назад

Before I got a RU-vid account I was a big fan of you, after I got the account finally, I completely forgot you existed somehow, I refound the channel and I’m happy about this find

@JinxWolf34 6 месяцев назад

Love learning about the critters of my home state! Fun fact: Florida Southern College’s mascot is a water moccasin (Mocs for short)! His name is Mocsie

@Crovus804 6 месяцев назад

These herping videos are so fun! Thank you for bringing us along the trip :D

@safaiaryu12 6 месяцев назад

Such a cool video, y'all! It's very Steve Irwin to run around in the wild and grab snakes. 😂 I really appreciate y'all showing us the difference between water snakes and cotton mouths! And that wounded mama was WILD. I feel bad for her, but she seems to be doing okay!

@GrumpyLemur 4 месяца назад

And he was ALWAYS getting bitten by something 😂

@safaiaryu12 4 месяца назад

@@GrumpyLemur Very true!

@brandibastian4193 6 месяцев назад

Yeah, that injured adult water snake reminds me of a black racer I found not this summer. I didn't see any living snakes this summer. I saw a couple of dead baby snakes on the side of the road but last summer I saw an adult that it looks like fell out of a tree in my neighborhood because there was some broken wood around it and it was seriously injured in the middle of the road my mom is like now somebody probably thought it was venomous and beat it with a stick I was like. Well it was alive and I used a nearby stick to get it off the road because I would not properly be able to take care of it but I didn't want it to get hit by a car. I wanted to be able to get it somewhere safe so it could hopefully recover. It was just kind of writhing in the middle of the road and I walk around the neighborhood a lot and next time I passed that spot it was not there so it did get somewhere else to rest. I don't know if it survived or not

@user-eo2fp5wj1y 6 месяцев назад

you guys have truly inspired me so much! I'm from Australia but your information is incredible and one day wish to be like you both !!!

@erinboes9139 6 месяцев назад

I have a snake and *know* they don't chase people but when that cottonmouth "squiggled" toward them (in I assume a defensive display) at 9:46 it certainly looks like it was trying to chase them! Lol. I can see why it freaks people out!

@PhoenixRoseYT 6 месяцев назад

The cottonmouths were just so wiggly and trying to get back to the grass 😂 they were never even trying to be mean :)

@keeslover777 2 месяца назад

Us Floridians call that band the "Zorro Mask," because, well it looks like Zorro's Mask, or the mask of the Lone Ranger, for those old enough to remember. Another marker we use is the bullseye pattern on the body, if it can be seen. As you've said, the older they get, the darker they get, to almost a black, so the mask and lack of labial bands is how we remember the CM.

@tdean5840 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for all the new content lately. The videos have been refreshing.

@doll9340 6 месяцев назад

I noticed that there was a period of where the screen went black during the video

@ThatOneCorvusKing 6 месяцев назад

I love that you have florida videos for the comd months, makes my heated room feel like it's still warm outside too

@hummbirds 6 месяцев назад

It's a bit funny to me that the cottonmouths you came across didn't feel like showing off their namesake threat display - in college my herpetology class took a field trip to a place where they were plentiful and those snakes were very enthusiastic about showing off their white mouths!

@ameliaconnick5474 6 месяцев назад

This just shows how resilient and strong animals can be

@slateportraichu5416 6 месяцев назад

It is fascinating how some wild animals can keep going even with such bad injuries. Thank you for the video, I learned new things!

@rasbowsreptiles7310 6 месяцев назад

Snake Discovery herping videos are some of my favorites! You guys seem to always find something cool.

@sherrilvollmer4477 6 месяцев назад

I love it when you post❤. I always learn stuff I didn't know. I've become so much smarter about all kinds of reptiles.

@susanwahl6322 6 месяцев назад

I love when your videos are finally out! But then I get depressed because I know that I have to wait until Friday for the next one.

@DextermorganYTT 4 месяца назад

I love it at the part where ed and Greenwater snake was biting him Emily called it cute and ed went “yeah cute😓” 😂❤love these two

@kellygraham4680 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful piece!! We love the closeups of the pet wood to see all the detail. Favorite Christmas song would be the Little Drummer Boy

@chaosgremlin1849 5 месяцев назад

Hello! I’ve been watching this channel for over a year now and (even though I never was scared of snakes) it definitely is one of the reasons I’m not afraid of snakes. Recently I got to go on a university (college in America) experience, and one of them had a few pythons (that were wild bred and kept in captivity humanely) for students to see physically while studying them. A smaller one needed to be fed while we were there so the prof. Asked for a volunteer to feed him and I was the only one to volunteer because everyone was scared of the snakes and the prof taught me how to feed a snake safely and I got to do that! It was really cool! Thanks for showing people that there is a safe way to handle snakes and if you don’t go out of your way to be a threat, there’s no reason to be afraid.

@Feed_me_kitkats 5 месяцев назад

“Agkistrodon and I liked it!”😂

@traceypotter7669 6 месяцев назад

My cat has what i call a raptor look, where her eyebrows look like the eyes of a raptor bird. This is the same as the water moccasin eyes, that permanently pissed off look 😂

@Kellz58 2 месяца назад

You're one of my fav channels lol. I love how you both do things, funny and so chill! ❤

@mizzstrawberry_ 6 месяцев назад

HEY EMILY AND ED 👋🏼 I LOVE A 🐍NAKE DISCOVERY NOTIFICATION, EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TODAY!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING AND PUTTING OUT CONTENT ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS!!! LOTS OF LOVE SENT YOU WAY!!! I HOPE YOUS HAD AND ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY!!!

@MoonyxxArt 6 месяцев назад

@PYR00055 6 месяцев назад

@@MoonyxxArt…?

@spacefurby-bg3sf 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been watching you since 2020. You are my favourite channel every day I check my notifications to see if you have a new video out every video I watch from you guys it put a smile on my face. Keep up the amazing content. You’re my favourite channel.😊

@T.W.S-438- 5 месяцев назад

I love your videos even before you guys got the enclosures and still did your videos at your house, I’ve been watching these videos for around five years now and I love them still❤

@AccioPadfoot12 5 месяцев назад

I grew up in Florida and the cottonmouths came into our back yard all the time from the ditch beyond. They were typically dark grey though. Those you found have pretty markings. I guess I never saw a juvenile. Thanks for the education!

@AvenRox 6 месяцев назад

Man that kinked one is such a survivor

@LPSDevon25 6 месяцев назад

She is indeed

@hhnkghjuh2369 6 месяцев назад

Hey Emily and Ed! I just wanted to say thank you for everything you have taught me and how much you have cured my boredom lol. You guys uave been with me all my childhood and will always make me laugh. God bless you all and have a great day! 💕🙂

@vlogplannet12 6 месяцев назад

Gosh at 10.36 I absolutely panicked thinking it was another snake right behind you Emily when you were hooking the cotton mouth but - thankfully - it was just the strapping on your hook! 😂 Great educational video as always ❤❤❤

@SumiPlayz-Tabax1 5 месяцев назад

Whoever edits these videos, I love the cute little blurbs of what the snakes say. Its honestly so funny!

@marriedandcrazy04 6 месяцев назад

We used to walk through the woods behind our house growing up, and part of that trek had to be done by walking in the creek. Needless to say, we saw a lot of water moccasins and we found that when we saw one coming it would simply ignore us as long as we stayed to our side and didn't bother it. Same way at the river. Most snakes tend to leave you alone if you leave them alone. Also, we got some awesome footage this past summer at the river of a Speckled King snake and a Copperhead battling it out. Of course, the King snake won and had himself a nice meal. It was pretty awesome watching the king snake take out the Copperhead and then slurp it down really fast.

@stanwee 6 месяцев назад

we have cotton mouths where i live, and i’m sure we also have water snakes since we have a lot of mountains and lakes, but anyway thanks for showing especially closely what both snakes look like!!! i can’t wait to see if i’ll ever spot some on a hike

@The-one-and-only-Fruitcake 6 месяцев назад

I’m moving next year and there’s a creek on our property that has both watersnakes and water moccasins, so I really need to learn how to tell the difference

@WendyDahling3 5 месяцев назад

I love your cute baby voice of “Awe look at you” as you chase a cotton mouth.

@lapis9227 6 месяцев назад

Floridian here! It's so cool to see people actually educating on the differences of snakes down here because we have so many!

@amitylukesadventures2139 6 месяцев назад

Emily is so brave even when she got bit! 😮

@fianightshade5786 6 месяцев назад

Emily and Ed! Maybe you could try coconut oil to deter the biting bugs or do a video on what works the best!

@Ya_girl_Zozo 5 месяцев назад

1:55 😂😂 this is why I love SD ❤

@KICKme77 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for getting bit for us

@ssaccoccie 5 месяцев назад

Great video! We have Northern Water Snakes at my camp in Maine. They are pretty timid, but someday I will get my hands on one to show everyone there is nothing to be afraid of.