This is the content I’m here for 🕺🏻🤗 A sure mark of a good video is when I find myself rewinding multiple times, lest I miss anything, to get a new concept to stick. So many new terms and concepts here. My nerdy little heart explodeth (new word here) into a million pieces. Thank you for this, Clint! 🙏🏼
That makes me so happy! I love making videos that help people make informed pet decisions because I think the world needs that resource, but sharing exciting information about the awesomeness of the natural world is my truest passion. I'm so happy that there are other people like me that are just hungry for that information!
Clint's Reptiles I’ll be turning 43 next Saturday so I’m no spring chicken but my passion and fascination for wildlife has never waned and thanks to online educators like you, I plan to continue down the path of life-long learning. This is the content I wish I’d had as a young person so please know that you are inspiring many generations of reptile and wildlife enthusiasts. I, like so many, appreciate you and your crew and very much look forward to what more you have in store for us 🐍🐢🦎🐊🐓🕷
Lol 😂. "If you die from a bite, you are not likely to repeat your mistake." If you want a career change, I'll gladly come watch you do stand up comedy!
I remember a lot of Steve Erwin moments. The first time Terry went to use the bathroom in the bush she almost sat right on a common brown, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Steve comes running and asks Terry for a stick but it wasn't bushy enough. He's like "I need a bushier one! Lol
Clint's Reptiles has become my adult version of Saturday morning cartoons and I love it. Also my milk snake's imperfect bands are what I love about her
"Imagine that somebody took your whole house and stuffed it into a cooler. And you don't have any arms or legs. And also you have a tail. And you smell with your tongue. And you're deaf. And...." :P
Please continue! There is so much bad information and "dumbed down" information out there. I love how charming and how smart your videos are. I always learn so much.
Despite being a complete layman on the subject, I love everything related to evolution and natural selection theories. This content is just amazing, I have never seen somebody explaining complex stuff like colloration and perfect/imperfect mimicry of coral snakes in such a clear and concise way. Seriously, congratulations and thank you.
Stinkin' rad video! It makes me so happy to know that someday I can own a snake that is as gloriously beautiful as a coral snake but not anywhere near as dangerous as one ❤🐍❤
I love that you're educating people about such rad ecological concepts! I'm hoping to get a PhD in behavioral ecology, so I always geek out when other people start talking about it!
I loved this! I was also taught that the verticle stripes on the body of the snake help break up the shape of the body, and when a striped snake moves fast, the bands all blend together. It makes them nearly impossible to keep track of as they take off.
Really cool video! While I've known about mimicry for such a long time, I never actually thought much about how the geographical range of the mimic "target" would impact all the mimics themselves. This was very informative! Also the blooper reel at the end was incredible
I was taught "red and yellow , kill a fellow; red and black, venom lack " to be able to differentiate the poisonous coral from the benign colorful snake.
Ah, I was looking for this - I figured somebody would put it in the comments section. Actually, I was expecting Clint to mention it in the video, it surprised me that he didn't.
The trick is that some coral snakes don't follow that rule and there are species that a venomous that look like fake coral snakes, so... probably don't trust it
Tell us another snake story uncle Clint! "Gary?!? Gary's dead!" Thank you for the wonderful lecture on the natural selection process over evolutionary time and the advantage of Batesian mimicry. These are hard concepts to understand and you did great.
Awesome video Clint. I love that you had a Yucatan rat snake (pseudelaphe flavirufa) in this video....they are rarely see in the pet trade but they’re awesome. Thanks so much!! I own a large yucatan rat snake named Dexter. He lives in a huge semi arboreal bioactive and he’s stinkin rad!!
The saying that makes me aware of Coral Snakes is "Red against Black, you're safe Jack. Red against Yellow, you're a dead fellow" That was buried in my mind for like, years until i saw this video haha.
I love coral snakes, they are so pretty. And since they are a pretty dangerous and not a reasonable snake to have, I hope one day I can get a milk snake or a banded hognose instead. They are all stunning with their colors.
This was an excellent video! I mean I've been watching, and ofcourse enjoying, your videos for over a year. But I mostly watch them for reptile information as I don't have any reptiles (nor do I plan to) so this is very very enjoyable!.
Thank you for that wonderful feedback! Also thank you for watching even though you aren't planning on a pet. I'm so glad you can still benefit from our content :)
At a grading site in Southern California, I once came across a California mountain king snake. Since it was going to die if left in place, i captured it and moved it about a mile away, where there were no houses and no chance of development. The gorgeous colors were stunning. I was quite amazed by the perfect mimicry of a snake that doesn’t exist here.
Definitely would have paid more attention and learned more in school if this guy was my teacher. He explains things in a way that's easy to understand and makes you care. Thanks, Clint.
Wow!! I love the explanation. I see the video is three years old. Still….. This was so informative. I just subscribed. I can’t wait to see other videos.
I remember reading a theory that in fact, it's not milk snakes imitating coral snakes but the other way around. The theory is based on the fact you mentioned that a wild animal couldn't learn from its mistake of attacking and getting bitten by a coral snake because it couldn't survive the bite. However, Milk Snakes themselves (if it actually was about milk snakes and not another non-venomous snake with a simular appearance) are allegedly rather denfensive and although not toxic, capable of delivering a strong and rather painful bite, one that you would survive but also most definitely remember for the rest of your life. The theory alleges that the coral snakes lookalikes as well as the coral snake itself are actually imitating the painful but not lethal one, hoping to be left alone.
When I lived in Southern Florida back in 2012 I worked on a cat sanctuary. There were air conditioned houses on a large fenced in area, so they could roam outside and cool off inside. While we worked there we were told to look out for gathered cats outside for Coral snakes and Poisonous frogs the cats liked to eat. One time about thirty cats had gathered around two trees and we saw the Coral snakes pattern in the underbrush "Red on yellow, kill a fellow" and grabbed broom sticks and such to keep the cats pushed back from playing with the snake more. We called wild-life control and they were able to safely catch the luckily unharmed snake when they got there, the Coral snake was so long though! Had to be four feet! These cats were harassing this snake relentlessly before we intervened and it bit none of them. They are docile to an extent, but I've been nervous of snakes since, they are typically much smaller, it wasn't the first one I had seen one on that job! Lots of scarlet king snakes though!!
Super rad video pal, love it! An idea for another video I have would be scales! Reptiles have them, they seem really beneficial but neither amphibians nor we have them, so it would be pretty interesting to hear about that from you
Hey Clint, you should do a video where you explain all the different classifications of snakes. How they’re related and what makes them different from each other.
I so wish you would have had a coral snake to show us with more information about them... I live in South Central Texas and we seem to find several Texas Coral Snakes every year in and around where our children play outside. I’ll admit, some get killed and some manage to escape but I think most people aren’t really knowledgeable about them and kill on sight. Thanks for your content... subscribing!
Your videos have really helped my boyfriend and I as novice gecko farmers! 🤗 We have several types of geckos, a skink, and a small turtle🐢🦎 Today we went to a reptile expo and brought home 5 house geckos! Which brings me to the reason for my comment; PLEASE, OH PLEASE, do a video on house geckos!! You’ll have at least two subscribers watch it! 🙏🏻
yes, please keep the science coming. i am especially interested in evolution and ecology. also, if you have time/interest, i would LOVE to see a video on keeping salamanders--beautiful and fascinating little animals!
It would be great to see you do more videos on reptiles and the latest science regarding them! Any news regarding our knowledge of reptile lineages/phylogenies that changes, or even current information regarding them, would be a ripe topic for videos since our knowledge of life is ever changing, or doing more video like this, where you use an animal as an example of the topic you're explaining. A video on the 4-chambered-heart-bearing warm-blooded tetrapods would be interesting, since they were more or less a reptile and we evolved from them, but good luck finding a living example of those lol...I can see the video title now--Tetrapods, the Best Human Ancestor? As always, keep up the great content!
Clint please do a video covering the Eastern collard lizard. My girlfriend and I would like to hear what you have to say about them. Love all your videos, and have learned so much from them.
I love how Clint describes this process whereby animals meet animals they're unfamiliar with and tend almost always not to have learned how to interpret those animals from watching or being taught by members of their own kind. It strikes me as very strange, but it probably points to what's strange about the very few animals ,like us, who specialize in social learning based on identifying with one another. This contrast between animals and humans is what give rise to innumerable youtube videos showing much smaller animals of every kind scaring or even chasing off top predators. This kind of thinking is very individual and animals don't even necessarily identify very often with members of the same species. Cats raised with humans will never learn from feral cats that humans are by definition unsafe to touch or be near and feral-raised cats will never change their minds about the threat of humans, no matter how many domestic cats they witness healthy and happy while being petted, fed, and housed by humans who would be too proximate to them for comfort, were they in those cats places. They get that those animals are their own kind and might even have positive relationships with them, but the identification stops there. When you think of all the other communication these animals can facilitate and all the things they can figure out, it's confounding why those lines fall so strongly the way they do. On the one hand, it takes a certain kind of genius to get by without reference to others; on the other, if an animal can manage that, what's stopping it from identifying with and referencing other animals more?
They actually blend in to dead Australian pine needles pretty well. Been on a hike through some woods here in FL, sat to take a break, realize about 30 seconds after sitting I had sat right in front of a coiled up Eastern coral snake.
Hey I hope you see this, but I’ve wanted a Kenyan sand boa for a while now. I’ve been thinking, could I make a tunnel system with PVC pipes (almost like those hamster things)? Of course I would put in substrate but the tunnel system seems like a fun thing to do. I’ve also been thinking about an underground hide at the cool end and a pvc pipe connected to it like a snorkel. I’m just wondering if it’s safe and if I could make it for cornsnakes or BPs.
I seem to recall reading a paper looking at animals that may be batesian mimics of animals that have since gone extinct. Where predators may still avoid the mimic despite the fact that the species that they are avoiding may no longer actually exist, but due to previous selective pressures the mimic retains the benefits. I think even cooler than batesian mimics are mullerian mimics, it'd be nice to see a video on that.
If you guys made a 2020 video for all the animals you own now and a little about their care that’d be awesome!! I’m really curious to see how your collection has grown!
Something else that could be cool is seeing the set up you guys have going for Gus Gus. I might be trying to convince my family we can make it a fun project to build a tegu enclosure this summer😂
This is an amazing video Clint! I love all of your videos, but I would definitely like to see more of this type. Just wondering, are you planning on doing a live-stream anytime soon? If so I would definitely like to join!
1:35 Yes, that could happen, one predator watching another predator getting bit by a snake and die. "Who's laughing now Carl? Huh? It's called 'karma!'"
Related to the subject of coral snake mimics, there's a little rhyme that teaches you the difference between a coral snake and non-coral snake. Red and black, venom lack. Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Kind of handy to know if you live where there are coral snakes in the wild and happen to see something that looks like it might be coral snake but you're not sure. Also, I have a TH-cam channel recommendation for you, Clint. Check out the channel, Joseph Carter the Mink Man. While his main thing is training minks (along with dogs) to catch and kill rats, fish, and muskrats he's now training a young monitor lizard (forget which species) to eventually do the same. He hasn't been at it for very long so far, but the results do look promising. He seems to have managed to train it come when he whistles for it.
How to tell between a coral snake and mimics (refers to the colored bands on the snake’s body): Red touches black venom lack Red touches yellow, kills a fellow
This is the content I’m here for 🕺🏻🤗 A sure mark of a good video is when I find myself rewinding multiple times, lest I miss anything, to get a new concept to stick. So many new terms and concepts here. My nerdy little heart explodeth (new word here) into a million pieces. Thank you for this, Clint! 🙏🏼
That makes me so happy! I love making videos that help people make informed pet decisions because I think the world needs that resource, but sharing exciting information about the awesomeness of the natural world is my truest passion. I'm so happy that there are other people like me that are just hungry for that information!
Clint's Reptiles I’ll be turning 43 next Saturday so I’m no spring chicken but my passion and fascination for wildlife has never waned and thanks to online educators like you, I plan to continue down the path of life-long learning. This is the content I wish I’d had as a young person so please know that you are inspiring many generations of reptile and wildlife enthusiasts. I, like so many, appreciate you and your crew and very much look forward to what more you have in store for us 🐍🐢🦎🐊🐓🕷
@@ClintsReptiles I love when you talk about science
@@ClintsReptiles the hognose doesn't need to mimic a coral snake it mimics the rattlesnake
Well I’m now an official geek! I’m off to find someone to chat with about Batesian mimicry and competitive exclusion.
Lol 😂. "If you die from a bite, you are not likely to repeat your mistake." If you want a career change, I'll gladly come watch you do stand up comedy!
Biology nerd comedy!
He killed me when he said that i almost dropped my bong
@@ClintsReptiles Bahaha so good :D
I lost it after that. 😂
@@juniorquinones1842 "I sMoKe WeEd"
Nice Steve Irwin impression. I still see him in the tree running from a Komodo saying DANGER DANGER DANGER 😁😁😁
That was a great moment!
I remember a lot of Steve Erwin moments. The first time Terry went to use the bathroom in the bush she almost sat right on a common brown, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Steve comes running and asks Terry for a stick but it wasn't bushy enough. He's like "I need a bushier one! Lol
such an iconic moment.
I loved Steve so much! I grew up on his shows. I miss him so much
I find it hard to believe that we live in a world where people down vote Clint's videos.
That put a big smile on my face 😁
Agree I mean why??? Just why??
@@staceyroberts3468 Some people have hand tremors and tried to hit the thumbs up but missed.
Those people got bitten by a coral snake and saw this video too late.
Don't worry, they won't be making that mistake again.
Some people dislike overly peppy people
Clint's Reptiles has become my adult version of Saturday morning cartoons and I love it.
Also my milk snake's imperfect bands are what I love about her
Mine also has some imperfect bands. I'm always happy that people love me despite my imperfections :)
"Imagine that somebody took your whole house and stuffed it into a cooler. And you don't have any arms or legs. And also you have a tail. And you smell with your tongue. And you're deaf. And...." :P
It's a very simple story 😂
RIP Gary. 😥
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@@ClintsReptiles the predator that got bitten by a coral snake and the other predator (that you acted out) saw him die.
The first predator was Gary.
That's right! Poor Gary....
@@ClintsReptiles Amazing acting, by the way.
You just have to feel it :)
I love your "Is this reptile the right reptile for you?" But I would also love more of these types of videos!
This should be on a nature show!! Because you’re amazing at teaching
I love how enthusiastic Clint is
Please continue! There is so much bad information and "dumbed down" information out there. I love how charming and how smart your videos are. I always learn so much.
Much love from México 🇲🇽! 🙌🏾 Thank you for covering the animals from my country
Of course! Your country is full of rad animals :)
@@ClintsReptiles Mexico has amazing animals. I love Mexican Milk Snakes and the King Snake species that are native to Mexico.
Despite being a complete layman on the subject, I love everything related to evolution and natural selection theories. This content is just amazing, I have never seen somebody explaining complex stuff like colloration and perfect/imperfect mimicry of coral snakes in such a clear and concise way. Seriously, congratulations and thank you.
Stinkin' rad video! It makes me so happy to know that someday I can own a snake that is as gloriously beautiful as a coral snake but not anywhere near as dangerous as one ❤🐍❤
That is a fun reality indeed!
New merch: "Gary's dead!"
I love your vibes, Clint! You're always so positive and chill. You teach me things about reptiles and I enjoy this about you.
I love that you're educating people about such rad ecological concepts! I'm hoping to get a PhD in behavioral ecology, so I always geek out when other people start talking about it!
This actually helps me learning for my A-levels. I love your science videos. They are interesting and help me getting better grades.
That makes me happy indeed!!
I loved this! I was also taught that the verticle stripes on the body of the snake help break up the shape of the body, and when a striped snake moves fast, the bands all blend together. It makes them nearly impossible to keep track of as they take off.
Really cool video! While I've known about mimicry for such a long time, I never actually thought much about how the geographical range of the mimic "target" would impact all the mimics themselves. This was very informative! Also the blooper reel at the end was incredible
I love how Clint sounds like he should be on a kids show. Such a friendly voice!
Love your podcasts!
This was a great explanation of mimicry, why it exists and so much more ❤ thank you 🐍
Thank you so much for the feedback. It makes me happy to share such rad things :)
This is some top shelf edutainment right here. I mean all of Clint’s videos are top shelf edutainment.
"Gary, you're not looking so good...." LOL
This was a brilliant video on mimicry in nature when it comes to snakes! Great job!
Thank you so much!
Red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow. Red touches black, you're ok Jack
only works in north america anywhere else you die
This does not work outside the US, and running into mutants and color morphs is possible anywhere. In South America this rhyme will get you killed.
Yes!
Red to black, venom lack,
Red to yellow, kills a fellow!!😅
Rhyme does not work.
I love the friendly little noodlez. My new Corn has been brumating since November, so I can't wait for it to come out and say hello finally.
Best mimicry definition/explanation ever!
Cheers,
Chris
This is so interesting! A stinkin rad video as always! ❤️
Thank you! Great word choice :)
I was taught "red and yellow , kill a fellow; red and black, venom lack " to be able to differentiate the poisonous coral from the benign colorful snake.
Ah, I was looking for this - I figured somebody would put it in the comments section. Actually, I was expecting Clint to mention it in the video, it surprised me that he didn't.
The trick is that some coral snakes don't follow that rule and there are species that a venomous that look like fake coral snakes, so... probably don't trust it
I was taught red touches yellow you're a dead fellow. Red touches black you're safe jack.
@@mementorespice8025 I like that better. It's easier to remember.
Pretty similar but I learned it as
Red touches black is a friend of Jack
Red touches yellow will kill a fellow
Tell us another snake story uncle Clint! "Gary?!? Gary's dead!" Thank you for the wonderful lecture on the natural selection process over evolutionary time and the advantage of Batesian mimicry. These are hard concepts to understand and you did great.
Awesome video Clint. I love that you had a Yucatan rat snake (pseudelaphe flavirufa) in this video....they are rarely see in the pet trade but they’re awesome. Thanks so much!! I own a large yucatan rat snake named Dexter. He lives in a huge semi arboreal bioactive and he’s stinkin rad!!
We might need to give them a little love in the near future!
That's a great explanation of cost benefits of mimicry and how that is affected by range! It's stinkin' rad!
The saying that makes me aware of Coral Snakes is "Red against Black, you're safe Jack. Red against Yellow, you're a dead fellow" That was buried in my mind for like, years until i saw this video haha.
I love coral snakes, they are so pretty. And since they are a pretty dangerous and not a reasonable snake to have, I hope one day I can get a milk snake or a banded hognose instead. They are all stunning with their colors.
Clint and crew, from the bottom of my heart thank you for teaching me. 💛 you guys are tops!
What are great start to the day. Thanks Carley! We have a good time ✌️😁💋
That rat snake figure 8 you kept making on your band tho!! Amazing and makes me want a snake that small! Also, it’s just ADORABLE!!
This was an excellent video! I mean I've been watching, and ofcourse enjoying, your videos for over a year. But I mostly watch them for reptile information as I don't have any reptiles (nor do I plan to) so this is very very enjoyable!.
Thank you for that wonderful feedback! Also thank you for watching even though you aren't planning on a pet. I'm so glad you can still benefit from our content :)
At a grading site in Southern California, I once came across a California mountain king snake. Since it was going to die if left in place, i captured it and moved it about a mile away, where there were no houses and no chance of development.
The gorgeous colors were stunning. I was quite amazed by the perfect mimicry of a snake that doesn’t exist here.
Definitely would have paid more attention and learned more in school if this guy was my teacher. He explains things in a way that's easy to understand and makes you care. Thanks, Clint.
Hey! Do a video on Phillippine sailfin dragons! Nobody knows about those awesome things!
I second this
I absolutely LOVE this channel! I learn something new and interesting with every video I watch!
Great video! Love the info! Also....your comment at the end of the video about making a betta fish video....I just want to say YES PLEASE!
AGREE!!!!!!! I'm a total beta junkie. They're so cool and personable 😍
Sugested this in a coment in the "suction feeding" video,i can't belive u actualy did it
Wow!! I love the explanation. I see the video is three years old. Still….. This was so informative. I just subscribed. I can’t wait to see other videos.
This is exactly the kind of video I’d love to see more of. Keep up the good work!
Really enjoyed you getting into the specific details of the concepts and dynamics that affect these animals in their natural habitat
That milk snake really is the closest I have seen to any non-coral looking like a coral. Awesome! One of my favorite venemous snakes.
I remember reading a theory that in fact, it's not milk snakes imitating coral snakes but the other way around. The theory is based on the fact you mentioned that a wild animal couldn't learn from its mistake of attacking and getting bitten by a coral snake because it couldn't survive the bite. However, Milk Snakes themselves (if it actually was about milk snakes and not another non-venomous snake with a simular appearance) are allegedly rather denfensive and although not toxic, capable of delivering a strong and rather painful bite, one that you would survive but also most definitely remember for the rest of your life. The theory alleges that the coral snakes lookalikes as well as the coral snake itself are actually imitating the painful but not lethal one, hoping to be left alone.
I could go for some stinkin' rad cutting edge science 😄
Yes!
Jackie Collins Skinkin’ rad*
I love this style of video! I hope I get to see more :)
When I lived in Southern Florida back in 2012 I worked on a cat sanctuary. There were air conditioned houses on a large fenced in area, so they could roam outside and cool off inside. While we worked there we were told to look out for gathered cats outside for Coral snakes and Poisonous frogs the cats liked to eat. One time about thirty cats had gathered around two trees and we saw the Coral snakes pattern in the underbrush "Red on yellow, kill a fellow" and grabbed broom sticks and such to keep the cats pushed back from playing with the snake more. We called wild-life control and they were able to safely catch the luckily unharmed snake when they got there, the Coral snake was so long though! Had to be four feet! These cats were harassing this snake relentlessly before we intervened and it bit none of them. They are docile to an extent, but I've been nervous of snakes since, they are typically much smaller, it wasn't the first one I had seen one on that job! Lots of scarlet king snakes though!!
coral snakes don't have fangs they can't bite only chew
@@Aaron-zu3xn I apologize for my ignorance then.
Recently found this channel. Watched a couple vids, I love how well you talk about your content, so informative and clear!! Love it!
Oh my.. I loved that little bit with the one predator watching the other one die and realizing why. Thanks for making me laugh
It was a very smart predator indeed. Poor Gary...
Take a shot everytime Clint says "Coral snake"
that's 58 shots
Really nice video as always!!! Btw it would be really cool if you did a full animal tour including the enclosures!!!
Man that audio is crisp very nice
Super rad video pal, love it!
An idea for another video I have would be scales! Reptiles have them, they seem really beneficial but neither amphibians nor we have them, so it would be pretty interesting to hear about that from you
Natural history is fascinating, not just pets and such :) Throw in something like this from time to time please!
Hey Clint, you should do a video where you explain all the different classifications of snakes. How they’re related and what makes them different from each other.
I so wish you would have had a coral snake to show us with more information about them... I live in South Central Texas and we seem to find several Texas Coral Snakes every year in and around where our children play outside. I’ll admit, some get killed and some manage to escape but I think most people aren’t really knowledgeable about them and kill on sight. Thanks for your content... subscribing!
My favourite reptile channel... keep up the amazing work
Thank you so much! We will do our best!
I've decided I want a Milk Snake. And I'm going to call it Gary.
Stinkin' rad BEARD bro! Seriously. Looks great!
Your videos have really helped my boyfriend and I as novice gecko farmers! 🤗 We have several types of geckos, a skink, and a small turtle🐢🦎 Today we went to a reptile expo and brought home 5 house geckos! Which brings me to the reason for my comment; PLEASE, OH PLEASE, do a video on house geckos!! You’ll have at least two subscribers watch it! 🙏🏻
Really cool topic for a video.Entertaining and informative as always.Thank you,sir.
yes, please keep the science coming. i am especially interested in evolution and ecology. also, if you have time/interest, i would LOVE to see a video on keeping salamanders--beautiful and fascinating little animals!
I remember a snake documentary I watched that basically said the way to remember it was: "Red to black = venom lack, red to yellow = kills a fellow"
It would be great to see you do more videos on reptiles and the latest science regarding them! Any news regarding our knowledge of reptile lineages/phylogenies that changes, or even current information regarding them, would be a ripe topic for videos since our knowledge of life is ever changing, or doing more video like this, where you use an animal as an example of the topic you're explaining. A video on the 4-chambered-heart-bearing warm-blooded tetrapods would be interesting, since they were more or less a reptile and we evolved from them, but good luck finding a living example of those lol...I can see the video title now--Tetrapods, the Best Human Ancestor?
As always, keep up the great content!
I like how they rarely get it exactly right, allowing for clever rhyming sayings for humans to tell the difference. Very considerate of them!
It's a trap! Some coral snakes are red on black!
Yes, more videos like this Clint! 👍 Also this is the first time I've seen a Yucatan Rat snake... adorable googly eyes. 🤭
Yes, Saturday science with Clint! Really enjoyed this one! 😁
Also, can we get a full video on that rat snake? Those buggy eyes are adorable 😍
I think these are my favorite videos. I love when you use your scientific background to teach science.
Fascinating! Thanks for this info. Now I'm going to go tell someone else all about coral snake mimicry so I look smart.
Clint please do a video covering the Eastern collard lizard. My girlfriend and I would like to hear what you have to say about them. Love all your videos, and have learned so much from them.
I love how Clint describes this process whereby animals meet animals they're unfamiliar with and tend almost always not to have learned how to interpret those animals from watching or being taught by members of their own kind. It strikes me as very strange, but it probably points to what's strange about the very few animals ,like us, who specialize in social learning based on identifying with one another. This contrast between animals and humans is what give rise to innumerable youtube videos showing much smaller animals of every kind scaring or even chasing off top predators.
This kind of thinking is very individual and animals don't even necessarily identify very often with members of the same species. Cats raised with humans will never learn from feral cats that humans are by definition unsafe to touch or be near and feral-raised cats will never change their minds about the threat of humans, no matter how many domestic cats they witness healthy and happy while being petted, fed, and housed by humans who would be too proximate to them for comfort, were they in those cats places. They get that those animals are their own kind and might even have positive relationships with them, but the identification stops there. When you think of all the other communication these animals can facilitate and all the things they can figure out, it's confounding why those lines fall so strongly the way they do. On the one hand, it takes a certain kind of genius to get by without reference to others; on the other, if an animal can manage that, what's stopping it from identifying with and referencing other animals more?
Yes thank you so much for this video. I could show it to my class to teach natural selection. Please do more videos like this!!
great video! one of my favorites yet!
They actually blend in to dead Australian pine needles pretty well. Been on a hike through some woods here in FL, sat to take a break, realize about 30 seconds after sitting I had sat right in front of a coiled up Eastern coral snake.
As always, love your videos..
How to have a successful relationship - don't be dead. This is a valentines video at heart
The “naw” response is me with every insect or wild animal, dangerous or not.
Hey I hope you see this, but I’ve wanted a Kenyan sand boa for a while now. I’ve been thinking, could I make a tunnel system with PVC pipes (almost like those hamster things)? Of course I would put in substrate but the tunnel system seems like a fun thing to do. I’ve also been thinking about an underground hide at the cool end and a pvc pipe connected to it like a snorkel. I’m just wondering if it’s safe and if I could make it for cornsnakes or BPs.
I dig “sarcastic laid back” Clint.
Love it! Thanks for making these
I seem to recall reading a paper looking at animals that may be batesian mimics of animals that have since gone extinct. Where predators may still avoid the mimic despite the fact that the species that they are avoiding may no longer actually exist, but due to previous selective pressures the mimic retains the benefits. I think even cooler than batesian mimics are mullerian mimics, it'd be nice to see a video on that.
Dude this is such a cool video!!!!
If you guys made a 2020 video for all the animals you own now and a little about their care that’d be awesome!! I’m really curious to see how your collection has grown!
It hasn't changed much, but we might.
Something else that could be cool is seeing the set up you guys have going for Gus Gus. I might be trying to convince my family we can make it a fun project to build a tegu enclosure this summer😂
This is an amazing video Clint! I love all of your videos, but I would definitely like to see more of this type. Just wondering, are you planning on doing a live-stream anytime soon? If so I would definitely like to join!
I think we should!
On my way to Orlando Repticon and get to watch a Clint's Reptiles video!! Perfect!!
Have a great time! I used to live in Orlando. I loved it down there!
"Red touches yellow - angry fellow, red touches black - friend of Jack"
New drinking game. Every time clint says coral snake 😂. Nah joking aside great vid. Me and the kids love your videos.
1:35 Yes, that could happen, one predator watching another predator getting bit by a snake and die.
"Who's laughing now Carl? Huh? It's called 'karma!'"
Really enjoyed the discussion on batsian mimicry
I deeply appreciate the Steve reference at the beginning ❤️
Theres also a hognose species that look like a coral snake !! How awesome is that :○
It's super awesome, that's the answer.
Communism is alive My Comrade I think that’s the tricolor hog nose right? I agree my girl is awesome....beautiful snake!
Moar science! Lol, yes videos like this are awesome! That Yucatan Rat Snake was adorable too!
Related to the subject of coral snake mimics, there's a little rhyme that teaches you the difference between a coral snake and non-coral snake. Red and black, venom lack. Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Kind of handy to know if you live where there are coral snakes in the wild and happen to see something that looks like it might be coral snake but you're not sure.
Also, I have a TH-cam channel recommendation for you, Clint. Check out the channel, Joseph Carter the Mink Man. While his main thing is training minks (along with dogs) to catch and kill rats, fish, and muskrats he's now training a young monitor lizard (forget which species) to eventually do the same. He hasn't been at it for very long so far, but the results do look promising. He seems to have managed to train it come when he whistles for it.
How to tell between a coral snake and mimics (refers to the colored bands on the snake’s body):
Red touches black venom lack
Red touches yellow, kills a fellow
So interesting. Would def love more videos like this.