Herping With Dylan: Neighborhood Ratsnake

[Bronzeback134r]

So im guessing you gave up on herping?

[ksbluegirl]

poor snake :(... and my dad found a black rat snake in his garden and it was 8 feet!

[ratboy8z6]

Do some more vids

[XTrueXDevil]

hey im going to the Dominican Republic in 2 days what sould I look for?

[microiguana]

Hey, Dylan! When are you going to post a vid. of your recent trip to arizona?

[WesternRattlesnake]

Your awesome man!

[herpingandgaming]

hay man i go herping alot at my local creek and rarely find even a flat headed snake how do i do what you do sucsesfully

[evilcowboy]

I've seen an eye like that on a garter snake. It was hit in the head by a weed whacker and it put a hole in the poor guys head and his eye pooled with blood.

[TexasHerping97]

Cool Snake

But i live in texas so you know.......

[TexasHerping97]

I live in Texas and we have the Trans-Pecos Rat Snake. Beautiful snake. look them up

[ImmortaISun]

Whooooooaa, are you in the prairie restoration you talked about on the website? It looks amazing! :O

[Reebbo]

@ImmortaISun Yep. It sure is.

It should really look great next year when most of the perennial species are in full bloom.

[snakestrike8]

Was this near the fairgrounds my cousin lives in belleville (however you spell it) and hes been finding black rat snakes and kept one for a couple days so I could confirm that it was rat snake and I made him let it go. He didnt really want to keep it anyways it kept trying to bite him.

[Hillcounrtyherping]

Great video man.

I need to get somewhere east so I can find those.

[MDP203]

Sense ghosts. Sorry it's gone downhill since Steve Irwin died. Well see ya hope for more videos

[MDP203]

Hey when did you shoot this? And I agree with animal planet it's more about how bad animals are and how animals can sece

[epomerantz0]

Don't they rely most on smell?

[herpindude2010]

7 foot is the black rat snake length i think tell me if im wrong

[Reebbo]

@herpindude2010 around 6ft is the max length around here, but we rarely see them even 5ft long. I am sure it varies by locality though.

[herpindude2010]

@Reebbo ok cool

[HoosierHerper]

@Reebbo It varies by location. They grow large in my area(southern Indiana). I've caught several, including one last year, over 6 feet in length. A few years ago I was driving down the highway just after dark. There was a van in front of me that unfortunately had just ran one over. It was too late to try and save it, which saddened me. I measured it out at 7 feet, 2 inches. I was really saddened by this. I hear reports of 8 feet, but they've elude me thus far. Great video as always, Dylan!

[randomrazr]

"Dylan vs Wild"

[mack1time]

Keep Doing what your doing Bro!

Always a pleasure watching your videos

[smetlogik]

wish we had black rats here in CO, love those things. nice job on the background for the vid.

[Reebbo]

I'll trade you our black rats for your bullsnakes.

also the background is my prairie restoration project. Looking pretty good anymore.

[amymcms]

gorgeous

[TexasHerper]

I actually did some research on the eye thing, because last year I came across a lot of snakes with that problem. The technical term is 'hyphema," and a lot of snakes get it by getting clipped by cars. It usually corrects itself in time, depending on the seriousness of the injury. Its also treatable, again depending on how bad it is.

Very beautiful snake. Saw many DOR when I was up there last, wish I could have been there a few minutes earlier... Oh well. Great vid, I love the vividness.

[Reebbo]

@TexasHerper So it is a head trauma issue huh? That's pretty cool that it can correct itself under certain circumstances. Snakes are pretty tough critters.

[bigpapaernest]

I just love watching your videos...you remind me so much of my son and ur knowledge on animals is just amazing! Keep up the good work D and make MORE vids man!

[Toyman6000]

checkerd bottom...never seen that before.... kool

[ghoulser234]

awsome stuff



[Nateherps]

Nice Video dylan! I can't believe you guys dont have snow considering you only live about 5 hours away. we are covered here! Hope you are havin fun in the warm weather bro! Seeya again in the spring for some more snake road action!

[floridayank22]

great vid as always, is this current bc im in central indiana and covered in snow and ur in northern illinois so hard to believe so nice out but i could b wrong lol

[turner850]

Why arn't you on discovery yet?

[Reebbo]

@turner850 Probably because I don't fix up motorcycles or work on a dumb boat and argue with my dad to create drama. Discovery seems to be more into reality TV than it is into education.

[yamaharider575]

@Reebbo animal planet?

[Reebbo]

@yamaharider575 same situation except I would need 100 pit-bulls following me around.

I personally think that the DIY movement has much more to offer than anything on TV.

[yamaharider575]

@Reebbo haha okay lol you also need to be on probation

[Reebbo]

@yamaharider575 haha now you are getting the idea!

[Taipans]

@Reebbo Its really gone down hill in the past few years. Your way to "normal" to get offered a contract there, your actually very informative, laid back and fun to watch. Refreshing for sure!

[nickeftink]

@Reebbo

Go to animal planet. Be the next Crocodile hunter, minus getting implaled by a ray

[turtlefreak89]

Wow your videos never seise to amaze me on how high quality they are and i wish it still looked like that outside but i guess well just have to wait til spring :(

[Reebbo]

@turtlefreak89 Thanks a lot! This new camera can really put out some amazing looking footage.

[MyFishies]

i saved one from a sod plastic thing in my neighborhood and the snakes skin grew over the plastic and it was nasty to cut out to let it free...booo plastic!

[meopericulo]

With that bad eye you'll sure know if you find him again, and if you do you'll be able to see how he grows. Great post--it's nice to see a vid showing how gentle black rat snakes can be.

[kidknarly1]

maybe youll see him basking in your yard somedayy: }

[Reebbo]

@kidknarly1 I wouldn't be surprised. There is a gartersnake back there with a broken tail that I have seen for the past 3 or 4 years now.

[TheChristian00112233]

wow nice vids ive seen every single video youve made

[Reebbo]

@TheChristian00112233 hey thanks! I am glad you like them. We work very hard to make them as good as they can be.

[xk1llaseasonx]

cool :) did u tape this video like months ago? cuz its probably snowing where u live...

[Reebbo]

@xk1llaseasonx Yea I think we shot this in like July or something.