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Herpetologist here. This juvenile specimen is adorable, but there is no warrant for the poster to say "walking beside him on the boardwalk is outside my . . . risk threshold." The risk of doing so is just about zero. The gator will bolt into the water as soon as the guy gets close to him. Unless a gator has been fed by humans (illegal and stupid), it will be very leery of and flee at the approach of a human.

Herpetologist (reptile scientist) here. Unless they have been fed by humans (both stupid and illegal), gators normally are quite leery of adult humans and will flee if approached too closely. However, like many other animals, gators can become acclimated (used to) certain things - - like humans passing by on a nearby trail - - to the point that they will not react to the stimulus in question (at least not immediately). So despite the scary "Jaws": music, there is nothing remarkable or menacing about this gator's presence at all.

Cool video! That white tail deer must be used to seeing humans. Definitely wasn’t spooked by your presence. Can’t get that close to them here in Alabama. Too many deer hunters.

Awesome camera work. Great close ups. Brought out the blue green on his sides. Beautiful little critter!

Great video.

You got a like! He ain’t a Diamondback but he’ll do! Nice video of a beautiful black racer!

Those baby Easterns are something else! Big as half grown Copperheads.

Look what popped up into my feed! Another first! I know how a rattlesnake grows or adds a new segment. But never seen it done, until now. Although EDB’s can be quite dangerous, I think they are among the most beautiful snakes especially after a fresh shed! They can be safely admired from a distance. Thanks for your videos. Some of us really appreciate them!

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Just saw a baby Canebrake rattlesnake a few days ago crossing the road down by my son’s house. Pulled up next to him in a side by side. Got out and walked within a couple of feet from the snake. It never rattled or acted alarmed. Just stopped his forward progress and sat there observing us like we were with him. Just wanted to see if it would rattle. Got back in the side by side and we all went on our merry way.

You’re a lucky man to get to see these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. Just turned 67. I’ve only seen one EDB and 2 Timbers out in the wild. So I love these videos.

amazing gator chilling

Man, it’s hard to believe a snake that size can move that quick. But there it is. I know it’s a video but that snake looks to be about 5 or 6 feet long and thick too.

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I think it was a combination of being cool, needing to warm up and a tolerant snake. He seems like one of the more laid back EDB’s. But cool body temperature will cause them to be more sluggish, less prone to rattle, strike out or sudden movement. First again. Lol. I’m on a roll!

Ribbon snake thinks he is a water snake. Lol!

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Hope you and your family are safe from the hurricane.

First again! Would love to visit the park in person to see these beauties but unfortunately my traveling days are over. But I can watch your videos and see it thru you. Awesome!

I was lucky enough to see 3 new born Broad Band water snakes this month. IMO the baby snakes are sometimes even more striking then adult snakes. The markings and color is always more intense and vibrant in the baby snakes.

First. I’ve been dying to say that because I’m first on most videos. Great video showing how well the Eastern Diamondback camouflages so it’s very difficult to see even knowing it’s there. If you didn’t know it’s there, most people would never notice unless it rattled.

I believe that is the smallest EDB I have ever seen. You are blessed to see these endangered reptiles up close and personal. The rest of us have to watch your videos. Lol!

Don’t know how close you were. But the video makes it seem like you were up close and personal before ol EDB felt threatened enough to back up and rattle. Most likely a lot closer than I would have been. Lol! I like EDB’s but I’m gonna observe from a distance.

Most people think that you can tell a rattlesnakes age by the number of segments on its rattle. One segment for each year, but that is a myth. It’s untrue. Rattlesnakes can shed their skin up to 4 times a year from birth thru the juvenile stage, depending on on how often they can eat. If food is plentiful they grow faster thus shedding more often. Shedding 2 to 3 times a year is quite common. And they add a new segment to the rattle each time they shed their skin. Also, rattles can break off making it appear that the snake has shed very few times. So a rattlesnake’s age cannot be accurately be determined by the number of segments on the rattle.

Calm little rascal, never rattled. Didn’t strike. It was almost like he knew you were helping him somehow. But then again it may have been that he was just cold. Lol!

Its been a snakey year hear in San Diego. Seen 5 in the last 2 months. Last one i saw a few days ago was a beautiful over 3 feet western diamondback. Yellow green black body and white black tail. Im scared to death but love getting close to admire there beauty. Cool video

Beautiful snake those are such big boys and girls. I’ll be having to deal with them again when I get back to the SE.

Man, it’s sad that I’m the only one who watches a great video with EDB content and leaves a like or a comment. The title header shows 41 views but only one like or comment (mine). What’s wrong with you people? It’s not that hard to hit the like button or leave a short comment.

What a big snake

Wow

Cool

Another great video! EDB in it’s natural habitat. No loud music and no endless talking. Just nature at its finest.

Greetings and best wishes from Alabama! I’ve said it before and I will say it again, y’all feeding those EDB’s steroids down there. Lol! Another healthy snake. Beautiful! EDB’s are one of my favorite snakes.

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Pretty big snake

That thing is huge! It's also scary, and beautiful. But it wants to avoid humans.

There's not sufficient cover because land developers are destroying their habitats to build infrastructure; same reasons their numbers are declining and the EDB is no longer common. And people are scared of them, so they kill them.

What beautiful markings!

Beautiful. And a full string of rattles…

If they are in the open like that, they will usually see what you are going to do before they decide to move away. They don't really want trouble most of the time. It's when you come across them and you don't see them until you are in their danger zone is when it gets "interesting"

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That snake was cooking with crisco! Rattling furiously, but I couldn’t see him. Camouflaged really well.

That snake must have seen a lot of humans cause he was like, I’m gonna totally ignore him!

He was in a hurry!

Would love to see one of these out in the wild. From a distance. I’m not a up close and personal kind of guy. Not afraid of them but I do have a healthy respect for them. As a kid, I used to catch cotton mouths and copperheads. Never got bit. Almost once by a copperhead. But I’m a lot older, wiser and a lot slower than I used to be. Lol! Got bit several times by non venomous snakes. King snakes, garter snakes, rat snakes and water snakes.

Not a fan of prescribed burns. They say it actually helps the environment. But I’m skeptical on that. It does kill animals. Danger from the fire and food loss. I hope it didn’t harm your EDB population!

That’s one half of an EDB sighting. LOL! Great footage.

Every snake has its own personality. Some are quite calm and some are very defensive. That one appears to be very defensive. A strikingly beautiful EDB. You are so lucky to be able to view those magnificent animals close up and personal. And I am so lucky to view these snakes on your channel. Thanks for posting!

Here in Alabama we call them Indian Hens. Beautiful bird. They aren’t as plentiful as they used to be but we still have a few around. Once in awhile we see a red headed wood pecker and a Yellow Hammer (Northern Flicker).

A big thumbs up! I enjoy these videos of these magnificent animals. I’m from north central Alabama. So we don’t have EDB’s here. There are a few in southern Alabama but their population is declining rapidly due to rattlesnake rodeos and habitat destruction. 😡 We do have some healthy Timbers up my way.