How To Unstick Snakes from Glue Traps/ Duct Tape

[@RadiantReptilia]

Make sure you stick around for the end credits scene . . .

[@catmck1853]

Oh God. Wish I didn't watch that while eating my lunch😂.

[@mairstunna8046]

Radiant Reptilia so Alex gave his version of your friendships falling apart!!!! Care to rebuttal!!!!

[@moose5086]

@@mairstunna8046 he wont, he's afraid to admit he did anything wrong.

[@eerietated6643]

first of all I don't think it was wise to eat the tail because of parasites and other diseases. second of all please let is know how this snake is doing in the future 💜

[@RadiantReptilia]

Don't worry, a "rebuttal" will be coming. Not that I have much to rebut, I'm afraid Alex's video has much less drama than you seem to think it does.

[@mystymerchant404]

I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!! YOU JUST SAVED MY NEW BABY!!! THAT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! I WAS LOSING MY MIND AND THOUGHT HE WAS A GONER, CUZ OF ME! I LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH RIGHT NOW!!!

[@MisterPerson-fk1tx]

Yah... built a quick temporary enclosure for my northern redbelly and it's all my fault as well. And he shed less than a week ago. Had no solutions he'd live through till I checked here.

[@icarus4001]

I came here expecting the comments to be flooded with hate

[@GodChooses]

Same but I don't think many original GH fans are watching. Which goes to show a lot.

[@americanmade2896]

Honestly yeah me too

[@animarts954]

The only reptile I wonder about is Rosie. I wonder who kept her.

[@americanmade2896]

animarts Rosie is Alex’s personal pet, not a rehab for Emerald scales.

[@synonymous_]

Why? What happened with goherping and ethan?

[@arlettemiller2110]

I just found a corn snake stuck in old packing tape. Your method worked and it was freed within minutes! Thank you from both of us.

[@maryjanesnyder1790]

Dad had a snake stuck to tented glue mouse trap. I was able to remove part of the cardboard but the glue was around its tail and its tail was stuck to body. I'm so happy I found your video and couldn't believe how fast it worked. I have cleaned the vegetable oil from him the best I could but he is super aggressive. I plan on getting some pinkies tomorrow and will watch to make sure respiratory and skin are fine for next couple of days then release him. Thanks again.

[@amedeoavogadro2788]

Thank you! I thought oil may be the answer, but watched your video to avoid mistakes. I freed a midland brown snake from a glue trap at my mother's house today. The little guy was strong enough to free himself and the trap released much faster than I expected.

[@MMoore-w4g]

Your video saved the life of a 10” black snake today that had gotten stuck in a glue trap in our garage. Snake didn’t enjoy the vegetable oil very much and started slithering away before fully unstuck, but my husband persisted and got him lose and we rinsed him well. Thank you!

[@MrJamesyboi121]

This video just saved my 20 year old Corn snakes life. Thanks so much.

[@alexandraunderwood2961]

Thank you so much for this video!! We found a sweet little black snake stuck on some duct tape in our crawl space. No idea how long it was there; my husband thought it was dead at first. I followed your instructions and, after what felt like an eternity, our friend was freed! It took some time to get its bearings, but it drank some water and eventually was on its way. I’m so grateful we were able to give it a second chance. 💛

[@tythetie]

Thanks for the help! My friend has a garter snake that was possible caught in a sticky trap and this video is huge help!

[@kenloftis7734]

Just saved a good size garter snake.. luckily he was stuck under his chin and a little of his tail... did the oil trick and in no time his tail was free and he wriggled himself loose in about 2 minutes. I am not a fan of snakes LOL so this was a real test for me. But a life was saved because of your video. Thank you so much !!

[@NickCornaglia]

I watched this video about a month ago. Last night, I heard a ruckus in my corn snake's terrarium. He was stuck to yellow fly paper I put in there for fungus gnats. At the top of his 36x18x18 tank too, but he reached it anyway. Thanks to having watched your video, I stayed calm, brought him to the kitchen and slowly started to peel him away with the help of some olive oil. Thanks for the video and all of the info that I didn't even know I needed...yet!

[@RadiantReptilia]

Wow! Super glad I could help! That’s an awesome story!

[@brendafain9962]

That's me. I came here because my husband rescued a baby king that had found his way into a garage and got stuck on a glue trap. Thanks. We will release him in our backyard. He'll be okay. There is nothing but woods back there. Great video.

[@delightfullygnarly8652]

Steve the Garter Snake is very happy you posted this video! He's freed and living his best life in our garden 😁 Excellent information, thanks very much!

[@yrbzl]

thank you!! my little hatchling stimsons python managed to find the one piece of double sided tape holding a thermostat cable in place. i woke up this morning and found it stuck to her head and body and freaked out. i figured sunflower oil would do the trick and it worked beautifully!! poor thing has only just shed but i managed to get it all off with no scales pulled! thank you!!!

[@jocelynbarnhart1478]

Oh wow! I found a little king snake stuck to a glue trap and this video saved his life! Thank you so much.

[@Psychoclaw]

Great job! This is how I ended up with my corn snake. He'd escaped from a pet store near my store and a coworker found him and came and got me. Freed him with veggie oil and qtips, and a year and a half later he is the sweetest boi

[@RadiantReptilia]

That’s awesome! I hope my video can aid in many more happy stories like yours.

[@estellasophia790]

hi!! I'm looking for advice. Got a leopard gecko today and named him Judas. What do I do when he betrays me and how should I prepare?

[@RadiantReptilia]

Make sure someone who dislikes you offers to pay him the 30 dubia roaches in return for his betrayal. Despite the betrayal, be sure to show him unwavering forgiveness.

[@HoosierHerpvertebrate]

Don't forget to keep all rope and donkey carcasses away from him after he betrays you.

[@ninetoedlizard6650]

@@HoosierHerpvertebrate hah that's good

[@zoesophia]

Theres not much you can really do to prepare unfortunately. You will go through a period of d e a t h but it is temporary so it's best to just accept it. You may also wish to give him a lil foot soak!

[@wendygladwin994]

Thanks so much! I was able to save a California Coachwhip (Red Racer) which I had never encountered here in suburban L.A. before. Part of her body was stuck on a sticky trap but she was able to free herself pretty quickly after I poured oil over her! No need for human intervention other than the avocado oil bath!

[@Shirley825]

Thank You so much for making that video! I thought our rainbow boa was a goner. He was stuck to duct tape pretty bad. His skin is actually ripped from him trying to escape. I was about to give up but your video gave me hope to keep trying. Keep up the good work. You're awesome!

[@5pocketsful]

Thanks for your video it saved a foot long ish garter snake tonight!!The oil really did work!

[@gargolaconrad3188]

Hey Ethan, This little trick works great!!! I have a black snake that appears to be an Eastern King Snake, living in my house. I found him/her in the laundry room area, at the beginning of Fall; this year. It was getting cold here, in North Eastern Georgia; so I let him stay inside for the Winter. I hadn't seen him since the first time in the Fall, so I assumed he left; because I have 3 German Shepards that live in the house as well. I started getting mice in the house, for the first time this Winter. I put some sticky mouse traps out last night, not thinking about the snake. This evening, I checked the traps and there he was, stuck on a sticky trap with a dead mouse; as well. I looked up different types of things that would dissolve the stickiness, but they were harmful to snakes; then I found your video. I followed your directions exactly as you showed in the video, and the snake was free in just a couple of minutes. Luckily, his head wasn't stuck. He didn't try to bite me at all, and actually started moving his body; which helped me get him loose quicker. I wiped off the oil with a bath towel, then poured lukewarm water on him and cleaned him with a bath towel. He was very happy to be free, and very friendly. I pet him for a minute, then put him on the floor, by the unfinished wall, where I first found him; and when I found him in the sticky trap. I figured that was probably his home area because that's where I've seen him both times. I set him down and he slithered back in between the insulation and a stack of drywall that sits in my walk-in closet. The house is about 85% finished, so I live in it while I work on finishing the interior of the house; I don't mind him being here. He's healthy and very lively, he's about 2-1/2 feet long; and looked like he had a mouse in his stomach. Thanks for your awesome trick of getting snakes unstuck.

[@thoughtlessminds1540]

thank you so much! you helped our corn snake get freed from the adhesive on a thermometer that sticks to the side of the tank

[@cherryistrash4080]

God bless you. I checked on my King Crimson before going to bed, and thank god I did. I bought some coconut fiber wall liners to make him feel more secure, and they come with velcro to stick. Well, they don't stick. Like at all, and he got himself stuck trying to remove his shed. You saved my little buddies life with your video.

[@youtubesensation354]

Such a good job with the video. We had a rat snake get stuck on a sticky pad and within minutes he was free and back in the yard. Good job!

[@chrisohh5612]

You just saved two cute little geckos in Singapore on fly paper. The vegetable oil immediately neutralized the stickiness. Gentle nudges over 5-10 minutes each freed them without any broken skin or bones. THANK YOU!!!

[@rex2d292]

Omg it worked!!! I was helping a poor snake that wandered into our house and did everything the video told me too and it worked!!!

[@wendlathompson5822]

I found a garden snake stuck to a sticky fly trap. Found your video and it is now free, free, free. Well not totally free. It will stay inside tonight and I will release it tomorrow when the temps come up. Thank you.

[@trashjuice8598]

You just saved my pythons life thank you so so so much man I could never be happier

[@ashleemiller8275]

Omg thank you so much. My 3yrold childrens python justxmanaged to wrap himselfnin the gaff tape i put on thebceiling of his enclosure. This video saved him so much grief. Thank you again for your expertise. ❤

[@ronnapier3768]

Our corn snake got out, and somehow found the last of the Elmer’s silly putty my girls left (probably under a couch). Heard her in the corner 18 hours later and found her: dust bunnies glued to her. Quick Google search, vegetable and a nice little bath-she’s all good except for a small patch of green glue and glitter and PTSD. Thank you! I also appreciated your empathy for non-reptile keepers at the end; subscribed!

[@christianpenland8667]

Thanks man. My hognose got stuck on the duct tape that was holding her light to the top of her enclosure. I was about to try to rip the tape off but I found this video and the oil loosened the tape and now she is fine. No more duct tape in her enclosure.

[@wendysuemesny3757]

Thank you! thank you! thank you! Coach whip stuck on a damn glue trap last night at 10 pm! This video was a life saver! My guy was of good weight, likely stuck for a few days at my dad's house. No poop, i only smelled pee. It released beautifully. Thanks for the after care tip of warm water bath and towel, releasing him in the pan to keep oil under control. You rock!

[@davidmelson1731]

Just freed my juvenile king snake! Thanks!

[@skyehajime1668]

My girlfriend and I just unstuck a little wild tree snake from duct tape. Thank you so much for this video!

[@norinovak9778]

Super video, i searched KZbin out of panic . I found a gecko stuck on tape full body very bad.( Looked like his skink just gonna come off as he wiggled)but I freed him... using oil. Made my day. Thank you

[@monjamallow7644]

Thank you for making this video. It saved a whip snakes life tonight.

[@carladack4379]

Thank you so much, i was able to get the snake unglued with your helpful video! We are so happy!

[@Lucidstoner]

Wow I just wanna say my snake got out and got stuck and this actually helped! Thanks dude❤️

[@sarabarnaik58]

Thank you so much for this! We had a snake stuck in a glue trap in our garage. This technique worked perfectly!

[@CavemanIke]

Thank you SO MUCH for your video. We found a little garter snake caught up in a glue trap tonight and a little bit of vegetable oil later he was able to get free on his own. I don't think he was in there for long because he was very active and all too eager to scoot off into the grass.

[@jasonrumfelt2990]

What a great thing you did for that poor baby. Excellent video and thank you for helping this little dude.

[@devinmichelle7503]

Thanks for the video. Just had a neighbor contact me with a 1 1/2 foot long eastern rat snake stuck to a glue sheet. It was REALLY stuck. Head to tip of tail. Bottom of its mouth totally attached plus his body was almost flattened out. Took me about 15 mins but I freed it. Only a few scales lost and it had only been on the sheet for a day at most.

[@paradox9673]

So glad I found a vid like this my python got out a d I found him under the dishwasher stuck to 3 glue traps and the floor

[@Theiodous]

This video helped me free a garter snake from some duct tape in our garage. Thank you!

[@Alexa27549]

A baby vegetarian snake was stuck in our bug trap and we did your method and that snake was out the 8 minutes. Thank you so much ❤

[@argomadea4379]

The lid on my snakes cage was breaking and broken so we put duct tape around the sides of it and my snake tried to escape and got her self tangled up in the tape and so we use this video and we got her out so I just wanted to say thank you

[@melanahill1688]

am i the only one who was getting hella mad that he was talking instead of helping the snake

[@crocodilopolis]

He only cares about money/views not animals

[@RadiantReptilia]

Yep, the $1.39 I made on this video is all I care about. I can almost buy a candybar with that.

[@moose5086]

@@RadiantReptilia well you'd just put that expense on the business account am I right?

[@cupofmaddyVODS]

@@moose5086 😂😂

[@pranker901]

@@moose5086 OOOOOH!!!! Good one and true...

[@danielspacutrealtor2179]

Helped me save a garter snake today! Thanks for posting this.

[@danniellerivers6082]

Will the oil affect my snake's eyes? Her head was stuck on the sticky trap

[@linzycox70]

Thank you so much for this. You saved my snakes life after she got stuck to gorilla tape. Liked and subscribed just because its the least i can do. Thank you again.

[@terrihuffman2812]

Thank you, I was able to save one of two California King Snakes. After I washed the oil off let him go in the greens under our cherry tree. Thank you again

[@Kimmaline]

I know the snake has already been on the tape for hours at a minimum, if not days or even weeks. I also know this is a very slow process--but omg....the chitty chatting at the beginning is KILLING ME. PLEASE HELP THE BITTY SNEK FIRST, TALK SECOND. My daughter interrupted me just as we got to the unsticking with oil part, and I almost took her allowance away for causing yet another delay in getting this poor snake its treatment. 😭🤪

[@RadiantReptilia]

Sorry, needed to preface the tutorial with background info.

[@bryanh1142]

I’m always amazed how literally everything is on KZbin. Thanks bro. You just saved a baby rat snake in TX. Went to take him off and saw how badly he was stuck. Would have definitely killed him to just rip him off

[@MoNugisa]

Thank you for this, my snake escaped (as snakes do) and he got stuck on some tape pretty badly. The oil helped us free him safely and he is perfectly ok.

[@stephenjohns9581]

Thank You :'( helped me save my 2 y/o king snake

[@UncleMoose1]

Thanks for the Video man! I saved a coach whip snake 🐍 from my neighbors sticky trap(s) and he promised to never use them again!

[@rhig4081]

Poor little guy. Thank you for helping him.

[@colubridconnor1600]

Nice. Video quality is much higher than it used to be. Good job!

[@RadiantReptilia]

Thanks man, means a lot. Love it when I get chances to feature you and blaise in videos.

[@colubridconnor1600]

@@RadiantReptilia gonna have to give you more of those chances next season then lol

[@BlaiseByrd]

Radiant Reptilia ❤️

[@moose5086]

As for the audio...cant say the same.

[@igotakai5644]

Awesome! How'd he do afterwords?

[@DelicateFlower-pp7yl]

Thank you it helped us free our little guy.

[@anja.e1101]

My stimsons python was in a similar situation! Great video, and good work!! 👏

[@crystalgryphon]

Poor things. Great example of why sticky stings should never be left outside, it’s terrible for wildlife.

[@hoodybox477]

GryphonAnimation some people do that on purpose

[@tarajoyjasleen]

Thank you so much. Found two. Got them free!! 🎉

[@BlaiseByrd]

First. Ethan be weird. He can eat a skink tail covered in glue and oil but cant take a sip of the oil. Good job freeing that cutie bro.

[@buildurluvbubble6469]

Hey I saw you on another video that’s like 2 years ago

[@BlaiseByrd]

Blurry Rooster nice! Me alex and ethan probably!

[@SmokeyAlien420]

Great video! Was able to save a rat snake up at my construction office with this helpful info. Thanks homi!

[@lisamadore9943]

Thank you!!! I think you helped us save Walter, corn snake!!!

[@HoosierHerpvertebrate]

So this is what the oil was for. Edit after watching: And this is why I only ever use glue traps inside my house and check them every day. Also you're insane for eating that skink tail.

[@Piper7cub]

I'm not sure if you'll see this message but I'm curious as to if you saved the bleu tailed lizard? We have some around our house (the outside), along with 6 different kinds of snakes that we have seen this summer. I think they're pretty but are they not good to have around? I came across your video because we just found a snake (a baby Kingsnake (according to my phone)) stuck on some scorpion tape we have in our storage room on the door line to keep bugs out of the main part of our basement living area since there is a 1" gap on the bottom of the door. The oil worked very quickly....I just poured a little bit around him and in about two minutes, he wiggled free. He was very aggressive however and kept lunging at me, the Q-tip, the bucket.... I don't know if that is normal or if he could sense how petrified I was of him even though he was pretty small. I tried to pick him up but couldn't and at least he crawled into the bucket on his own. I wanted to wash him off but he wouldn't stay in the bucket, he was aggressive and I was too afraid so I just put him in some dirt outside and hopefully the oil will work itself off and he will be ok. Thank you for the info.

[@jenniferbell6917]

Thank you for your video. It helped me to free a little Leopard gecko I just found stuck to a piece of tape from a package. He slithered off, minus his tail, but I’m glad I could help him thanks to your helpful video 👍🏻

[@radiantkratos5562]

Thank you for this video! Just used it to help my milk snake get out of some duct tape.

[@joelh6514]

Great informative! Did the skink on the glue trap survive? Please give us an update on the rat snake when poo.

[@RadiantReptilia]

Yes, the skink was in very good condition and was very quickly released into the wild. Not sure if I’ll make a whole video following up on the rat snake, but I’ll try to update you guys somehow!

[@joelh6514]

*possible (not “poo”)

[@JenniferHayesSTL]

Thank you!!!! It worked great 🐍🐍🐍

[@saram9072]

Thank you it worked i saved a lizard 🙏😌

[@Sheristars]

Thank you so very much you just helped us save the life of our beloved pet bredli python. Much love to you Sir.

[@katiepalmore8850]

Thank you so much for this video! I was just able to save a baby blue tail lizard from the black gorilla glue duct tape.

[@joesheetstheragman7737]

Thank you, just saved some type of small lizard.

[@bradlyhunterr]

Worked great thank you !!!

[@melissaleonard1133]

I was trying to repair my cornsnakes cage and she got stuck on the duct tape I used. Thank you!

[@bjrgsrensen6197]

i was so stupid that i had used tape to stick some fake plants on the glass, my cornsnake sadly gott under the tape somehow, and i freaked out so i used a bit of water but didnt really work, my mom came and she ripped it off slowly, im really nervous because that was not the right thing to do, his skin is kinda crusty ish its not as smooth as the other areas, luckily it wasnt its whole body. But if theres any lotion or oil i can use for my snake so its skin can become normal again or just something to help him i would be so happy. i got my snake yesterday, it was a few hours since we got it off, we took every thing that was taped out so dont worry. He has stayed in his little hole the whole time since. Hes probably so stressed, so am i. what do i do? Any type of advice would be life saving.

[@grubsuu5258]

poor babies!! thank you so much for helping them Ethan :D

[@RadiantReptilia]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@Kaizykat]

I hope the snake is still doing okay! Poor little guy. He must have been so scared. I have never used a glue trap, so I didn't realize that snakes often get stuck on them! You should've gotten more than $1 for eating the skink tail. $5 at least.

[@RadiantReptilia]

I need to get work where I can find it.

[@lynnbonica4342]

That was so awesome! Great job. That snake was lucky u were there 2 help him. Will u keep us posted on how he's doing? 🐍

[@adamrussell4568]

Great Video Ethan! Thanks!

[@dini1046]

Thanks for your video, I saved a big snake today. Maybe a garden snake.

[@robertmock9885]

saved a little snake today, thanks for doing this video!!

[@hc6157]

Props to you! Great work you do

[@dinneratlunch]

Thank you, worked well

[@WildLife_Perspective]

Great video! Can't believe you ate that skink tail at the end!

[@sagehawk12]

This saved my ball python from my stupidity with duct tape.

[@hopeshales4734]

I do wish this video would get to the solutions faster, because this situation is scary scary

[@BuckMcAntlerson]

About to go in on a baby eastern kingsnake 🐍.

[@BuckMcAntlerson]

Well that was easy. Took about a minute to free him from the glue trap. He was pissed at me until he realized he was free then he just let me pick him up and he was chill.

[@Piper7cub]

Nevermind.....I just finally finished watching the end of your video and I see what happened to the blue lizard. I should have quit while I was ahead.

[@decembersnow5961]

How do you get the oil off after

[@BryanBowenArchangelBarachiel]

Thanks for sharing. I don't have a snake in that condition currently though good to see what to do if I see one later that way. I think I will try olive oil.

[@mwoodlief1806]

My garter snake thanks you! As do I.

[@Kisame.Hoshigaki]

Did you go to the NC state fair cause I think I saw you?

[@RadiantReptilia]

Yes I did! My sisters are cloggers and had several performances at the fair, which I came to watch.

[@bactiguy]

What about the skink?? You never mentioned that lizard. He was definitely stuck as well due to him not running away or at least moving. I am sure you saved him tho.

[@RadiantReptilia]

Yep, he was unstuck, and released into the wild. Make sure to watch till the end to see what happened to his tail!

[@LoS_Lust4Blood]

LOL Ethan!! The hell with that skink tail! You must have an iron stomach! XD Anyway, thanks for the valuable information and helping that little guy. Absolutely hate glue traps.

[@BlaiseByrd]

You can say that again. From the grub he ate in my video to the ramen he eats without cooking it and without seasoning, this dude will eat anything. He actually enjoys just eating the ramen straight out of the packet. Me connor and ethan went to Hardee’s during our most recent trip. Ethan brought a pack of ramen into the store to eat instead of buying food. A worker there was crying laughing and was asking him if he was depressed or something because she has never seen something to odd.

[@LoS_Lust4Blood]

Blazed Herping LMFAO!!!!! Uncooked ramen isn’t actually that bad. It’s strange to see someone doing it though. Man...I haven’t had Hardee’s in a while. On the west coast or west of the Mississippi River it’s called Carl’s Jr. man... you guys sound like you have some amazing adventures together! XD

[@myloherps8955]

Nice Video Ethan

[@RadiantReptilia]

Thanks!

[@Kimmaline]

ADDITION @ 11:43 ETHAN - "....you may not be able to tell if it is VENOMOUS"