Guys please stop subduing the snakes by the neck. It can easily cause skull fractures and extreme trauma. Just manipulate the animal with a stick if you so please and take pictures, etc.
it really isn't recomended to pick a venomous snake up by the head. IF yuo are experienced, and that's a big IF, it is actually safer to tail it with a snake hook than to grab it by the head. grabbing a venomous snake by the head should ONLY be done with intentions for milking, which should only be done by laboratory personell, as venom is rarely taken by labs from outside persons.
This is a black-tail rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus), quite common in parts of AZ, NM, and TX. Their venom is considered to be pretty bad even among other rattlesnake despite their overall timid disposition.
Penning snakes is never a recommended technique, especially when a done by a novice or entirely inexperienced individual, as it leaves your hand extremely vulnerable to an accidental bite.
Though I will say thank you for not killing the snake.
@samsoninthepit sorry-that's a black-tail. This is a zig-zag pattern; Mohaves have a diamond pattern. Very similar coloration, but different snakes. I see both here in Phoenix and outlying areas.
If you really haven't handled any venomous snakes before, I hope you (and others who commented here hoping to follow your lead) eventually get bitten by such a snake for stupidity.
Except I hope its by something a lot more neurotoxic than what was shown here (the OP)... :-)
But if you really know what you're doing, I hope you the best of luck in your endeavors and in educating the public with your vast knowledge of these snakes. :-)
@brdesert - WOW ! I found that number of $ 120,000 hard to believe, so I looked around on Google. Found a story of a person with a $ 300,000 rattlesnake bill. What a huge gamble... 1/3 of a million dollars plus your life ... just to show off for a few seconds.
Blacktail for sure!
Crotaphytus 1 month ago
Guys please stop subduing the snakes by the neck. It can easily cause skull fractures and extreme trauma. Just manipulate the animal with a stick if you so please and take pictures, etc.
Akhotnik 5 months ago
it really isn't recomended to pick a venomous snake up by the head. IF yuo are experienced, and that's a big IF, it is actually safer to tail it with a snake hook than to grab it by the head. grabbing a venomous snake by the head should ONLY be done with intentions for milking, which should only be done by laboratory personell, as venom is rarely taken by labs from outside persons.
meggmcmuffinnn 7 months ago
Done like a pro!!!
1fen 1 year ago
This is a black-tail rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus), quite common in parts of AZ, NM, and TX. Their venom is considered to be pretty bad even among other rattlesnake despite their overall timid disposition.
Penning snakes is never a recommended technique, especially when a done by a novice or entirely inexperienced individual, as it leaves your hand extremely vulnerable to an accidental bite.
Though I will say thank you for not killing the snake.
bitisfan 1 year ago
@bitisfan its a mohave green, dont be a douche
samsoninthepit 10 months ago
@samsoninthepit sorry-that's a black-tail. This is a zig-zag pattern; Mohaves have a diamond pattern. Very similar coloration, but different snakes. I see both here in Phoenix and outlying areas.
vostokhed 10 months ago
hahaha
IExposeMormonism 1 year ago
I'm not sure if that other guy was laughing or giving off some type of sinus squeal.
jflor98 1 year ago
This Dude is one CRAZY MOTHER @#$%$#
ognipas 2 years ago
Blacktail rattlesnake not a mojave. Good way to get bitten.
kyreptilezoo 2 years ago
If you really haven't handled any venomous snakes before, I hope you (and others who commented here hoping to follow your lead) eventually get bitten by such a snake for stupidity.
Except I hope its by something a lot more neurotoxic than what was shown here (the OP)... :-)
But if you really know what you're doing, I hope you the best of luck in your endeavors and in educating the public with your vast knowledge of these snakes. :-)
RNSSR 2 years ago
LOL That should be sent to a Holiday Inn and make millions from the commercial. If the quality was better...
kcmanns 2 years ago
Thats a Back-Tailed rattlesnake not a mojave, much more common in NM.
snakemadmax 2 years ago
im no expert by any means but i think if that was mojave this vould have been nasty they are known for being extremely aggressive right?
arkee71 2 years ago
Dude, that's a $120,000 Mojave snake bit medical bill.... provided you're close by a hospital and you survive.
brdesert 3 years ago
@brdesert - WOW ! I found that number of $ 120,000 hard to believe, so I looked around on Google. Found a story of a person with a $ 300,000 rattlesnake bill. What a huge gamble... 1/3 of a million dollars plus your life ... just to show off for a few seconds.
yynnmmbb 1 year ago
That laugh is funny at the end. Good catch!
drewman1990x 3 years ago
get em jim lol
DAMULIFE 3 years ago
lmao!!! the end is so funny!!! xD
ridingterry 4 years ago