I love running into Rattlesnakes here in the mountains of PA. They've really made a comeback here. I see several a year now and always stop if I see them in the road to make sure they move and won't get run over. I've moved several back into the woods that have showed up in my parent's yard over the last few years. They are beautiful highly misunderstood creatures. I always try to help people see the beauty in them and help them understand how important they are. Thank you for this great video!
Same, in south central PA, These snakes are just not hostile and their effective strike range is less than four feet. You can get some awesome pictures at very low risk to yourself, especially with modern zoom lenses. I've seen many of them in the wild and they don't... come at you, bro. That's not how they do. I was surprised at the number of copperheads in this video, though.
Excellent production! I've had the opportunity to find many, many rattlesnakes throughout my life in places like Arizona, Florida and the Northeast. The timber rattlesnakes of the Northeast seem to be, by far, the least agitated when encountered. Sometimes, they seem almost docile when encountered on a trail.
Great video!! I understand needing certain things in the modern age like Internet maybe. I'm from part of Appalachia in NYS, the country part. The forest has everything you could ever need. Food, clothing supplies, housing etc so I don't understand the reason to sell and cut things down. The only reason really is outside pressures and promise of money which really we don't need. My family switched from living off the land to living more cash but it's really because of being pushed by others. The city I'm from has cut down a lot of trees recently, allowing companies like Walmart to come in and cut down 3-5x more trees then they even need to. It's really saddening. Life was fine, there was really nothing we needed besides more widespread Internet and phone access so I don't understand it. Native Americans live there, Amish live there as well as average country folks. Life is good, simple but good.
As an Appalacian-American, I approve of this gorgeous, visually striking documentary. What sort of snakes have offensive venom? I imagine it would be the highly venomous elapids like cobras or just about anything from Australia.
Hello! In the documentary, we mention that most snakes do not have a defensive venom for protecting themselves - that venom is used "offensively" towards prey, to kill and digest. Alternatively, a Gila Monster has a defensive venom that causes immediate, and intense pain to ward off predators.
Very interesting. Very well done. I live too far south in Florida, so we have Timber Rattlers. I used to occasionally eat diamondbacks, but I learned not to kill them decades ago. I don't kill any animal anymore unless it's a problem invasive species. Even then, I don't hunt them.
A couple things I wanted to share based on an encounter with a timber rattlesnake. 1) They're very nonaggressive, almost to a fault. You can accidentally get way too close before they'll even start to rattle. They seem to strongly prefer lying still until the last second. 2) Their rattle is well depicted here (th-cam.com/video/sa-oOSUFfBs/w-d-xo.html). It sounds quite different from the western diamondbacks you hear in the movies. It's fast and high-pitched, almost like a cicada. I didn't even realize what it was when I first heard it.
how come the fire is less common now than it would have been in a natural setting? is it a local effect of climate change, or something to do with man-made fragmentation? thanks for the film! cool infos
Yeah, that was very jarring and a real disappointment in an otherwise great documentary. Besides the wealth of historical photos and art in the public domain, there are tons of talented artists doing absolutely beautiful work in Appalachia. I'm sure they would've loved the chance to share their art. Craft and art is such an integral part of Appalachian culture, so it was a particular letdown to see soulless images generated by exploitative tech companies included. Art is human.
The biggest threat to timber rattler habitat in my area are these massive wind turbine projects they’re trying to put on the ridges of every mountain in Appalachia. What’s your position on that?
And 12:35 is either a black racer or a black rat snake… but they were describing a bigger subject at that moment, the fungal infection affecting all snakes. They showed the copperheads because I think the narrator was just describing hibernation, mating, etc., and so they included another common Viperidae species of the southern Appalachians, in that moment. Copperheads are basically rattle-less rattlesnakes anyway, lol. Most Viperidae/viperids/vipers don’t even possess rattles. Still, copperheads have been found in dens & burrows co-hibernating with rattlesnakes, as well, for additional warmth.
@chriscarpenter317 No you wouldn't. Especially not a canebrake/timber. Their venom is significantly more toxic than a copperhead and they produce more of it. I find they are definitely more docile than copperheads and cottonmouths, but some will disagree with me
Massasauga in PA? Where I live, we have all the poisonous snakes in the US except for the western varieties of rattlers. People 'round these parts murder any snake they come in contact with, but I do not. I leave them alone. Most of the time, the copperheads and cane breaks (timber rattlers) are just moving on. I do not longer have a surplus of squirrels and chipmunks. Just hafta be wary that rattlers, cotton mouth, corals and timbers could be in the yard at any time. I don't keep chickens, so no worries with foxes in the yard, or coyotes, either. These guys also take care of the rodent populations. I do, however, have to keep an eye out for my Chihuahuas who do not get let out on their own. A big red tail hawk could pick one of them up, lol. 'Tis true.
You are the one who needs to look at snake bite statistics. You are more likely to be killed by a dog than a rattlesnake. Do you kill all dogs you run across?
“Snakes don’t hibernate to stay warm, they hibernate so they don’t freeze, and there’s a big difference…” No, no there isn’t. They want to stay warm enough they don’t freeze, it’s not complicated.
Losing the chestnut tree is sad and devastating. Losing these venomous hell creatures that will financially break you if you have a bad encounter would be a reason to rejoice. We have plenty of non-venomous ones that can eat the 🐁.
Taking any one species out of the picture, whether it is venomous or not, will throw a huge kink into the ecology of an area. We humans simply need to learn to live with ALL wildlife. If we don’t, the consequences will be disastrous.
@@CandyLindTX you believing that if we lost the timber rattler to extinction it would be devastating to ANY environment shows you have a delusional grasp on the subject. What exactly does it do that all the non venomous snakes can’t do? Please answer.. Would people be upset that it went extinct yes but it’s not because it would be disastrous to the environment. 🤣 What IS disastrous is what happens to your body and your bank account when you get struck by one. Thanks for the chuckle. 😆
The part at the end accusing Appalachian people of having ignorant myths about snakes is condescending and blatant gaslighting. Fearing nonvenomous snakes is unjustified. Fearing venomous snakes is prudent. So, land owners are supposed to tolerate a deadly threat that can maim them or kill their children and pets because you think they’re cool? It’s not even a matter of cruelty because one rattlesnake kills many sentient mammals like squirrels and mice in a painful and terrifying manner. It’s not a matter of species preservation because Crotalus horridus’s conservation status is “Least Concern”. You sit in your city apartments and tell rural people we’re supposed to tolerate rattlesnakes in our yards. Okay, let’s put them in all the city parks that were once part of their habitats and see how you like them. And before you start calling me an ignoramus, I’m a biologist. I’m just a biologist who has lived in rural areas my whole life, not in a city just watching nature on television. I own 117 acres of Appalachia that I bought simply to preserve a natural area. I don’t even have a house on that land. I don’t cut timber on it. I just camp and run trail cameras and enjoy the bears and bobcats who don’t have to worry about being hunted as long as I own the land. So I’ve put more money into conservation than you can dream of. That said, I don’t see the point of a program that’s goal is to increase the population of a venomous snake that isn’t even endangered.
The only issue is when groups that are educated beyond their intelligence think its a great idea to reintroduce poisonous snakes into a public park that is frequented by children. Everyone loves the snakes until one puts your 5 year old in the hospital.
Good video, but you lost the plot when you were pretending people's fear of rattlesnakes is somehow inspired by indiana jones and mythology. They fear rattlesnakes because they're realistically the most dangerous animal you'll encounter in the woods for the vast majority of the Appalachian range. Thousands of people get by bit by rattlesnakes each year and they can be fatal without medical treatment. They're a dangerous wild animal and getting bit by one cause you stepped over a log is going to be a super bad day, regardless of folkstories about hoop snakes.
Now YOU are showing your ignorance. How did YOU learn to fear snakes? Your relatives saying how deadly they are? Did they tell you the only good snake is a dead one, by chance? Did you also have a constant rodent problem? Those movies are created for sensationalism and use a fear factor that is ingrained in the population through misinformation. There are on average less than 5 deaths a year from all venomous snakes in the US. They can’t eat you. They don’t want anything to do with you, but their habitat shrinks on a daily basis. They only strike when they feel threatened. They eat thousands of disease-carrying insects along with those rodents every year. Learn to step ON the log, not over it, because you understand that those logs are common trails for rodents which the snake is hunting. If you can’t learn to respect them and give them a chance to live and contribute to the ecosystem, your progeny will suffer the consequences.
How many idiotic comments are you going to make on this video? Just because you don't realize the beauty and importance of these snakes doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
@@CandyLindTX no, YOU missed EVERYTHING. He compared someone having a bald eagle on the wall of their house and people being upset about that BUT those same people NOT caring if there is a dead snake mounted on the wall. Comparing the fondness of the two by people as if the average person thinks they’re equal. Try again by hitting this 19:40.
I love running into Rattlesnakes here in the mountains of PA. They've really made a comeback here. I see several a year now and always stop if I see them in the road to make sure they move and won't get run over. I've moved several back into the woods that have showed up in my parent's yard over the last few years. They are beautiful highly misunderstood creatures. I always try to help people see the beauty in them and help them understand how important they are. Thank you for this great video!
Same, in south central PA, These snakes are just not hostile and their effective strike range is less than four feet. You can get some awesome pictures at very low risk to yourself, especially with modern zoom lenses. I've seen many of them in the wild and they don't... come at you, bro. That's not how they do. I was surprised at the number of copperheads in this video, though.
I wish new hampshire would do more to bring the timber rattlesnake population back thanks for an awesome video
Great video, I'll share it with my scouts in the merit badge classes I teach.
Well done. I will be using this in class. Keep up the good work!
Really well done, bravo Orianne Society!
Really great piece, and keep up the good work.
Excellent production! I've had the opportunity to find many, many rattlesnakes throughout my life in places like Arizona, Florida and the Northeast. The timber rattlesnakes of the Northeast seem to be, by far, the least agitated when encountered. Sometimes, they seem almost docile when encountered on a trail.
I love snakes , I'm out in New Mexico where I spied a baby Diamondback Rattler , it was so beautiful, it's colors were so vibrant ! Thanks !
This is so interesting and the scenery is stunning!
This is great! High information content, and really well produced. Thanks for pointing out the need for snake conservation!
Female rattle snakes are special critters, that's for sure. You go girls!
❤ I live in southwest GA. I quit killing diamondbacks years ago
I hope you quit killing all other (in addition to diamondbacks) species of snakes.
What a beautiful film! Nicely done 🐍
Excellent, educational video!!
Great video!! I understand needing certain things in the modern age like Internet maybe. I'm from part of Appalachia in NYS, the country part. The forest has everything you could ever need. Food, clothing supplies, housing etc so I don't understand the reason to sell and cut things down. The only reason really is outside pressures and promise of money which really we don't need. My family switched from living off the land to living more cash but it's really because of being pushed by others. The city I'm from has cut down a lot of trees recently, allowing companies like Walmart to come in and cut down 3-5x more trees then they even need to. It's really saddening. Life was fine, there was really nothing we needed besides more widespread Internet and phone access so I don't understand it. Native Americans live there, Amish live there as well as average country folks. Life is good, simple but good.
Beautiful video - thanks so much.
Nice Dr. Chris, and team...
Wow! This is a fantastic video and message. I'm going to share it to everyone.
This is awsome!!!!
As an Appalacian-American, I approve of this gorgeous, visually striking documentary.
What sort of snakes have offensive venom?
I imagine it would be the highly venomous elapids like cobras or just about anything from Australia.
Hello! In the documentary, we mention that most snakes do not have a defensive venom for protecting themselves - that venom is used "offensively" towards prey, to kill and digest. Alternatively, a Gila Monster has a defensive venom that causes immediate, and intense pain to ward off predators.
This was very well done
Great production and direction!
Great job Orianne! 🐍
I’ve been looking forward to this day. Very good video
very nice film! thanks for sharing with all!
Fantastic!
Very interesting. Very well done. I live too far south in Florida, so we have Timber Rattlers. I used to occasionally eat diamondbacks, but I learned not to kill them decades ago. I don't kill any animal anymore unless it's a problem invasive species. Even then, I don't hunt them.
So good!!!
Amazing video!
Y'all do great work.
Amazingly done documentary
they are so beautiful
I wish more people understood the importance of wildfire management.
A couple things I wanted to share based on an encounter with a timber rattlesnake. 1) They're very nonaggressive, almost to a fault. You can accidentally get way too close before they'll even start to rattle. They seem to strongly prefer lying still until the last second. 2) Their rattle is well depicted here (th-cam.com/video/sa-oOSUFfBs/w-d-xo.html). It sounds quite different from the western diamondbacks you hear in the movies. It's fast and high-pitched, almost like a cicada. I didn't even realize what it was when I first heard it.
Wonderful video!
And everyone actually pronounced “Appalachian” correctly! Made this easier to watch.
Very good I like your channel
They have been reinstating rattle snakes in southern ohio for yrs now.
IF YOU HURT ONE..ITS A $5000 FINE AN JAIL TIME..thats a good thing..
I've heard about the death of the American Chestnut tree, so sad. Thank you for this documentary ❤
Che meraviglia
how come the fire is less common now than it would have been in a natural setting? is it a local effect of climate change, or something to do with man-made fragmentation? thanks for the film! cool infos
Disappointed that they used an AI generator, Midjourney, instead of actual historical photos.
Yeah, that was very jarring and a real disappointment in an otherwise great documentary. Besides the wealth of historical photos and art in the public domain, there are tons of talented artists doing absolutely beautiful work in Appalachia. I'm sure they would've loved the chance to share their art.
Craft and art is such an integral part of Appalachian culture, so it was a particular letdown to see soulless images generated by exploitative tech companies included. Art is human.
Excellent and inspirational kind of videos I wanna make for my channel
So, I knew about amphibian Chytridiomycosis, but had no idea snakes were facing a fungal threat, too. Does it affect all squamates, including lizards?
We are only beginning to understand the scope of Ophidiomycosis - as far as we know at this point, it is only affecting snakes.
The biggest threat to timber rattler habitat in my area are these massive wind turbine projects they’re trying to put on the ridges of every mountain in Appalachia. What’s your position on that?
nice
How exactly do people trace their ancestors to an area without records?
The snakes at 4:36 and 5:38 are Copperheads, not Rattlesnakes
And 12:35 is either a black racer or a black rat snake… but they were describing a bigger subject at that moment, the fungal infection affecting all snakes. They showed the copperheads because I think the narrator was just describing hibernation, mating, etc., and so they included another common Viperidae species of the southern Appalachians, in that moment.
Copperheads are basically rattle-less rattlesnakes anyway, lol. Most Viperidae/viperids/vipers don’t even possess rattles. Still, copperheads have been found in dens & burrows co-hibernating with rattlesnakes, as well, for additional warmth.
@@erikm8372
Id rather get bit by a rattler than a copperhead! Very painful bite a copperhead has.
@chriscarpenter317 No you wouldn't. Especially not a canebrake/timber. Their venom is significantly more toxic than a copperhead and they produce more of it.
I find they are definitely more docile than copperheads and cottonmouths, but some will disagree with me
I think i saw footage of copperheads four times in this video.
Yes, as well as a black rat snake and a little green snake. Copperheads really are an attractive snake.
Massasauga in PA? Where I live, we have all the poisonous snakes in the US except for the western varieties of rattlers. People 'round these parts murder any snake they come in contact with, but I do not. I leave them alone. Most of the time, the copperheads and cane breaks (timber rattlers) are just moving on. I do not longer have a surplus of squirrels and chipmunks. Just hafta be wary that rattlers, cotton mouth, corals and timbers could be in the yard at any time. I don't keep chickens, so no worries with foxes in the yard, or coyotes, either. These guys also take care of the rodent populations. I do, however, have to keep an eye out for my Chihuahuas who do not get let out on their own. A big red tail hawk could pick one of them up, lol. 'Tis true.
I almost stepped on one in southern Maine in the early nineties. I was amazed at how fat it was in the center of it
Been all over the Carolina’s my whole life and never seen a rattlesnake
wonderful documentary! but why use an AI program to generate 'historical' images? very disingenuous
I have a healthy respect for snakee, but spiders are a no go
People you need to take a look at the statistics of snake bites in this country. Be kind to yourselves , and don't think to pet the snake's. .
You are the one who needs to look at snake bite statistics. You are more likely to be killed by a dog than a rattlesnake. Do you kill all dogs you run across?
“Snakes don’t hibernate to stay warm, they hibernate so they don’t freeze, and there’s a big difference…”
No, no there isn’t. They want to stay warm enough they don’t freeze, it’s not complicated.
Losing the chestnut tree is sad and devastating.
Losing these venomous hell creatures that will financially break you if you have a bad encounter would be a reason to rejoice. We have plenty of non-venomous ones that can eat the 🐁.
Venomous.. just saying but yeah xD
Taking any one species out of the picture, whether it is venomous or not, will throw a huge kink into the ecology of an area. We humans simply need to learn to live with ALL wildlife. If we don’t, the consequences will be disastrous.
@@CandyLindTX you believing that if we lost the timber rattler to extinction it would be devastating to ANY environment shows you have a delusional grasp on the subject. What exactly does it do that all the non venomous snakes can’t do?
Please answer..
Would people be upset that it went extinct yes but it’s not because it would be disastrous to the environment. 🤣
What IS disastrous is what happens to your body and your bank account when you get struck by one.
Thanks for the chuckle. 😆
The non venomous mice eaters would not be able to pick up the slack
The part at the end accusing Appalachian people of having ignorant myths about snakes is condescending and blatant gaslighting. Fearing nonvenomous snakes is unjustified. Fearing venomous snakes is prudent. So, land owners are supposed to tolerate a deadly threat that can maim them or kill their children and pets because you think they’re cool? It’s not even a matter of cruelty because one rattlesnake kills many sentient mammals like squirrels and mice in a painful and terrifying manner. It’s not a matter of species preservation because Crotalus horridus’s conservation status is “Least Concern”. You sit in your city apartments and tell rural people we’re supposed to tolerate rattlesnakes in our yards. Okay, let’s put them in all the city parks that were once part of their habitats and see how you like them. And before you start calling me an ignoramus, I’m a biologist. I’m just a biologist who has lived in rural areas my whole life, not in a city just watching nature on television. I own 117 acres of Appalachia that I bought simply to preserve a natural area. I don’t even have a house on that land. I don’t cut timber on it. I just camp and run trail cameras and enjoy the bears and bobcats who don’t have to worry about being hunted as long as I own the land. So I’ve put more money into conservation than you can dream of. That said, I don’t see the point of a program that’s goal is to increase the population of a venomous snake that isn’t even endangered.
I have killed Timber Rattlesnakes in Kentucky that were 6 ft in length!
For food?
@@erikm8372
No. They got too close to an old woman's front porch!
@@erikm8372They can be quite tasty if cooked properly.
They will be like an old boot if you don't.
Biblical accounts are not fantasies.
😂
The only issue is when groups that are educated beyond their intelligence think its a great idea to reintroduce poisonous snakes into a public park that is frequented by children. Everyone loves the snakes until one puts your 5 year old in the hospital.
There good meat and make a nice looking belt.
Timber Rattlers belong on a dinner plate with taters on the side.
Good video, but you lost the plot when you were pretending people's fear of rattlesnakes is somehow inspired by indiana jones and mythology. They fear rattlesnakes because they're realistically the most dangerous animal you'll encounter in the woods for the vast majority of the Appalachian range. Thousands of people get by bit by rattlesnakes each year and they can be fatal without medical treatment. They're a dangerous wild animal and getting bit by one cause you stepped over a log is going to be a super bad day, regardless of folkstories about hoop snakes.
Now YOU are showing your ignorance. How did YOU learn to fear snakes? Your relatives saying how deadly they are? Did they tell you the only good snake is a dead one, by chance? Did you also have a constant rodent problem? Those movies are created for sensationalism and use a fear factor that is ingrained in the population through misinformation.
There are on average less than 5 deaths a year from all venomous snakes in the US. They can’t eat you. They don’t want anything to do with you, but their habitat shrinks on a daily basis. They only strike when they feel threatened. They eat thousands of disease-carrying insects along with those rodents every year. Learn to step ON the log, not over it, because you understand that those logs are common trails for rodents which the snake is hunting. If you can’t learn to respect them and give them a chance to live and contribute to the ecosystem, your progeny will suffer the consequences.
A lot of people don’t like them cause they SUCK.
19:40 Did you just compare a bald eagle to a venomous snake? 😂🤣😂
You can’t make this 💩 up.
How many idiotic comments are you going to make on this video? Just because you don't realize the beauty and importance of these snakes doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Totally missed the point. Our forefathers revered the timber rattler enough to place it on a flag. They observed and learned about and respected them.
@@CandyLindTX no, YOU missed EVERYTHING.
He compared someone having a bald eagle on the wall of their house and people being upset about that BUT those same people NOT caring if there is a dead snake mounted on the wall.
Comparing the fondness of the two by people as if the average person thinks they’re equal.
Try again by hitting this 19:40.
You’re weak for canceling opposing views by erasing comments.
I've l8ved snakes since I was a kid. Beautiful creatures. World is more fun with them around.
Fantastic video!