The Secret World of a Woodland Stream
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- A little creek in the woods may seem unassuming, but it hosts a secret world full of outlandish creatures. Join me on a journey into the world of a woodland stream's aquatic life, and see some of the strangest wildlife ever!
There are Secret Worlds hidden just out of sight everywhere. In your backyard. In your local park. Many animals and habitats have hidden dramas going on behind the scenes, and you just need to know to look! The Secret World of a Woodland Stream introduces you to the stream ecosystem through a series of incredible animal encounters. From crayfish, to snakes, to rare salamanders, this nature film will guide you through the complex world that lurks just below the surface of the water.
This documentary was filmed on-site in North Carolina, and all footage is original. All handling segments were done with care to keep the animals under as little stress as possible, and for the purpose of communicating their roles in aquatic ecology to educational audiences.
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Welcome to the Secret Worlds series! Any guesses what the next topic is going to be?
@@Jason.Moock09 very close! Think of a creature that tends to hide there- we’re deep diving into that animal’s biology!
Lowkey forgot I wasn’t watching a Discovery documentary, this was literally amazing!!! 🙌🙌🙌
Thanks bud! I definitely want to take out all the big guns on Secret Worlds. Every month I’ll release a new episode of this series along with all the other stuff I’ve got planned this year!
Ikr
way way better than any mass media " dickumentry " whether discovery or other...these guys have that old school PBS NATURE vibe...just found this channel, instantly subscribed....👍
Give it a year, Spencer will have well over a million subs.....I'd bet on it!
More like BBC. Discovery now thinks reality dramas and alien conspiracies count as documentaries. The same people that destroy habitats are the same people who enjoy that brain dead drivel.
That dog in the background was going absolutely ballistic during the crayfish segment haha
Yeah that’s one of ours- she’s a little psychotic, we rescued her a few years ago but came from an abusive situation and for whatever reason my brother scares the crap out of her. My guess is he was doing yard work near the fenced off area where she and our other dogs go outside and she saw him
This was an amazing first installment in what I expect to be a standout series. There is so much in store for the Secret Worlds series, you guys just wait. You covered a staggering diversity of wildlife and shared some of the more diverse and high-level information I’ve ever seen in a habitat overview video. You truly did delve into the secret world of this stuff, I learned a ton of new things. Fantastic work man, the pacing, music, story flow, and voiceovers were incredible. Can’t wait for the next episode!
- Harrison and Evan
Thanks! And thanks for all your feedback! I’m honestly refreshed the reception of this video was as good as it was, this definitely gives me more creative license here
Spencer this was just incredible. Like seriously one of the best videos I've ever seen about stream ecosystems on the internet. In particular, I really loved the intro sequence and consistent narrative about the importance of freshwater resources that you touch on throughout the video. Cannot wait for more Secret Worlds!
Definitely had you in mind on this one! Most of the future episodes will be focused on different taxonomic groups rather than habitats, but same level of depth and informational density! I took inspiration from your "Everything You Need to Know" format and Real Science's "Insane Biology"! Up next: Secret World of the Centipede, and lemme tell you the shots I was able to get are insane
One of my favourite videos of My Wild Backyard yet. Full of great footage of interesting creatures, tons of insightful information and excellent production/presentation - also cool soundtrack. Thanks for the top notch content!
Of course! I gotta show up with the best stuff I can for the support that I get out here! Working towards big leagues this year, more Secret Worlds to come for sure! I’m gonna try both habitat overview videos, as well as animal overviews so you gotta let me know which ones you like best as they release!
Been exploring some local creeks now that the weathers been survivable. Found a 10cm horsehair worm gracefully swimming thru some stiller water, and also a similarly sized crayfish hiking down the trail like 10m away from any bigger body of water
Also I like this new format 👀
I have to say I’ve never seen a horsehair worm in real life- that would be cool. Believe it or not like the day after I finished editing this one, I found another crayfish of the same species but 5 times the size- I’m like “where were you when I was filming?”
Thanks for watching as always! This series is gonna be right up your alley, I plan on featuring a lot of the animals you’ve suggested I cover- but Secret Worlds focuses entirely on mystery and beauty and very little on danger. I’m gonna make good on my promise to cover wasps in a non-fear baiting way!
Awesome stream critters.
Great video!
Thanks! Tried something a bit different this time, but it sure was fun to produce! Should I do more like this?
@@MyWildBackyard Spencer, I really liked it, but I like/put a lot of different critters per video. You'll have to see how the views count goes. and if you think its better to focus on one type of animal or the variety.
@@OchoVerde view count is definitely lower than normal, but with the topic for this video I expected that. Planning on having more wide-reaching episodes later this year and linking them all together so that older episodes gain views when new ones go live
@@MyWildBackyard gotcha. I’ll be watching!
I grew up with a FL swamp in my backyard. During a dry season I was attempting to cross it to get into the slightly higher woods. I goofed up and ended up chest deep in black muck which had a consistency similar to wet clay. It isn't fun being stuck in muck with no one around to help pull you out, but what I remember most were my companions in the mud with me, smooth, maybe slimy eel-like things sliding over my legs and feet, deep in the gelatinous mud, not water.
Years later I dug a hole there and got a partial answer. They were somewhat snake-like, very dark brown to black, about 40cm to 60cm long, 2cm-3cm diameter at their widest. Their bodies were mostly uniform diameter, neckless, kind of a blunt taper at the head and end. An area on their heads looked like they were either losing or gaining eye sockets, but they had no actual eyes or other shapes except the mouth which was body-width and gave the impression of an underbite. Very roughly 2/3 of the way back from the head were very small hind legs, maybe 2-3mm long. I didn't find front legs. I don't think they had any other features (no gills, no nostrils, no noticeable skin pattern or scales) but I was trying to be gentle so I may have missed something. It wasn't a cold day but they were slow moving, yet strong for their size. They didn't seem aggressive or really even bothered that I was handling them. Although I didn't see scales, their skin felt tougher than a frog's, smooth, no slime, not snake like either. I'm certain it wasn't a worm or fish or insect. I don't know if they were juvenile somethings growing limbs like tadpoles do, or if the legs and eyes were vestigial leftovers from ancestral surface animals. I can't say one way or the other if they were breathing. I had assumed they were some type of salamander but now I have doubts--I think you said something in the video about lungless ones not getting large which made me wonder how on earth these things got enough oxygen so deep in wet muck. I mean, I wasn't a big kid, but still, some of them were well over a meter down, hard to imagine O2 at that depth in semi-solid mud. At least in that spot, they weren't rare; I think I pulled about 3 from a hole about 2 shovel widths in diameter*. Anyway, was hoping someone might give me a clue what these animals might have been.
*It was a drier year so it took a shovel to get through the solid surface and plant roots. Under that it was probably muddy and I probably fished around with my arm to catch them by feel. Central Florida has a wet season in the summer and dry in the winter. Generally the area was about knee to hip deep water in summer and solid enough in winter for swampy plants to grow, mostly stuff that looked like little taro plants. Some years there were so many frogs it looked like a plague of locusts to walk back there with hundreds leaping out of your way. Other times the muck would crack open like some deserts do. It was wild enough that at times we had alligators, and even a panther which wasn't supposed to exist there at that time. Sadly most of the swamp and woods are mostly gone now, turned into suburbs and golf courses and horse pastures.
The muck was deep. A friend and I once managed to shove a full length of rebar (20 feet?) into it without much effort. I doubt that specific spot will be built on.
Dude your channel is incredible. Really a hidden gem of TH-cam. I hope the algorithm catches you because I'm sure there are millions of people around the world that would love spending time with you exploring nature.
Great video man, thanks.
Thanks so much! This secret worlds series is a huge passion project of mine, a love letter to nature if you will, taking a closer look into the hidden lives of things all around us! They are however… SUPER hard to film 😂 so I put em out only as I finish them. Working on praying mantises as we speak!
@@MyWildBackyard I can't wait to see it!!!
I have notifications for you set to "All" so hopefully TH-cam doesn't omit anything.
Hey, on a more serious note - small things like your wonderful videos exploring nature - they genuinely make the world a better place. Sure, the effect is small but if we were all doing as you are (with whatever passions we may have) the world would not look as it does.
Maybe your channel never "blows up" - maybe you're just stuck with some thousands of people that see your stuff - but this is genuinely a positive effect on our lives; even if only for 7 minutes every week or so.
Thank you.
This was one of my favorite videos of yours. Really well made, educational, inspiring, and fun. Nice job with this one.
Thanks! Looking at having this be a monthly (or as often as I can finish episodes) series covering in depth secrets of different habitats or taxonomic groups! In a couple weeks Secret World of the Centipede is dropping, just gotta wrap up a few segments
@@MyWildBackyard I wish I was able to crank out videos like you! I have a bunch of videos I want to post but editing takes some time! Keep up the great work. I look forward to more of your videos.
That baby water snake was adorable! Good vid!
Thank you!
Cool video. The dwarf salamander was cute and so tiny.
They sure are! Hard to believe such a simple looking amphibian can be so key to a stream’s health, right?
Great idea for a video packed full of information and animals. Sweet editing, too! Makes it easy to watch, well done.
Thanks! I plan on covering both habitats and animal groups in this format- really trying to push the limits of what I can capture with my gear to push out some cool documentaries. Any suggestions from the reptile world that I should cover?
@@MyWildBackyard Not sure what you have access close to your home, but I'm always fascinated by what creatures you can find close to cities. Living in Denver for quite a long time, it was amazing how many mini-ecosystems thrived behind strip malls or open spaces surrounded by busy highways.
Dude one of my favorite places back in the day were strip malls- when I lived in Illinois I found most of my praying mantises for the year at strip malls
Some beautiful shots in this one, I've been making a conscious effort to get out more but checking in on this channel always helps reinforce that as well
Thanks! I’m glad to hear it! I’m definitely trying to lean heavier into this sort of style more often, really show as cool of things as I can in every video I release. Hope this inspires you on your outings!
Something about exploring streams is an activity that will never get boring to me! Devil crayfish are so neat! What you said is so true, crayfish are sooo important to a stream's health. Lovely noodle catch, seeing a snake when exploring always is exhilarating! It is awkward when gettting bit by a watersnake and then you are just covered in blood, having to explain that to hikers is always interesting haha. Spotting frogs by the banks of waterways is a struggle for me no matter what, just the patterning of the frogs make them practically vanish and I only see em when I spook them. The two salamander discoveries got me jealous! The slimy salamander sure made your hand feel weird i bet, the storytelling omg was beyond words, I really loved the intro into the title of the video! Good stuff Spencer!
Okay so this video is part of a deep dive docuseries I’m doing on the concept of a Secret World all around us. Most people don’t pay attention to wildlife even in their own backyard, so it’s like there’s actually another world running parallel to ours. I reference it in a lot of videos now, but this specific series is designed to get our hands dirty and really explore it. And a new installment is coming this weekend!
@@MyWildBackyard im looking forward to it!!
Don't know if someone has said this and sorry for being annoying, but reptiles and amphibians are both tetrapods, so they are closer to one another than any reptile or amphibian is to the vertebrates we call "fish" (really any non-tetrapod vertebrate).
Love your channel, I am addicted to it atm, so few people cover NE USA wildlife and you do it amazingly well. Can't believe I didn't find you sooner!
This is correct. I learned the correct taxonomy AFTER I shot this video and was just like 🤦♂️
Glad you’re enjoying the videos though! I do make mistakes, but I try to keep everything as accurate as possible!
@@MyWildBackyard Your videos are always packed with things I never even knew that I didn't know, you're legit a guru of the northeastern wilderness sharing all these secrets and hidden knowledge.
We got a lot of people up here in the NE and too few people showing them what they're missing right under their noses! Thank you for the amazing content!
Good stuff!
This is seriously better than anything on PBS in the decade.
Excellent job.
I appreciate that! This week I’m actually working on another secret worlds video in the salt marshes of Pennsylvania!
you got my sub because you got me my own Bold Jumping Spider but you kept my sub because you care about the world we all live in. The earth around us holds such precious creatures, all of them unique and all of them critical to the survival of the ecosystem ( aside from ticks and mosquitoes) and your recognition of that is critical to the continuance of our natural habitats. The home I grew up in has recently had a housing development spring up in the acre over from ours, and they blocked off and dammed up the creek I grew up in. It hurts me to see the wildlife die off. The milkweed that monarchs feed on during their massive migrations has been cut down, the butterfly bushes met the same fate. l see first hand how our earth is being destroyed every time I visit home. Thank you for showcasing how our world is beautiful in its own, creepy, crawly little way.
I just found your channel. I love it. I work in a 160 acre park with lots of vegetation and creeks, woods, and brush, and I am always finding something. This is awesome!! Thank you for the great videos!!!
I’m jealous of your job! I bartend to fund the channel 😂
Glad you’re enjoying! Love finding all these cool little things and sharing them with the world!
Love this, my sister has been rewilding the woodland around our family home (its ours so we want it to be as hospitable as possible, we started making a couple of ponds in the time just before Covid and I can't wait until July when I go up as they have been really successful with newts, frogs, some fish and the plant and insect life that makes it a good habitat. I love water from the sea and rock pools to rivers streams and freshwater ponds, all are fascinating to me. Loved this video Spencer!
Amazing video!
Thanks! Trying a bit of a new style for this series, glad you enjoyed!
Great video! I really liked the 'deeper dive' format into the ecology using the wildlife to guide the discussion. The shots and editing were great too. Best part... No spiders! Well done!
Lol no spiders 😂😂😂 you’re not gonna like Secret World of the Centipede 😂
Jokes aside thanks a ton! I experimented with a new format and I really liked how it came out, such a fresh experience in the editing room. Hopefully I can continue to deliver on the ecological message with each installment of the series! Also- any types of animals or habitats you wanna see in the future?
@@MyWildBackyard I just uploaded a video on the Hellbender (goes live mid-april). They can be tough to find and I'm not sure if they are found in your area of N. Carolina, but I would love to see this kind of format for them. They too are highly sensitive to environmental changes and are really cool.
@@AllCanadianReptileGirl Ahhhh unfortunately hellbenders are a good 4-5 hour drive west of me 😫 I'll see if I can harass Ben Zino from @The Wild Report and get out there this year to film em. Another consideration is being out there LONG enough to get enough footage for a fully-fledged doc, but I would definitely consider it given the chance.
I lived in the central oregon coastal mountains years ago.
I had my own little pond with goldfish and plants. One year I discovered a blob in my pond that I thought could be frog eggs.
As I watched over the months, I decided to move the blob into its own 10 gallon tank so my goldfish wouldn't eat them.
After many months those eggs turned into baby salamanders.
I fed them with mosquitoe babies I would find in my pond.
I took tons of pictures as the eggs developed.
It was awesome.
By the time they crawled onto a small branch that I put into the tank, there were only 3 out of many dozens of eggs that grew to move on into the forest behind the house.
It was a great thing to observe and care for them then to send them off into the great big world.
I love nature! ❤😊
Awesome vid , very enjoyable and informational
Thanks! Loving all the positive reactions on this one so far!
The danger noodle looks at you like How dareee youuuu😂😂😂😂 great videos lots of information.
Thanks a ton! That water snake certainly was spunky 😂
Great video really enjoyed it thank you carnt wait for more 🙌🙌🙌
Thanks! You thought this one was cool, wait till you see the footage I captured for The Secret World of the Centipede!
@@MyWildBackyard can not wait thank you
Of course! Got plenty more cool stuff coming until then to tide you over!
2:42 .. Top left corner .. My absolute favourite woodland stream creature !!!!
Amazing video!! Great info too! It’s like watching a documentary!
Thanks! I’m gonna start making more of this series next month!
Really enjoyed this! Looking forward to more in this series!
Awesome to hear! Definitely trying something new here, really loving all the support!
You’re great because you do your research you know what you’re talking about you give us so much information that we would not normally get
as someone said unless we’re watching the discovery channel. Well done
Thanks so much!
I think this is my favourite video of yours because it most accurately represents the "secret world" motif in your videos.
Workin on making more of these, they just take super long to write! Would you say the habitat ones are better for that reason?
@@MyWildBackyard Idk about better, but definitely seeing intricately linked ecologies is fascinating to me. It's why I always love when you have segments of animals you find along the way in videos focused on a specific thing ( like the cupiennius when looking for the wander spider). Plus I always love showing how cool seemingly mundane subjects are.
9:07 Ayo datz ME in my BEAUTIFUL home state with AWESOME NOT LITTERED habitat :DDDDD
Had to throw in the cameo at Tire Road
Love your videos brother lXl I live in Marion NC - I have seen many ( Hell- demites ) is what we call them up here in the mountains ( lol ) I have learned a lot about the critters you showed - keep it up brother lXl
Man great video. Well done and highly informative. Thanks
I appreciate it! Many more of these to come, that’s for sure. Any habitats or animals you want to see featured on this series?
@@MyWildBackyard well Im actualy in Richlands NC just inland of Jacksonville. We have the green anole lizard that fascinate me and my wife. If you have those where you are that would great to learn more about them. Thanks for asking.
For some reason, this video didn't "alert" or even show up for me. TH-cam logarithms again...Just found it! Great topic. Please do more stream videos.
See that’s the funny thing- I’m convinced TH-cam thinks I’m an insect and spider channel, cause mostly only those videos get recommended. And even there- I think it thinks my audience only wants to see spiders, cause those types of videos get surfaced a ton more than anything else. One of the little hiccups in content creation I guess 🤷♂️
Glad you enjoyed!
Dude very well made. You got an awesome channel. Came across you while looking up mantis videos.
Absolutely beautiful. Areas like these need to be protected. There's just tons of diverse wildlife in even a small area.
Indeed! I’m hoping to actually get some ecological protection in this area, as development is starting and we have a LOT of sensitive species here. Spotted turtles and quite a few salamanders
@@MyWildBackyard bogs and southeastern grasslands get very little attention unfortunately. Most people don't know the southeast isn't supposed to be so heavily forested.
Hello firend!! very nice channel, greetings from Argentina! i subscribed 👍
Hey! You guys get craaazy stuff down there, hoping to one day be able to afford the trip! Maybe I’ll meet up with you and go look for tarantulas?
@@MyWildBackyard Well that would be nice, it's been a long time since i've seen tarantulas
I’ll have to do some research on Argentinian species while I work up funds 👌
I've never seen a salamander in person before. Good video by the way.
Thanks! Keep an eye out in creeks in the winter time!
I've got salamander and crayfish on my property here in southern Oregon.. huge mole-crickets and little scorpions too.
Just found your channel and this is some top notch content. Thank you for the time and energy you put into creating these videos
Thanks for watching! It’s been incredible the outpouring of support lately!
great work here man
Thanks! Trying out a new format, really fun to make and loving all the responses!
Amazing video. Watched with my kids and they loved helped me get them out and explore our neighborhood
That’s awesome to hear! Hope you enjoy your adventures together!
I just love listening to you talk!
Why thank you!
Really well done. You make great vids.
Thanks a ton!
I'm not sure many people truly realize how important this channel and other people doing this kind of work are
Means a lot to hear this. Thank you.
Great stuff matey,I got my first to adult horrida moults last week and my other adults have laid lots of eggs and have my first to hatchlings.my white spot juvies are growing fast and easily take on crickets double their size!these creatures are the boss for sure✌️
That's awesome! I have a late instar wheel bug that I've picked up and seems to be doing well, I'm hoping to feature him in a future video! They're not as cool as horrida but for North America they're definitely special. Assassin bugs are something else for sure.
@@MyWildBackyard nobody knows why wheel bugs have a wheel as far as I know mate✌️
Just found this channel, and I love it. Fantastic doc style videos
Thank you so much! Glad to have you here!
Thanks for doing the youtube channel. I'd pay you lots to teach my kid, but we can all enjoy your enthusiasm.
Glad you’re enjoying! I’m actually playing with the idea of creating like a virtual summer camp sometime in the future, nothing final yet, as it’s in the very beginning stages of development, but it’s something I used to daydream about attending when I was a kid. Wanted to make it a reality
@@MyWildBackyard Well, not sure how you'd let me know if you decide to go through with it, but I'm part of a homeschool community and groups like ours get into this sort of thing.
Im addicted to your videos. Damn you's!
😂 I’m glad you’re enjoying
This is really well made. I appreciate you :)
Thank you!
I live in south St. Louis county and bear the Mississippi River. There's a few caves near as well and we have sooo many different creatures. Ever come this way we should go out at night and see!! I'm ready!!
When I was a kid, my best friend and I used to love exploring the woods, turning over logs and catching snakes, and salamanders and things. It's kind of sad, because now, this area has exploded with housing developments, and there are no woods anymore. It's all someone's backyard...
Yep I hate seeing that. I plan on featuring more talks about that in future Secret Worlds videos!
Ideas for this series:
secret world of the undergrowth/leaf litter
the hidden world in a rotting log
what hides beneath our feet
I would say a field environment but I have no idea on how to give it a good name :3
Oh absolutely! Gonna do secret worlds of certain animals too- centipede is about 70% filmed, got a few clips for praying mantis so far
Field environment id say prairie maybe
@@MyWildBackyard do field/prairie since you know....hogna carolinensis?
Really cool channel man, I'm glad I stumbled upon your stuff
Thanks so much! This one is one of my favorite videos I’ve done too, really glad you got to see it
For sure. Btw, 5:34 "respiring" ? That's french for breathing (respirer = to breath) first time ever I've heard it in english.
Wait why does this guy only have 56k subscribers… the production quality of these videos are really good
Thank you so much! Takes time for stuff to get traction on TH-cam, but I love doing stuff like this! More of Secret Worlds coming this year!
at 3:00 theres a lisard on the tree behind. epic!
There are a few little cameos in here! My sister’s dog also tries to climb into the water on the edge of the frame during the water snake segment too 😂
Bahaha, my favorite part was definitely when you kinda made fun of the little watersnake. I like these types of videos.
I’m hoping to make more of these this year! They’re a bit tough to make, but I’ve got time and resources I didn’t have before- watch for some more deep dives soon!
These videos are sick man, cant wait to see more about spiders. hope you can get big enough to start helping out communities etc.
I’m workin on some of these Secret Worlds documentaries with spiders for next year! Gotta get all the best shots and I’m missing clips of a few key behaviors, but they’re gonna happen!
I hope your channel starts taking off. It’s great like you!
Thanks so much!
A nickname that I've always known them as are Crawldads. I also used to call them mini land lobsters. Me and my brother and I used to find them in creeks, and we actually boiled one and ate it. It was pretty good. Taste just like lobster.
That snake was teeny and cute! An angry noodle!
burrowing crayfish - I have some in my yard that I have tried to catch for years. I did get a photo one time after a rainstorm at night. it was a dark blue.
I contacted the NC dept. of crustaceans. They wanted me to collect samples and send to them, but was never able to catch one.
That’s insane. Wish you’d gotten one!
@@MyWildBackyard will keep trying
Anyone else see the cool lil lizard gymnastic show at 2:58 in the background?
Hahaha I didn’t catch that!
I once caught a baby snake next to a creek. At first I thought it was some kind of water snake. But it bit me and left two tiny fang marks. This was in an area that officially has no venomous snakes. But it matched a picture of a baby Timber Rattlesnake. And my hand swelled up and itched pretty badly and then hurt. I pried open its mouth and it had fangs. I still couldn't believe it was a rattlesnake because there officially were none for hundreds of miles.
that wink at 8:44 he knew he was on camera
I absolutely love what I'm seeing on your channel and want badly to see it to its end. I want to give my best feedback.
I absolutely love the light you shed on the health states of environments. You just need to find other ways of saying that.
Your video is too long. Not because of it's length, because of all the filler. I don't need to see your thought process on your phone camera setup.
I enjoy this series Greatly and see a future with it. You provide a lot of fascinating facts while also showcasing these creatures well.
I rewound the part about the slimy salamander, and didn't process what you said because the leaf blower was so distracting both times.
Thanks so much! Truthfully this was a much older video so I hadn’t quite nailed down some technical tricks and stuff just yet. Actually working on adding to this Secret Worlds series again next year, with the first installment exploring carnivorous plants!
That lizard at 2:58, looked interesting.
I live in Greensboro NC rt around the corner from you probably. I found a fire salamander ?? I think thats what they are called it was orange spotted and black. He or she was stunning .. i scooped it up because i wss digging in the area i did not want to kill or crush or step on it so i put it off to the side under a rock i got the area really wet . When i was done i flipped the rock and there it was like it k ew i was going to return it to where i found it. Anyway i did get a few pics of it. Before i put it back and said totulls ... yes it was near a lil stream in some woodland area .i thought of all the lil fellas and fellaets that i didnt see.. cool day.tks for all it videos..
That’s a great find! Sounds like an Ambystoma maculatum! Only ever seen one of those in my life, over a decade ago! I’m jealous tbh
There was a nerodia living near a creek by my house, that I had affectionately named, "Bob". Bob was hit by a car, so his tail was as flat as a pancake, and he'd always huff 'n puff 'n stuff, but he never actually tried to tag me. He always watched, and frankly, I've found them to be as dramatic as our friend, the hognose. Way nicer than a rat snake.
Nicer than a rat snake! Ya know, I’d believe it. I’ve seen some grumpy rats in my time. I’ve been bitten by more rat snakes than Nerodia now that I think of it. Usually the watersnakes just slip right into the water and want nothing to do with you.
I know you probably know this but for anyone who doesn’t, please be extremely careful when picking up young snakes!! Their lungs and bones are so very fragile when they are babies, when picking one up do NOT squeeze your hand, it is easiest to slide one hand under the snake and use a couple fingers like a hook to simply lift the snake up off the ground. If you squeeze down on a young snake there is a big chance you will break some ribs or bruise the lungs.
Very important tip! Anyone looking to catch snakes who reads this comment- definitely listen to this person! Small snakes are fragile too (worm snakes, ring necks, rough greens) so always be extremely gentle.
Thanks for adding this! I tend to save tips like these for more instructional videos but very very important for people to know.
I don't understand how your channel isn't bigger, I feel like I'm watching a better version of the discovery channel. reminds me of Steve Irwin.
This is high praise. I can’t thank you enough! We’re definitely growing, you’re just here early 😉 either way, so glad you’re enjoying the videos!
Did you notice the lizard running down the tree behind you when talking about the water snake? At 2:57 it runs from the left to the right just over your shoulder.
Yep! Saw him in editing, those anoles are everywhere 😂
@@MyWildBackyard Nice. Do you it was a brown or green anole?
The into gives me big SurvivorMan vibes
We catchem down here in bama
Twenty-some years ago when we lived out in the county in Winston-Salem North Carolina where the pain behind your house and I saw a black looking salamander with white spots on it and one time I actually caught a leopard frog a let it go I didn't mean to catch it I was trying to catch fish I'd always let the fish go too
These are much smaller, but are these the same crawfish ( that we pronounce CrAWEfish ) that we eat in jambalaya and crawhfish boils here in south Louisiana?
Yep! Scientifically they’re all crayfish, but yeah same stuff!
You missed out on the acrobatic lizard (behind your left shoulder) at 2:59.
I think when finding them make sure the areas are clean from garbage find multiples and allow them to produce and release so they can continue to populate the area or find ways they can adapt 🤷🏽♀️
baby snake trying to attack him 🤣
It's so weird, like crayfish, crabs and lobsters don't creep me out at all (i actually think they're kind of cute) but most bugs and spiders scare the shit out of me
Isn’t that crazy? I had another commenter tell me that her spider fears were cured by learning of the existence of coconut crabs. Huge death spiders that live in trees that she wasn’t afraid of, so why fear spiders? Everyone has their own journey though.
2:59 anyone else notice the lizard jumping onto the tree behind Spencer? Looks like a big anole or something.
Yup! Big ol anole videobombing me 🤣
was looking for this comment lol
Devil crayfish can get way bigger too. At least they do in Mississippi. They get upwards of 6 to 8 inches long from head to tail. I always called them blood pinchers when I was a kid because if they got you they drew blood.
I have seen exactly one that was that big, was a couple years ago now. Usually they stay around 3 inches in my little creek
@@MyWildBackyard It was such a fun hobby for my friends and I. We used to see who could get the biggest ones, haha.
If you agitate the slimy salamander it will secret a sticky goo that smells and taste bad to predators. That stuff will dry on your skin in seconds like super glue. It is almost as hard to get off as superglue. Fantastic defense. I found this fact out the hard way by catching these when I was young. Come to think of it, maybe that is what superglue is!
I wonder if it was modeled after a similar composition!
@@MyWildBackyard Superglue is modeled from either salamander slime or fly guts from a car windshield. I'm sure of it. It is said that the chemical composition of Kevlar is modeled from spiders silk. So, why not eh'?
Wow I had no idea amphibians breath through their skin!
Yep! They’re super super weird like that!
Please make an hour-long video with just the creek water noises?
😂 I’ll think about it
@@MyWildBackyard Sorry,i just realized how i worded that! I love your videos!
3:00 lizard on the tree behind him to the right
Yep! Anoles love to photobomb me
Shotout to the little fella at 2:58 on the tree behind the guy
I feel like I struck gold bit in content form! I can't stop watching these!!! Amazing content WOW!
Thank you so much! Working on more installments to this Secret Worlds series for later this year as well (they are TOUGH to make so I can't crank these out as fast as the other videos)
Amphibians are actually more closely related to reptile and other tetrapods, since the common ancestor of amphibians and other tetrapods appeared more recently compared to the common ancestor of amphibians and lobe finned fish
This is true. Had out of date taxonomic info when I was prepping for this video
Why at 5:56 does it look like there's plastic or metal rings underneath the frog's eyes?
I’m guessing you’re referring to what we call the dorsolateral ridge- the indentation over the circles next the the eyes that actually kinda label the frog’s ears! Just a little morphological trait a lot of American water frogs have.
@@MyWildBackyard Weird have they look almost like metal rings under their eyes! Interesting.
@@skeeter197140 yep! Frogs are weird
What’s the difference between salamanders and newts?surely they are both closely related??
They are related! Newts are to salamanders what toads are to frogs. The more poisonous, terrestrial (at least for a part of their life in newt's case) counterpart. All newts are a group of salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts, if that makes sense. I've only ever seen one in person, crossing a trail while I was running! To my knowledge they're more plentiful in the UK right?
@@MyWildBackyard yes they are I used to catch loads as a kid back in the day but now you need a licence to handle certain species as getting as rare as hens teeth!
Where is this?
time stamp 2:56- 3:03 that lizard jumped on that tree over your right shoulder
Yup! Little anole videobombing me
imagine watching a video that makes people feel like they are watching a History Channel Documentation and then realise it has "only" 10k Views.
We’re gettin there! Channels growing, and I’m super super excited! Glad you enjoyed this one, one of my favorites to make 😎
And that is why we don't drink creek water kids 😂
Yep
C'è sempre più bisogno di persone come te. Un saluto dall'Italia. Grazie 👍👍
That means so much to hear! Glad you’re enjoying!
Did you see the lizard at 2:58?
Yep! Little photobomber
Go back to 2:57 watch the tree behind him a lizard runs onto it lmaoooo idk how no one saw it
Literally jumps onto the tree right behind you
Yep! Little anole 😂