From someone who lives in Texas and has seen my fair share of rattlesnakes, y’all have some of the prettiest rattlesnakes I’ve ever seen -Edit: you should name the two babies Tabasco and Cholula since they’re spicy noodles

My dad used to have a rattlesnake a soldier gave him. The same soldier would come every now and then to de-fang it, so whenever it lacked fangs, the snake would be handled and be with us in the house, but the rest of the time it would be in a cage in the attic, surviving on a diet consisting of one live chick every week or so. Back then I didn’t think much of it, but now as an adult I’m kind of saddened by how it lived, it had a relatively long life, but probably not a very good one.

I adore the PSA: don’t get a dangerous pet just cause you think it’s cool. We need more of those for more than just the reptile community (I had a neighbor get incredibly aggressive dogs and did almost no training with them, they got out and attacked other dogs that were being walked)

Loved your PSA at the end. You guys are amazing ambassadors for the reptile community. For names, since they’re “hot” how about peppers, like Jalapeño and Habanero?

Please do an updated meet all our snakes video! It'd be so interesting to see who you all still have vs your newer snakes 🐍 I've been watching since feed my pet fridays!

Love when they yawn and flex their fangs individually. And Justin is beautiful. I can understand why he's a favorite.

"Because the more you know about something, the less scary it is." That statement is so true in all aspects of life! But in specific regards to snakes and reptiles, it's so true for me. Before subscribing and watching Snake Discovery's educational videos on snakes and other reptiles I was TERRIFIED of snakes, to an almost irrational level. I wouldn't go anywhere near them. I hated being forced to go through the reptile caves in the zoos I would go to because just seeing snakes scared me. Even the mention of one would make me panic. Since learning about them I can now admire them and see how interesting they are. I still have a semi fear of them, but now it's more of a healthy fear/respect? I love to watch them, but at a safe distance where I can't spook them and they can't spook me. Which is a good thing because living with my partners, they are big reptile fans and they have two snakes, a baby ball python male in one enclosure and an adult hypo red tail boa female in another. At first I was too nervous to be near them, I'd maybe touch the tip of my finger to one then immediately scamper back because I would panic. But lately I have been able to work on my fear of touching snakes with the little baby ball python every time they needed to clean out his cage or just in general when they wanted to socialize him. I even ask and offer to hold him now, unprompted by my partners, because I'm more comfortable with him! I've even also managed to hold the boa with only minor fear. I'm still learning and working on calming my body down when I hold the big one, but she is incredibly sweet. She likes to drape over your shoulders and just rest there. She only startled me once so far by coming up towards my face and I flinched and asked one of them to take her from me so I could calm down and not scare the both of us. She didn't even flinch, and I swear I have never seen a snake look so confused than she did in that moment like "What just happened?" LOL!!! The little ball python once straightened his body out in the warm crease between my arm and my torso when my arm was crossed while I was holding him once because it was warm there and he had to be taken out of his enclosure for it to be cleaned. Thank you guys for helping me with my fears and for giving me a place to learn all types of stuff about these amazing creatures!

It was so cool seeing those Massasaugas ! Here in southern Ontario they're considered endangered, and one of my hopes as an adult is to do a breeding program to increase their numbers. It's such a shame too to hear that Timber Rattlesnakes are no longer here in Canada. We're losing a lot of our snakes, mostly to development of land, and it's heartbreaking.

Glad all the animals are okay and those that broke the doors are caught!

The one in front, I'd name Eros if it's male, Aphrodite if it's female - for the heart shaped marks on the back, and Rorschach for the one who can (adorably) rattle. They're super cute, though! And thank you for using proper safety protocols for your venomous snakes, because there are a lot of folks who are less than careful.

The smallest Mississauga has hearts down it's back ❤❤❤ SO CUTE!

I live in Southern California and rattlesnakes are pretty well respected/accepted here as wildlife. I know people who are scared of them but I'm really glad that our population is doing well and protected. I volunteer at native wildlife reserves in the area to help re-populate native plants and we have to wear rattlesnake guards, but most volunteers know enough not to freak out too much if they see one. Thank you for showing these beauties, I love seeing them! (from a safe distance of course)

The little hearts on the babies are soooo adorable! Name suggestions: Button (for the bigger one) and Cupid (cuz that baby stole my heart)

Small detail: snakes can't "see" with the pit organ per say. Think of it more like a distance sensor. Not unlike whiskers in cats, but with IR light instead of hair. They can tell if something warm is in front of them, but that's it. The pit organ works the same way a bolometer. It's just a thin membrane of basically skin with nerve endings in it. If they're hungry or threatened they could just strike at whatever is warm in front of them, but they wouldn't be able to tell what it was beyond magnitude of heat and I suppose the thing's smell. It's a common misconception that it works like an eye, but it's a totally different mechanism with very very low resolution. literally 1 pixel.

The baby rattlesnakes really do look a lot like hognoses! Especially considering they grow to about the same size.

The whole bounty situation is so crazy to me! Was it just fear of the venom? That's just heartbreaking. Thank you for educating us about these incredible animals! It's the only way to diminish the general fear and stigma!

I'm gonna echo a previous comment and say please name them Tabasco and Cholula! They are so freaking adorable 😍

The yawn at the beginning was so adorable

Hey Emily and Ed. That rescue is Kritter Krazy and it is a reptile rescue here in North Dakota but Tasha who runs it just wasn't prepared for rattlers lol. She took in almost all of the other animals in the situation.

This reminds me of a dream I had where a yuan-ti (D&D race that are people with snake features who are immune to snake venom) was a reptile KZfaqr who specialized in breeding venomous snakes and treated little baby cobras striking at him like you treat baby hognoses. Baby venomous snakes are so cute! Also makes me wonder how incubation and egg cutting works in captive breeding of oviparous venomous snakes.

In all my years learning about snakes somehow I didn’t know a timber rattlesnake and my native canebreak were actually the same species. Learning new things all the time thanks to Ed and Emily

I remember seeing an 8ft rattle snake here in the mountains of PA, could've been a pet someone released. Studies have also shown that some rattlesnakes have friends they like better than other snakes

I think Justin is the best based on his coloring and personality. The end had me cracking up

That little shanangan part at the end with the tail had me rolling, that was so funny. 😂 love the videos.

Baby snake: angry rattle, trying to strike cork Everyone: AWWWWWWW

Sophia yawning was absolutely adorable

His pupils got so big when he was eating 😂 somebody’s happy about that meal lol

Wow, im amazed you managed to get a video out with the break-in, im glad no animals were harmed, love from england!

Being from So Cal, I am most familiar with the Pacific Diamondback and I feel I need to support the locals.

Happy Friday everyone ❤ I hope everyone had a great week and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Take care x

This was a really cool video to watch. Sad that mamma Massasauga didn't make it. I think it's really awesome and educational that you guys work with rattlers, in a careful and smart way.

Sophia looks constantly done or tired thanks to the the scales on her eyes, so cute~

I always love catching a new Snake Discovery video! I love when you guys share all your reptiles with us!

Every time I watch my Ball Pythons eat I think, “Can you imagine if humans had to eat that way? Stretching our lower jaw and using our throat muscles to ‘power’ it down. All at once!?” The babies are adorable and the tiny rattle……so cute!!! 🐍❤️🐍

Seeing the baby Eastern Massasauga, I finally understand why people say hognoses look like rattlesnakes! Thanks for sharing. :)

If you guys are getting into rattlesnakes for the zoo etc, I recommend a Speckled Rattlesnake and a Pygmy/Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake. The former is just beautiful, the latter adorable. Like the babies but forever lol.

Sophia ate like ‘I’m not really hungry, but I will eat anyway…”

So glad you went through all the training and are able to keep these babies!

My favorite will always be the timber rattlesnake. We have them where I am, but we call them canebrakes in the southern portion of the state. Sadly, our northern water snakes get confused with them and water moccasins (we have those and tons of copperheads too). I love seeing all of your snakes and lizards!

I literally found the channel because of literally that reason! “you more you know about something the less scary it is” it’s boss how you champion reptiles in the US, keep going!

I hope one day I will be able to visit your zoo! Watching how much you both and your company have grown is so amazing to see and very inspiring!! So excited to watch this video 🎉❤

After years of watching your videos, it just struck me how MUCH you know about reptiles, and how you're able to recall information about specific species of snakes as you're talking about them. It's so cool how much knowledge you and Ed have, and how easily and clearly you're able to share that knowledge with all of us. You two are amazing teachers!

I loved how educational this one was! So cool that there's snakes out there that basically have in-built infrared goggles as an entirely separate sense. And thanks for mentioning that they do not make the best pets after all. They're amazing species with such iconic and awe-inspiring features that show how awesome evolution really can be, but we do not want to put their fascinating yet undeniably deadly features to the test, haha ^^'

It’s a shame you don’t have all three of the babies , you could have named them Shake, rattle and roll 😂 Or seeing as you only have the two babies if they’re boys you could call them Pete and repeat 😂 They’re beautiful though and that little rattle is absolutely adorable 🥰

I love your snake videos it teaches me more and more I did not know about like genetics,taking care of them,handling baby snakes.Only a true follower knows allot of their snakes are firecrackers and sassy.❤❤❤❤❤❤from Emily😊

The Massasaugas are my fave in the video, but Pygmy Rattlers are my fave of all. Their dusky pink colours and the similarities to Southern Hogs make them extra beautiful, in my opinion. Great video guys!

One last thing- I'm just bursting with pride for u & ur hubby on how amazing the Snake Discovery has developed over the last few years!!! I've been following y'all for a long minute & will continue to do so with much enthusiasm 😁🥰🙃🤗

The ending is brillant. I would also add how much extra work a venomous snake is .. including all the extra work and protection you have to do in the event of a natural disaster. Thank you for discoutaging private ownership

a new snake discovery always makes my day and it's the one thing I look the most forward to when I open KZfaq.

I love how the baby rattlesnakes look like they have little hearts on their backs.

I love your channel! Positive, informative and fun. Thank you for sharing your passion.

didn’t realize you all had so many rattle snakes!! those babies are beautiful!!

Emily being the most encouraging supportive mom to those bbs 😂😍

The babies are SOOOOO cute!!!!! I LOVE the little heart pattern on them!!! 😍😍😍

Justin is so chill for a rattlesnake. He's barely ever rattled in the videos I've seen him in so far. Reminds me of this paper I read about rattlesnakes having preferred sunbathing buddies and babysitting each other's babies when they're just born.

I might be biased, but I grew up in SE Minnesota, where there are Timber Rattlesnakes and so that is what I think of when I think of rattlers. They are my favorite.

Easterns and Timbers are probably my favorite. Timbers are native to my region (western West Virginia/southern Ohio) and they are the first rattler I was exposed to through my Cub Scouts when we were learning about herpetology. But I really love how beefy Easterns get and just the tenacity they possess. Very cool snakes!!!

Good to see Sofia and Room Service doing good after seeing the condition you got them in. It was cute how Sofia got startled by her own tail, I wonder how often snakes do that? We know at least one snake who chases his tail. *Remembers that old "nom, nom, nom" meme and wonders if that ever actually happens?* R.I.P. Mama Massasauga, she new you wanted her for the zoo but wasn't going to make it, so she had babies that would. Justin's cute as usual. Thinking the rat tail was bedding or something. It's like when you eat fried rice with those roots feel like hair on your tongue. I heard that there's going to be a reptile and amphibian show in Salt Lake City soon. Probably too out of the way but thought I'd let you know.

I absolutely love watching your videos I always learn something new. I had no idea about the rattlesnakes tails being made of keratin and that ithey gain a new segment when they shed. I love you guys do much❤ Thank you for educating people on reptiles and exotic animals, you guys are the best. The Western Massassauga's are so freaking cute and definitely my favorite!!

This was so awesome to watch! We live in New Mexico and have our fair share of rattlesnakes. I wanted something to show my daughter that had some fun facts about them too and this was the jackpot! Thank you for this 👏🏻 also, definitely want updates on the little babies at the end! We loved the little hearts on his back ❤

Sofia just looks so angy all the time and I love it!

The pattern on the Massasaugas is so similar to plains hognose, I had no idea. Thank you for the education as always!

I went to a nature preserve near my house and got to see the massasauga rattlesnake homes/food sources! It’s so amazing how different animals adapt differently from other species. Love you both and I appreciate what you do for these animals who need a good loving/ caring home!❤

I’m pretty sure I’ve binge watched almost all snake discovery videos by now

🤣 that last part. I love the little fly-rattle. It sounds so adorable.

I've been working in the agriculture industry in an area known to have rattlesnakes and bullsnakes for nearly a decade now, and I've seen quite a few bullsnakes, but 2 days ago was my first day actually seeing a rattlesnake, which is kinda odd now that I think about it. While he was not too happy to me, I was pretty happy to see him, he had a beautiful diamond pattern, but I knew that my presence was agitating him, so I decided to only stop for a second to admire him, and got back to work.

I love rattlesnakes so much. All of them in this video are adorable, but I gotta say Room Service is my favorite, been following him since the beginning! He’s such a cute little dude.

I love the hearts on the back of the smaller baby. We only have 3 native snakes in the UK and even the single venomous species, the adder, is not particularly deadly. It's only dangerous to small children and the elderly.

They're all amazing and cool. Love learning about different species of rattlesnakes.

I'm glad you added the segment at the end, because I remember being taken aback when you first got a rattlesnake! Glad you always have education at the heart of what you do :)

I don't have any snakes or reptiles but love watching your videos and learning about the species you you have and talk about.

Watching Sofia yawn, so cute 😂❤

12:08 Since they were born in a garage ya’ll should call them Harley and Davidson since that business started in a garage too.

I had to come back to this. How amazing must it have been. Your home felt so safe and secure for that poor mama, that she felt okay giving birth in your care. She knew her babies would be okay with you.

its always nice to come back here and just chill and watch snek vids with some tea

the western massassaga is so gosh darn cute!! i think i liked that one and the western diamond back just for the colour :)

I'll have to say, I've had a soft spot for Room Service, but the little baby who got their rattle is also so adorable!

The timber rattlesnake was my favorite. I love the bold coloring and his name is badass lol. He reminds me of a gaboon viper. My all time FAVORITE species of hot. I'll never keep one for all the reasons the average person shouldn't so I love living vicariously through responsible keepers videos. Great video! Thank you for sharing! Attending my first reptile expo tomorrow with my daughter! She's so bummed she won't get to see you guys there 😂🥰

That western diamondback is beautiful. I don't think I have ever seen one that light in color before.

I love the new kitchen! And the baby snakes are so cute

I love the Emily soapbox rants! I think responsible animal stewardship is so important. I try to do a lot of education in the horse breeding space, and my #1 recommendation to people wanting to breed their mares is don't.

I always watch your videos and it was a full circle moment when I let my daughter watch KZfaq kids on my phone and walked away when I looked at what she was watching she was watching an egg cutting video from you guys. ❤

jup knowledge really do help, my mother has a deep fear of snakes, but due to a mix of this channel, and a zookeeper she has gotten a heck of a lot better with snakes, from not going into the snake portion of the zoo to now being ok with one draped around her neck for a short and controlled moment, after i held the snake for a while

Sophia the diamondback is so pretty! She's so beautiful, its such a pity you won't get more into her genetics, but I totally get and agree with what you told about keeping venomous snakes. Guess some people doesn't have any common sense into them to understand those are dangerous animals that needs to be carefully handled, I would never even think about keeping one if I firstly don't make sure I'm capable of keeping one and have the full knowledge about them. Anyway, Justin has a huge personality, it's so funny, but they're all beautiful! You guys are very brave keeping them!

Hey Snake Discovery, could you maybe give an update on the ball python eggs?

In the state park I work at in Texas we see timber rattlesnakes 6+ feet long and very thick and heavy! That’s pretty normal for down here. Gorgeous animals. So glad one of represented in your zoo!

This is awesome!!. I affectionately call my Ball Python's heat pits "vision beans" or "nom nom seekers" 😂 lol!!

I remember the video where these two beauties were first introduced. Now I am wondering where the two burms ended up? One of them of extra feisty and I hope she found a good home.

These are not the babies I was hoping to see, but... they're still adorable

very pretty rattlers! and some good info, too. my son also really likes watching you guys, and has been determined to let you know that he loves your videos, and the zoo, and looks forward to more videos.

Our timbers are pretty much jet black where I am. And what you said about not telling age by rattle lol. 1000% true. I went herping for timbers with a friend that wasn’t a reptile person at all, and we caught a MASSIVE timber rattlesnake (66”) and he had broken his rattle off at the base and had no rattle to make noise with.

Justin has become one of my top 5 favorite of your animals.

I know you have so many animals - but it would be great to get updates on the snakes you’ve mentioned in other videos. Like the burms from the rattlesnake video. Or just general updates on your animals we haven’t heard about in a while ❤❤

Omg i was looking up rattlesnake vids, and there’s a new snake discovery on just what I want to see! Thanks guys!!

Every time a rattlesnake rattles its tail, I picture it holding a tiny maraca just grooving, living it's best life. Lol

aww i love watching your feeding videos ❤❤

Awesome! Was kinda hoping for a snattlerake feeding video! Love the channel! You are amazing! (Ed, keep up the amazing work! You carry the show.) 😆Only kidding! Ed, Emily and the crew, you are all amazing and do so much for the reptile community and you also teach not just myself but kids of all ages. My son and I love your videos and your channel is why he now wants a couple beardies and a couple of bullsnakes and so do I. Sending lots of love from Alaska! (The Kenai Peninsula) Thank you, so much for all you do!! ❤ From David & Son (Rhys - Pronounced Reese, like Rhys Ifanson, Adrian on 'Lil Nicky)

The coloring on those babies is gorgeous 🥰🥰🥰

They're so beautiful! I live in Texas and I've seen a ton of these beauties! By far my favorite snake!

these snakes are so beautiful. I hope to own snakes in the future, but as I want them as pets I will only get safe snakes. Snakes and lizards are among my favourite animals.