My Encounter with a King Snake Clearwater Florida created by Leiza Halsey

[Cspuared57]

Nice

[lacewing183]

The only U.S snake i know of that opens his mouth to warn you is the cottonmouth.

[ItsElliottIdiot]

Big chain king or blotched king, hard to tell but deff 1 of the 2. awesome vid man

[Smilieracer]

To tell if a snake is venomous i believe you just look at there eyes. (if you don't mind getting that close) if their pupils are round their NOT venomous, but if they are like slits they ARE venomous.

[KatarzynaP88]

@Smilieracer This is wrong information. If this was true many pythons and boas would be venemous (such as my very own ball python, red tail boa, etc). Many snakes with round pupils are venomous, such as the: coral snake, any of the mambas (black mamba, etc), boomslang, and many others.

[MrRlewis123]

Yes, the snake is yawning. I have kept them for years and they do that. I believe they also do it to realign their jaws after eating. Neat!

[MrRlewis123]

Yes, the snake is yawning. I have kept them for years and they do that. I believe they also do it to realign their jawas after eating. Neat!

[cpcheeter4]

OH OH I KNOW WHAT TO DO throw a rock at it see what it dose

[cuetip1212]

hahahaha i like hows its all dramatic and hes yawning and kingsnakes are all nice

[legion1a]

The only way you could have a "Deadly Encounter" with a Kingsnake would be if you tripped over it, fell down, and hit your head. I have one as a pet, and they are the most docile snake there is. Kingsnakes "yawn" like that shortly after they have eaten to re-hook their jaws. I pick up wild ones and move them off the road when I see them. I have never been bitten. They are very good snakes to have around. They eat rats, mice and rattlesnakes. Don't touch any snake you don't know, some can kill u.

[lrecollet]

@legion1a  king snakes are not poisonuos, are they?

[legion1a]

@lrecollet

Kingsnkes are not poisonous (actually it would be not venomous).

I have an interesting video on my channel of small children playing with my kingsnake.

I think kingsnakes make the best snake pets.

People who do not like snakes, like my kingsnake, because he seems to be "friendly".

Snakes are not really friendly pets, like a dog or cat can be, but they do get comfortable around people, and not acting defensive. Which passes for friendly.

[melendezman68]

i would have caught it

[melendezman68]

i would have grabbed that thing so fast you could even say kingsnake and keep it they are very tame even in wild they are very good snakes and are very valuable

[gittarfin]

That's a Florida king! Beautiful one at that. This one resembles a Chain king and are really the same species. They interbreed quite a bit where there boundaries overlap, but like i said it is essentially the same as a Chain king.

[gittarfin]

P.S. not a deadly encounter at all, unless you are a mouse or a smaller snake, lol!

[arn0ldaar0n]

I don't know the poisonous from non-poisonous snakes,or care to learn the difference, I kill every snake I see on my property. Even the smaller ones freak me out. I would rather face an armed man than wake up to a snake in my bed! Very cool video!

[vegasnetguy]

Don't have it removed King Snakes eat other snakes like big rattlers

[DIVERCRITTER]

Snake probably had a meal recently and was just re-hinging his jaws. Most snakes un-hinge their jaws to allow for a wider open, then "yawn" to put them back in place.

[grantdawg07]

that was a yawn. king snakes are one of, if not the, most docile snakes you can encouter. i've owned and handled dozens of king snakes of all different varieties and they don't open their mouths like that when threatened. it's not a cottonmouth.

[Godsecretservice2007]

i hate snakes lol i used to mow lawns in clearwater.florida.seen my share of snakessssss

[whipzoom]

I had one like this at the house on Clearwater Beach, just south of where this one was filmed. It too was calm and deliberate like this. Possibly related. Also known as "Chain KIngsnake" for the pattern on the back. Feeds on other snakes and lizards. Looks like yours is ready for a nap in the shade of the boardwalk

[FangnclawWasHereX]

00:45 *yawn*

[RICKOBEAR]

too cool!! ;) you guys have some killer snakes down there! and 'Would' by AIC really fits the video!! ha!! very sinister! are you a reptile enthusiast? if so, did you catch the snake? i would've caught him/her in a heartbeat! i love Kings!!

[HairyMkenzy07]

nice vid and just like 667anderson i also have a hypo brooks(Nova) but instead of a ratsnake i have a eastern hognose.

[dvdmrtnkls]

Each animal feels as responsible and purposeful as you do in relation to their size and environment.

[SnakeShed89]

do u see those a lot in florida?

i want to see one sssssssooooooooo bad

[stormshado9]

was this a EASTERN KINGSNAKE or a FLORIDA KINGSNAKE? Please let me know because I'm looking for one in Miami

[leizahalsey]

i only learned what this snake was from the people who responded to me on YouTube

[johnnieranger]

Cool vid and you caught a yawn! Awesome :)

[kyleman007]

lol florida kings are so cool

[sk8rack]

;lol he is yawning

[667anderson]

heyy man that is a kingsnkae one way to find out is if it has like a brain type disign on the top of its head i have a hypo brooks kingsnake and a vietnamese blue beauty rat snake diferent disign on their heads but sweet encounter florida kingsnake prety nice ones next time catch it they dont bite unless you smell like food or if you realy piss it off that is all i want to say peace out man

[sounddynamiccustoms]

how you tell a rat snake from a macajuel ??

[norcalsnakemaster]

kewl video! yes that is a kingsnake.

[Creatamania]

I found him at Caledesi Island in Clearwater Beach Florida. At first I thought he was yawning but the footage looked like he was warning me to stay away. There was a posted sign that said beware of rattlesnakes. thanks for the input. I never had an experience like this with a snake before.

[turdburper]

Neat find. Definitely a yawn. That snake was pretty relaxed actually.

[turdburper]

Oh yea, I forgot to mention it's a kingsnake for sure. A few characteristics to help you in the future....it's way too big/long to be a pigmy rattler. Also, a very bullet shaped head rather than a broadhead arrow shape. Very cool find for sure though. I'd have snagged it right up LOL

[amn125]

also the coloring the black and yellow

[frogglegs]

this appears to be a kingsnake and not a rattlesnake. The video is pretty good to get a kingsnake in a natural habitat. Where was this video filmed?

[risingconviction]

yawning colubrids are not too deadly L()

[yilmaztekin51]

by no means.