I remember hiking with my dad and sister when I was little. He caught one and we were sooooo impressed! Our dad was awesome! and then he let it go. yay!
Props to the guy with the broom and dustpan for trying to do it safely and props to the girl for being brave enough to just do it. And props to the snake for being a snake.
Snek Yelp: this restaurant i can only give 3 stars. The waiter assaulted me with a broom when I asked for directions, luckily a nice waitress was able to save this interaction.
Although I’m not a professional snake handler by any means, I’m fairly sure you’re supposed to grab just behind the head of the snake and support that part. And not just to prohibit bites, I think it’s safer for the animal as well.
No, actually. Grabbing behind the head is UNsafe for the animal. That's the most fragile part of their body you're putting pressure on. A gentle scoop around the stomach like she did is perfect.
Reminds me of a field trip with a bunch of biologists and a bunch of geoscientists. A group of geos walks in front. Something long falls from a tree right between them, screaming "A SNAKE!" , the geos turn tail and run the opposite direction, the bios run after the snake. The prof: "Why didn't you catch it?" to the hopelessly confused geos.
What the geos didn't know (well, not their field), the probability that it would be a poisonous snake in that part of the country and landscape was near 0.
I had a girlfriend, very beautiful, feminine blonde. She would fucking take off her shoes and go chase snakes in a creek. Wasn't scared of anything, was fascinated by everything.
I wonder if she knows that particular snake. Not just the species, but the snake itself. It's not like she took it very far away. So she might be thinking "oh, that's just Sir Hissalot. I'll take him back to his pond."
There's another snake that looks like that too known as the black racer (Coluber constrictor), which can get massive bit are also nonvenomous. But they are VERY spicy attitude-wise sometimes. I handled a lot of them when I worked outdoors with the public to save people who were terrified of the snakes and turned it into an educational moment instead. The kids loved it lol
I just googled this to double-check myself and turns out "water moccasin" is just another name for a cotton mouth pit viper and they're only semi aquatic. Furthermore, the term is frowned upon, specifically because of concern over confusion with harmless watersnakes. So if you're in the carolinas and probably georgia and tennesee, ask follow up questions about any watersnakes ya see.
But it's a black rat snake in the video. A cotton mouth is semiaquatic and the easiest way to tell is that they float atop the water. Water snakes have a derpy head with high set eyes so they can act like alligators under the water. Both have gurth to their bodies, are more stout, and have keeled scales. Black rat snakes have long thin bodies and a white chin as you can see in the video.
Yeah, we got blacksnakes. I'm no snakeyologist so I was just going off the previous comment about watersnakes being harmless, which conflicts with what i've been taught as stated above. At the end of the day, while i understand it is possible to tell them apart, i find it simpler to fear just 2 kinds of snakes: live ones and dead ones.
Knowing doesn't help if you're afraid of snakes. I know spiders aren't dangerous, and that they are beneficial, and I'm ethically opposed to killing them.....
But I'm still using gloves, cups, and paper plates, and I'll scream like a 3yo that had her ice cream taken away if it quickly moves towards my skin, throw whatever it's on across the room and run away.
I live in an area with a lot of people from other places. We only have harmless snakes here. It's amazing to watch new people freak out over snakes and spiders when the worst they can do is poop on them. That's how our local snakes defend themselves. So watching a full ass adult terrified of an 8" snake that'll poo if it gets nervous is really funny gotta admit.
If that ever gets boring, you'll have to find a way to introduce 'play dead' before 'poop on them'. Because a snake playing dead is already kinda funny. A human being afraid of a snake that reacts by 'am dead now' sounds even better.
If I ever meet one of those play dead sneks, it's getting abducted by the fae. I always let wildlife go after several minutes of petting and showing them to my kids, but I imagine they spend the rest of their lives like the drunk from independence day.
My wife stopped answering "You can keep it if you can catch it." after I brought in the cardinal...
3 of the 4 are too young, and the teenager never goes outside. She's just lucky I was joking and keeping it. She took a video of me going outside to catch it and you can hear her swearing when I actually picked it up.
There a difference between grab and lift. The snake may just go along with it for a while if you can do a passing imitation of a tree branch swaying in the wind. But first, know your snakes.
That’s just a yellow belly buddy most notably recognizable by its jaw. Of course don’t mistake it for it’s Australian cousin yellow belly bastard notably known for its mostly yellow body. Though I’m sure you’ll be fine as bastard lives in the sea rather the river buddy resides in.
Knowing the snakes in your area helps. If you know it's a harmless one, yes, you do. If you don't know what it is, NO, DON'T!
I remember a newspaper article here in Germany, where someone called the cops and they subsequently shut down an entire open air swimming pool (that's the word?) to catch and remove a snake. It was a Natrix natrix...
The only thing you need to know about snakes in Germany: If it has a crown, it's Natrix natrix. Harmless as hell. If it has no crown. Avoid.
You really REALLY shouldn't grab them in the middle. Honestly, you shouldn't grab them at all, but if you have to, you grab them just behind the head. Maybe a fingers width on the head. Point is, the head is the spicy part, you don't want it to be able to move.
Oh thanks for this! I have no idea how snake physics works, but clearly those little devils have more abs than me. Right behind the spicy part. I like that! ❤️
for the majority of snakes, if you grab them quickly around the middle of the body and dont squeeze them too hard, they'll calm down once they realise your not trying to kill them. And unless its something like a tree python, a bite from a non-venomous snake barely even hurts
pretty good rule to have. keep you safe in situations where you dont know what kind of animal youre dealing with. But i'd be perfectly fine being bitten by any colubrid snake if it meant keeping someone who doesnt know its harmless from hurting or killing it out of fear
ive been bitten by snakes more than once. their teeth are very sharp, but theyre very thin and small. They're built to hold onto things, not tear flesh. So unless youre trying really hard to pull them off and the snake is determined to eat you, you'll come out with less damage than even a mild cat scratch (aforementioned tree pythons and venomous snakes excluded)
Don't do that to a venomous one, or to a sufficiently strong constrictor...but for a normal not-so-danger noodle, what are they gonna do about it? File a complaint? They haven't got hands to fill out the forms!
Even non-venomous ones have fangs and can give you a painful bite. Often, that breaks the snake's teeth, which is also painful for them, and a scary experience for everyone. If you have to pick them up, grab right behind the head and move to a large bucket for transport.
They don’t have fangs, just a bunch of little tiny needle teeth that act like skin Velcro. Been bit by several, sometimes draw a little blood but not realy painful, they don’t have strong jaw configuration so they can’t bite hard, that’s why they constrict to kill prey before they eat it. The annoying part is they won’t let go once they bite so you just kinda hang there off your arm with their Velcro teeth
Cartoons have taught me that they can twirl their tail around a pen to be able to write with it. And the Bible has taught me that they are creatures from hell so they clearly have access to good lawyers to be able to sssue you
Nah, it's literally just a snake in that story. He's just the one who tells the truth after god lied about the fruit. Hell didn't even get invented until the 2.0 patch.
Knowledge was the apple. The snek was helping them from being brainwashed. Ssssssiencssse, litigatsssshhhhhion, Sssssocial order, and universssssal health care. Ssssseperation of church and ssssstate.
cpdfw
Ovaries. Not balls. (Testicles are delicate and sensitive. Ovaries are badass.)
hemi244824
👋👋👋Well done..👍😎
Fuckimgurcunts
Strong girl. Marsh??
ElPerroDeLosCinco
+1 for carefully drop it on the ground and not just throw it away.
terrywat5
What size collar is Stephen Miller?
madnessfromthesea
I remember hiking with my dad and sister when I was little. He caught one and we were sooooo impressed! Our dad was awesome! and then he let it go. yay!
Shuey
Idk about you, but I wouldn't risk myself like that for my job...
iusedtodream
Not even to save the snake?? Humans are dangerous bastards.
4etherling
Commenting for awareness. Harmless black rat snake. They are not water snakes and are good to have around to control pests.
QuartzPoker
Props to the guy with the broom and dustpan for trying to do it safely and props to the girl for being brave enough to just do it. And props to the snake for being a snake.
janetsecluna
Ask not for whom the bell tolls
AgentKGB
Found the Aussie working at the zoo.
herejusttopointouterrors
what a f*cking STUPID title. cause only men can be brave. right? -1
cpdfw
Exactly! Misogynistic BS.
ImGonnaMissThisPlace
Id like to know how you got to that conclusion
kusuriya
Snek Yelp: this restaurant i can only give 3 stars. The waiter assaulted me with a broom when I asked for directions, luckily a nice waitress was able to save this interaction.
PwnageHobo
The Andrew Ucles method of snake handling https://youtu.be/Wynx1ukwdVA
RedTailedHawk
"Go on, git!"
azarza
i like how it seems she felt she was far too gangster walking back from that so she threw up some thumbs
kaijuuGold
can i get her a latte
Thornaxe
Although I’m not a professional snake handler by any means, I’m fairly sure you’re supposed to grab just behind the head of the snake and support that part. And not just to prohibit bites, I think it’s safer for the animal as well.
Muffinburgler
No, actually. Grabbing behind the head is UNsafe for the animal. That's the most fragile part of their body you're putting pressure on. A gentle scoop around the stomach like she did is perfect.
Thornaxe
Just so we’re talking about the same anatomy, are you talking head head or like right behind it on the “neck” (insomuch as a snake HAS a neck)
lizardbones
snakes have several vertebrae between their skulls and their ribs which you would call a neck
KommanderKayriel
It is a neck.
Pavloval
Yeah, I'd be the guy getting suited up in a mecha when she just grabs the snake.
FabulouslyTiti
"Oh, we don't need this anymore? Awwww..."
mercyPandaRunner
Reminds me of a field trip with a bunch of biologists and a bunch of geoscientists. A group of geos walks in front. Something long falls from a tree right between them, screaming "A SNAKE!" , the geos turn tail and run the opposite direction, the bios run after the snake. The prof: "Why didn't you catch it?" to the hopelessly confused geos.
What the geos didn't know (well, not their field), the probability that it would be a poisonous snake in that part of the country and landscape was near 0.
ConfusedConda
I don't care how many times this gets re-posted. I upvote every time.
CarpeMofo
I had a girlfriend, very beautiful, feminine blonde. She would fucking take off her shoes and go chase snakes in a creek. Wasn't scared of anything, was fascinated by everything.
mjperk
She doesn't need massive balls when she has massive ovaries instead.
kahlas
When the farm girl waitress notices it's the same species of snake her brothers and suitors have been trying to mess with her using for decades.
IrrelevantOutsideOfMyBubble
I wonder if she knows that particular snake. Not just the species, but the snake itself. It's not like she took it very far away. So she might be thinking "oh, that's just Sir Hissalot. I'll take him back to his pond."
4etherling
Black rat snake. Harmless
RedCamaro
"i have a husband, i know how to handle this."
FabulouslyTiti
TexMexHex
Its just a water snek. All good. No spice.
baals
Stinky
Hydrophilus
Water snakes are very spicy. Just no venom
Leithoa
Sassy
nanananananaananan
Sssssasssssssy
4etherling
That is a black rat snake. They are harmless and good to have around to control pest populations.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Water snakes are among the most anger-infused creatures on Earth.
N9inb0x
There's another snake that looks like that too known as the black racer (Coluber constrictor), which can get massive bit are also nonvenomous. But they are VERY spicy attitude-wise sometimes. I handled a lot of them when I worked outdoors with the public to save people who were terrified of the snakes and turned it into an educational moment instead. The kids loved it lol
theimgurappsucksballs
Their noses are so cute
4etherling
That not a water snake. It's a black rat snake and they are adorable.
OhIfIMust
Only squeeze
4etherling
Black rat snake for awareness. Not a water noodle.
Naresch
Awe looks cute
FloodingWaters
Round these parts water snakes are the some of the most dangerous we have.
FloodingWaters
I just googled this to double-check myself and turns out "water moccasin" is just another name for a cotton mouth pit viper and they're only semi aquatic. Furthermore, the term is frowned upon, specifically because of concern over confusion with harmless watersnakes. So if you're in the carolinas and probably georgia and tennesee, ask follow up questions about any watersnakes ya see.
Poopette
Eastern Virginia too! Grew up there and thought of them immediately
4etherling
But it's a black rat snake in the video. A cotton mouth is semiaquatic and the easiest way to tell is that they float atop the water. Water snakes have a derpy head with high set eyes so they can act like alligators under the water. Both have gurth to their bodies, are more stout, and have keeled scales. Black rat snakes have long thin bodies and a white chin as you can see in the video.
FloodingWaters
Yeah, we got blacksnakes. I'm no snakeyologist so I was just going off the previous comment about watersnakes being harmless, which conflicts with what i've been taught as stated above. At the end of the day, while i understand it is possible to tell them apart, i find it simpler to fear just 2 kinds of snakes: live ones and dead ones.
PhailRaptor
I'm going to assume she knew what type of snake it was, and that it's not dangerous, and that he did not know either of those things
jasondeslin
Knowing doesn't help if you're afraid of snakes. I know spiders aren't dangerous, and that they are beneficial, and I'm ethically opposed to killing them.....
But I'm still using gloves, cups, and paper plates, and I'll scream like a 3yo that had her ice cream taken away if it quickly moves towards my skin, throw whatever it's on across the room and run away.
Bladedrummer
She's probably a local that knows those snakes are completely harmless unless you're a bug.
Mairoa
I live in an area with a lot of people from other places. We only have harmless snakes here. It's amazing to watch new people freak out over snakes and spiders when the worst they can do is poop on them. That's how our local snakes defend themselves. So watching a full ass adult terrified of an 8" snake that'll poo if it gets nervous is really funny gotta admit.
evilcoffeechick
If that ever gets boring, you'll have to find a way to introduce 'play dead' before 'poop on them'. Because a snake playing dead is already kinda funny. A human being afraid of a snake that reacts by 'am dead now' sounds even better.
jasondeslin
If I ever meet one of those play dead sneks, it's getting abducted by the fae. I always let wildlife go after several minutes of petting and showing them to my kids, but I imagine they spend the rest of their lives like the drunk from independence day.
My wife stopped answering "You can keep it if you can catch it." after I brought in the cardinal...
(Pic taken a few minutes before it flew away.)
evilcoffeechick
Did she learn not to say that before the kids or was she just lucky that the kids didn't get the fae skills.
jasondeslin
3 of the 4 are too young, and the teenager never goes outside. She's just lucky I was joking and keeping it. She took a video of me going outside to catch it and you can hear her swearing when I actually picked it up.
LogicalLimes
Wait. You can just… grab them in the middle like that?!
TheLastLuddite
There a difference between grab and lift. The snake may just go along with it for a while if you can do a passing imitation of a tree branch swaying in the wind. But first, know your snakes.
LogicalLimes
Y’all watch. Those will be my last words.
MoodyMoose
You can. But sometimes only once.
Fuckimgurcunts
Water moccasin is not a comfy shoe
Someonemiccat
That’s just a yellow belly buddy most notably recognizable by its jaw. Of course don’t mistake it for it’s Australian cousin yellow belly bastard notably known for its mostly yellow body. Though I’m sure you’ll be fine as bastard lives in the sea rather the river buddy resides in.
KyraLee
Isn't a snake like 90% middle? Where else are you going to grab them?
4etherling
Black rat snake. They are harmless. Don't attempt until you know what species it is.
mercyPandaRunner
Knowing the snakes in your area helps. If you know it's a harmless one, yes, you do. If you don't know what it is, NO, DON'T!
I remember a newspaper article here in Germany, where someone called the cops and they subsequently shut down an entire open air swimming pool (that's the word?) to catch and remove a snake. It was a Natrix natrix...
The only thing you need to know about snakes in Germany: If it has a crown, it's Natrix natrix. Harmless as hell. If it has no crown. Avoid.
yaddiex3
👑 like that?
mercyPandaRunner
Look at thissssss little princessssss
lukavago13
You really REALLY shouldn't grab them in the middle. Honestly, you shouldn't grab them at all, but if you have to, you grab them just behind the head. Maybe a fingers width on the head. Point is, the head is the spicy part, you don't want it to be able to move.
LogicalLimes
Oh thanks for this! I have no idea how snake physics works, but clearly those little devils have more abs than me. Right behind the spicy part. I like that! ❤️
lizardbones
for the majority of snakes, if you grab them quickly around the middle of the body and dont squeeze them too hard, they'll calm down once they realise your not trying to kill them. And unless its something like a tree python, a bite from a non-venomous snake barely even hurts
HoldingAccount
As a general rule in life, I avoid being bitten by animals. It seems to work well for me.
lizardbones
pretty good rule to have. keep you safe in situations where you dont know what kind of animal youre dealing with. But i'd be perfectly fine being bitten by any colubrid snake if it meant keeping someone who doesnt know its harmless from hurting or killing it out of fear
Dragondraikk
Very much depends honestly. Even without venom, snake teeth tend to be VERY sharp, so it'll still leave some nasty punctures if they chomp.
lizardbones
ive been bitten by snakes more than once. their teeth are very sharp, but theyre very thin and small. They're built to hold onto things, not tear flesh. So unless youre trying really hard to pull them off and the snake is determined to eat you, you'll come out with less damage than even a mild cat scratch (aforementioned tree pythons and venomous snakes excluded)
zerogiven
Don't do that to a venomous one, or to a sufficiently strong constrictor...but for a normal not-so-danger noodle, what are they gonna do about it? File a complaint? They haven't got hands to fill out the forms!
shadowarachh
Musk. You will smell terrible.
alcaray
Depending on the snake, they can give you a nasty bite.
CincoProductsINC
Do be aware of potentially litigious snakes 🤓 🐍
WowSoSparkly
i bet they dont even have gps so good luck going there, too
DidItForScience
I bet bites still hurt for normal not-so-danger noodles.
Richter12x2
Not so much, but they are still quite surprising.
powwerbottom
Even non-venomous ones have fangs and can give you a painful bite. Often, that breaks the snake's teeth, which is also painful for them, and a scary experience for everyone. If you have to pick them up, grab right behind the head and move to a large bucket for transport.
methylchloroisothlazlinone
They don’t have fangs, just a bunch of little tiny needle teeth that act like skin Velcro. Been bit by several, sometimes draw a little blood but not realy painful, they don’t have strong jaw configuration so they can’t bite hard, that’s why they constrict to kill prey before they eat it. The annoying part is they won’t let go once they bite so you just kinda hang there off your arm with their Velcro teeth
pixelsnader
prosper020
Animation peaked when they made a snake convincingly cross its arms.
Youhavinagiraffe
Cartoons have taught me that they can twirl their tail around a pen to be able to write with it. And the Bible has taught me that they are creatures from hell so they clearly have access to good lawyers to be able to sssue you
n0gal
Nah, it's literally just a snake in that story. He's just the one who tells the truth after god lied about the fruit. Hell didn't even get invented until the 2.0 patch.
pixelsnader
Can afford them, too.
Piano440
Knowledge was the apple. The snek was helping them from being brainwashed. Ssssssiencssse, litigatsssshhhhhion, Sssssocial order, and universssssal health care. Ssssseperation of church and ssssstate.
ROLANDFIDDLEMORE
I mean, i don't think knowledge brings happiness.
zerogiven
Knowledge is a good thing, period. Happiness is a different quest altogether.
Piano440
The smarter I am the happier I am. It's the ignorant that make me sad