Bullsnakes from "The Marker Experiment" Hatching!

[@slynoodle4013]

You should test red and yellow next if you're going to continue with the Shuttle Art markers. Those are the colors that would contain cadmium, a toxic chemical used in inks and pigments. Since those markers are white label (bought from a generic factory and slapped with the buying company's label), I just don't trust that they would be completely non-toxic. Shuttle Arts may claim that, but they don't formulate the ink, and they pass on the "non-toxic" label based on trust me bro.

[@heather486]

Bump this for the chemical listing

[@DetectiveNyx]

​@@glowingfire900bumping doesn't work on KZbin lol

[@kfishert]

bumping this!! this is a crucial test to be done, i think

[@cloudedfreedom6286]

Bumping :)

[@Morrigun-2001]

I don't know how true this is for all around the world. but a lot of places actually have the color pigment cadmium banned as children tend to play with markers. So there are replacement dyes. The color is often still called cadmium red even if there is no cadmium in them. I know at least a lot of art supplies here do.

[@zezzors926]

I would love to see this experiment done on hognose eggs since they tend to have a thinner shell than the bullsnake ones. Would be interesting to see the difference between the species

[@emiliainflame]

That's exactly what I thought would be interesting as well!

[@sarahberry4427]

@@emiliainflamesame!

[@dawnbisph4271]

Exactly what I was thinking too, especially when the pens aren't the same brand, kinda negates the result

[@Bethylee]

Adding my comment to bump the comment! Also I agree

[@redlady8296]

I was think the same thing.

[@litigioussociety4249]

The permachrome ink for color wouldn't be significantly toxic. The big issue is xylene, which is in heavy amounts on the specialized Sharpies like Sharpie Extreme. Just make sure to use the standard size ones on the eggs. Even the King and Magnum size contain more xylene. The person who was concerned about orange Sharpies may have been referring to the neon orange ones, which glow under a blacklight.

[@xXSakuraTearsXx]

I love that we can always count on these three things from a, Snake Discovery, hatching video. 1) Baby voices for every new lil’ danger noodle 2) an explanation as to why they’re not being cut, by Emily’s razor, even if we see some blood 3) Emily huffing that fresh, baby noodle, smell

[@Thebeetlemangr]

Let's not forget the sassy babies

[@Dodl1]

And we love all of it!

[@TheWolfQueentm]

And the occasional bite

[@skycendre257]

"goop looks good"

[@HeisenbergFam]

1:22 the way you say "babies" so energetically and take care of them feels like you treat them like your own babies, sweet vibes

[@3vie556]

Why are you everywhere

[@HeisenbergFam]

​@@3vie556 not really everywhere, you just got great taste watching YT, have a good one

[@catschannal1939]

Her :Babiessssssss OH MY GODDDDDDD I forgot her name:/

[@themayfamily05]

@@catschannal1939It’s Emily

[@LoveyLennon]

​@@3vie556it might be a bot

[@astrinymris9953]

I like how you pointed out that this wasn't a rigorous scientific experiment. Us science geeks appreciate that. 😄

[@serenityb6677]

I love how the non sassy baby out of the first three has a little bowtie behind their head ❤

[@amaccoy]

He's a little gentleman

[@worganmalker]

bow ties are cool

[@skyrie_on_talons]

a lot of them had little bowties

[@LilKittenBrooke]

Dottie trying reach to bite Emily but instead bite herself was hilariously cute!!!! 😂 16:15 - 16:24

[@jascasp2476]

She’s also being handcuffed by the snake it seems haha

[@LilKittenBrooke]

@@jascasp2476 very true but it back fired on Dottie. Haha it's the good cop vs bad cop 🤣

[@jascasp2476]

@@LilKittenBrooke haha yes that’s funny

[@blacksapphireburnout619]

After that i just kept watching Dottie to see what she'd do 😂 and she kept her eyes LOCKED on Emily's hand lol

[@kaitlando636]

😂

[@ettinakitten5047]

My psych prof recommended having at least 30 in each group to have adequate statistical power in an experiment, so that'd suggest you should try this with 5 or so more clutches. But if it was a drastic impact you'd see it already.

[@prcervi]

notes for next year's normal clutches i suppose, and then they can test on more then one species of eggs

[@SoraShadowdancer]

Yep. 30 is the minimum sample size for a well balanced statistical study.

[@Kronalie]

I love how casual Emily is about being bite. She's like "yeah they do that.... so anyway I was saying....." and just goes on with her day. I think that's amazing because no the bites don't really hurt but being so casual about it helps to destigmatize pet snakes as scary.

[@SupremeViola]

Something that just occurred to me: to the people who complained that they were testing this on "lower value" snakes. It's known that there can be issues with some morphs and hatch rates. By choosing a wild-type clutch where none of the babies will be a morph, they are avoiding some potential lurking variables.

[@eddragereon654]

"explained in the milksnake video that should be up by now" Lol. You mixed up the order but that's okay, we love baby sneks either way!

[@highjinx6519]

Good, I was worried I missed something and I’ve been watching like a hawk. I ❤️ baby season❣️

[@LaiQuen]

Yep - love that they are just keeping us guessing

[@kiminimuchu__]

I went to check if I had somehow missed a video lol

[@makeupwithdianabell93]

Yeah i had to pause this video to see if I missed it lol glad I didn't miss that video

[@Ocean_Maiden]

I did the samething. Anything milksnake I went real quick and watch

[@DashSnuggles]

The way Ed said "Yes, Yes your already out, we know," to one of the Baby Bullsnakes was hilarious to me. 🤣

[@ResaChiic]

I'm glad you point out a couple times that this sample size is too small to scientifically determine the results and I hope more people are aware of that.

[@literallyfurina]

I'M SOOO GLAD THE BABIES ALL SURVIVED! Also i feel like no one is talking about this but I'm so excited for the milksnakes and false water cobras!!

[@koi_innit2673]

Hey I am correct in saying this but the milkshake video hasn’t come out right? She said the video explained the v on her face but I can’t find it. I might just be dumb but idk

[@theperson8049]

​@@koi_innit2673maybe it's already out for patreon?

[@cloudyskyz2237]

@@koi_innit2673yeah it hasn’t come out yet. Probs next or somethin

[@literallyfurina]

@@koi_innit2673 It didint come out yet! It will most likely be posted this month tho!

[@bezpodpisu6321]

I'm so hyped for water cobras

[@charamia9402]

I love the fact that these are Brad and Janets grandbabies. One of the first videos I saw was setting up one of Brads clutches for incubation back then.

[@MissDirect]

Thank you so much for doing this. I really hope that some people's comments don't discourage you from other experiments. Scientific experiments are important IMO and sometimes, that does include some risk. Not being prepared to take that risk has led to medicines being approved and prescribed to pregnant patients untested. So great job keeping it Scientific and acknowledging statistics too 😊

[@nightmaremint]

Wasn't last year the first year of breeding at the zoo? I feel like the stress of moving was more of a cause of increased bad clutches rather than sharpie color. Sometimes things line up, but that doesn't always mean they're the causation. Just a thought!

[@DRAG0NSPIRIT10]

No, 2021 was the year the snakes moved to the zoo (they moved them in right after waking them up from brumation at their house) and that was the first year breeding there, they had quite a few a bad clutches and no clutches that season. 2022 was the first brumation and breeding season at the zoo, where they had much better results. So this is the 2nd year of the snakes breeding in the zoo.

[@prcervi]

part of science is weeding out the correlations from the causations, and orange sharpie is looking pretty well cleared of causation in poor egg health

[@rawritsataco]

Dottie is a great teaching moment about feeding response body language. She and my cali king are veeeeery similar in their food response. "if it bleeds, it's food. right??"

[@Benihime25]

Dotti is my favorite!! I love how hungry she is. More Dotti! Eat everything. She is excited that BIG FOOD (aka Emily) was offered lol She is just ambitious when it comes to dinner At least her babies won’t be picky eaters

[@Lazy_.Lavender]

Exactly!! Lucky to have Dotti as a mom 😂😂

[@AshAtropos]

It's like that pelican who tries to put everything in its mouth lmao

[@melindapope2203]

I love that Emily isn’t even phased by the bite. 😂😂😂

[@redfailhawk]

Do red! Red dyes are believed to be carcinogenic, so I'd be interested to see that result. Orange, for the record, is usually produced with yellow pigments, not red ones.

[@MissDirect]

I seem to remember they said they were doing orange first as the viewer who came up with the initial idea said that orange had the lowest hatch rate. But yes, other colours would be valid too, and pencil vs. marker

[@sunsetgirl109]

I’m glad all the babies turned out okay! Now we get to see Emily’s awesome drawings in more colours! I like looking at all the different themes that they come up with!

[@strangestereo]

Just got my first snake ever, a baby hognose girl, yesterday! She is doing really well, and we named her Nari. I have been watching your videos to learn more about how to take care of her, and they have been a real help! Thank you so much!

[@bullfrogjay4383]

Awesome choice 👍

[@peenusMaximus]

Omg that's so exciting!!. I wish you luck ❤

[@strangestereo]

@@peenusMaximus Thank you so much!

[@strangestereo]

@@bullfrogjay4383 :)

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

Who would still want to go to the zoo if they gave us an enclosure by enclosure tour? ✋

[@kampfgeist7703]

I would but I live in Florida haha

[@highjinx6519]

That would make me want to go even more.

[@ammz1847]

Maybe they could do a paid live stream or something and the fee would be the cost of admission to the Zoo. They still make the profit, but people who live far away can see the Zoo.

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

@@ammz1847Yeah that sounds fair or just do a livestream and allow donations. I live super far away too but I still plan to get there someday! Seeing them on video is not the same as seeing them in person! I would be so excited to see all the animals in person!

[@sophialauraChavez]

I wish I could visit but I live in a different state

[@Lawey33maker]

Casually taking Roger out

[@catschannal1939]

Roger is cute

[@christian_directioner16]

​@@catschannal1939 Yes!! 🙂

[@appelpie2152]

100th like

[@catschannal1939]

@@christian_directioner16 she very much is

[@Paeper_Shredder]

Yes Roger is so handsome I love falsies ❤

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

The talk about Dotti’s personality makes me think, it would be neat to get a video about the friendliest animals you guys have, and what behaviors they display that specifically qualify as “friendly,” since with naturally solitary species they don’t necessarily have a genetic propensity to want to hang out with each other OR with weird humans, and thus don’t do all the obvious things that, say, a dog or cat or blue and gold macaw might do 😁

[@lisalooft-ps2zr]

I live in north central Iowa, like 10 miles from the Minnesota border, and when I got home from an appointment today, there was a garter snake on my front step under my door. I’m terrified of snakes to the point of almost throwing up, but when it was just sitting there staring at me, I did take a moment to appreciate all the red scales if had. Then I slithered away and I gagged. When I got inside I realized I left my sweet corn in my car and that’s where it will stay for the rest of today! I love your channel and may bring my braver grandson up to your your facility sometime. We’ll see if nana can work up the courage to bring him inside and go thru your zoo.

[@Jellybeansatdusk]

My uncle lives in St. Ansgar and they have TONS of garters just floating about wherever you do lol

[@w.m.8126]

This is was such a fabulous experiment and many thanks to the viewer who collected the initial data last year to inspire it !!! Seriously so cool !!!

[@SunnyDee13]

If the person who originally kept track of all the marker colors vs hatch rates kept track of each species as well, there might be something with differences in shell thickness that was a play. Like when the eggs sometimes become see through in spots and you can see the baby inside, maybe the thinner shell let the marker through easier.

[@dennagrey8055]

Just had a dentist appointment and this is exactly what I needed to calm down after, love baby season!

[@claragreenfield6317]

16:14 had me wheezing for air 😂 Emilys face says it all 😆 Oooooh Dottie 😂 (Somebody gotta make a funny moments compilation) 😂

[@-riverdafox-]

Yessssssssss

[@luxurypetscz]

No matter if the test doesn't proove the hypothesis of the fan, it's still pretty impressive that someone took the time to analyze the hatch rates of some strangers on youtube. Like.. either they are a very dedicated hater, or an absolutely awesome fan.

[@eyekona]

I don't know why but somehow I like Emily get bit by a snake and be so calm about it. Not even showing signs of pain, like it's no big deal. Somehow really reassuring. Thank you for keeping it in the video.

[@Dovietail]

For a natural beauty like you, Emily, makeup is superfluous. 😊

[@Red_Sea_]

We need a video that's just Emily getting bit while trying to explain stuff lol

[@auroraasleep]

I love how at the end she's just like "dis foodz. I sure dis foodz."

[@cassiecsws]

dottie reaching to bite made me laugh way harder than i anticipated hahaha

[@JynxGirl11]

That gentle baby you picked up at first had a perfect, cute, little bowtie marking behind his head!!!!

[@_-_Blank_-_]

I love your hatching videos! Ur always so energetic, and excited, and I want to get snakes now when I’m older because of this channel. Love you guys! ❤

[@katiekorell9776]

I love the babies!!!! Aahhhhh baby season is the best. 🎉

[@eugenielegrand8590]

I just got my first snake this Monday!! He's a rescue cornsanke from the local shelter, he's a weirdly faded stripy corn with a bit of a scar on his tail and he's absolutely adorable. I called him Chaussette (French for sock), and not touching him for the first week is not being made easier by him coming to say hello every time I do a water change. Thanks Snake Discovery for turning "I find snake kinda cool" to "actually, having a pet snake sounds like something I could actually do"!

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

I hope you have many years together! Excellent name choice, I’m not sure why, but I’m always charmed by pets named for items and also food 😁.

[@bronicawilliams7585]

YAY I'm glad that yall got so many clutches this year, because it's so fun to watch all them all hatch!!❤

[@jonalger]

It is just amazing to see all those bins and the growth you have accomplished going from closets in your house to an extraordinary zoo and warehouse. You two are incredible and inspiring. 😊

[@samanthaw8417]

Emily looks like shes had a rough day 😂 happy that all the babies made it out of their eggs

[@meg2831]

The calmness in your request for dottie to stop it was hilarious. I mean i could never be that calm but I'm sure you are used to being bit at this point. 😅

[@rachellee2680]

For next year's experiment, I'd be interested to see whether the amount of sharpie ink affects egg survivability. Sometimes I get anxious while watching the egg marking clips when the picture is big and covers a lot of eggshell surface area. Maybe you could do a clutch marked with circles/squares of increasing sizes?

[@grutarg2938]

The marker color I'd be interested in is green - because when you made the hot pepper pictures, the green ones turned blue over time.

[@BlueFlameVampire]

That's the one comment I was searching for. I remember too where the marker changed color so that might mean it went into the egg.

[@Encaris]

Nothing like a snake discovery video to make the anxieties go away for a bit. Thaaanks. OH and i recommened red to test because i would say its the next most used marker. (Gives another opportunity to make those Canada flags😂)

[@luwildy]

Best thing about you guys is that your racks are so enriching! I see some snake breeders racks and it makes me sad to think about them living there for the rest of their lives. I never feel that way seeing your racks. You guys are amazing ❤️

[@odd_dragon]

Good on you guys for putting things to the test to see if the makers were actually causing eggs to go bad.

[@EFergDindrane]

I LOVE normal morphs, especially bull snakes. So gorgeous!

[@sunsetgirl109]

Yay! I love watching the results of the experiments that you guys do. I find them so interesting

[@katiekorell9776]

YAY Its baby season 🎉. So exciting!!! Thanx Ed and Emily. Love them!!!

[@kharmachaos667]

The confounding variables/influencing factors I can think of are: (besides colour or sample size) Marker brand, marker type (permanent vs washable, etc), species of snake, calcification of egg, egg size, time of marking, ambient temperature, morph of snake, line-bred genetics of snake... oh, gender. That's all I can think of.

[@marytichelaar7225]

Oh so fierce! I am shaking in my boots from these bullsnakes . Seriously they are so cute when to trying to be scary.

[@1loyaldawg]

Another thing to cross the experiment with is other kinds of snakes. Maybe orange doesn’t effect bull snakes but might with hognoses. An interesting hypothesis

[@kracksonfamily8285]

Omg those babies are so cute!! All these baby videos make me want to get a snake

[@MandolinGuy530]

Do it :D

[@surtu9221]

Piping up again to say you should mention that snake eggs are UNLIKE BIRD EGGS, as its dangerous to cut those veins in bird eggs. Also, every bullsnake who isn't Brad puts into perspective how nice a Bullsnake Brad is XD

[@BONERCRUSHER]

Yeah you... you dont cut open bird eggs, snake eggs are soft and squishy, while bird eggs have a calcified shell...

[@TheBatmanandPikachu]

They literally said that though, did we not watch the same video lol!

[@ShadowRose17]

Bird eggs are hard shells that literally crack, are there people taking razor blades to bird eggs? 😅

[@amitylukesadventures2139]

More eggs!

[@prcervi]

any person coming to a reptile video for bird advice has made a mistake in their search info

[@SabethRavenwing]

The testing of the markers is interesting to see. I've bred and hatched Muscovy's, ducks, geese, chickens, and quail and I've been told by older breeders not to use permanent makers on eggs, that pencil is the only safe thing to mark eggs. Heck every hatching egg I've bought has been mark in pencil it is so ingrained. I've seen folks can get quite angry about it. I've seen the same thing with marking rabbit kits, and mouse pups. I've never seen data on it or were the idea ever came from. Nice to see someone testing the validity of the idea.

[@cldymond83]

Birds are very sensitive to chemicals, so it may be different for bird eggs

[@ExoticNBazzar]

This my favorite season when all the ity bitty snakes come and hatch soooo cute

[@gamer708886]

Dottie is just giving you a hug with her mouth. X3

[@Ravenannify]

I kinda love how dotty wasn't really aggressive she was just crazy food motivated 😆

[@eenymeenyminersmoe8724]

I really wanted to go to your zoo, but I haven't had the opportunity to. I'm sad I can't but watching your videos always cheer me up. Thanks for being here on KZbin for your fanbase!

[@LuciferLokiNox]

Clicked as soon as I saw a new baby video so exciting!!!

[@Enslaved_Korok]

Its great coming home from school and seeing that snake discovery has posted

[@mdg245]

Amongst the potential toxicity of red pigments, I’d be interested to see it next year partly because it’s the color that seems to disappear into the egg the most.

[@disneyworksgeek6189]

Had a really bad week and I’m finally off tomorrow. I’m so thankful for you guys.

[@einaleMelanie]

16:15 my favorite Ed moment ever! I love his laugh

[@karyannfontaine8757]

How wonderful all of these beautiful babies hatched. I love normals. I have my 1st Bull Snake, named Captain Bull, who went from a fierce little friend to sweet snake friend. He is a normal who's Mom was an Amazon, so he might be a big boy when he grows up. Orange marker cleared it's reputation this time.

[@Alexandra-ew8jx]

I love all the noddles of snakes they are just so adorable

[@Bolshevik_muppet]

Oh yay!! It’s my snake’s hatching video!! I can’t wait to show my kids, they’re going to love this

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

I have had alot of snakes and of the US native snakes, bull snakes seemed among the most intelligent and alot of personality. Three, a large male, over 6 foot long and two females, I let roam free in my bedroom for a couple years. They had an open cage with a couple inches of dry soil on it's floor were they did their business, though I had to have some newspaper along the opening to keep the dirt in and sometimes they didn't make it all the way in and that worked for that. Never had a mess anywhere in the room. Most of the time, when I came in, one or more would come and great me. Whenever I worked on something, like taking a fan apart to clean, the male would be right there watching what I was doing, his head about 6-8 inchs from my hands, very curious. At night, the male often would coil up on my chest to sleep and I often woke in the mornings with him stretched out beside me with his head perhaps on my arm and tail by my feet.

[@RoundSeal]

I've been so eagerly waiting for the outcome of this experiment, and hope that you continue with it with normal babies in the future! This seems like a really valuable thing to collect data on, if only to set minds at ease.

[@Mew2Man]

I think it would be a good experiment to try the color that previously changed over incubation- I think it was either green or red? Whichever eggs you did the pepper theme on I know had at least a few change in color. One pigment in the marker dye either dissolved in the humid incubation environment or was potentially absorbed into the egg! (as noted by another comment, could be important the shell thickness of whichever species that this was!)

[@BlueFlameVampire]

Thanks for pointing that out, I was searching for this exact comment.

[@LilyNatal-qz7yh]

I've been watching this channel for 8 years I love the channel so much they are the best people in the world

[@sisi7304]

green, brown, and some purples tend to have lots of pigments in combo (similar to black) so if you want to test more, maybe those colors should be next, just to be sure for future reference!

[@fayereader969]

9:47 Emily was wearing a necklace I love that necklace it is so cute

[@meg2831]

I'm glad this experiment went well!

[@abio3171]

A great video to explain how correlation does not equal causation ☺️ maybe you can repeat this again next year with a different species of eggs just to 'concrete' this

[@May-or-May-not]

Dottie reaching for Emily's arm eith her mouth open nearly killed me 😂 she tried so hard

[@vicroc4]

An attempt was made.

[@Priincessjas]

No makeup needed Em. You're always beautiful inside and out! ❤

[@purplishDRE3AMIEEEE]

I was so exited for this video! Thanks you guys I’ve been a fan for years!!

[@treasurepomeranians1669]

I have learned so much since I started watching watching this amazing channel. Thanks for the great content.

[@faithmcfadden7552]

You guys are amazing, I hope all the animal are well, and you guys are too. Keep up the good work and have an amazing day

[@easybreezy4559]

I love the text added lol I literally only started watching y'all because it cracks me up so much. also love cranky baby

[@hayleyspurin8286]

Nice video cute babies!!! I’m still to find out what baby smell smells like… but I’m sure I will find out one day! Great video as always!!! Love from wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!

[@Mxldy_bread]

Yk it's a good day when snake discovery uploads a video

[@artist_or_smt]

16:16 Just the look on Emily’s face is everything- glad the babies are okayy

[@ThatGirlAlexa1]

I’m so excited that this video came out and I’m so happy that they are all alive!! This was really interesting and I can’t wait for your next video!❤

[@ariannagonzalez7893]

I wonder if a different species (like hognose) would yield different results due to egg thickness. Just a thought

[@ComplexGraceMoonbeam]

Ive been waiting for this vid to come out! And now it’s finally here! 🥳🎉

[@Kipo1034]

Yay babies! You guys are amazing! ❤

[@charlotteralff769]

Once you incubate them equally, you could separate them after the first one pips so you would know if the marker color effected behavior, not just if they hatch. Artificial food colors have been found to make a difference in child behavior , from research conducted in the UK.

[@autumnbonavita2326]

I would do both orange and a new color next year to continue the experiment but on a bigger clutch so it has better ratio to show the true odds better (with an actual sharpie) and also maybe try black versus nothing

[@Vivplantsandpots]

Snakes are my absolute favorite thing❤

[@CatDragon2]

I love how I’m used to seeing Clint doing everything to avoid snake bites and Emily is just like oooooh you’re latched onto me you’re so cute!!

[@HenrietteAndersen26]

It’s funny how Dottie's first quarter-ish is dark like Janet and the rest is light like Brad 😁

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Ahaha I love Emily just going "would you stop it?!" at the end. Reminds me of trying to do your job while wrangling your child

[@anniewallace3601]

You should do this experiment again next year but with green. I'm just thinking of that weird color change when you did the pepper babies and how all the peppers colors changed.

[@SweetUniverse]

It's Emily! Starring in - A Fistful of Danger Noodles! 🤩🤩🤩

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

Hi Ed & Emily! Hope you are doing well! ❤ Been waiting for this episode! Take care everyone! Stay safe out there and hope you all have a great summer! 🏖🏀⚽🏈🎾🏄⛺🌴