Finding TONS of Snakes Under Rocks and Tin in Southern Illinois!!!! Milksnakes, Kingsnake, and More!

Part 2 of an insane weekend trip to the Midwest! In this episode we find some unbelievably nice Milksnakes and much more!
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[@petercarmeci8317]

Awesome video. You never disappoint. Took my six year old daughter herping today in Upstate NY. (The Carskills). We found 7 eastern gartersnakes, three eastern milksnakes, 3 northern ringnecks, a copperhead, and a young, small timber rattler. She had a blast, and she loves your videos. Keep the awesome videos coming.

[@johnmarstonplays69]

Nice job finding all that

[@deathcard2003]

As somebody who grew up in Southern Illinois, be careful walking through those tall weeds. Ticks are real..

[@chieflongsock]

I'm sure he has lime disease already...he wears shorts and sandals all year...always picking ticks off himself, I'm sure he doesnt get em all

[@smetlogik]

"Ticks are real" - that's a t-shirt right there.

[@cadenater3724]

Don't have to tell me twice I went looking for snakes today and I had 5 on me

[@shannonlong6640]

You work outside, you get lyme disease.

[@shannonlong6640]

It is an unavoidable situation in the Herping industry.

[@Lbaumann223]

MY MAN GOT THE BEST HERPING CHANNEL ON KZbin!!

[@Caseylninefive]

This is true

[@dnjndnjd6242]

Leo Baumann agreed

[@rodneya34]

Yes

[@stevenhall8964]

Yes I do agree, although dudes voice is kinda monotonous! Lol jus kiddin!!

[@badboybootz8]

Facts

[@ChuckTaylor-ct6fq]

That dead snake was the perfect opportunity to school people on how not to flip for snakes. Never put flipped materials back down on any creature. Always remove them then replace the object , then release the animal .

[@NKFherping]

I think this was probably a case of them not seeing the snake at all. We had 3 people and barely saw it, it was wedged in the very back. Probably an honest mistake, but still sucks to see.

[@stevenhall8964]

That's true NEVER put the object down on the animal, remove it first then let it go AFTER you put the rock or board down!!

[@puddntane8364]

I almost never post comments (as you can see by my screen name, this is basically just a dummy account since I don't know how to make or post videos), but I discovered your herping videos last year and I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy them. I'm not really that old (just early 60's) but unfortunately my mobility is shot. I'm not in a chair yet, though I'm living with chronic pain and wear myself out walking or even standing for too long at a time. But there was a time in my life when enjoyed taking walks in the thickets and bottoms to look for snakes. I was never as dedicated as you are, as I have a number of interests that take their turn obsessing me, but herping was definitely way up there, especially in early spring. I am so jealous of how you turn up so many snakes underneath tin. I used to flip tin like that but I almost never found a snake. Sure, I know that one reason it seems that way is that all the disappointments don't get shown, but your success is greater than mine every was simply because this is your avocation, not merely one of a number of interests. I too have caught and kept king snakes, racers, garter snakes, and hog noses ("spread natters" we call them). But my favorite of them all is the gray rat snake, or "chicken snake" as we call it here. They are so docile and make such wonderful pets. As much as I enjoy these videos, I'm afraid there is also a sense of pain because I know I will never get to go herping again and probably will never even handle a gray rat from here on out. I do miss it, though even were my mobility not a problem, I can't take the summer heat like I used to. Anyway, thank you so much for these wonderful videos. Please keep sharing your herping adventures with us. I have to depend on them for vicarious snake-catching now! How I wish I could still do what you do! Why do we take such things for granted until we lose them?

[@heatherjackson9372]

Wholesome

[@devonswildlife]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@devonswildlife]

That is so deep I am crying right now.

[@kristamcdonald6421]

Srry for the pain I love looking for Snakes and other stuff but you go through pain and heat can bother you and bc of that you cant anymore 😔

[@stevenhall8964]

I know what you mean, I'm 63 now with chronic back pain, I cant lift any weight at all, cant walk far or stand in one spot for long and I lose my breath easily, but there was a time in my life ( before you tube) when my spare time was taken up by either herping or fishing, and I was extremely successful at both, I could have had a couple you tube shows back then!!! Although this young man does out herp me even in my best days, though I did have a knack for finding extremely rare stuff, both reptiles and amphibians and fish!!

[@kaywalker405]

Lived in So Illinois my entire life, never saw a milk snake until one tried to get in my daughter's house last year. Have to say it was beautiful however not a fan of snakes at all. I'm very surprised you didn't happen upon a rattler. Very big ones in the LaRue Pine Hills area of Alto Pass. Stay safe!

[@harpervee]

I actually caught a water snake yesterday at a pond, and these little boys where like “I can’t believe she picked up that snake with her bare hands!”

[@felixmakesart]

I’ve had a similar experience! It’s always fun to show people that snakes aren’t scary.

[@cornflakeboii1193]

Love your videos

[@blumax413]

Love your channel. Went back and watched all of your videos. I am 65 years old and have had the love of reptiles my whole life. I have a question for you if you don’t mind. We just moved to Texas and I have found some small snakes in my yard. I have the Audubon society field guide North American reptiles and Fabians and I have tried to find the small snake in the book and I can’t seem to identify it going to try to post a couple pictures wondering if you could identify for me. Well I Can’t find anyway to send pictures? Do you know how I can send them to you? Would love to go on a hunt with you sometime

[@jimmykipper3985]

So, I'm not a big snake fan, but I ran across your channel a while ago and found it very enjoyable. I'm leaning a lot too. Thanks! Hey, do y'all ever get poison ivy or ticks walking around in all that vegatation?

[@dmaberry8317]

Your videos never fail to give me joy, you give me the motivation to go herping everyday

[@smetlogik]

0:29 YES! Another man/dude ref. See? Noah does it too so quit hassling me. That black king = clean looking. Cool to see Hunter out rockin it. Thailand soon for that boy, I can see it.

[@caleb_davis7889]

When I lived in illinois before I moved to georgia all I could find were garters and waters. Every now and then I would find brownish milks fox snakes dekay snakes. My brothers wpuld find bull snakes and hognoses. Sometimes blue racers. Only foumd 1 ringnecks. But great video man. Love your vids and watch them all.

[@jaredgorrell1108]

You were up in northeastern Illinois, that sounds about right for up there

[@caleb_davis7889]

Yea. Some of the garter snakes are cool tho. Found some red ones and blue ones. U just got to get lucky. Found a baby milk snake and it was bright red. Like the baby ones he found.

[@alexreich843]

I can empathize more than you know, here in Michigan we have like 17 Different species but iv only ever seen 5 different species, and until last year that number was 4. When i manage to find them its almost always Eastern Garters and Northern water snakes

[@titaneren6944]

Is it illegal to take a snake or turtle for pet from wild?

[@jasonparker61119]

Does your milksnake bring all the boys to the yard? Sorry couldn't help it. Nice videos, is Virginia in your near future?

[@corald3638]

The milk with the eyebrows was my favorite. Which county was this?

[@averydieckman8060]

“Thick bois” lol

[@TwentyZero20]

Ahh, you remind me when i was young 😁 back to 2015 when we usually do the herping thing at the weekend. Its so funny, because whenever we saw a snake we run because you know we not snake expert. We just want to enjoy the tropical forest😁

[@5solasministries357]

I am absolutely terrified of snakes. Deathly afraid. I will never handle or touch one lol. My mentality has always been that the only good snake is a dead snake. After watching all of your videos, I’ve realized how mild mannered most of them are and the common theme is that they always try to get away from human interaction rather than causing harm, unless provoked of course. It’s really made me respect them more and see how beautiful they are as creatures. It’s totally changed my mindset. I’m still deathly afraid of them. But I don’t have the “the only good snake is a dead snake” mentality any more.

[@captainrex-cx9uv]

What's the difference between a black king and a speckled king?

[@stevenhall8964]

Speckled kings have a dot on every single scale, while Blacks can be speckled they wont have one on every scale!

[@charleshoward8971]

Nice of you to take the young man he will remember that forever, I love these videos, me and my daughters have been doing some herping and road cruising we have only turned up three so far

[@WildEncountersTV]

Yes another nkf video! Those were some beautiful snakes. I need to find a spot with a bunch of rocks haha. Seems like the rock produces many snakes. Great stuff, I am trying to make more snake videos, so great stuff man! Keep it up

[@frankdavis313]

Any places near coosa county alabama you suggest for herping

[@beastskills8189]

So today i was at a lake and I saw a rat snake fall from a tree and it had a baby squirrel around the snake. P. S my mom cried bc the squirrel was crying

[@beastskills8189]

I meant a king snake not a rat snake

[@stinkystoner]

If only I lived in southern IL, I’m in central lol. There’s nothing here :(

[@jaredgorrell1108]

Ehhhhh... As a central Illinois herper myself, if you know where to go it can be quite fun. Still, it's not as fun as southern Illinois.

[@stinkystoner]

Jared Gorrell really? What kinda stuff do you find? All I’ve seen are garters, dekays browns, occasionally rats and prairie kings and a few nerodia

[@one-pieceenjoyer3790]

Jared Gorrell where can I go herping in Springfield Illinois

[@mandysimmons2769]

I have a friend who works in Southern Indiana. He swears he's seen cottonmouths. I always thought he was seeing water snakes but if there are cottonmouths in southern Illinois I guess there could be some in Indiana as well. Have you ever come across a water moccasin?

[@coolbeans3981]

Yo you inspired me to creat my own can you chrck it out please

[@shinyluxray9538]

You need to try for a pine snake. Louisiana, black, northern, Florida, any pine, but imagine if you found a Louisiana pine, rarest snake in the US I think

[@mattconell4685]

Would you find and sell me a scarlet kingsnake?

[@dnjndnjd6242]

I had a dream with you in it and we caught a big king snake

[@xsmeagg4640]

I’m visiting Huntsville al for a few weeks June 2 through 19 and really wanting to find a eastern king, does anyone know of any nature trails or places they could share too help me find one!?

[@Adventure.Ed.EcoFit]

Noah, you make me crave milksnakes!

[@randyu4887]

Thank you for the great episodes. I really appreciate that you herp in different parts of the country. Great stuff

[@n.c.herping6435]

Such a shame that purple milkshake was in shed. Would’ve been a real beauty. Otherwise great finds (especially that bright red milk snake)

[@beckyanderson3067]

Garter snake r abundant in Illinois. Ived here my whole life.

[@Abigail84033]

Why are they called milk snakes?

[@dianethehunter8527]

Those are such cool snakes you catch dude

[@shanemiller2046]

That L. Nigra , is there any real difference from the L. Getula other than a very , very slight difference in the color pattern?

[@codycenters3695]

I don't usually comment on YT. But this dude always killin it. Great narrator as well. Learned a lot from this guy. Even catch myself flipping rocks here and there. Lol

[@parkerwing3122]

Can somebody please tell me what it means when he sees a snake “inseetoo” idk how to spell it. But that’s how it sounds

[@Cody_4]

I think it’s insito (?) but he explained it in a video a while back, it means to find the snake as it lay, in its natural form,, something like that lol 😂👍✌️

[@parkerwing3122]

Cody M hahaha I have no idea how to spell it but I’m always thght it was his own slang but I’ve heard it in other creators vids and I’m always like “what tf does that mean!” Thanks tho

[@igotakai5644]

In situ

[@khicks72]

Hey, I have been learning to do painting on my iPad, and I have been doing screen grabs of some of the snakes in your videos for inspiration. I hope you don't mind, this is not for any commercial use, just my own enjoyment.

[@thooke222]

I can't believe how many snakes you found...!

[@Crotalus_cerastes]

Noah’s found thousands and thousands of snakes and tons of ringnecks, and he stilled yells RINGNECK every time. Lol.

[@braydonwhite6884]

Hi i am a BIG BIG fan i have one recommendation for you to add harmless ir venomous to other animals then snakes like salamanders or something please Love you fan Braydon

[@timothyw1477]

Nice snakes

[@MyLadyPanda]

Today's Episode: Pocket Full of Ringnecks! (with guest appearances by Milksnake, black racer and more!)

[@Aviation_-st7yu]

Hi

[@fayre19]

Grew up in Southern IL. My brother and I loved catching garters. Until we brought home something venomous by accident 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

[@brianhoekstra9841]

If you can't flip without killing snakes maybe you shouldn't flip!

[@pennyw2226]

0:40 thicc boi

[@ThePollaton]

I have to say Noah, as I trawl through all your old videos, you are by far the most respectful and careful herper that I watch. I have become obsessed with watching and wish I could find one snake. Unfortunately not much diversity in the uk. On my next US trip I will be looking when we go hiking.

[@robertjanko6709]

Really good channel, no pathetic sh.t! No dumb playing around with dangerous species. (I really hate those circus clowns!)

[@sladenorthernil]

Last time I was in Shawnee national Park (last year hunting morel mushrooms) I saw quite a few really good looking box turtles.. and of course plenty of snakes! It was around the same time as the end of hibernation.

[@dickyfw7068]

You guys so luck with the origin animal di US, because so many snakes surrounding you are harmless and non venomous, also have beautiful colors. What I want to ask : 1. How do they survive while their colour so contrast with their habitat? 2. Why in your, there are so many boards lay down on the land?

[@jessicabuck-daniel2160]

Disappointed about the milkshakes dying. Still a great video

[@occif2023]

Next time you come to southern IL check out snake road during migration. You wont be disappointed.

[@markgloverville]

Really weird how the milk snakes in that region resemble the scarlet snakes/scarlet king snakes we find in SC.

[@Vexxiszn]

What's the physical difference between a rough earth and a smooth earth snake? they look so similar

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

When I think about beautiful specimens of syspilla, these are the type of specimen that I envision.

[@tgetsWgaming]

If your looking for another Herping channel check out The Hopeless Herpers.

[@JosuesExotics]

I love milks snakes!!!! I actually own a pueblan milk snake myself!!!! They are such awesome king snakes!!!

[@stevenhall8964]

You said king snakes weren't your target snakes? Milk snakes are a type of king snake!!!

[@JonLymotor]

Wow...snake

[@entity9742]

Sad about those milks getting crushed but if they dont have rigor mortis you could save the hide from them so theyre not forgotten

[@wildlifephotography1337]

I love milksnakes! I've seen one near Chicago. It was a neonate so it was red but they are awesome!

[@cheesenipspartymix]

Omg that marbled salamander was the fattest salamander I’ve ever seen LOL

[@nancymiller8165]

You picked that big black snake up and werent afraid of it biting you?

[@kimspurre1242]

So many beautiful snakes!!! The milk snakes are insane….

[@atravers349]

Everywhere you go, there are tons of tin sheets laying around. Are they put there by herpers or what?

[@axelrivas4387]

Remenber the milksnake massege red black and yellow means danger .

[@juliehayden123]

So beautiful. Where do you get the tins to attract the snakes?

[@journeywithgabriel5031]

Lucky kid I search and search and find no milk then he looks under one rock

[@IceTee0]

I have a pet red milk it looks the one you caught at 11:07 and his name is buckshot

[@chrisparadiso2685]

Whats the difference between a Garter and a Ribbon snake?

[@BushTrackWildlife]

I wish we in Australia had so many harmless cool snakes

[@cheesebros2584]

Love your vids amazing good on this one love ya

[@kristamcdonald6421]

Where in Southern Illinois was this?

[@blindowl-bushcraft-survival]

you guys have a great hobby

[@JohnFizzle]

What camera do you film with?

[@christophermcmanama536]

His head move and tall two like if you see it

[@sparkers70]

Love the milks but my fave will always be kings, and y'all had a beauty at the start! Still, sone great little milks. Too bad about the crunched one. :/

[@stevenhall8964]

Milk snakes ARE a type of King snake!

[@sparkers70]

@@stevenhall8964 true technically but they're different in enough ways to have their own identities.

[@diamondbackecological]

Is it true that you got engaged too Ian Deery?

[@caleb_davis7889]

Second here.

[@rochellenilson-huntley6687]

Thku I watch when I can't sleep

[@walid7707]

These snakes are not poisonous??

[@CampElias]

That it’s so awesome I live in Illinois and there are some pretty cool snake species

[@menahanna3325]

15:12 what kind of snake is that?

[@MMATrend]

Speckled king snake

[@kristamcdonald6421]

Those Blue tins holy $h**

[@timwhiting6721]

That kid is hooked !

[@timeforsk8156]

Lol my name is hunter

[@scottie2gone]

Where in Georgia does he live

[@ClaudeOmari]

Atlanta

[@scottie2gone]

Thanks

[@waterboy31602]

Really awesome channel overall. I’m always looking for snakes while I’m out. Have seen quite a few down here in South Georgia. How often do you come down here?

[@parisinthe30sx]

I love milksnakes. I think the pueblan is my favourite variety though. Purple glossed snakes are also really cool

[@xsmeagg4640]

I’m visiting Huntsville al for a few weeks June 2 through 19 and really wanting to find a eastern king, does anyone know of any nature trails or places they could share too help me find one!?

[@ChrisCaudill69]

Do Indiana herping

[@invisigoth777]

Ok, i shared a few of your videos, and many people had the same question i have....how do you get them to sit still LOL they were asking about the racers, mostly...but i am wondering about all of them

[@KeystrokePOSSoftware]

Love Hunter's shirt! I grew up a few miles from Muir Woods in Marin County CA.

[@dirklonely6804]

goodness gracious

[@journeywithgabriel5031]

I was your 1k like