Herping With Dylan: Neighborhood Ratsnake

** THE LAST 4 SECONDS OF THIS VIDEO GOT CHOPPED OFF SOMEHOW. SORRY***
Check here for the full thing: http://vimeo.com/18304085

Some of the neighborhood kids brought me a sub-adult black ratsnake so we decided to share it with you guys!

These are fairly common around here and it is not unusual to find them in people's yards.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Herping
• With
• Dylan
• Black
• Ratsnake
• Snake
• Reptiles
• Wildlife
• Backyard

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Bronzeback134r]

So im guessing you gave up on herping?

[nickeftink]

@Reebbo

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

[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.......