Planning on getting a job here as a zoo security guard! I love animals and protecting people so I figured I can do this while I earn my degree in wildlife management to help me get my career as a Park Ranger/Game Warden. Keep our exotic animals safe from harm.
fantastic video al as always, i'm sure you get told this all the time, but you are so lucky to not only keep the animals you have yourself, but also to have the access to go behind the scenes for other great collections.
What a spectacular show! I was really impressed with their safety protocols--wow. Beautiful displays, but so interesting to see behind the scenes and how it all works. And of course the baby komodos were lovely cute things. Thanks for your dedication to sharing these experiences.
Much improved from 40 + years ago. Just one pit, outside, back then, mostly rattlesnakes. Variety very limited then. The "cross" snake was called cruzeira. Back then, up on shelves, pickled hands/ feet and pictures. Delighted to see improvements. Corals in south Brazil were considered more pretty than dangerous. Wonderful work you are doing, helping people to respect and appreciate the beauty. You were connecting well with the "cariocas". Saudades
Al, that was a really fantastic video! You obviously have some serious juice in the herp community to get a tour like that. Your guide was very informative and friendly. This is a video I would recommend to a young person looking into being a zoologist or zoo keeper. Great stuff. Looking forward to your first post after the surgery. Get well soon, Rich
viperkeeper A poor choice of words on my part, I should have said rehab. Anyway, I'm sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time. Hang in there, you have a solid, loyal fan base and we aren't going anywhere. :)
This was an amazing trip around the zoo, truely beautiful specimen much thanks for sharing mr Coritz :) Not many can say they got such a tour, but same can be said for your effort to make species available for the keepers and zoo's. great job!
I visited this zoo over the summer, I am from Arizona. They had tons of good displays and was impressed by the Bushmaster. Overall a good zoo I believe.
@thebiofish Timber Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Racers, & RatSnakes all are known to den together. They are are from the same area and have the same needs for denning.
Al, I must say that this video was one of my favorites. I love Komodos and monitor lizards; I have an Asian water monitor of my own and must say they are the most rewarding reptiles I have ever worked with. They are extremely smart, and once you work with them enough they can't seem to get enough of you. Mine always tries to get out of his cage and climb on my arm. When I leave, he sits under the basking light waiting for me to get back/get out again. Very cool animals.
Tom is one of the best and most professional in the herpetoculture world! Welcome to the Rocky Mountains Al, glad we had some nice weather for your visit
Great stuff as usual, Al! Thanks for sharing your expertise and stories about the various herps. The Denver Zoo does very beautiful work on the enclosures.
i live in colorado and love viperkeeper so seing this was double bonus for me :D denver zoo is awesome and so is viper keeper so put both of them in vid is epicness love ur stuff al keep it up
i honestly, you should have your own show on animal planet or nat geo wild, all your videos are informational, and it sucks to be the only guy in my house who absolutely adores snakes. i would love to watch your shows.
Another great video Al! Love the behind the scenes video. I can got to the zoo without leaving the home and get to see things I wouldn't get to see everyday. Again great video!
After watching the anti venom portion, I looked at a snake bite 1st aid site, it said if bitten by an Elapid to use the Sawyer Extraction tool. However it didn't say why & I can't find an answer. Why would this be used only on an Elapid bite vs a Viper bite Al??
Twenty thousand a year ain’t nothing for a budget on antivenin when some places I seen selling it for ten thousand a gram !!! This is a great video , I watched it all !!! The baby Komodo dragons were the best !!! We got a place to put our hands hahaha ..!!!
I enjoyed thier displays and collection of animals. I was most impressed by thier emergency techniques. I know you keep starter kits to take to the hospital with you. Do you use similar protocols. I'm sure if they took along your video camera it would answer alot of questions. I watched your 101 /411 video which I enjoyed. I just dont recall you mentioning the camera as an emergency back up.
Really good video Al! What you said about the canebrake-rattlers makes me being even more careful when i handle mine! Thanx for all the intresting and educating videos! =)
Awesome video, thank you very much Al. I love how they use naturalistic setups for their animals. Al, would you ever use a natural setup with your snakes, with live plants, bio-active substrate, etc?
Al this is going to be a ridiculously weird question but was Tom a former Navy SEAL, by chance. I get the feeling he was. And if I'm wrong then o well lol.
Great tour, love the vids AL! Going back and watching some oldies. I was wondering what your stance is on the whole ball python craze is? I too am against the inbreeding and interspecies breeding of animals but how do you feel about people piling on a ton of different genes without breeding to relatives? I personally have a normal Ball Python and I do notice it acts different than a lot of "morphs" I have seen. Not sure if it's just the snake or the genes but I'm kind of proud that I didn't spend a ton of extra money on a mutated animal.
Thanks for this viper, I'd never seen sand boas.. (or knew they existed) and that is the first time I've seen live baby Komodos on the computer or otherwise, very cool.
Hey Al, I'm thinking of visiting the Denver Zoo for their Leaping Lizards exhibition. Are any of your venomous snakes in this exhibit? If so, which ones? Keep up the great videos.
@merlinpit No but he's certainly in for a very rude surprise. I would almost have to say it's a venomoid. Snakes won't waste their venom if they know it does not deter the aggressor.
Wow I really enjoyed this video as I am in Colorado and know some of those people. Did you get a chance to read my comment on the blue coral video? William
The snake in question would do it to get your attention/more food while you were next to his cage. Sorry I can't remember which episode as I think I've watched them all. He I think would pummel his head against the glass.
VK. Could you help to clarify what is the deadliest snake. Looking at the LD50 rankings, the Inland taipan has a 0.025 mg/kg compared to 0.185 mg/kg of the black mamba. However, black mambas´bites are deadly within 30-60 minutes if untreated. Probably is the great amount of venom that the black mamba injects (I don´t know). But it seems that the bite of a black mamba is the worst possible bite, isn´t? In other words, if you are forced to chose among a taipan.mamba, brown, which one will avoid?
I should have rephrased my question, which snake has the deadliest bite? (not the deadliest venom). The deadliest bite comes from the black mamba, right?
Just sat and watched the whole video, found it very interesting especially the whole anti venom segment and it got me wondering do you milk your snakes for venom to produce anti venom? Any way thank you for a wonderful video, we were totally absorbed by it.
Did you see any of the blue C. insularis while you were in Komodo? It's a shame there's a blanket export ban, because that would be an awesome bloodline to propagate.
@kmadtut98 so we see ads? TH-cam works really well for some series, especially one like this with a more scientific bent. Animal shows on TV are so artificially sensationalized for the short attention span of your average viewer. Here you can get what amounts to a degree in venomous snake husbandry if you put the time into watching past and current episodes. I love the *real-life* pace of this show so much more than commercial shows. just my opinion of course :)
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Omg! The komodo dragon's inquisitive head-tilt was so CUTE!
Planning on getting a job here as a zoo security guard! I love animals and protecting people so I figured I can do this while I earn my degree in wildlife management to help me get my career as a Park Ranger/Game Warden. Keep our exotic animals safe from harm.
I love these two just nerding out about snakes.
fantastic video al as always, i'm sure you get told this all the time, but you are so lucky to not only keep the animals you have yourself, but also to have the access to go behind the scenes for other great collections.
My favorite video of yours. I probably have watched it like 15 times.
What a spectacular show! I was really impressed with their safety protocols--wow. Beautiful displays, but so interesting to see behind the scenes and how it all works. And of course the baby komodos were lovely cute things. Thanks for your dedication to sharing these experiences.
Great video. I love seeing the "behind the scenes" of reptile houses.
Much improved from 40 + years ago. Just one pit, outside, back then, mostly rattlesnakes. Variety very limited then. The "cross" snake was called cruzeira. Back then, up on shelves, pickled hands/ feet and pictures. Delighted to see improvements. Corals in south Brazil were considered more pretty than dangerous. Wonderful work you are doing, helping people to respect and appreciate the beauty. You were connecting well with the "cariocas". Saudades
Al, that was a really fantastic video! You obviously have some serious juice in the herp community to get a tour like that. Your guide was very informative and friendly. This is a video I would recommend to a young person looking into being a zoologist or zoo keeper. Great stuff.
Looking forward to your first post after the surgery.
Get well soon,
Rich
Rich206L You're way past that point, Surgery was already a month ago. I'm really worse off at present, than before the Surgery.
viperkeeper A poor choice of words on my part, I should have said rehab. Anyway, I'm sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time. Hang in there, you have a solid, loyal fan base and we aren't going anywhere. :)
Thanks for the upload Mr.Viperkeeper I dont care how old you are everyone still loves the zoo
This was an amazing trip around the zoo, truely beautiful specimen much thanks for sharing mr Coritz :)
Not many can say they got such a tour, but same can be said for your effort to make species available for the keepers and zoo's. great job!
I would not use a Sawyer Extraction to suck a pimple on my ass. They don't work and make the local damage worse. Scientific fact.
You mentioned Butantan in Sao Paulo. I was there 40 + years ago. Even then they were educating people. Great place.
+Cy Rogers I have a video of my Sept 2010 visit to the institute.
I visited this zoo over the summer, I am from Arizona. They had tons of good displays and was impressed by the Bushmaster. Overall a good zoo I believe.
thanks for posting this. i always enjoy your videos and im watching this for the 2nd time today...thanks!
Best video yet, I might have to take a trip to Denver now.
Thanks for taking the time to do this, really interesting.
Viperkeeper knows his shit. End of story
@thebiofish Timber Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Racers, & RatSnakes all are known to den together. They are are from the same area and have the same needs for denning.
Al, I must say that this video was one of my favorites. I love Komodos and monitor lizards; I have an Asian water monitor of my own and must say they are the most rewarding reptiles I have ever worked with. They are extremely smart, and once you work with them enough they can't seem to get enough of you. Mine always tries to get out of his cage and climb on my arm. When I leave, he sits under the basking light waiting for me to get back/get out again. Very cool animals.
Tom is one of the best and most professional in the herpetoculture world! Welcome to the Rocky Mountains Al, glad we had some nice weather for your visit
Great stuff as usual, Al! Thanks for sharing your expertise and stories about the various herps. The Denver Zoo does very beautiful work on the enclosures.
aquateen77723 :-)
i live in colorado and love viperkeeper so seing this was double bonus for me :D denver zoo is awesome and so is viper keeper so put both of them in vid is epicness love ur stuff al keep it up
Thanks for takeing me to the zoo been wanting yo go for years.
Thanks Al, always love the zoo walks! The baby KDs made my day.
i honestly, you should have your own show on animal planet or nat geo wild, all your videos are informational, and it sucks to be the only guy in my house who absolutely adores snakes. i would love to watch your shows.
Great early Christmas present, 1 hour 22 mins even better, thank you Al for this, will watch on my iPhone though,tucked up in bed.
Really, really cool being able to see this. Thnx V.P.!!!
That was a real treat, thank you for the awesome video and happy holidays to you.
I have always wanted to go to the Denver Zoo! You are so lucky! :)
Awesome! I live in Colorado and love the Denver zoo.
That looks so awesome, with the howlers going in the background!
this is so cool i go to this zoo all the time
Another great video Al! Love the behind the scenes video. I can got to the zoo without leaving the home and get to see things I wouldn't get to see everyday. Again great video!
Love the baby Kamodos.
Very nice and interesting film. Thank you very much for your work!
I love these zoo visits thanks a lot for posting this. I would love to do this some day.
Awesome video Al! I really liked the sumo frogs and the sail fin.
@merlinpit Russell's Viper, Sawscales kill more people than any other snake.
After watching the anti venom portion, I looked at a snake bite 1st aid site, it said if bitten by an Elapid to use the Sawyer Extraction tool. However it didn't say why & I can't find an answer. Why would this be used only on an Elapid bite vs a Viper bite Al??
@herpingmad145 Sometime they evolve different methods of reproduction. They are not the only live bearing species that lays eggs.
I just watched this video , it was great. I loved all the animals, keep up the great work and all stay safe!!
Fantastic video mate. Merry Christmas!
The Komodo Dragon looks like an Giant Asian Water Monitor
Viperkeeper! So knowledgable!
@viperkeeper That's cool. I'll ask them if I can get the secret "Viperkeeper" tour while I'm there. Thank You.
That must have been so much fun.
@viperkeeper Yeah sorry about that. Just easier for me to produce one long one, rather than three shorter ones.
That was awesome, great video.
Twenty thousand a year ain’t nothing for a budget on antivenin when some places I seen selling it for ten thousand a gram !!! This is a great video , I watched it all !!! The baby Komodo dragons were the best !!!
We got a place to put our hands hahaha ..!!!
I enjoyed thier displays and collection of animals. I was most impressed by thier emergency techniques. I know you keep starter kits to take to the hospital with you. Do you use similar protocols. I'm sure if they took along your video camera it would answer alot of questions. I watched your 101 /411 video which I enjoyed. I just dont recall you mentioning the camera as an emergency back up.
Really good video Al! What you said about the canebrake-rattlers makes me being even more careful when i handle mine!
Thanx for all the intresting and educating videos! =)
vau....thank you so much, you`re awesome! almoust 90minutes of video....great again!
@viperkeeper Merry Christmas and have a safe and bite free new year
@NICKLADD You want me to cut into wittle bits for you?
@Coldbloodlove88 Keep venomous snakes and collect your own from their feces.
Awesome video, thank you very much Al. I love how they use naturalistic setups for their animals. Al, would you ever use a natural setup with your snakes, with live plants, bio-active substrate, etc?
Al this is going to be a ridiculously weird question but was Tom a former Navy SEAL, by chance. I get the feeling he was. And if I'm wrong then o well lol.
Thank You That was Ans Incredible Tour !
i love this zoo if your still in colorado you should check out the peblo zoo as well!
Great tour, love the vids AL! Going back and watching some oldies. I was wondering what your stance is on the whole ball python craze is? I too am against the inbreeding and interspecies breeding of animals but how do you feel about people piling on a ton of different genes without breeding to relatives? I personally have a normal Ball Python and I do notice it acts different than a lot of "morphs" I have seen. Not sure if it's just the snake or the genes but I'm kind of proud that I didn't spend a ton of extra money on a mutated animal.
The Komodo seems to be listening to your conversations :)
I can't believe it! It's an Komodo Dragon! Imagine waking up to that in your face?
Thanks for this viper, I'd never seen sand boas.. (or knew they existed) and that is the first time I've seen live baby Komodos on the computer or otherwise, very cool.
OMG YOU CAME TO DENVER! I should've seen you.
Hey Al, I'm thinking of visiting the Denver Zoo for their Leaping Lizards exhibition. Are any of your venomous snakes in this exhibit? If so, which ones? Keep up the great videos.
Excellent .. as always
Hi Viperkeeper. The elephants are not ranked by genus (because they are not venomous :D)
@merlinpit No but he's certainly in for a very rude surprise. I would almost have to say it's a venomoid. Snakes won't waste their venom if they know it does not deter the aggressor.
Wow I really enjoyed this video as I am in Colorado and know some of those people. Did you get a chance to read my comment on the blue coral video?
William
That was cool !
The snake in question would do it to get your attention/more food while you were next to his cage. Sorry I can't remember which episode as I think I've watched them all. He I think would pummel his head against the glass.
Chris Kavanagh - Apache Rose rocked!
@MrTiagoSkater Bothrops jarracca
@MrTiagoSkater I have no idea, sorry!
VK. Could you help to clarify what is the deadliest snake. Looking at the LD50 rankings, the Inland taipan has a 0.025 mg/kg compared to 0.185 mg/kg of the black mamba. However, black mambas´bites are deadly within 30-60 minutes if untreated. Probably is the great amount of venom that the black mamba injects (I don´t know). But it seems that the bite of a black mamba is the worst possible bite, isn´t? In other words, if you are forced to chose among a taipan.mamba, brown, which one will avoid?
@hiyasweets Most likely the "weezel" Moorish Viper. He's fine, no worst off than any head banger.
HAPPY NEW YEAR AL
what are the species that are going to send you fro brasil?
how is the sand boa that lays eggs still a boa? i thought that the main differing feature between boas and pythons was that boas were ovoviviparous.
I should have rephrased my question, which snake has the deadliest bite? (not the deadliest venom). The deadliest bite comes from the black mamba, right?
@thebiofish These animals live in the wild together, why not on exhibit.
@fvar86 Merry Christmas Fernando!
Just sat and watched the whole video, found it very interesting especially the whole anti venom segment and it got me wondering do you milk your snakes for venom to produce anti venom? Any way thank you for a wonderful video, we were totally absorbed by it.
I have them, just seldom seen.
I found that out after watch the video for a little while.
@merlinpit All that data is regarding mice LD50's and do not apply to humans.
@MrTiagoSkater Looks like it's a common snapping turtle.
awsome video :)
@RandomDarkness Don't know.
Whatever happened to the snake that would headbut the door for food?
@jharraway No, watch my viperkeeper 101 video
Did you see any of the blue C. insularis while you were in Komodo? It's a shame there's a blanket export ban, because that would be an awesome bloodline to propagate.
do you live in denver?
Nice displays !!
i go there when im in colorado alot
lol you are the funniest guy ever
@kmadtut98 so we see ads? TH-cam works really well for some series, especially one like this with a more scientific bent. Animal shows on TV are so artificially sensationalized for the short attention span of your average viewer. Here you can get what amounts to a degree in venomous snake husbandry if you put the time into watching past and current episodes. I love the *real-life* pace of this show so much more than commercial shows. just my opinion of course :)
@gromann is very big!
love it