Rattlesnakes Are More Dangerous Than You Think

[@paulbrungardt9823]

My Mother in Law was bitten by a Western Diamond Back Rattlesnake--- Poor snake convulsed for 15 minutes before it died... My mother in law didn't notice the bite... I kind of feel guilty for putting that snake in her pillow case.

[@davJanko8052]

And that's when the transfer took place to become venomous. Lol Good one

[@Rick_King]

This made me laugh out loud! 😅

[@Rocketman88002]

@paul9823, you should remember she's the mother of your wife and as such is qualified to: give you unsolicited advice, show you the right way of doing things, teach you how to drive and give you free marriage counseling.

[@misterclownface]

Okay boomer

[@barryedwardchadwick8162]

😂awesome

[@Patriottoo2]

I forgot to add that rattlers can strike at a distance of their full body length, or more, depending on the environment. I had a huge female strike at me several times, and was able to squirt venom at me, which hit me on my T-shirt. The snake was on a sidehill, and struck, downward, toward me. The hill was steep enough to allow the whole body of the snake to become airborne, and essentially, "fly" through the air for a distance at least equal to its full length. I, still, have its skin, just short of 5' long, mounted on an old, weathered barn board. This goes back a few years when Peter Fonda (yes, the Easy Rider guy) called us to come out to his place south of town to catch rattlers that had been seen in and around his barn. As I recall, he was concerned about his kids, so asked us for help.

[@r.pres.4121]

Rattlesnakes are like both bees and organized crime, if you don’t bother them than they won’t bother you. It is simple as that. Live and let live!

[@scotabot7826]

For a video that's supposed to be about Rattlesnakes, you sure do show a bunch of snakes that are not rattlesnakes!!

[@Patriottoo2]

The snake being held, gingerly, by the woman at 2:49 is not a rattler. This is a terrible example of how to hold a venomous snake, and shouldn't be included. I've handled many rattlesnakes, and have learned by experience that they can distort their mouths, and rake the air, alongside your grip, in order to catch a finger or thumb with a fang. One can, only, guess how many times "professional" snake handlers have been struck and envenomated when handling snakes by the tail, only. I would cringe, every time I saw Steve Irwin doing it. Complacency led to his early, needless demise.

[@luarluarwick8304]

He asked for it obviously.

[@copperfish543]

About 15 years ago I was a manager for a soil fumigation company. We had tractors that fumigated ground for strawberry nurseries up in Newell, Macdoel and in Modoc County. A ranch manager was upset that there were a few rattlers in the fields where workers were setting runners, pulling flowers etc. he said some of the workers saw them. We found an old ground squirrel burrow, that went down several feet. If you kicked the tree stump you could hear distant rattling. We covered the hole with plastic and pumped a couple pounds of methyl bromide. That took care of it.

[@jameslagarce4046]

Got on the wrong side of a huge western once my fault not his. Sent him on his way and I went to the ER.......will ruin your day for quite awhile

[@1999glock]

I have caught many rattlesnakes over the years near my home in Los Angeles without an incident. It was not until I learned that the local specie (Southern Pacific) is potentially as dangerous as a Mojave variety, that I decided not to play with them anymore. This was further reinforced by an MD telling me a serious bite could cost well over 200K to treat in some cases.

[@donjuan1811]

Crofab is 10 15 thousand a vial and it takes several vials

[@1999glock]

@@donjuan1811 I would imagine that a "full load" or close, bite by a large Crotales Adamantus (EDB) would be a pricey if survivable adventure.

[@donjuan1811]

@@1999glock Did you ever watch that snake bite show in Loma Linda? Most of them were Mojave or Southern Pacific.

[@1999glock]

@@donjuan1811 No, but Loma Linda is a leading care facility for snake bites in So Cal. Stands to reason, as the SP and Mojave are very common snakes in densely populated areas and therefore most commonly associated with bites. Most bites are to idiots (like myself) "playing" with rattlesnakes. I dont do dat no mo....

[@beverlyjohnson3025]

@@1999glock I believe it was The Learning Channel, back in the day when you could actually learn something worthwhile from it's programming, that had a program with a doctor from Loma Linda who specialized in treating snake bites. It was very informative and tracked the progress or lack of the patients he cared for. One was his little boy.

[@nejnej9433]

Pretty difficult to imagine rattles are more dangerous than I think

[@matthewotremba9230]

Opening shot is a Banded Water Snake

[@vaughnkavon3993]

"Ground breaking medical advancement", another grant, another waste of Tax Payers money . . 😂

[@jameswest4819]

If you jump over a coiled Mojave Rattler, you will find that it can strike, straight up, its whole length. I learned that, accidentally, while running down a dry creek bed. They are the most aggressive snakes I've ever experienced.

[@Brianbrandfas]

I think your message was spot on, but your choice of title was in poor taste. People already think that the only good rattlesnake is a dead one and when they see inflammatory titles like this it just solidifies that belief. Just my .02

[@Phil-y8c]

👈👍

[@garthtimmins2852]

If you kept all the snakes for yourself it would be okay with me. I don't need any.

[@daz4312]

Some of your featured snakes are not rattlers…. They are also being studied to find out how they can shake their tails 5400times a minute without getting tired or cramped up.

[@tankvet08]

Why do you keep showing snakes that aren't Rattlesnakes in a video about Rattlesnakes?

[@The1Doktor]

Because this is just AI generated BS!

[@SeniorGymBro-Tom]

Just let em be if you encounter them in nature. I stepped within 2 feet of one while fishing at Lake Pleasant, AZ. It warned me, and I safely walked away!

[@mz3912]

o he l l o a i r o b o t

[@gladegoodrich2297]

$100,000 snake bite!

[@bpabustan]

Who would have thought rattlesnake venom can save lives? You learn something new everyday...

[@malcolmdean6899]

Most rattlesnakes don't want confrontation and prefer to retreat vs fight. The only rattlesnake that will fight is the Mojave rattlesnake. It tends to stand its ground vs retreat.

[@KennethGerecke-k8w]

Diamondbacks will fight

[@barryedwardchadwick8162]

@@malcolmdean6899 nonsense,they're all biters

[@danielrichards2246]

I came within inches of a very large mojave rattlesnake underneath a house. It was just crushed by something (which it then bit) and ran out towards me and I had no where to go. I stayed still and after a second it moved back away from me and hid. Didn't get bit and it was not a happy snake. Just goes to show that even the Mojaves can run away and not choose to bite a person.

[@Blend-24]

Where I live is prime Mojave Rattlesnake enviroment. We get a lot and even a couple in the house over the years. They do not stand their ground to fight but rather get into a defensive stance when you’re too close. Back up and they, like most other rattlesnakes, will slither away.

[@melvinamoss3561]

BS

[@Randy-v9x]

Did you know that ancient umbuuto tribe entertained their kids with the rattle snakes, they also doubled as teething rings. If you shove pinecones down their throats, they shit gold nuggets & PETA gets pissed.

[@andyroubik5760]

I grew up around rattlesnakes and always appreciated their warnings! Don't step on me don't step on me! I was accustomed to tossing a stone in their direction to watch them coil up and then go away, but that got me in trouble in Australia when I did that to a tiger snake and it reared up to look at me and then came racing towards me! Rattlesnakes are the most respectful of the poisonous snakes that I am aware of

[@vaughnkavon3993]

GOOD VIDEO ! not speaking too fast, covered the subject well, and good presentation. 🐍

[@sevenlux7093]

The only thing that was new to me was that rattlesnakes are viviparous.

[@goldfieldgary]

Actually they're ovoviviparous. The eggs hatch inside the mother's body.

[@lorenhewitt8279]

They are not aggressive but will strike if they are threatened or stepped on by someone. Sometimes they are known to strike without injecting venom.

[@jarikinnunen1718]

Somewhere was news about silent rattlesnakes. It was safer those snakes to be quiet due big killing rate by humans.

[@JupitertheGiant-qe7ir]

Mean snattlerake :(

[@stevenmcgillivray9283]

All venomous snakes are dangerous.

[@SilktheAbsent1]

Garter snakes and Hognose snakes would disagree.

[@jameshatchett8095]

Why has KZbin become the bs source it has become. I’m about ready to cancel my premium subscription.

[@georgesimon1760]

I stopped watching when I realized it wasn't even an actual person talking. And I'm pretty sure they aren't more dangerous than people think.

[@phalypso]

This striking distance of 2/3 the body length is nonsense that keeps getting repeated. I have 3 times in my life seen vipers leave the ground, launching themselves. Beware.

[@ririlan2137]

well explained :))

[@Ringothalia]

Always respect rattlesnakes space and they will respect you ,and they need to respect your space too😂

[@ralphlewis539]

Content of the video was mostly informational, not too much sensationalism. But the title of this posted video? Gimme a break. You know what's more dangerous than you think? Ignorance, fear, and sensationalist titles and captions that capitalize on people's existing fears and make things worse. Language is a powerful thing. What we think we need to do to catch people's attention and keep them tuned in can also set us back on learning and ridding the world of irrational fear and hate.

[@Phil-y8c]

👍

[@waynesguitar]

Why do you start your video showing a snake consuming a fish that "is not even a rattlesnake"?

[@ScottH22175]

There are more pictures of random species. The lady holding onto what I believe is a Rat snake is one.

[@t41flyer]

2:44 So adorable!

[@nolanbowen8800]

Rattle snakes are not as dangerous as most people think. They also are beneficial in that they kill rodents which are far more dangerous.

[@hollyfoxThe]

Nice AI narration. Do you now know more about rattlesnakes now? Which ones are in your area? What should you do if you encounter one? Do they attack? And, if so, how do they attack and why? Not the greatest documentary on rattlesnakes. By the way, what kind of snake are they? Pit viper? Elapid? Are they afraid of water? Where are they the most dangerous? Dig deeper. You may learn something more than this video.

[@hpot65]

You start your Video about Rattlesnake, but show a non venomous Watersnake eating a fish. Next, Venom from actual Rattlesnakes is hardly ever deatly for humans, especially not when medical attention will be seeked after an envenomation/bite. In average not more than 5 - 8 people actually die from a venomous snake bite anually in the US. The snake the lady is holding at minute 2:50 is a totally harmless non venomous Corn- a.k.a. red Rat snake (again not a Rattlesnake. About Rattlesnakes giving live birth, there are actually new studies proving that Rattlsnake moms actually do have very limited paternal insticts after birth of their neonates and hang out with them for several days, sometimes up to a week. Once again, at minute 3:35 you show a mating ball of as it seems to be eastern coachwhips, but NOT Rattlesnakes! Inacurate information as you provide here in your video, makes people think they see a Rattlesnake and out of fear they try to kill it, even though it was a harmless non venomous snake. Besides the fact that no snake, not even venomous ones should be killed for a veriaty of reasons, a huge number of venomous snake bites occour only because someone messed, killed, or tried to kill a snake. All in all, this video is full of nonsense and misleading stuff!

[@UntamedNature_TV]

@@hpot65 I’m so happy you enjoyed the video 🥹🥲🥲

[@hpot65]

@@UntamedNature_TV you must be either high, or delusional. I did not enjoy your video, because it full of misleading stuff that is not true! Did you even read my initial comment? What a joke ............

[@snivesz32]

YT will be inundated by these AI generated videos by chinese companies by 2030. What can you do to stop them?

[@weedfiendofthewasteland3616]

Thumbnail features some sort of Gecko-Snake? Is that from Snakes On a Plane? First clip is a corn snake? Are there any rattlesnakes in this crap video. Why does KZbin let this robot ignorance pollute its website?

[@farretman7694]

Because they can 😅😅😅😅 but if you don’t like it find something else 😅😅

[@donjuan1811]

No they're not

[@bobowman470]

Tag ur it

[@StuartMiles74]

Makes me mad when any trait is described as being “designed”. No, evolution has brought us here, it has nothing to do with design.

[@SevenThunderful]

Completely false. Evolution itself is largely falsified. It has no ability to create complex lifeforms or complementary systems. Design is real and you owe a response to your creator.

[@gargar8196]

So everything is by accident?

[@lv4077]

Sure,study biochemistry and explain the billions if not trillions of extremely fortunate accidents that had occur to produce one active enzyme