Herping for Wild Snakes in Wisconsin!!
2023 ж. 8 Мам.
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Now that Winter is finally behind us, it's herping season again! Today we adventure in Southeast Wisconsin to find wild snakes, and we find quite a few of them!! I'm not sure which was sassier; the hognose or the bullsnake...
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Someone give that hognose an Oscar. He earned it
Yess
@pokegullig in English, there is an extra s.
@@Just_Average_Player huh? Wdym?
Please
No, the Oscar earned him.
I’ll never get over Emily’s aggressive friendliness with the snakes when grabbing them XD Just “There you are! *cOmE hErE-“* and casually yoinking the *wild* snake lol
Right and the bull snake was SO loud like 😭 hahaha it definitely helped me with overcoming my snake fear 😂😂😂 Emily’s aggressive friendliness
Can you imagine being a snake and suddenly being picked up by an aggressively excited primate? 😂
@@GC-yz8tg that's like the opposite of what natural primate instinct tells you, normally you'd just beat the crap out of it and leave
@@noahboucher125 or just run away / cautiously back away I feel most humans would do with a snake.
I could here that bull snake breath in XD
Ed having the time of his life, basking on a rock. Emily: Aww poor thing
He reminds me of a bearded dragon’s personality 😂
I love how Emily is just constantly talking whilst the bullsnake just throws an absoloute fit 😂😂
Just like Penelope!
"Ohh what pretty snek," "Anger! Hate you! Stop!" "Is that how you greet me?" "Go away!"
A hissy fit
Omg, I love the most dramatic deaths of all time from the hog nose snake 😂
Its like the perfect cartoon death. Just needed the flower on the chest..lol
Very dramatic
Yes, made my day lol I'm gonna have to make my co-worker watch this 😂
Lol
They are so dramatic, the hog nose. Lol😂
Love how Ed and Emily have seen and dealt with "cooler" snakes, but get excited still with whatever they find in the wild still 😊❤
LMAO. Snake nerds 4 life
Because it is awesome too see an animal in it's natural habitat, even if you have already seen many of them.
@sundiepietszak2012 thats so sad he kills them 😢 snakes are generally really useful on farms cuz other their diet. I know some people have farm cats, but you've still gotta feed and water a cat. Wild snakes, as we all know, pretty much keep themselves to themselves
I know car guys that have driven ferraris who geek out over really pristine civics or gremlins or whatever
The excitement over anything and everything plus the information gives me a Steve Irwin vibe from this video
"Ed gave up and is now sitting on a rock." Ed is my spirit animal.
The excitement in Emily’s voice when she found the Hognpse was so wholesome ❤️❤️❤️
**aggresive hiss** "OH MY GOODNESS COME HERE!" I love Emily's enthusiasm when it comes to snakes. It's so infectious!
Ummm sure😂
Ed not climbing is so me, whereas Emily being a mountain goat is TOTALLY my husband 😅. I was waiting to see Emily hanging on by her toes with a snake between her teeth dangling over the rocks just to tell Ed she found another critter where it doesn't belong 😅
Lol 😩😩
That hognose doing tongue flicks while 'dead' had me rolling! Definitely my favourite snakes of all time :)
They're pretty goofy
I want a pet hognose lmao, I’ve seen so many videos of them and I absolutely love them
SoDraMaTiC
Great video. Note: the species you found in the bluffs don't live there year round. They migrate there in the fall for brumation/hibernation and remain there until early spring. Both species will move to the open prairie to mate and find food.
Bull Snakes have been found in Timber Rattlesnakes hibernacula.
Caves/rocky cracks maintain a mostly stable temp all year round. Better snake overwintering habitat than the ground, if you can reach any
I’m pretty sure she already knows but idk
Not the baby
Please do an updated meet all our snakes video! It'd be so interesting to see who you all still have vs your newer snakes 🐍
At the very least, the ones they still have at their house!
they'll hear you eventually, pal, hold the line 💪
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I understand Ed's weakness. I too have a fear of heights. Though I do a bit better with slopes like that one. Mine is worse when I'm on hiking trails where there is a bit more of a sudden drop off. Doesn't help that I've actually fallen off a cliff and was only saved by a metal pole I managed to grab and a classmate that was with me.
Wow that's scary! Happy you were able to save yourself
I don't hate heights, its the drop off that scares me. I live in canyon country and its nice, but I stay away from the cliff's edge. But that is because the edge can and will eventually give out suddenly. Its happened a few times before in my lifetime. Thankfully not to me.
I’m definitely not a fan of cliffs/drop offs with no railing. My parents love to go on these hikes with narrow paths and a lot of cliffs and things and it’s the worst. If there’s a railing or something heights don’t bother me as much.
How did that even happen?
@@LyehtOfficial I was in Japan studying abroad for a semester. It was my last full day in the country. Nearly extended my stay using a hospital stay. A classmate and I decided to go visit a Buddhist temple in Kurama. It was absolutely gorgeous. Kind of in the middle of nowhere. We got lost making our way down the mountain a different way that we had climbed up. The paths were old, slick stone wet from rains. There was just a thin metal rail going along the edge of the path with a vertical metal pole about every 6 foot or so. I slid on the stones and went over the edge. It was a good 40 foot drop. It would have at least hurt really bad, but I slid at a spot where there was a vertical pole and grabbed it right as I was going over the edge. Then my classmate helped pull me back up while I was a sobbing mess.
The way Emily just reached into the crevice for the bull snake 😆
True bravery
That would be me as well 😅
Yeah at this point she's like "do you think you'll hurt me? I've bitten by bigger snakes before" 😂😂😂
Emily telling the water snake to "go do snakey things" was extremely cute.
These hognose snakes are the funniest things I have seen in a long time. I love it. Take care you guys.
I got one last September and he only did the dying thing once when I first put him in his new terrarium. After that he hasn't since. He sure does hiss up a storm and be a dangerous cober but no more dying.
its really not funny. The animal is stressed. It genuinely thinks it is going to die...
@@GiulianoMazzina That's funny.
@@EtrnayDad a wild animal thinks it's gonna die? Never happened before
9:16 you know she is a badass when snake lunges at her and she doesnt even flinch, respect
Or just doesn't have an irrational fear of snakes and knows bullsnakes are not venomous...
@@3173_Delta it still hurts to get bit.
@@schrodingerscat3741 she lets bullsnakes gnaw her while she holds them
@@swtchs. Yes.
@@3173_Delta it's a reasonable reaction for people to flinch at a large, hissing, angry projectile with teeth coming at your face quickly, venomous or not. Emily is just a different breed lol
I am really in awe with how Emily has not actually gotten bit by any of these snakes she is handling in the wild at this point, especially the Bullsnakes when she is REACHING INTO A ANGRY SNAKE HOLE! Dear god, I could never do that!
I love how you could hear the bullsnake quickly breath in heavily before continuing to hiss.
Emily: “are you gonna say goodbye?” Bull snake: “no talk me, I angy”
When I was younger I was biking on a nature path in an area prone to copperheads and cotton mouths and I saw a snake that flipped over from its belly to its back and it scared the crap out of me and since watching your channel I now realize it was probably an eastern hog😂
It's strategy worked
i love that you explain the whole controlled burns thing! I live in Australia so it’s vital here but not a lot of people actually understand why/how we do it :)
And don't those people who don't understand LOUDLY object to controlled burns!!
Really appreciated the information on those controlled fires/prescribed burns and their importance
Fire is a very important part of nature. It's dangerous but it's also crucial to many species' survival, especially in scrubland habitat. It's good that some people know that prescribed burns are necessary in a lot of places to actually minimize damage :) The horrible wildfires the southwestern US has been having are increasing in intensity because of a combination of bad land management practices, and changing climate conditions resulting in drought.
I love how Emily stood there talking about bull snakes and ignored the LOUD hissing.
The multiple cuts of Emily being like "YOU GOT IT" and Ed scrambling for a water snake is gold
Emily: Oh my gosh your such a cute little bullsnake! Snake: *angry noodle noises*
the way you just grab these snakes with no fear is wild to me. I love it! The confidence!
I like how the bullsnake was just kinda hanging out on your arm despite being so very angry
Lol Emily telling the bullsnake to calm down is so funny to me
Ed's not weak. He's just staying down low to catch you in case you fall.
Aww I love that!
One of the things I really love about Emily and Ed is that they will always share openly with their followers when they learn something new! No one truly knows everything, but Emily and Ed are quite knowledgeable. However, there is always something new to learn about in this hobby, and I love how Emily and Ed show their followers that there’s nothing wrong with learning new things!! ❤
I feel ya Ed, I also have an aversion to falling and gravity is out to get me, so I def understand your preference to avoid the bluffs! Thank you so much for the videos, educational and entertaining
Karen the bullsnake omg 😂love that no matter how long you've been herping there's always new things to learn!!
10:01 I burst out laughing at her chattering away like she's on a picnic while the snake is hissing dangerously right in her face
I actually saw a baby snake today, it crossed the path on the trail I was on and I watched it hide under a leaf. Before I found this channel I would have ran away in fear, but now I really like looking at reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, etc. Today was a good day.
I understand Ed. As a derpicus totallus, I too would likely be the one to trip on a tiny pebble and fall to my death 😂😂
Derpicus Totallus. Finally, I have found my tribe! I can trip over the pattern in linoleum I'm only thinking about.
I understand ed because I'm usually the token blind person in any given situation so I can and have tripped over air
Emily - "Come here and let me love you!! You're so PRETTY!" Bullsnakes - "I will tear you apart human, unhand me this instant!!"
Karen's hissing sounds like a rattlesnake. No wonder people get them confused. So cute sneks! 🐽🐍 🐂🐍 🌊🐍
Bullsnake: oh yes, I am very danger timber rattlesnake, do not touch
@@snakewithapen5489 LOL
It amazes me how well you handle these wild snakes...you are so amazing Emily
Northern watersnakes up there are brownish tan in color down in the south western part of their range or at least the ones I've been seen have a dark blue with red bands. Its crazy how localities with snakes work Edit: turns out northern watersnakes colors can range from midland watersnakes tan and red, to brown and tan, to dark brown and red, to dark blue and red, to even grey and dark blue.
If I have any working memory, I believe it's because of the location that the colors can vary so much. What they eat, what's in the water they drink, the predators around them, etc. I know it's a big thing when it comes to color variations in other animals and such, so I would think it applies to snek noodles too? I could be wrong though.
@@Mizumii25 it's possible but I believe it has more to do with snake morphs.
I don't know if this is the same species, but in FL we have a species of water snake that's mostly dark brownish-red with a white chin and stripes. They try to mimic water moccasins/cottonmouths Edit: not the same species, we have the banded/southern water snake
They've been here longer than we have and they'll be here long after
2:13 hog: “nooo! I have perished! Leave me to die in peace!”
Lol the hog nose playing dead will never stop being adorable and hilarious.
OMG I love that adorable 'deaded' hognose So dramatic😂
The cutest moment was when that hognose realized you weren’t going to eat them. 😂
“it seems he can’t make up his mind if he wants to die or not” gosh darn it ! hate when that happens.. dang it - never related more to a snake b4 :,) (in all seriousness i always look forward to your uploads they truly make my day💖)
8:30 plus a benefit of occational burns is, the burnt leaf litter turns into ash, which is really good for alot of plants due to the potash in it.
Part of why volcanic islands are so fertile. Volcanic soil is full of minerals from the earth and ash from burnt material that plants like
Emily is the type of person to be upset to not find a rattlesnake
"Oh, she's rattling, kind of rude sweetie.."
Well she got a bullsnake that was rattling her tail. Also, the rattlesnakes just did not want to be bothered by Emily.
I think that Bullsnake is the perfect specimen of Resting “Hissed” Face!
In college I had a classmate in my avant garde art class who was a volunteer firefighter and the town we were in did one of these control burns. He went back later an found a deer skeleton, an unfortunate victim, but it was really just cleaned down to the bone so I made an art piece out of the skull and other stuff I picked up from random places. It's a niche called found art and I continue to work with bones and shells to this day!
Ed at 1:17 is giving “sitting alone in the VIP” energy and it’s killing me 😂💖
It’s been 90 degrees and humid since early May here. 80 degrees would be wonderful. I love the fact that hognose stop “dying” on you. I didn’t know Timbers survived as far north as you guys live. Learned something new. ❤
I love how Passionate you are about these animals and how informational your videos are, I hope you continuo to make even more AMAZING content :)
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I know the hognose is probably very scared but the dramatically dieing 4 times cracked me up
I love how wild snakes can calm down if you didn't do anything to them.
Except bulls, lol
Omg I'm so stoked, your herping videos are some of my top favourites, I don't even want to know how many times I've watched the older ones lol. V happy to add this one to my rotation, thank you both for continuing to educate and share your passion with us
how do u have no fear of getting bit. Wow. Thats amazing
The anticipation is way worse than the bite. Once you've been bit, it's really not that too bad.
I hope to one day enjoy something as much as Emily enjoys snakes. ❤
I love the hogose so dramatic and cute 😂😂❤❤.
I did some incidental herping this morning. There was a super cute painted box turtle in the road so I helped him cross.
It's so interesting to see different animals in the states, while I live in Germany Also, I really liked Karen the bullsnake xD
Well i live in Denmark and there is only 2 types of snakes That live here and they are very hard to find 😢 i wish i chould do this😅
We want more Ed content! We love you! You could totally start a separate channel and call it the Ed Show or something and have it be 18+ non restricted content for the older audience!! Just a thought we would love to hear you guys without a filter you are already soo funny as it is
Bull snakes are surprisingly adaptable. Here in the Netherlands (very wet, temperate climate) they've managed to establish invasive breeding populations in the dunes up and down the coast. Not a rock in sight, a fair bit colder than much of the more arid climate they're from originally, but I guess they've found a way to make it work! Good on them, though they're very efficient hunters and that's causing all sorts of problems for the local wildlife.
Such a cute little drama noodle!!!! I've never held a snake but I have learned to appreciate them with how they help with rodent control and how beautiful a lot of them are. Hognoses are my favorites cuz they got that cute upturned nose and just being so dramatic 😘🥰😁
No wonder the bullsnake was hissing like that. It was like "It'S mA'aM!!!!" 🤣
Im so thankful for your channel and content. If you had an actual show somewhere like on netflix or animal planet, id binge it all the time. I love watchjng your snake adventures! Thank you for your videos.
Such a dramatic boy you found😂 He’s gonna be great dad someday and his children will be also super dramatic! The northern water snake is so beautiful!
Well done you never fail to make me smile
*fail btw!
Ha
4:10 Toads don't actually need a body of water to live, they just reproduce there and can go wherever afterwards :)
You two are the best! Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure!
the first snake i ever came in contact with was a bull snake, our scout troop was host to some state rangers who brought the snake to show up and let us touch it and learn about our native reptiles, it was a very agreeable snake and it really made me more confident and less scared when dealing with reptiles in my life
Thanks for doing a herping video in Wisconsin! I actually live right around where the place you herped in today! That hognose was very dramatic! 😂
helping? did u mean herping?
@@Elsheepherder huh? When did I say helping?
@@YarnBird13 you said : Thanks for doing a helping video in Wisconsin!
@@Elsheepherder no I didn’t?
@@YarnBird13 very funny ! i saw u edited it
I wish KZhead let you attach pictures to comments so I could show off the baby bullsnake I had to remove from my neighbor's garage. He was so mad he honked at me.
Sounds adorable :)
Thank you so much for your discussion of controlled burns and the proper way to set them!!!!
Y'know as much as I love and miss your more frequent herping videos, since you explain a lot, watching a lot of herping-specific channels (highly recommend NFKHerping personally) also makes me feel a little iffy sometimes. Its the same with teasing baby bullsnakes into biting, most responsible herpers avoid making hognoses faint as much as possible, since that's their last line of defense and it means they're EXTREMELY stressed, its just very unhealthy for the animal. Ideally, they shouldnt play dead at all, and a lot of herpers manage to get footage of them just fine without them doing so! So as much as Emily loves hogs it just made me quite uncomfy to see her trying to make that young hognose faint again and again. It's made it harder to watch the hatching videos bc of that too, like. Its a newborn baby, you dont need to stress it into biting you several times :') Still happy about the informative nature of this tho, and I do love how they still do things correctly as in putting the animal back where they found it and handling it with care, etc. Just, I know fainting hogs are cute, but I'm almost sure Emily herself has mentioned its something to avoid over the years in the past, idk why this time it was different :')
You should come to Manitoba. The red sided garter snakes are coming out at the Narcisse snake dens. Thousand and thousands of them come out thenhave huge mating balls
I have seen both gopher & bullsnakes in our shade trees and on our roof multiple times in Cali, usually just remove them and 'forgets' to mention it to my parents for peace of mind 😅 not surprised they like to climb the natural rock walls, they were so cute tucked into the little caves ❤
8:46 that was a GREAT, totally GREAT explanation!!! I enjoyed it.
Thoughts and prayers for Ed. Someday he will conquer his fear.
I am 77 y/o, and I am STILL afraid of heights.
I love all your herping videos❤❤❤❤
8 MINUTES AFTER IT POSTS YES FINALLY I LOVE YOU ED AND EMILY I HAVE FOR YEARS YOUR CHANNEL IS AMAZING AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU POST
"If you don't stop hissing i am gonna call you karen"..too funny 😂..and the dramatic hognose is just so cute!
Omg that eastern hognose was so cute 🥹❤
Fantastic Adventure! you guys are amazing keep up the good work!!! ( the zoo is on my bucketlist! )
4:16 look at that derpy lil’ snoot! 😊
I love how passionate you both are.=) Your videos are so informative, thank you for all your hard work!=)
I love how chill some snakes are in videos like this
Hog nose snakes are INCREDIBLE, and funny! 😂
Rip hognose noodle Like for respect 😔
The hognose's dramatic death throes are, imo, proof God has a great sense of humor.
That was a very convincing performance, hognose snek, 11/10
I'm glad you two enjoyed the first herping of the year. And nice finds, I liked the water snake. 🙂👍🐍
Finally another amazing video I have been waiting. I hope that you are okay and don’t overwork yourselfs ❤❤
I found a beautiful Speckled King Snake at work yesterday, and it reminded me how much I enjoy your channel. Thanks for all the great content!
The forked tongue stuck limply out the side of the gaping upside down mouth is the ultimate! What a diva! And now that awesome performance is world famous.
HELL YEAH ITS HERPING SEASON
I can’t stop giggling at the way she stuck her hand in in attempt to grab the snake 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for spreading the love for prescribed burns. ❤
Thanks! It’s nice to see another herping video from SD, as I enjoy them very much!