Brandon's Herp Adventures: Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake

[BigJT2010]

i live in laurens co. the only place ive been able to find them in SC, atleast upstate is on the other side of greenville out by clarks hill

[flashfang12]

are pygmy bites lethal to humans

[wtliftr1]

this was in Bladen Co, right? LOVE the white sand in that part of the state.

[lengatrickshd]

i might be moving to south Carolina no joke lol 

[bukowski1950]

You could also put something to compare their size,your foot,or something

[kyletango]

Do they grow rattles?

[xXmonitorkeeperXx]

looks like a hognoes

[LuuLuu00]

You are amazing! I have watched a lot of your videos .. you explain everything so well.. Thank you for making a difference. We should not condemn all snake as dangerous snakes.. they are very beneficial to our environment. thanks again ! Looking forward to more videos :)

[Alyx37]

good display Brandon keep herping man I enjoy the way you're presenting your specimens and showing your education. 

[zwinky588]

@Alyx37 is herping snake hunting?

[Alyx37]

@zwinky588 LOL yes, Herping is snake catching, studying, educating others.....  this guy does a very good job..

[zwinky588]

@Alyx37 Thats hilarious i searched on youtube "herp" as in herp derp. and i loled when i saw snake getching

[chrisalan420]

found one of these in the woods the other day. if hes out there agn ima catch him :D



[jarostone]

this is where i take my cheap .22 round, load it, and fire it at that shit then go home and drink some tea.

[guitar00777]

the gingers of the snake world

[nicofish1000]

I didnt realize how small it was until you used you stick thing to poke it. very nice

[shelbyglazer]

I always go to arizona i see lots of rattlers there,you talking about them it makes me want to go there

[shelbyglazer]

I always go to arizona i see lots of rattlers there

[kurtanglekobebryant]

Dude are you nuts.

You play with fire you get burned.

Crazy looking rattler.

Hi snake. Please don't kill me

[l0veall]

great song great snakes, wish i lived there. keep it up man!

[AtarahDerek]

So this isn't a true rattler, then? Is it a pit viper?

[goooser410]

Great videos Brandon!!!!!!

[TheTHEFROPICK]

thats tiny!

[animalpassion777]

gread vid brandon!makes me wanna take a trip to north carolina

[reptilefreak8]

what a beautiful snake... the red and orang colorations make this snake stand out against all others... i love them

[rb183]

We use to find a brick red phase of these outside Cary, N.C. . They're beautiful snakes. Another great vid Brandon !

[RuE4games]

INCREDIBLE!

[acweezer]

awesome this is my fav type of rattlesnake

[GailHalas]

I bet you and Bindi Erwin would have a lot in common : )

[theflyfishkid]

Dude, i love the documentry things you do! Hopefully I will be getting a camera soon and I will do some, not about snakes though...

[jbyrsm1]

Really beautiful snake

[Powerules]

How common is it to come across this species?

[theundead29]

man your awesome

[Andrew794613]

what was the name of that song man it sounded cool

[RmanSE09]

the ridge nose rattler and the twin-spotted rattler are smaller but are very endangered and were discovered much after the pygmy so the pygmy got the name first. or at least i think so cos my book might be wrong...

[maarakailet1]

Super Cute!

[77365nick]

tha snake is so cute :D i love snakes

[JOM123456]

Where in NC do you live

[BigRichieRichcas]

i would like 2 live where u do,it must b so cool just 2 see this stuff so often

[CreateImagineGreater]

copperheads when young have bright yellow tipped tail, they make it at like a worm so it could lure in its prey

[blingblingjon34]

how do you not get bit. btw i have a ball python

[jakethebarber30]

Oh yeah, let people know not just how big that particular critter is, but how big that species gets. If you know the record lengths quote that. Please do it for every catch. Thanks

[jakethebarber30]

Great Stuff!! BUT please mention how BIG each herp is!! As a very experienced wildlife videographer, I've learned this is the question most asked. Keep up the great work!

[reptile4u09]

very good vid thank you for puting this vid up :) you are so good at explain it :)

[xxxHERPERxxx]

No problem, thank you

[merseywhogirl]

@reptile4u09 Brandon, you are brilliant! I agree, you should be on TV! Your passion for snakes is great, even if most of us are afraid of them. wonderful!! keep it up.

[uflaw02]

I love the way you explain about the snake. Quite fascinating. You should have your own show on Discovery channel!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thank you! I hope I can. I want to change the idea of wildlife education.

[ArtemiaSalina]

@xxxHERPERxxx

I just now tried to get in touch with Discovery Channel to suggest that they look at your vids. No luck. You have to register with them and be a producer to talk to them. It's a shame because I think you really could do a good herp show. Maybe your friend who is in your videos could call himself your producer and contact Discovery himself. Good luck.

[TurtlesHermitCrabs]

i want to move to south/ north carolina. New york sux!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

My friend Wayne moved from NY

[TurtlesHermitCrabs]

@xxxHERPERxxx cool

[BENNYGPRODUCTIONS]

@xxxHERPERxxx i live in ny. i have a condo on the ocean in carolina beach

[AnimalExpert1000]

@xxxHERPERxxx Do you live in South Carolina because i found one of those yesterday. I took it to a bee farm near the edisto river in SC.

[misunderestimated7]

@TurtlesHermitCrabs please don't move to north carolina. we're running out of room and we're tired of it filling up with new yorkers.

[TurtlesHermitCrabs]

@misunderestimated7 ya i changed my mind i like ny now.

[joefarah06]

Brandon this is seriously top notch man! What a drop dead gorgeous snake... holy cow. Great talk you gave too man. If you could show me one of these one day I would be in my glory.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks Joe! They are indeed beautiful, and I would be glad to see if I can get you one or two. They are mostly active in the fall time. As with alot of herps.

[CrotalusKid]

Man, "Pigs" are one of my favorites! Great stills at the end.

[ASEFHproductions]

Yeah, Brandon. Thats a male, or was a male. Absolutely a gorgeous animal!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Do you know about the other one?

[VampressOfDarkness]

Beautiful markings! Are they a venemous type?

[TheNaturecenter]

a half dollar roled up really ???? oh and it's a male

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks man, I wasnt to sure at the time, but now I know.

[slaynfillet]

thats got to be the biggest pygmy ive ever seen

[xxxHERPERxxx]

? really?

[MrHerper]

Awsome find man, nice job, wish i could of been there

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks man, me to, next time

[Zelnicky]

Great Video Brandon !

Both of the snakes appear to be males, as they have somewhat longer tails than the females, and it is easy enough to see from above when you have a pair of them side by side.

I have also noticed that female Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnakes tend to be more "Cinnamon" in color than the males. You might want to look for that sexual dimorphism in the ones you find also.

I do not see color dimorphism in Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes, though.

Best Regards

John Z

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Really? I appreciate it, the baby is a good sign as they must be repoducing.

I did not know there was any dimorpism in pygmies but I'll keep an eye out

[Zelnicky]

I am not sure if anyone has ever published anything about the sexual dimorphism, as it is subtle, but, if you have a number of them to compare, you will see it. The males tend to be darker, and have more black coloration, and the females tend to be more cinnamon and lighter.

[xxxReptileLordxxx]

hey can u tell me somw good herping spots near the croatan because im goin to north carolina in april so could u plz tell me some good spots

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Sorry man, I cant, it's against my oath,

[xxxReptileLordxxx]

ahh thats ok i understand how much u care for the animals.....but if you u would have told me the animals would have been in good hands :)

[1softkiss]

Great find really fast actions. I just got back to New York from home in N.C. and miss being there. Really vibrant colors. 5*s

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thats nice, North Carolina.

[totalwombatfan]

Awesome!!!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks!

[TeenEarthNetwork]

I saw a pygmy rattler last week!

Cute little guy was about average size, but VERY fat. :)

Excellent condition, but my camera was broken so I couldn't get a shot... :(

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Sounds cool. I hope to get out soon with my friend and nephew to go looking for some.

[raiden12349]

nice catch man

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks alot man

[rossh14]

lol dude u were so excited u told us u found the thing under a log like 5 times lol

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Haha yeah you should have seen it when we first saw it! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!

[rossh14]

hey im glad i gave u a good laugh by the way i wanted to kno if u have any spider ball python u dont want?? i want one badly but my money situation isnt working for meV_V

[xxxHERPERxxx]

HAHA

HAHA

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Na, I dont collect morphs

[youngflipboy]

the paint job on that rattlesnake looks so awesome! nice find bro

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Haha indeed!~

[hatchlingcopperhead]

I have a nice red pygmy of my own, he doesn't seem to be a very "twitchy" one.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thats pretty cool, I want one but a captive bred one.

[hatchlingcopperhead]

Yeah he's captive bred, I got him from ted Thompson of susquehanna ectotherms.

[7lqjah]

awesome vid, there gorgeous :) its a shame we dont get many snakes over hear in the UK il be out all time lol

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Haha I hear you man, well I'm definatly jealous of the european adder you guys got

[7lqjah]

haha you being sarcastic? :P never see them hear be lucky to see grass snakes hear now

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Nope, Im serious, I really want to see one of those some day. Just think though, you guys arent very far from africa which has some unbelievable diversity.

[7lqjah]

lol yh thats true, once i get a job save some money il traveling the US hopefully love america also your snakes hehe, then australia gotta love australian pythons

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yep australia is also high on my list. I want to go to New Guinie to see the Chondros

[7lqjah]

yh they got awesome colours :) you ever been bitten? even by a colubrid while you been on your adventures lol

[smetlogik]

gotta love those pigs. they twitch like the massasaugas out here.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Man I wanna catch a mass sometime. Maybe when I head west for a trip?

[SLE335]

Wow beautiful colors on those guys and they sure are twitchy! They act like they are wearing headphones and head banging to music! Excellent video as always Brandon!!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Haha great observation! They do sort of look like that! I love their behaivors

[MegaReptiles]

Nice color

[xxxHERPERxxx]

yeop

[cornsnake32]

amazing snakes those r a nice find 5*

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks Cornsnake33..

[ReptileMan27]

Awesome finds man, such beautiful little snakes.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks Jason, indeed!

[Squamatakid]

Hey man awsome video, your so lucky to be able to find such awsome reptiles near you

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks man, havent heard from you in a while.

[Nateherps]

There it is!! i was waiting for this one!!! cool video brandon!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks alot Nate, should have time now for a "bitten" video now that I've gotten all of these other videos up

[Nateherps]

cool, i havnt been bitten yet. btw i was just screwing with you brandon!

[edgirallenjoe29]

Yes!! I've been waiting for you to get footage of one of these for so long! My all time favorite rattlesnake species east of the mississippi! Ridiculous find bro! Your so damn lucky haha.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Haha thanks alot man, I have been waiting to get a video of these for a while. They certainly are intresting snakes

[TheSuperHerper]

Nice find! Lifer I'm guessing?

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks and yeah it was

[pbrskater26]

Wow and I thought the pigmy rattlesnake's genis was crotalis like the other rattlesnakes

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Nope, glad you found that you found that out!

[pbrskater26]

So dose this snake have a deforent evolutinary ancester. I know that with the king cobra- Opheophigus Hanna, other cobras are naja.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Great question! As we know, rattlesnakes origate from central america and spread north and east over a long period of time. There are a couple species that are smaller than others. Like the Arizona Ridge Nosed Rattlesnake. This snake is moderatly small, with a small rattle. Somewhere along the line, the massasauga came along. Most people accually thought this was a Crotalus species until further research. Then the pygmy is the furthest east of the massasauga. I think the mass is the pigs ancest

[gee8nats]

Good video

Very nice snake

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Preciate it man

[deathmaul205]

I thought that was snow on the ground at first lol. Nice find, goin to repticon saturday for my b-day so im looking forward for some really cool things

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Nice! The one in Charlotte? I was prolly going to the one in Columbia in Novemeber for my b-day

[deathmaul205]

yep the one in charlotte, i hope i get to actually hold the snakes.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Why? They usually let you hold them, I got to hold almost every one that asked to hold

[BallPythonLuver]

Really pretty snake!! Awesome video. Love their eyes.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Preciate it man!

[RpLaIcHzEiT]

Awesome find man!! Beautiful little guy! 5*

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks alot man