Thank you so much man! I really appreciate that. I only just started offering memberships - but I plan to expand on that big time and make it more worthwhile to my members very soon. Just got a lot of other things I’m juggling at the same time. But I’ve got some cool ideas lined up. Thanks again! Ps. What is your name? I’ll try to remember it so I can address you by that next time :)
At 15:42, what the absolute fuk was that nightmare come to life?!?! I'm too dumb to be scared of just about anything, but I would freakin' kill myself getting away from this thing. If Dave catches one of these whateverthehellitis with his bare hands.....everybody else just needs to quit!
Nice to see David back after his sporadic “cameos” in Rupert’s videos! The Coral snake was amazing, I’ve never seen a snake with both horizontal stripes and rings circumscribing it’s entire length. What a beauty!
Great video Guys. Skye, you just received a badge of honor. And Dave , you better hang on tight to that amazing young lady. She is a trooper for sure and obviously, a fantastic field companion. Thank your lucky stars my man. Great work as usual.
I’m late to the this video but I was absolutely grinning when you found your target viper. The level of excitement was infectious. Totally made my day.
There aren’t many times I’ve been this excited about a find. BUT, there are several more instances like this coming up in the next episodes from Japan!
Excellent video and great trip! No wonder you're over the moon considering the sky with you in Japan. 😎👌🏻 Also, love your GF's _In Utero_ angel tattoo. I also have one like it. One of my two or three favorite albums.
David - I haven’t seen a Habu since I got a dry bite in 1992 when I was in the US Marines- we were training in the Northern training area it was in my sleeping bag lol - we had so many classes on watching out for them - memories man thank you - to me the most terrifying thing on Oki was the banana rats holy crap
Thanks David, I appreciate what you do and your videos are great and I always look forward to them.David are you in Japan or Okinawa?.Lovely Habu at the end of video.
Ive only just come across your page and i love it, didn't realise herping would be so enjoyable to watch. Have to say David your girlfriend is so beautiful
You should! I’m actually considering the possibility of planning a group expedition back to Japan with a group of guests for next year. Keep an eye out for that :)
Trust me, it isn’t always easy. I just don’t film all the times when I find nothing. One episode sometimes comprises of footage from 100+ hours in the field.
Congratulations on the Golden Habu! The first photograph of a Habu I ever saw was in Ditmars book; I believe he called it the Okinawa Habu. So cool to see one of the family alive and biting! Great segment!
Another great video David 👌 have you ever come across a stiletto snake or had any dealings with one? Foul temperament and an evil venom that can rot bone! Don’t know if you ever saw Myke clarksons bite on his thumb which he lost in the end 🙈
@@DAVIDSFEED Awesome! I look forward to your next video. Thanks!..I guess herping in JPN gets less bugs & flying termites? So slightly more pleasant David? :)
@@DAVIDSFEED You and Sky would enjoy visiting central Arkansas. We are blessed to have Water Moccasins, Copperheads, Canebrake (Timber) rattlesnakes and in West Central Arkansas Western Diamondback rattlesnakes and the SW part of the state we have the extremely rare Texas Coral snake. Arkansas also has the American Alligator! So y'all come on over but be mindful of our two tornado seasons. lol! Fantastic video! Much appreciated!
"I'm probably being overly cautious". You are holding a highly venomous viper in your bare hands to look cool on youtube. Brother, caution left the building a long time ago.
I am so glad you are back, I love your videos even though I am scared of snakes lol. Congrats on your girlfriend, she is a beautiful young lady so treat her right! You sir are winning at the game of life!
David, you are fortunate indeed. A beautiful woman that tolerates your passion for herping and one hella good sport after taking a nasty bite from a wolf snake! Wow! That was one large snake. This is at the 22:43 mark of your video. Japan is an interesting Country although I personally wouldn't want to live in a Country that didn't want me there.
Thank you John - I couldn’t agree more! I probably wouldn’t choose to live there either, but mostly because although there are some insane snakes, the variety isn’t as great as elsewhere. I just think I’d get bored fairly quick haha. I actually found Japan to be very welcoming towards foreigners, as long as you familiarize yourself with their culture in advance in order not to seem rude doing certain things which would be completely normal in other countries.
Bad ass you guys went back out and got the holy grail viper for the area . I’m sure sky was like wtf you literally just said she wouldn’t get bit then she did haha you probably slept on the couch that night 🤣🤣
David. I've been watching since you had the Super High top hair and Danzig length nails. Looks like your going a little gray. Is that from always being on edge handling horrifyingly toxic snakes? Love your vids. Keep up the uploads, dude. Were here for it. Also, Skyes Nirvana tattoo is awesome. In Utero is best Nirvana album🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@DAVIDSFEED I feel 16 still too, in mind. Just turned 43. Body's a mess. Legs don't work right lol. But ya thanks for responding. Keep slaying it dude.thanx for showing me what I will never do. Scared to death of snakes. Wouldn't get within 10 feet of one.
I now had the time and watched it. Nice diversity of snakes and other animals. The Amami rabbit is a very rare and evolutionarily distinct rabbit. Yes, male newts have a swollen vent. They have glands which produce material for the spermatophore. It is laudable that they are protecting their wildlife, but on the other hand the situation with the pit viper is unfortunate. I don’t know what to make about this.
Thanks for that info, greatly appreciate it Stefano! Wildlife protection in Japan overall was very good - with the one BIG exception of the Habu. I thought this was truly shocking.
Such gorgeous snakes. So very sad one lost their life on the road. Doubt if any snake lovers among us who have not taken a bite. I know I have. Lovely and lively Habu Viper, what a find.
Because they cost money and I always lose them within a couple days, they’re also annoying to carry around. Sticks are free, effective, and always within arms reach.
Japan has a class of cars very small: Kei-Car. They have low taxes and insurance, they are allowed into many narrow areas where bigger ones are not. Max 3,4 metres long/1,48 metres wide/660 ccm/47 kW (as of the year 1998).
You can call the rabbit the Amami or Ryukyu Rabbit. Before Japan was established as a country Okinawa was known as the Ryukyu or Amami Islands with an indigenous people group separate from main land Japan. They even spoke a different language, so when you visit Okinawa you get a much different cultural experience. Some people on the island still carry animosity towards the main land and want to be an independent country. But I don’t think they have enough resources or economy to do so.
28:45, if your girlfriend gives a SPAM sandwich a 9/10 she is a keeper. I have gone crazy trying to keep up with women and their crazy high expectations when it comes to dinners and clothes. 😬
Thank you Guy! I see you became a channel member, welcome! I will work on fully perfecting the member experience soon, not too much is there yet as I just started offering it. I appreciate your support!
@@DAVIDSFEED Amazing video David Turning back and finding that amazing species Wow I'm not a snake guy, but a turtle one but that was amazing and deserving clearly a channel membership ! If you need help identifying some turtle species ... Some old specimens can be really tricky ! Ruppert ... Notochelys, Cyclemys , Heosemys
I generally avoid washing in water, but these Japanese forest streams are very clean. People there even drink it straight from the stream all the time. And also, the options were washing it in the stream or not washing it at all.
I always look forward to these videos. When I became a member, I went back and was able to see a lot more.
Thank you so much man! I really appreciate that. I only just started offering memberships - but I plan to expand on that big time and make it more worthwhile to my members very soon. Just got a lot of other things I’m juggling at the same time. But I’ve got some cool ideas lined up. Thanks again!
Ps. What is your name? I’ll try to remember it so I can address you by that next time :)
At 15:42, what the absolute fuk was that nightmare come to life?!?! I'm too dumb to be scared of just about anything, but I would freakin' kill myself getting away from this thing. If Dave catches one of these whateverthehellitis with his bare hands.....everybody else just needs to quit!
@@DAVIDSFEED 36:10 What is wrong with you, asshole?
David is very much alive and well and releasing videos consistently lately which has been fantastic!
Thanks so much!
Flavoviridis is literally one of my favorite species on the planet. Congrats on the find man, seems like you had an awesome trip!
Thanks! The trip was absolutely insane, and the best finds are yet to come in parts 2 and 3!
I love how Sky's sweet demeanor went out the window hard when she got bit. Beeeeeep! Beeeeeep! 😂
Too funny 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
AMAZING!🔥🔥🤩🔥🔥
Thanks bro!!
David's herping videos are well put together and fun to watch but also informative! I'm always looking forward to the next one!
I’m so glad to hear that! Very glad the content is well received :)
I am so proud to see one of my old students living the best version of life and doing so well. Keep kicking life's a**, David!
Hey! I don’t recognize the username - which teacher are you?
The one that started the RC club and used to help with you in 6th grade. I no longer have FB. This is one of my channels.@DAVIDSFEED
Best trip ever! Excited for more adventures with you👫💖
Thanks darling poo 💩❤️
at least the bite didn´t damage the beautiful artworks on your nails 😎😏
how long this gonna last 😂
@@klausziel3392and I’m very happy about that😂
That was a big beautiful Golden Habu! Well done David!
Thanks a lot Aaron!
Nice to see David back after his sporadic “cameos” in Rupert’s videos! The Coral snake was amazing, I’ve never seen a snake with both horizontal stripes and rings circumscribing it’s entire length. What a beauty!
Thanks a lot! It’s good to be back to making videos
That was awesome. I really appreciate you showing the wide variety of wildlife and not only the herps.
Thanks Luke!
Another great one. Looking forward to part 2.
Thanks! Part 2 will be epic!
Your narration is great brother!!!
Very educational!!
Much appreciated!
Great video! Stunning snakes and landscape. Just…WOW
Glad you enjoyed it!
❤ THIS IS MY FAVORITE SNAKE!!!!!! IT MAKES ALL OTHER SNAKES LOOK AND ACT LIKE A WORM!!!!! NOTHING COMPARES ,ESPECIALLY, A FULL ADULT!!
GREAT WORK!!!!
Great video Guys. Skye, you just received a badge of honor.
And Dave , you better hang on tight to that amazing young lady. She is a trooper for sure and obviously, a fantastic field companion. Thank your lucky stars my man. Great work as usual.
Thanks a ton! She really is something special, I feel very lucky to have her by my side. Appreciate the support!
"I don't think it'll bite you if you let it crawl over you."
Snake: "Hold my beer!"
Awesome!😮 can’t wait to see the rest of your 🇯🇵 trip😊
Next episode in a week!
I’m late to the this video but I was absolutely grinning when you found your target viper. The level of excitement was infectious. Totally made my day.
Thank you so much! I’m happy I’m able to share the joy with others :)
I’ve don’t believe I’ve ever heard you so excited David! Very cool. I’m glad you were able to find it.
There aren’t many times I’ve been this excited about a find. BUT, there are several more instances like this coming up in the next episodes from Japan!
@@DAVIDSFEED I look forward to them friend. I suppose the company you find yourself could have an impact on that too.
normal reaction to me , especially going to foreign land and find target species
Bro I wait and wait and wait! For you to drop a new video ! Your the best Herper on TH-cam bro thanks for the upload
I appreciate that! New video tomorrow!
Excellent video and great trip! No wonder you're over the moon considering the sky with you in Japan. 😎👌🏻
Also, love your GF's _In Utero_ angel tattoo. I also have one like it. One of my two or three favorite albums.
Thanks! And yeah I really like that tattoo as well :)
great job David, as you were saying she probably won't get bit and she got bit.
David - I haven’t seen a Habu since I got a dry bite in 1992 when I was in the US Marines- we were training in the Northern training area it was in my sleeping bag lol - we had so many classes on watching out for them - memories man thank you - to me the most terrifying thing on Oki was the banana rats holy crap
Welcome! I did notice a lot of American army/air force/marines there even now. Glad you enjoyed the video :)
I love that Elapidae shirt you have on omg!
Great trip & video man! Sky is a keeper dude! 👍
Sure is! Thanks a lot
Amazing video and amazing snakes, as always, thank you very much for sharing your adventures with us
Glad you like them!
David: "...I don't think he will bite you..."
Skye: "...!!&#!!***!!!!***!!!..."
This was a great video...thanks for sharing it!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The Golden Habu was very impressive. And very nice to see Bert the newt and his pals.
Hahaha thanks Andrew!
The amount of odd tooth... The golden habu pit viper is so gorgeous.
Yeah - I didn’t even film all of them to not make the video too repetitive. We saw around 30 Odd-tooth Snakes in total.
Thanks David, I appreciate what you do and your videos are great and I always look forward to them.David are you in Japan or Okinawa?.Lovely Habu at the end of video.
Okinawa is in Japan. But this video is in Amami.
❤ great work! Much love
Thank you 🙌
Ive only just come across your page and i love it, didn't realise herping would be so enjoyable to watch.
Have to say David your girlfriend is so beautiful
Awesome vid, always look forward to when you upload. So jealous as well, would love to be able to get out and herp that part of the world someday.
You should! I’m actually considering the possibility of planning a group expedition back to Japan with a group of guests for next year. Keep an eye out for that :)
golden pit viper looks like he has a pattern of fried eggs down his back 😆
Seeing how easy you guys find snakes makes me think about hiking again!
Trust me, it isn’t always easy. I just don’t film all the times when I find nothing. One episode sometimes comprises of footage from 100+ hours in the field.
33:20 voice turns into mortys, hhahaha legend!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your videos are amazing I'm really enjoying them.
Thank you very much.
Remember always that these creatures are extremely dangerous
Excellent choice with the Naruto tunes! Proper for a Japan visit. Golden Habu was dope.
Thanks! The song was Skye’s idea :)
Great video David
David makes some of THE BEST content on TH-cam!
Thank you very much kind sir!
Glad to see u back!!! 👋 from Myrtle Beach SC!
Thanks Jennifer! Appreciate your constant support! 🙌
Wow. What a trip and great video. Tnx for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Congratulations on the Golden Habu!
The first photograph of a Habu I ever saw was in Ditmars book; I believe he called it the Okinawa Habu. So cool to see one of the family alive and biting! Great segment!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks
super fun...always so informative
Glad you enjoyed it
Such an amazing video🐍❤️💚
Thank you!!
these vids are so good ,thank you
Glad you like them!
Woooooo! David!!! So stoked another video is up.
Thank you 🙏
Another great video David 👌 have you ever come across a stiletto snake or had any dealings with one? Foul temperament and an evil venom that can rot bone! Don’t know if you ever saw Myke clarksons bite on his thumb which he lost in the end 🙈
Thanks! I’ve unfortunately never had the pleasure with a stiletto before
Wow. I didn’t know before this video that JPN has a coral snake. TC Man & Thanks for this video David!
Japan has two coral snakes, the other one might be featured in part 3! ;)
@@DAVIDSFEED Awesome! I look forward to your next video. Thanks!..I guess herping in JPN gets less bugs & flying termites? So slightly more pleasant David? :)
Enjoyed the video with different place and snakes/reptiles etc to see.
(Although i did drop my phone for the cricket thing 😂😂)
Hahahahahaha thanks! Phone not broken I hope?
The boots that you are wearing, are they just to keep your feet dry or are they rated for snake bites as well?
Mainly to stay dry and protect against insect bites and thorns. However, they are fairly bite proof for snakes as well.
@@DAVIDSFEED I am guessing it would take a rather large snake with long fangs to get through?
Very nice snake trip in Japan David 👌🐍👌
Thanks Claes!!
Have you ever visit the philippines?
I haven’t, but I’m sure that one day I will!
@@DAVIDSFEED You and Sky would enjoy visiting central Arkansas. We are blessed to have Water Moccasins, Copperheads, Canebrake (Timber) rattlesnakes and in West Central Arkansas Western Diamondback rattlesnakes and the SW part of the state we have the extremely rare Texas Coral snake. Arkansas also has the American Alligator! So y'all come on over but be mindful of our two tornado seasons. lol! Fantastic video! Much appreciated!
Excited for part 2 😍😍
It’s gonna be awesome! And part 3 will possibly be even better!
That Golden Habu Viper is just stunning!!
It really is!
Thank you for the video David!
Very welcome Mikie! Always greatly appreciated 👊
Love your videos!
Glad you like them! Appreciate it bro
Great video and thanks for sharing your adventures
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching them :)
"I'm probably being overly cautious". You are holding a highly venomous viper in your bare hands to look cool on youtube. Brother, caution left the building a long time ago.
I suggest you check out some of my other videos if you think that 😂👏
That lizard was definitely a Scoobius Doobius 😊.
I am so glad you are back, I love your videos even though I am scared of snakes lol. Congrats on your girlfriend, she is a beautiful young lady so treat her right! You sir are winning at the game of life!
Thanks so much! I’ll try my absolute best with her! :)
@@DAVIDSFEED I am so happy you are making content again, when you took a break I was afraid you got hurt.
Great finds especially the Golden Habus and the Sino Corals!
Thanks Jaime! I was very pleased with my finds, but it gets even more awesomene for the next episodes!
45 minutes of pure Joy. Amazing!
I’m glad you liked it, stay tuned for part 2 next week!
Congrats on a very successful first branch of your trip
Thank you so much 😀
this just strengthened my desire to go to japan to see the wildlife! They have so many unique species that it boggles the mind
It’s a truly wonderful place!
David, you are fortunate indeed. A beautiful woman that tolerates your passion for herping and one hella good sport after taking a nasty bite from a wolf snake! Wow! That was one large snake. This is at the 22:43 mark of your video. Japan is an interesting Country although I personally wouldn't want to live in a Country that didn't want me there.
Thank you John - I couldn’t agree more! I probably wouldn’t choose to live there either, but mostly because although there are some insane snakes, the variety isn’t as great as elsewhere. I just think I’d get bored fairly quick haha. I actually found Japan to be very welcoming towards foreigners, as long as you familiarize yourself with their culture in advance in order not to seem rude doing certain things which would be completely normal in other countries.
Bad ass you guys went back out and got the holy grail viper for the area . I’m sure sky was like wtf you literally just said she wouldn’t get bit then she did haha you probably slept on the couch that night 🤣🤣
She definitely was very cautious with every snake afterwards that I said wouldn’t bite hahah 🤣
The free handling is insane but man David’s life is a dream to me. Would love to go around the world herping.
I consider myself very fortunate to be in the position I’m in :)
David. I've been watching since you had the Super High top hair and Danzig length nails. Looks like your going a little gray. Is that from always being on edge handling horrifyingly toxic snakes? Love your vids. Keep up the uploads, dude. Were here for it. Also, Skyes Nirvana tattoo is awesome. In Utero is best Nirvana album🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow, I appreciate that! I think I’m just getting old haha. Still feel like a kid though. I’ll extend the compliment to Skye!
@@DAVIDSFEED I feel 16 still too, in mind. Just turned 43. Body's a mess. Legs don't work right lol. But ya thanks for responding. Keep slaying it dude.thanx for showing me what I will never do. Scared to death of snakes. Wouldn't get within 10 feet of one.
I now had the time and watched it. Nice diversity of snakes and other animals. The Amami rabbit is a very rare and evolutionarily distinct rabbit. Yes, male newts have a swollen vent. They have glands which produce material for the spermatophore. It is laudable that they are protecting their wildlife, but on the other hand the situation with the pit viper is unfortunate. I don’t know what to make about this.
Thanks for that info, greatly appreciate it Stefano! Wildlife protection in Japan overall was very good - with the one BIG exception of the Habu. I thought this was truly shocking.
That Habu Pit Viper was beautiful 😍
I think so too!
Bellissimo video e sei bravissimo con gli animali, complimenti sinceri.
Thanks!
このチャンネルでいつも海外のヘビを見れて感動していますが、日本の奄美大島のヘビを紹介して頂けることに感謝です。ホンハブを素手で扱うのは怖すぎて日本人じゃ絶対できない技なので凄いです。
Thank you for watching! Your country is very beautiful, I had a great time visiting and I will certainly come back one day!
How many cuss words did she say.... lol 😂 that was a crazy bite
A lot! Hahah
The wind remix for the intro is nice and very fitting
Thanks! I wanted the original but was unfortunately unable to due to copyright reasons…
Fun to watch as Always..
Thank you kindly - as always! :)
Welcome to Japan!
Thank you! What an amazing country!
Perhaps oddtooths have massive appetites? Congrats on that golden eyed Habu viper. Very beautiful.
Yes, I think they must primarily be frog eaters given that their activity seems to peak during heavy rains.
@@DAVIDSFEED Reptiles adapted to the cold. Makes me wonder want dinosaurs were capable of. And if that asteroid had not of hit...
great video impressive herping!
Thanks!
Like this gradation
Holy crab -> Holy sh*t! 😀
You guys did awesome
Thank you Cake!
Such gorgeous snakes. So very sad one lost their life on the road. Doubt if any snake lovers among us who have not taken a bite. I know I have. Lovely and lively Habu Viper, what a find.
Yep. It’s the sad reality of herping - especially road cruising. So many dead snakes :(
Skye’s tattoo looks like the nirvana heart shaped box album art
It is!
Why no snake hook
Because they cost money and I always lose them within a couple days, they’re also annoying to carry around. Sticks are free, effective, and always within arms reach.
@@DAVIDSFEED yeah your gonna be loosing a finger soon lol jk
Hahahahahh, I hope Sky was not traumatized by this bite, but damn, the censoring beeeeep was hilarious..
Lol, I found my ovophis tonkiensis in Vietnam on a parking lot as well, after a night of herping...
I’ve actually had this happen a few times before as well. Funny how it goes sometimes
Your joy is really nice to listen to when you got that flavo..i don't think I ever heard you so excited. Nice one bro
@@stephaneclerc667thanks broski
Japan has a class of cars very small: Kei-Car. They have low taxes and insurance, they are allowed into many narrow areas where bigger ones are not. Max 3,4 metres long/1,48 metres wide/660 ccm/47 kW (as of the year 1998).
Good job Sky. Now you have it out of the way and know what to expect. IMO, a bite is much more shocking than they are painful.
100%. She’s been bitten once before, by a smaller Bamboo Rat Snake in northern Thailand.
The odd tooth snake looks a lot like our longnose snake lol.
Which species are you referring to?
@@DAVIDSFEED The odd tooth snake looks a lot like a Western long nosed snake found in the western usa.
Thanks David I need a video from you today
Hope you enjoyed it!
I've never seen snakes in the cold I've seen pictures of snakes out in snow in Oct which is nuts
Indiana Jones and the Search for the Golden Habu. I'd see that!
Hahahah
You can call the rabbit the Amami or Ryukyu Rabbit. Before Japan was established as a country Okinawa was known as the Ryukyu or Amami Islands with an indigenous people group separate from main land Japan. They even spoke a different language, so when you visit Okinawa you get a much different cultural experience. Some people on the island still carry animosity towards the main land and want to be an independent country. But I don’t think they have enough resources or economy to do so.
That’s pretty interesting, thanks for sharing that!
Lol his girl get bitten where the vipers at real herper love it 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Yes Japan has Lyme disease, very uncommon though
Good to know. Absolutely hate ticks
28:45, if your girlfriend gives a SPAM sandwich a 9/10 she is a keeper. I have gone crazy trying to keep up with women and their crazy high expectations when it comes to dinners and clothes. 😬
Skye is very easy going, and I absolutely love her for that!
She is beautiful! Glad she is ok
Couldn’t agree more!
Congrats neighbor ! from Normandy !
Thank you Guy! I see you became a channel member, welcome! I will work on fully perfecting the member experience soon, not too much is there yet as I just started offering it. I appreciate your support!
@@DAVIDSFEED
Amazing video David
Turning back and finding that amazing species
Wow
I'm not a snake guy, but a turtle one but that was amazing and deserving clearly a channel membership !
If you need help identifying some turtle species ... Some old specimens can be really tricky !
Ruppert ... Notochelys, Cyclemys , Heosemys
Pro edits
Thanks for noticing! Been putting a lot more time and effort into post production
You shouldn't wash it in the stream. As many bacterias can be found there and infect the wound. It can actually be extremely dangerous.
I generally avoid washing in water, but these Japanese forest streams are very clean. People there even drink it straight from the stream all the time. And also, the options were washing it in the stream or not washing it at all.