Flipping Tin for Snakes in South Carolina! TONS of Copperheads, Rattlesnakes, and More!

[@goodobaggins]

The copperheads camouflage never ceases to amaze me

[@A_Randomguy_]

I've almost stepped on one

[@austinhotchkiss4332]

@@A_Randomguy_ don’t wanna get bit because anti venom is 10s of thousands of dollars.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

That's exactly what I was gonna say. Incredible how well they blend.

[@draggy6544]

@@austinhotchkiss4332 for each vile which if ur lucky u will need a few for a light bite but god help u if u have a severe bite and end up needing 30-40 viles get ready to be in debts

[@brandonb1681]

Very effective. Reminds me of the Gaboon viper.

[@curte7739]

One thing I learned living in Georgia for almost 30 years is you never flip tin over unless you're looking for snakes because you're going to find one.

[@alexanderjimenez1698]

Why do they like staying under tin sheets? And who TF is leaving tin around?

[@pinkyskeleton5410]

@@alexanderjimenez1698 my guess is the heat produced by the sun beating down on it.

[@CloudWind0643]

@@pinkyskeleton5410 You’d be correct, it also allows a lot of humidity to build up which is good for helping snakes shed.

[@curte7739]

@Bearded Guy I think these are less agressive because of cool temps. But in general rattle snakes and copperheads are less agressive then venomous snakes from other countries. Water moccasins on the other hand are much more agressive.

[@curte7739]

@Bearded Guy not a fan of snakes I spend a lot of time in the woods and if I see a stick out of the corner of my eye that looks like a snake I'll squeal like a little girl and jump in the air LOL

[@leroybrown8926]

Good watching you guys flip tin. I’m in Australia and flipping tin here is much different. I’m amazed at how docile those snakes you found were except the 2. In Australia snakes are fast, aggressive and active. They are either slithering off at great speed or standing up in an s shape ready to strike or actually strike. The heat downunder means the snakes are full of energy to burn. If you ever come to Australia, be much more careful flipping tin here. That’ll give you an adrenaline rush or death here. Good luck herps

[@charlescourtwright2229]

i hear inland taipans are pretty chill, in the leave me alone and ill leave you alone sense, but if you get bit, your fucked, since its the most venomous snake in the world

[@Buddy-po4hv]

In Australia even Koalas kill you..

[@teknicron1080]

Depends on the time of year. Copperheads are pretty aggressive depending on the time of year, mainly during mid-late summer to mid fall (when it's the most humid).

[@MetaView7]

everything in australia is deadly

[@leroybrown8926]

@@charlescourtwright2229 most snakes don’t want anything to do with people. Taipans and eastern brown snakes (both highly venomous and use up to 80% of their body to strike) will attack rather than flee. Any snake in Australia if feeling threatened will defend themselves. While I haven’t had anything to with inland taipans, I’ve been told that they aren’t as aggressive by a large margin in comparison to a coastal taipan. I’ve dealt with a few taipans but mostly eastern brown snakes and they will go you. What I can tell you for sure is that they wouldn’t sit there like a copperhead in that video.

[@fullcontactdownhillgymnast2572]

These guys can spot waldo instantly

[@boostcf1953]

😂

[@Alaynal]

It’s true

[@disc0rd221]

You're a legend now

[@PoweredUnity50]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@thomasroquemore8351]

@@boostcf1953 3

[@TonecrafteLuthiery]

I couldn't even see the copperheads til you zoomed in.

[@dzrewn1]

Right

[@livylangaming]

Right

[@yeahok115sure]

It’s scary how well camouflaged they are, and there seems to be a absolute shit ton of them too. Almost ever piece of metal has one

[@edsan8564]

Thats how they get ya

[@harolddenton6031]

They can be super camouflaged. Big reason why one shouldn't go hiking in the woods or in overgrown fields wearing sandals.

[@BlackCanvasAudio]

I'm not even shocked by snakes that are hidden. I'm completely blown away by the amount of tin, signs and panels laying everywhere!

[@MrChopsticktech]

Same here. In Northeast Pennsylvania, most snakes we have found are in rock dens, under large flat rocks, plywood or cardboard' usually on the side of the roads. I have never seen more than one or two pieces of metal like this anywhere except in open fields where people dump them (along with tyres, mattresses etc.)

[@thomaslove6494]

I think they spread those pieces of tin out on purpose just to do this....

[@TheoBradley]

I would also say the same thing where does everything come from?

[@sheryamiraslani6596]

Actually, I too am surprised by so much junk 😂

[@jeffreyrizzo785]

I can't believe I watched an entire video of people flipping stuff over in the woods.

[@UntilTimeFalls]

Neither can I, buddy. Neither can I.

[@jeffreyrizzo785]

@@UntilTimeFalls surprisingly a good video though. Something I think we all did as kids and they make a video channel out of it. Right on!

[@robertmcmanus9185]

I watched it all too, but, if they had a more varied day, you'd really have loved it. Pine Snakes, King Snakes, Corn Snakes, various water snakes, and so on make a day of flipping amazing. Watch more of their videos... they find a lot of stuff.

[@repsecure1924]

Love it lol!

[@CTTH100]

I can't believe the amount of garbage out in the woods.

[@dzrewn1]

The copper heads seem so chill, they’re like dude really, you just ripped my roof off...

[@domsquad4209]

They're pretty calm in my experience

[@986avatar2]

Yea some of them are like in my yard they try to get on our porch and when my mom would leave the house, she wouldn’t see them and they would strike and be very mean but they only attack when they need to eat orrr they are scared bc they think we are predators so they will strike but some of them are jerks lol

[@tylerhamman7470]

They love the camera lol it’s like me in the morning when alarm goes off. “Really? I’m not moving!” Lol

[@tenaratalley5891]

And then there’s the garder snake who’s super cranky

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

They rely on their camo. They're hard to see. But if you step on them, they'll bite you immediately.even if you start messing with them, they'll start striking at you.

[@chuckcapage6238]

Ive walked through the woods hunting for 35 years, you guys found more tins in 1 day then I have in 35 years

[@cosinguspalpatine4449]

I’ve learned that lot of channels like these actually leave tin and wooden boards behind to create spots for snakes

[@tunit8946]

I live in SC. Was considering taking up metal detecting. Thanks for deterring me.

[@dirtyricenova7503]

The dude flipping stuff with his hand must really like the nurses at the local e.r.

[@indridcold8433]

Well, we all have to meet the Reaper someday. Would you rather die from a snake bite causing a few hors of pain, or would you rather die of a geriatric cause after months, maybe years, of crippling pain? I will not be dying of natural geriatric related causes. Natural geriatric related death is painful, unsanitary, degrading, long drawn, and drags someone down with your, usually.

[@dirtyricenova7503]

@@indridcold8433 if I live old enough to have major age related issues I'm not dying in a hospital after spending years in medication/treatment hell. If I can't operate on a daily basis without putting my family into crippling debt or having to rely on someone 24/7 then I'm taking a bag of supplies and a gun into the forest and spend some time coming to piece with my death before causing it myself. My wife is supportive of this. I'd rather die with my dignity than put my family through watching me die slowly.

[@indridcold8433]

@@dirtyricenova7503 I am in full agreement with your strategy. I already have an extremely rural area picked out where my body will never be found. I knew a man that took ten years to die. He was not living those ten years, he was dying miserably, painfully, and disgustingly. He died in a rented bed in a studio apartment with nothing. Around the five year mark after he had his heart attacks, I was wishing he would have died when the heart attacks happened. Around the end, he told me he wished the would have died ten years earlier. There are far worse things than death. He lived them. I take extremely good care of myself. But I will not be dying of geriatric related causes nor prolonging a miserable death after a major heart attack or after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. I have my own dispatch out of this miserable planet.

[@TaeAlpine121]

@@indridcold8433 you good bro ?

[@TaeAlpine121]

@@dirtyricenova7503 everything alright ?

[@snowkracker]

When I was a kid I went to a church camp in NC. One morning we all hiked up the mountain to watch the sunrise. So we made the hike and sat at the top of the mountain in some rocks waiting for the sun to come up. Once it finally came up and we could see I noticed where I’d been sitting for the last hour there were two copperheads coiled up about a foot behind me. If I had relaxed back and put my hands behind me I would definitely have put my hands on one or both of them. Somehow I didn’t get bit.

[@goldenhate6649]

They were relying on their camo. Since you didn't seem to see them, they were content to sit there until you moved on. Snakes recognize eye contact as predator behavoir. Though they definitely would have bit had you touched them. Though they are somewhat known for dry bites, their saliva still stings as venom is just concentrated saliva.

[@WillPrimo]

I love this video for two reasons. One is bc it’s good to see the snakes are abundant in that area and healthy. Two is this education people are getting from this video to show that snakes aren’t gonna bother you as long as you just observe them from a safe distance. This video may save a few snakes from being senselessly killed.

[@josephcarson8382]

I like your style

[@tun7166]

I wonder how you are going to observe those copperheads from a safe distance if they're barely seen with a camera pointed direct at them. A snake you see is a safe snake, that's true. The problem is there are tons of snakes around which you don't see...

[@someoneelsewoulddoit8293]

Snakes are disgusting. And should be instantly killed

[@TheGhostFart]

@@tun7166 there have been people with rattlesnakes right next to their feet that they werent aware of until the snake slithered off, as long as you dont spaz out youre generally fine

[@user-sh2lz8lc3o]

@@someoneelsewoulddoit8293 you’re ignorant.

[@davidgatten1033]

Those Copperheads blend so well into their environment. Seems like it'd be real easy to step on one while out hiking if you don't have an eye for them.

[@thebilldozer7970]

They usually stay under stuff, but it is scary if you have to move some wood or something like what they are doing.

[@buymoreguns1491]

I live in East tn back in the woods You develop a eye for them if not you won’t last long because they can get very aggressive even the babies

[@tragikk03]

@@buymoreguns1491 good thing copperhead bites aren't lethal

[@matthewl1187]

I am a logger in central North Carolina and I was walking in the woods one day at work and almost stepped on a copperhead. I was fixing to step over a dead pine tree that had blown over and there he was. I was always told not to step over dead pieces of wood. I knew then what they meant...

[@davidgatten1033]

@@matthewl1187 An encounter like that gets burned into your memory. I used to work on a seismic surveying crew in West Virginia and I ran into Timber Rattlers a few times. Once I watched the guy in front of me step right over a coiled one. He didn't notice until we pointed it out. The Timber Rattlers there are very dark, and so is the soil. It's almost impossible to see them I swear. Thanks for the hard work Matt, keep it up!

[@jamesb.9155]

Yours is such a kind and gentle hobby! Those Reptilian, Beautiful animals deserve all the kind treatment, admiration, love and protection possible.

[@lyndsey3184]

Adding this to the list of things I never needed to see as a South Carolinian who’s terrified of snakes

[@michaeliorio1115]

I'll stick to collecting Baseball Cards.

[@bullpencards3029]

Same

[@Astroz-cp7gr]

Same😭

[@chadikafrancis2938]

Your so funny 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@fett_photography9848]

I’ll stick to video games and funko pop collecting

[@domsquad4209]

@Lemme Pitts why?

[@balesjo]

A friend was visiting her daughter last spring and they decided to take a walk down a dirt road. I guess they were close to the bushy edge of the road and somehow her daughter surprised a copperhead with struck and bit her in the lower leg. She spent several days in hospital and then weeks recovering in bed at home. I also live in an area where copperheads are plentiful and where it's not unusual for people working in their flowerbeds to be bitten.

[@brianmears3388]

That garter snake is saying, "don't think that just because I'm not venomous means I'm not aggressive and won't attack you!"

[@MsCookieli]

They’re actually venomous. Not enough venom to kill a person though. If you’re allergic to venom though, you might die if you don’t seek medical attention.

[@jimmytate7587]

recent studies show that garter snakes are indeed venomous.....

[@66brokenseals]

Not aggressive. Snakes are ~Defensive~. They will not charge at you, they will look for the easiest way away from you.

[@chriscosby1561]

They aren't aggresive simply defensive

[@chriscosby1561]

@@MsCookieli and only mildly venemous and almost impossible to envenomate they would literally need to chew on you for a while even then probably not possible

[@JHoll84]

Should have included non venomous for the fox squirrel graphic 🤣

[@AJTHEGHOST11]

Lmao

[@BlueBaeChai]

Lol

[@lsuhillary]

I thought the SAME thing!🤣

[@amysix2067]

Dont forget the yeeter of pinecones lol

[@billvinson7859]

This is so great. Capture them on video and photos instead of catching or killing them.😊❤

[@OroCHILLmaru]

That first garter snake I think she was raised by a rattlesnake 😂

[@OroCHILLmaru]

@@melanieking8863 I love reptile’s, venomous and non venomous.where I live there is no reptile’s the closest thing you can find to one is a frog or toad.

[@thawngharen1390]

Lol

[@cummins-21]

@@thawngharen1390 lol

[@thawngharen1390]

@@cummins-21 loool

[@robertmcmanus9185]

I've found way more aggressive garter snakes than rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes generally do not want to waste their venom.

[@PapaBear27]

I've never had so much anxiety watching a video. Bravo gentleman, well put together 👏🏼

[@thesheriff5091]

That garter snake was in love with you lol

[@Katiethewizard]

That is the most hilariously aggressive garter snake I've seen in my life 😂

[@theslamjamfrincisco2820]

Venomous copperhead just chills and one of the least dangerous wants to fight god over here

[@itsgudstuf6485]

@@theslamjamfrincisco2820 the dangerous ones have no need to fear what they can easily kill i suppose.

[@randygreen007]

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

I found an equally aggressive garter snake in California. Prior to that, I had also thought them to be docile. Other snakes I found to be aggressive were western diamond back water snakes and the most aggressive I've ever come across were sidewinder rattle snakes.

[@MrChopsticktech]

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 Where I live in Northeast Pennsylvania, the only snakes I have found under rocks or plywood have been Eastern Garters, and they either take off or act defensively. I have never seen so much aluminium/tin as there is in this video.

[@staciehenderson6982]

I had a rattlesnake get in the engine of my truck and when I started driving the damn thing came out by my wipers and started coming up the windshield. I almost wrecked my truck and for the next year if my keys brushed against my knee while driving I'd jump. Lol

[@russv4753]

I like how calm the copperheads were compared to the others

[@davidmendenhall4090]

Their defense mechanism is to be very still in hopes you think they are leaves. One reason they bite so many people in the south. Rattlesnakes rattle, cottonmouths will be very aggressive hissing and whatnot, but copperhead just try to wait til you leave and get stepped on.

[@chesterstone5739]

@@davidmendenhall4090 that’s what I was thinking they are trying to stay hidden smart creatures

[@ToolforOffice]

When I was a kid I played tag with a wild black racer. We chased each other back and forth around the yard for about half an hour before it left and went back to the woods

[@ABSOLCXRPSEZ]

Awww, that’s cute.

[@clemsontigers4054]

Spent 10 years in coastal SC, herping and fishing. Those big garters don't mess around! I remember some bloody hands from back in the day. Rainbows, muds, racers, red-bellies, eastern kings, more cottonmouths than I could count....but NEVER found a rattlesnake. Worst bite was a determined clamp from an 83-inch yellow rat on the edge of the Ravenel plantation. In FL now and still looking for my first indigo and coachwhip. LOVE your channel!!!! Takes me back to my younger days.

[@jerryhamer]

10:47 that frog was like " I wasn't planning on going out today but you two are making all kinds of racket out here!" Lol

[@adamsmith3996]

You found the maddest eastern garter known to man.

[@chadwhitfield6946]

Seriously, never had a garter snake strike at me.

[@Sushi2735]

⁠@@chadwhitfield6946🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 that was one ornery snake!!🐍

[@guardrail2897]

I used to have rattlesnakes around the barn that my wife rented for her horses. I went and found some black snakes and let them loose at the barn. We now have a bunch of black snakes but nothing else. An old timer told me black snakes will keep away all others. He was right.

[@num1sooner]

Bull snakes eat rattlers

[@joshcate2060]

I do that with rat snakes to get rid of squirrels in my attic.

[@blazerwilliams2260]

Black snakes lol. It cracks me up when I hear people say that. Argue with people here in NC all the time because they think there's only one "Black Snake" and they also assume every snake in or near the water is a Cottonmouth.

[@986avatar2]

@@blazerwilliams2260 the nc people (I know) know that there are different types of water snakes. People say that water moccasins are the same as cotton mouths. There are different kind of black snakes there’s red belly water snake, Mexican black king snake and more.

[@chadwhitfield6946]

@@986avatar2 we know that water moccasins can be venomous but not deadly like cotton mouths.

[@garnetnard4284]

These guys find more snakes in an hour than I have seen my whole life.

[@maurreese]

I am not a fan of snakes growing up in Georgia and almost stepping on one as a kid. Yet I appreciate seeing y'all educate us and your love for nature.

[@SophisticatedPickle]

Oh, I’m sorry to hear about that? I’m from South Carolina, but luckily, I love snakes! Was the snake venomous that you almost stepped on?

[@robertmcmanus9185]

Being afraid of something, yet valuing what frightens you, is a great thing. A perfect example of where we need to go in life. Thanks Mauricio!

[@JB-fp5ud]

Same here Snakes scare me

[@bigrich6750]

Those copperheads are amazingly well camouflaged. I couldn’t even see them when you flipped the tin until you zeroed in with the camera. Very interesting! When I was a kid in the ‘60s around Mobile, Alabama, we used to find tons of harmless green snakes. They were beautiful emerald green about the color of the tree frog you highlighted. I suppose those are extinct these days. I know I have not seen one in decades. I wonder if you ever encounter them. It would be nice to know that they’ve managed to survive until today.

[@OpalBees]

Hey, I know your comment is a year old, but I just did a quick google, and these guys seem to be doing really well! They’re called a ‘rough green snake’ or ‘green grass snake’. The ones I saw definitely fit your description, anyway. Hope this helps!

[@syliic934]

I saw one of those lil emerald green snakes when i was about 13. Not extinct but they are hard to find.

[@leannegithens2443]

I have found 2 on my property in the low lands of sc/nc.

[@GamerDog2024]

@@syliic934 Me too! I saw one in Eastern Virginia in the 1970s. It was beautiful.

[@freemanpennington6053]

We have a lot of copperheads here in South Carolina

[@jonathancoley8112]

Flipping tin is an old South Carolina tradition. For many it was a extra means of income as some of the medical facilities would pay for the venomous snakes to help with the development of anti venoms. A lot of the old tin is from where hurricane Hugo tore through the state back in 89.

[@iDayVids]

Makes sense now. Was wondering why theres just random metal in the woods

[@richardcranium3579]

@@iDayVids need to get out in the woods more and out of the subdivision. Ask permission from the landowner first

[@Gwarrior314]

Amazing how comfortable you guys are around snakes..

[@DangOlJesse]

Hail GWAHHH

[@buttrbeez]

Holy shitballs I didn’t see any of those copperheads! Thank god I live way up north!

[@dwaynedunn5149]

Is it bad I couldn’t see the copperhead at first lmao he was so well blended in

[@jeffreyrizzo785]

Me too man. I had to rewind it a couple times just to see them. Scary, a rattlesnake with no rattle.

[@jaymesjanes6923]

Think about how many you have walked near and never even knew they were there lol

[@jeffreyrizzo785]

@@jaymesjanes6923 oh man. Probably a lot

[@Mote78]

I have them on my property in the woods and black racers. I used to walk through the woods at night but I stopped after seeing the copperheads. If I need to go through the woods at night I take a flashlight and a walking stick to beat the ground in front of me. 22 years and no bites so far.

[@jeffreyrizzo785]

@@Mote78 I'm in Arizona and we don't have copperheads. We have 13 different species of rattlesnakes LOL. We have the deadliest in the world here, the Mojave green. But copperheads freak me out cuz they're basically a rattlesnake with no rattle. Is it true that copperheads smell like cucumbers when you get near them? I know that's a dumb question but somebody told me that.

[@donovanmoody9047]

in my opinion ur the best herper on youtube love the content

[@donovanmoody9047]

thx yall he is one of the best iv'e seen

[@lexjohnson0803]

You know your a true animal lover when you call it "love bites" 😂 comment section made me feel better about being so blind with the copperheads. Thanks for showing us all these beautiful guys!

[@goldenhate6649]

I know he gets tired of the copperheads, but honestly, besides speckled kings, they are in my opinion one of the prettiest snakes. I could watch videos of him finding nothing but copperheads every day. If (and a big if) I ever got into venomous snake keeping, a Copperhead would be the only one I'd keep other than maybe a pygmy.

[@kevinbrand43]

That garter snake was hilarious!!

[@rymanriddle2440]

BrOther brOther 😂

[@jordanmiles4264]

Oœ

[@BobFergusonsFascinature]

Dude you and Ian killed it in South Carolina! Damn! ...and thanks again for the shoutout on the calendar fundraiser. Your subscribers have really helped give me a nice boost in sales that will turn into a large donation.

[@NKFherping]

I knew they’d come through for ya!

[@rafaelclarke8714]

That sounds great! What rainforest is it though?

[@BobFergusonsFascinature]

@@rafaelclarke8714 I have donated to The Rainforest Trust the last few years and I discuss with the CEO and Philanthopist Officer about where to allocate the money. Last year it was the Peruvian Amazon. This year, I am still weighing options between Columbia (Western Andes) and Ecuador (Choco). It will go to them though when the campaign is over and I'll surely be decided by then. *I try to put the money toward the most biodiverse place under the most "attack" right now, so its usually a different spot every year.

[@rafaelclarke8714]

@@BobFergusonsFascinature I really admire your efforts! The place under most threat right now would be the rainforest Sumatra and Borneo, and now Brasil again under Bolsonaro. I have stopped eating stuff like Nutella or Pot Noodle which have palm oil. I wish you great success!

[@falconmoose1589]

I bought one for my brother,

[@Kevin_the_minion8]

So anyways I just started blastin’

[@jorditt2816]

The garter snake is like “I may not have true venom; however, I got skills”

[@2ndarrowhunter]

LOL 😂

[@paytonhamilton7825]

LOL 😂

[@Rexyboygamer-Vlogs]

I love how it also says Harmless and like ten seconds later he shows his finger covered in blood lol

[@paytonhamilton7825]

@@Rexyboygamer-Vlogs LOL

[@lsuhillary]

Fun fact: Garter snakes have been found to have a mild venom. It is produced in the back of their mouthes, so it is called rear-fanged venomous. Their venom s not potent enough to be harmful to humans, but don’t think this snake was aware of that fact!🤣❤️🐍

[@tanner472]

I live in an area with copperheads and after watching this video I’m scared because I couldn’t see the snakes until you zoomed in on them

[@randygreen007]

This brings back so many memories from my youth. We used to do this just about every weekend in the old farmlands above our house here in NC.

[@johnanthony6742]

I use to find copperheads in Virginia. My folks and I worked for our local SPCA and it was obviously highly important to have the area rid of copperhead. There must have been several times myself and a friend was called to clear them out. But we never killed them only relocated them.

[@satelliteexile2089]

man, that's one lucky rat. dude picked the one bit of tin to hide under that didn't have spicy bois

[@Secret4u2hear]

agreed

[@chefjimmie1]

There were two rats. The first one bolted right away, the other must have been like the rat in the headlights kind of.

[@tabora_]

@@chefjimmie1 I thought the first was a bunny

[@jjlenny]

Great video. I grew up in NE Ohio, and we went looking for snakes all the time. In our experiences, the garter snakes were always aggressive and always quite big. Still have a scar on my hand from a bite 40 years later. Not a big one, but still there.

[@farmerjohn2262]

When I was on hard times, I used to make money catching rattlesnakes and cottonmouths that I sold to a man I knew who would milk their venom and sell it to a lab that made anti-venom. I made my own snake hiding places to check for snakes. Worked really well. 👍

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

If you want to continue, you are invited to come to my place in Georgia for as long as you like. I'll feed you, give you a place to sleep. 😳😱 please. 😆

[@bradleyfields6520]

Never seen a video from these guys until now, all I can say is that they have way bigger stones than I ever will

[@chillwinston1255]

Hahahaha. Bro they gonna get wrecked someday. You never lift tin or anything like it towards yourself, always use the opposite side you're on to lift. Come to Australia mate and lift the way they lift, you won't live long.

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

@@chillwinston1255 OMGoodness. I watched a video about snakes in Australia 😳 excuse my language, but FCK NO 😆😳

[@chillwinston1255]

@@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez exactly. We have more venomous snakes here than non venomous. In my backyard right now I guarantee there is an eastern brown. Guarantee it

[@funforall9741]

It's not so much brave as really really dumb

[@roblepper8418]

Thank god those copperheads are not as agressive as that garter. What a fiesty thing she had an attitude.

[@jayrowe6473]

They probably don't appreciate having their homes molested.

[@elsaboone2380]

Or canebreakers😂

[@vigilantobserver8389]

That is the problem with Copperheads. They remain perfectly still until you almost step on them. Then they strike.

[@TaylorHopper99]

That garter snake said I am danger noodle let me be danger noodle damn it

[@LazyLemming2]

Man the copperheads are surprisingly chill.

[@justaguynamedmax8207]

Copperheads are actually pretty docile and not considered aggressive. As long as you are not on their nest or cornering them they are cool. I have handled them before, as long as you read their current attitude right, they won't try to bite you.

[@hemingwaytrout6592]

Most times you will pass right by them. They don’t want to fight…… unless you do

[@MrMrsregor]

most of the copperheads i have met are pretty aggressive. but it really depends on the time of year and weather

[@goldenhate6649]

@@MrMrsregor It also depends on the locals. If people are killing those that aren't aggressive all you are left with is an aggressive population. Snakes pass down their attitudes to their offspring. It also depends on local predators if they have any major ones too. simply put, dangerous area=mean snakes

[@Powerule23]

By instinct, they don't believe you can see them. Of course, it's situational. I encountered one that was very defensive and just wanted to be left alone.

[@pintsnob6779]

Didn’t even notice the first copperhead until you zoomed in on it. Crazy how well their camouflage and patterning works. Love snakes

[@TheMrx1507]

I rewind 5-6 times b4 I could realized where it was b4 they zoomed it. 😳

[@goldenhate6649]

Gaboon vipers are also scarily camoflauged, but luckily those are only in africa

[@bustercoots9907]

Used to be a favorite pass time with my sister when we were kids. Neither one of us can walk by a piece of plywood or tin now without flipping it lol

[@radishfox308]

My dumbass is terrified of them but still flip for the same reason. Same with my gutter downspouts lol

[@chazcov08]

I used to do this all the time when I was a kid. I didn't realize that others did it too. Very cool!

[@kilsoe5312]

i like how the copper heads are just so chill

[@alternatrivpets]

Great video, that garter was crazy! Tons of copperheads, and canes.... Good stuff.

[@chrisbeard5794]

Great video I live in Central Maryland and have Black Rat , copperheads I learned that copperheads are rarely aggressive if you respect them unless you make them feel threatened, they are truly a beautiful snake.

[@collingethers5800]

These guys are living my childhood dream, be safe yall!

[@williamoneill5498]

Coming from Ireland we got zero snakes here, old St Patrick sent them all packing, except we still have the odd two legged type. I was surprised at the Garter snake's aggression. I always thought they were like grass snakes and pretty tame mannered. Very interesting video, thanks for making it.

[@hellsingmongrel]

that's what was so funny about her, they're some of the most docile you can find in the wild. Kids will just pick them up and handle them without a care in the world. There's even a cave in Canada where they hibernate in the winter by the thousands, and park wardens will just pick up handfuls of them for kids to interact with.

[@williamoneill5498]

@@hellsingmongrel yeah I kinda got that was how they should respond. I guess you caught this one after it had its 2 clot shots and booster!

[@MyKittyKat1234]

Over here in Ladson, SC. It's amazing how well they camouflage. Always takes me a few seconds after you say you see one before I can find it in the video.

[@wamlartmuse2983]

Ringnecks are one of my favorite snakes! Fun fact, they are venomous & rear fanged. Not real toxic to humans.

[@crownroyalty9380]

"Your the one that called her a pine snake" 🤣🤣

[@ronin4073]

We've got all four species of venomous snakes (not counting sub species) that live in the US here in South Carolina! We don't flip anything over here, even on Hilton Head Island where i reside. We have snakes everywhere, and alligators as well.

[@Snugglez187]

That Garter was nuts! That's how our Northern Water Snakes behave up here in New England, but I've never seen a Garter do that. Lol

[@jdrfqueen]

I live in northwest/ central CT and thankfully have never seen even a garter snake! All those scary things can stay south of the Mason- Dixon Line, thank you 😆

[@andrewwatson4516]

In the U.K, we only have 3 snakes and one of those [ smooth snake] is rare and local to parts of southern England. Slow worms are legless lizards and the most likely reptile to find under tin after grass snakes and adders which are small vipers and Britain`s only venomous snake. Thanks for this, i found it very interesting -i envy the diversity of all wildlife found in the U.S.

[@BlaBla-su2yh]

Growing up in Germany I think I have seen like 2 snakes in the wild in my whole life, even living next to a huge nature preserve. No wonder Americans chose a rattle snake for their gadsden flag to emphasise they're opposition to Britain

[@laurasutton1551]

Funny the venmous snakes just sat there & the non venmous bites

[@HAPPYPUMPKN]

THIS was my life growing up 🐍 As kids we had a tight group of snake hunting friends... No such thing as video games, cell phones or girls LOL ... All free time was spent ( Snake hunting / flipping everything ) & ( Throwing Rock's at beer bottles ) lined up on the railroad tracks 😜😁😁 GOOD TIMES & we would jump a rail car now & then & ride them a few miles away to the rail yard & walk the tracks, back home .

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

Questions: Are you leaving these tins everywhere, then going back to them? If not, how do you know where to go? And who are the slobs leaving all this stuff just laying arouond? Love the snakes though.

[@paulrollings9606]

Superb video upload. Fascinated about those harmless snakes you came across. I guess it pays to know your snakes when handling them since some have a tendency to resemble others with a view to be perceived to be a greater threat. The harmless snakes certainly appeared far more agitated than the venomous ones. Enjoyable and entertaining throughout.

[@ArmednotTriggered]

Snakes have different personalities, so there are going to be fiesty and some calm. Notice it took big momma canebrakes longer to get agitated than it some of the younger ones. Also venom is hard for snakes to make and as we are not food (and they know it), they prefer to flee over fight. This is generally the truth for most snakes, but yes, there are certain species that can be notorious for being grumpy and/or darty in the non-venomous sphere.

[@JustMe-ej2zs]

This is why I live where the air hurts my face 😅

[@fredgillespie5855]

What about the bears?

[@smhmyhead7564]

@@fredgillespie5855 what about the bears😆

[@fredgillespie5855]

@@smhmyhead7564 - If you live where the air hurts your face I would presume it was somewhere very cold so no snakes but likely bears.

[@williamhowell2096]

Just saw this,, Def the comment of the day! ha

[@smhmyhead7564]

@@fredgillespie5855 it gets cold where i live this past winter it got to below 42, but yet no bears where i live jus mtns lions and wolves

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

We used to do a lot of landscaping when I was a kid and clean up a lot of lots in north central Texas. Almost every time we'd move plywood, boards, or tin we'd find at least one snake; usually a copperhead. One time we found 3 in a pile of plywood. 2 were under the same board. Best way to find snakes is lay down some tin or plywood and forget about it for 10 months.

[@avatarfan6583]

Cool I'll try that.

[@Loudlyyy]

I like how they are just like, Eh just another deadly snake.

[@ericwoodard8236]

We visit SC often and even once lived there. Prior to seeing this video, I always looked out over the lowcountry forests and swamps and thought that it looked like snake country. Now I know!

[@houseflygaming]

I grew up in the state of Utah and my grandfather is the reason I love many animals. He would occasionally take me up in the mountains to look for snakes from gophers to rattlers, ideally we were looking for a ringneck snake that was found in that area years ago but yet to be confirmed. Unfortunately many shooters had gone to that area where we called the den as there was an abandoned mine for all the snakes to go and hibernate in. After many wildfires and horrible things happening in that mountain range it was bought by the government and going to shoot there was highly illegal now. I really miss the den as I was responsible for finding MANY snakes, I even found a whip snake one time that both my grandfather and I hypothesized that it had escaped from the talons of a bird of prey with it's large scar across it's neck towards the head. But I'm glad that area is protected now as had there of been more wildfires it would of threatened countless homes. We were recently thinking of asking for permission to go on the property but never got a chance to because I had just moved to Minnesota in the last week. I'm going to miss all the racers, gophers, rattlers and whatnot. Also words of advice, NEVER flip anything with your bare hands. Always use something to flip anything flat because you never know what may be under there and if you can be tagged. Even something like a black widow can easily get you if you're unlucky enough.

[@gcrauwels941]

That's very cool. I noticed the boots, which is pretty wise with so many copperheads. I've never seen a Cane brake rattlesnake, the coloration is beautiful.

[@carschmn]

The garter at 4:20 doesn’t agree about being harmless.

[@falconmoose1589]

A defender indeed. Good post.

[@AJTHEGHOST11]

Yea 420

[@kellynorman3930]

She identifies as a mamba!🤣

[@monster_5.4]

420!

[@Rryan8065]

“Bröther!”

[@benjamlnlewis6836]

My thing is why not rubber hop boots, when looking 4 snakes.

[@jimshorts5970]

Glad to be now living and hiking at high altitude where there are no snakes. No ticks or chiggers either which is also nice:)

[@alschissler4299]

flipping tins by hand is dangerous with all those copperheads and rattlers.

[@alanamelgar1168]

I am a billionaire y am I watching this guy he's cool

[@eliberdinner4808]

Especially lifting from the front like they did a few times.

[@dragonleader5179]

Must be the youngest billionaire alive

[@marklaymon6698]

Yet the Garter Snake was the most aggressive snake on the whole video. But I agree. I would have lifted the tin with the hook.

[@HypeMachine69]

Yeah fr. Especially at 9:06

[@BigfootandMore]

"Your the one who called her a pine snake". That's why she attacked, she took offense to that.😂

[@bfboobie]

*You're

[@BigfootandMore]

@@bfboobie you are

[@JohnMarkiii]

I like how that 4th or 5th copperhead just had a snail chillin on its back! 😂 🐍 💞🐌

[@sasquatchdonut2674]

Cool, I wouldn't use my bare hands to lift up the tins though lol

[@annabethwhitlock8409]

I have a question regarding the one that was trying to bite you, the eastern garter snake. Could it have been possibly that she was close to laying eggs or was looking for a place to lay her eggs and thus she was protective over her offspring that havent been laid yet? Sorry if this is a stupid question! Another question: I really love wtaching videos of herping. If I wanted to go herping would u recommend I hire a professional to go with me?

[@brainmeat2330]

Garter snakes don’t lay eggs. She could have been gravid though.

[@annabethwhitlock8409]

@@brainmeat2330 I did not know that. Thank you for telling me a new snake fact lol

[@kellychildress8554]

I can deal with all the other snakes, at least a timber rattler you can see and warns you, but them coper heads oh heck no, and they are calm 😮

[@ernesthamm1813]

Why is there so much tin in the woods? If I didn't know better I might believe that it grows out there lol

[@kinte1870]

They place it there for the snakes . That's why he goes to areas he knows most of the times.

[@monster_5.4]

Lmao

[@theogc.s.5764]

LOL

[@nc_gymrat1337]

😂🤣

[@oldfart5063]

i thought maybe huricanes blew it there

[@namename5917]

Geez, they’re camouflaged so well!

[@natethenub6595]

Videos like this justify why I love KZbin so much

[@twmpuketa]

They're all so radical the patterns. The rattlesnakes too are really pretty

[@jeffoff7795]

I found a very hefty eastern garter snake in my yard a while back that was probably bigger than that angry girl. Mine was definitely in a better mood.

[@jakerobinhoodson4136]

Great video guys, and i appreciate that you film these snakes without antagonizing or disturbing them too much. I've watched some videos of some jerks who intentionally antagonize venomous snakes and a few of them have gotten bit by doing so. And as far as I'm concerned, i have no sympathy for them, they got exactly what they deserved.

[@yeahok115sure]

Man the copperheads are so hard to see on video. It’s absolutely amazing how well camouflaged they are.

[@20PINKluvr]

Yea from a distance they look like a pile of leaves

[@eric8851]

I'd never flip any of this without a 15' stick and a shotgun

[@xxx_redstone_xxx2405]

SAME

[@Pedro-yd5nl]

💯💯💯

[@TheJacksnipe]

So ein Blödsinn!

[@michaelward9908]

You talking my language shot gun ultimate snake killer

[@kermie_6951]

With the shotgun you can make snake meatloaf

[@matturmenyhazi8465]

We did this in the 70s as kids in Sydney, Australia. We were lifting up flat sandstone rocks. Mainly find blind snakes, geckoes and brown snakes. Great times! 🤠👍

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

I'm looking up Blind snakes. I hear Australia has some of the most poisonous snakes is this true?

[@parkersplace6372]

Maybe I missed the reason but...why is there so many tin boards all over the place?

[@mcard48able]

Hurricanes over the years probably

[@jaymesjanes6923]

Hurricanes tornados and just dumping/old home sites. Old farms will usually have a lot of old tin and stuff like that

[@edsan8564]

Shit happens

[@jonathanyates5198]

Just from dumping and old home sites. I can tell you right now they wasn't next to the beach to be hurricane. Damn man i live in va and there's that much tin around

[@sportclay1]

I have a big Garter that has been living in my wood pile for a couple of years and exhibits the same bad behavior. Big enough to eat chipmunks