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Gatorade was created at the University of Florida whose mascot is the Gators. That's how it got it's name.... In Case anyone else was curious.

I came across a black bear once when I was hiking in Kentucky. The little goober was tumbling down a hill like a panda and landed a couple meters from me. He stood up and stared at me for about 20 seconds before going on his way. The ranger on the trail said that he was probably a juvenile that left his mother recently, just having a good time and not looking for a fight. Incredibly terrifying at the time, but it's something I will never forget.

The bear rhyme for Americans is "If it's Black, fight back. If it's Brown, lay down. If it's White, say good-night." A Black Bear coming at you means you should make yourself look as large and scary as possible and make as much noise as you can to frighten it away. Brown Bears/Grizzly Bears, there's no point to that exercise because you cannot intimidate them. So that's where your one hope if you can't withdraw safely is to drop to the ground and absolutely play dead. You might still get mauled a bit, but it'll lessen the damage assuming you can stop yourself from crying out when it messes with you to see if you're really dead yet. And White Bears are Kodiak Bears/ Polar Bears. They are Persistence Predators and they are large enough and mean enough to think that you are a snack. They won't scare away and they won't be bored by you playing dead. So if you run into a White Bear, get ready to start your permanent dirt nap.

Floridian here where you’re taught that if there’s any body of water….a gator could be in there.

You do not want to take a headbutt from a bison. They are strong enough to knock a freight train off the train tracks.

There is an old saying out west...you can herd a Buffalo any where THEY want to go. Every year in Yellowstone Park some stupid tourist tries to pet the Buffalo and they get punted like a football.

That Gator is 100% real.

I build "Bat Houses" to attract bats because I live in the swamps of North Carolina. (plans online) Skeeters (mosquitos), deer flies, and horse flies are quite serious here. Skeeters here can stand flat-footed and fuck a turkey!!

We used to have ferrets when I was little. They are so smart, expressive and sociable little creatures. Absolutely charming animals. Also a Prairie dog is a burrowing squirrel like rodent that makes huge mounds in open grasslands or deserts.

8:07 bro 50,000 wouldn't even float the hospital bill for after taking the hit lol * Guys, Jesus Christ lol, I'm not saying I'm going to head butt a Bison, I'm pointing out the ridiculous nature of the American Healthcare system, Relax y'all.

Male grouse are more colorful than the hens to get their attention as a mate. Yes sir. Gators just walk thru your golf game...lol . I love a spider .

5:02 "why am I so stupid bro" - Adam Couser 2024 😂😂

I'm a fan of the American garden spider. Beautiful, with absolutely no desire to enter your house or get near people. They spin their webs between plants and catch flies, mosquitos, bees, wasps, hornets, etc. I'll take a couple garden spiders over yellow jackets any day!

Gators are everywhere in Florida. You can see them walking down the street or on a golf course. They are in every stream or lake in the state.

I used to have a pet alligator when I was a teenager, his name was snappy. He was an egg I found next to my mailbox and I raised him until I released him. When he was like 3 or 4 years old, he was about 6 and a half feet long and like 150-200 pounds. I used to get so many looks when he floated on my belly in the Mississippi River, he loved cuddles. If you raise them properly, they can become "swamp puppies"

I just wish the narrator learned how to pronounce "archipelago" correctly..

Gatorade was created by the University of Florida as a drink to help their football players stay hydrated during hot game days. The drink was named Gatorade because the football team is called the Florida Gators. So, yes, the name indirectly comes from the most famous animal in Florida: the alligator

We were hiking in Colorado a couple of years ago and came across a black bear. He's was about 40 feet away but wasn't a threat. It was really cool to see

I've woken up to a black bear sniffing and nudging my foot in the middle of the night. Had my feet to the door of my tent and only had the screen door zipped up. Woke up, looked down and from what light was outside, I could see the bear blocking the entrance to my tent sniffing my foot. I froze until it went away. Slept in the cabin the next night. Rather have that than a brown bear though. Had one of those tear through our camp and took off with a bag of chips and loaf of bread.

"Why in the hell does he have four eyes? Oh, is that another one?" 😂😂 You crack me up Adam. Hey, don't you some Lucky Vodka Adam? Cheers!

I used to have a ferret as a pet. I saved up all my money for a year and at age 15, bought a ferret and everything it would need and hid it in my room. Only took five days for my parents to notice (smell), and I couldn't take him back. They were pissed, but ended up loving him more than almost any other pet we had, and we had a lot of pets. A horse, five fresh water aquariums, breeding guinea pigs (42 babies total), 4 dogs, 5 hermit crabs, and a turtle.

Polar bears are the only bears known to actively hunt humans for food. Cute, yes, cuddly, absolutely not! Kodiak bears are brown bears, the largest of the bear species.

Otters are playful and relatively friendly. One really cute this is they sleep holding hands so one doesn’t float away.

Otters are not evil, they're playful. They are still wild animals so approach carefully (and only if you must), but there's folks caring for captive otters who post regular videos about them on KZfaq. Check them out, you'll see. Not evil. At least, not generally. Finding an evil otter is like finding an un-apologetic Canadian. Can happen, but you won't find one yourself.

love your channel. I live in the midwest/south and last night had a black bear run across my driveway. 2 nights ago had two mountain lions screaming in my upper fields. 2 speckled kingsnakes help keep my mouse population under control, have 2 gray heron rookeries in trees on my creek plus red tailed hawks, bald eagles , road runners and wild turkeys in the trees. You're welcome to come check out the wildlife but I don't recommend the fall, too many Arkansas Chocolate tarantulas wandering about

Bison and buffalo are two distinct animals often confused with each other, but they have several differences: Bison • Habitat: Native to North America and Europe. • Appearance: Bison have a large hump over their shoulders and a thick coat of fur, which they shed in the spring. Their heads are large, with short, curved horns. • Species: There are two main species of bison: the American bison (Bison bison) and the European bison (Bison bonasus). • Size: Generally larger and more robust compared to buffalo, with males weighing up to 2,000 pounds (900 kg) and standing about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall at the shoulder. • Common Name: American bison are often colloquially referred to as “American buffalo,” though they are not true buffalo. Buffalo • Habitat: Native to Africa and Asia. • Appearance: Buffalo do not have a hump. They have smoother coats and longer, more curved horns. • Species: There are two main species of buffalo: the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and the Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). • Size: African buffalo are generally smaller than bison, weighing up to 1,900 pounds (860 kg) and standing about 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall at the shoulder. Water buffalo can be quite large, with males weighing up to 2,600 pounds (1,200 kg). Key Differences • Hump: Bison have a prominent hump; buffalo do not. • Horn Shape: Bison have short, curved horns; buffalo have longer, more curved horns. • Coat: Bison have thick, shaggy coats, especially in winter; buffalo have smoother, less dense coats. • Geographic Distribution: Bison are found in North America and Europe; buffalo are found in Africa and Asia. • Common Name Confusion: American bison are often called “American buffalo,” which can lead to confusion, but they are distinct from true buffalo found in Africa and Asia.

I don’t mind certain species of spiders. The animals that freak me out are centipedes. Nasty venom, too many legs that have venomous barbs. I just do *NOT* want them on me.

Bison have a large muscular hump on their shoulders and back, smaller horns, much larger heads that are covered with fur, and live in colder climates. Buffalo lack the humps, have larger horns, smaller more cow-like heads, and live in warm/hot environments. The Cape/Water buffalo is the quintessential example of what buffalo look like.

The bison piss grass vodka got me too. lol

I dunno which was the weirder thing to hear -- that people are drinking buffalo piss in their vodka, or Adam thinks otters are evil.

Buffalo and Bison are indeed different. It's kind of like how alligators and crocodiles are different. They look similar, but small differences exist.

Well, of course, you should do a video or so on horrifying spiders. We can cringe and shriek and hopefully overcome our collective fear. But, also do some videos on the little pet jumping spiders. It's fun to watch them high-five and respond to commands. Yes, that giant alligator is real. Fun video. Peace

My house has tons of Black Widows. They are easy to avoid. They generally like to avoid people & tend to hide and build their web where a dumb human will not mess it up, If one gets on you they generally will try to abseil via web to the floor ASAP. On occasion, If I find a particularly large one. I will keep it in a jar and feed it for a few days to observe it. They are quite beautiful if you can get past the fear.

While brown bears are more dangerous than black bears it is polar bears who top the danger chart. Polar bears are the only species of bear that will actively engage in hunting humans as a readily available food source.

As a kid, I went camping near the eel river in Humboldt County CA. My friend and I were swimming. We were on the shore and a couple of otters ran by. They were cute and terrifying at the same time lol. I remember they had a large presence for such a small animal.

I have paddle boarded in the bay for 4 years and I have seen and encountered several hundred seals. Seals use the bay as a nursery during the summer. Usually only one or two at a time come fairly close to my paddle board (4ft or more), there was a mom and a pup a few times but they stayed further away. I live in north Washington state

Like grandma always used to say. Keep knocking on the devils door he's bound to answer eventually.

Black bears are easily seen as people are building in their habitats. They eat our bird food. They’re quite skittish but the female is aggressive if she has cubs to protect. I wish we put aside habitats for them that people can’t take over. They are looking for food if they come around human homes usually looking in garbage or bird feeders. I had one take a nap in my back yard. He eventually went away. Poor little guy.

You didn't do wolverines or grizzlies or kodiaks or polar bears or - dozens of other animal species. Some varieties of alcohol have different species of animals in them - the Chinese have snakes, the Mexicans have worms and ants and so on. The most dangerous animal that I encountered while I was visiting in Ireland was a drunken dude reeling out of a bar, spouting gibberish, tossing his cookies, and then falling face down in his own....

The difference between Brown & Black bears. Alaska's largest State Park literally has a sign at the entrance.... "Wear small bells on your boots so the Black Bears know where you are & carry pepper spray to help you if you come up on one. & You can recognize Black Bear poop because it's smaller darker pellets. Brown Bear poop on the other hand, is larger, more like a cow pie. & It's full of bells & smells like pepper."

I grew up around Gators and for the most part, we co existed with them growing up as a kid. We leave them alone and they left us alone, now with all of the tourist in Florida and idiots feeding them, they are no longer afraid of us and more incidents will happen. As for Gatorade, It was developed by the University of Florida and their mascot is the Alligator and teams are called The Gators. I do attend the Florida - Georgia football games every year.

We have a rule in my family. It started when my oldest daughter was little. I took her to our new park to check it out. She wanted to swing. I was pushing her and these 2 little boys were playing with the steering wheel thing. They called out to her. Told her to hurry, hurry!! She needed to get on the ship! The spiders were taking over the world! Hurry! While swinging. She called back. No. The spiders are not taking over. Because spiders don't go where i play. And. If they do, my Momma will kill them. So they stay away. She was so calm and matter of fact for a little 2 year old. They just wanted to play. She just couldn't imagine that world. Lol So rule is still even 22 years later. No spiders where Brynna would play. If she would be there, even if she's not, spiders can't be. Get em before they run n hide. You don't want them to try to take over the world. Lol

Gators at the golf course are a thing in Florida. Even weirder are gators at the beach, crossing highways, or gators in a parking lot. One lady who lived around a pond kept feeding marshmallows to a gator in her back yard. One day, she couldn't find her little poodle...

The name Bison or Tatanka (Lakota name) are the correct names for it. A lot of Americans still call it a Buffalo, after what the French fur trapper's call it boeuf. In the 1940, 50, & 60s, most people referred to them as Buffalo.

There's a saying about bears, if you see one coming at you: If it's brown, lay down, if black, fight back. Meaning, play dead for the browns, and for black bears, make yourself appear as large as you can, and make a lot of noise. Now - I don't know if this is true, or bunk, but it's easy to remember.

I actually had someone who lived a couple streets away from my house in the rural mountains who started feeding the bears and the next thing I knew I had a 500 lb black bear on my porch while I was sitting right inside the wide open window so we were eye to eye about 4 feet apart! That was actually terrifying! We actually do have a bear hunting season because we have a LOT of bears but it’s illegal to kill one otherwise so when the bear who was on my porch damaged the truck of the people who were feeding it and dragged their deep freezer out of their garage and into the woods they had the bear declared a “nuisance” and Fish and Wildlife came out and “put it down” which pissed off a lot of us but that’s how I know that he was 500 lbs

Gators are interesting animals, their bite is strong enough to crush a turtle shell, but it’s fairly easy to hold their jaws closed. They can climb fences, but are generally actually pretty docile. Just don’t act like a fish, and you’ll be fine. That said, if you ever come to Florida, and you see a pond, River, lake, canal, or large ditch, keep in mind there’s at least one gator in it, and it’s probably bigger than you think it is. There was a story a while back about a guy who was trying to break into houses, but jumped in a pond to hide when the cops were called, and they apparently heard yelling but couldn’t locate the source. Turns out they found most of that guy a few days later, his body was being guarded by a 9 foot long alligator

1:53 [Etymology] Polecat (n.) "small, dark-brown, _Northern European_, predatory quadruped of the weasel family." ~Noted as a chicken-thief and for its strong, offensive smell, early 14th century. pol-cat, from cat (n.); The first element is perhaps Anglo-French "pol", from Old French _poule_ "fowl, hen" (see pullet (n.)); so called because it preys on poultry [Skeat]. The other alternative is that the first element is from Old French _pulent_ "stinking." Originally the European Putorius foetidus; *the name was extended to related North American skunks after 1680s**

I actually had someone who lived a couple streets away from my house in the rural mountains who started feeding the bears and the next thing I knew I had a 500 lb black bear on my porch while I was sitting right inside the wide open window so we were eye to eye about 4 feet apart! That was actually terrifying

"Do not pet the fluffy cows" is the unofficial motto of Yellowstone National Park.

I had bats fly over my childhood home. They are so cute when wrapped up in a little blanket. Please watch vets help these little guys thrive because they can absolutely be terrifying but they can also be so so cute.

11:59 That’s the face of regret right there 😂

sea otters have evil tendencies lol, river otters are chill af

Easy way to remember about bears.. If it’s black fight back If it’s brown lay down If it’s white (polar bear) say goodnight

I lived in Hawaii for fifteen years and do free diving everywhere. Running across MONK SEAL is pretty rare. But, I have. The waters were murky and I couldn’t tell if they were seal and sharks, so I hele’d out the water asap. When I got to the beach, they had beat me there and were sunbathing already. They WILL DEFEND THEMSELVES. Now, go to Astoria Oregon, otherwise known as Goonie Town, and swim at the piers where the Sea Lions live and watch them tear to limb from limb worse than any shark or gator.

Yes, definitely do one on spiders. I'm sure your reactions would be gold. And by the way, bro, I feel the same as you about those

Alligators are actually the most chill of crocodillians, still wouldn't go near one without an expert though.

It's sort of odd that some people can become acclimated to things which would shock others, and not even think about it. I live in a town that has varied from -20° to 112° (-26°C to 40°C). We get surface winds gusting to 80mph (148kph). We have bears, cougars, badgers, rattlesnakes, poisonous spiders, scorpions, tarantulas, skunks, and even porcupines (I never knew they could be found in the desert). Bighorn sheep and antelope can occasionally come to the edge of town. And this general area is so thick with wild mustangs that they are a nuisance to homeowners and a hazard on the roads. And it doesn't even seem remarkable when you are accustomed to it. I wonder at people's reactions when I casually mention I had to remove a 6' bullsnake from the office because he was getting under foot, or stop on the road to put a 3,000 lb bull back into the field and close the gate. Edit: it was 100° today, followed by lightning and some brief wind gusts around 40-50mph. Now I'm sitting on the porch with a glass of wine, listening to the coyotes singing.

Luckily for everyone gators are pretty chill. Imagine if they were like Komodo Dragons (which top out at 10 feet) and just attack on sight. Check out videos of that scientist swimming with a big group of them. I lived in Baton Rouge for a year. A neighbor had a baby gator, Boudreaux. He was sweet, never bit, hung out in the pool with us. He would sink to the bottom and sit for a very long time.

A few days ago, here in New Mexico, a family was vacationing at their mountain cabin and one of their sons was on the couch watching TV when a black bear broke in and attacked the boy. (Scratches mostly, he’ll be fine.)

Living in the mountains in Virginia, I respect the black bears even though I’m not particularly afraid of them! I see bears walking through my backyard almost every day and as long as they leave me alone I will leave them alone!

You should do a reaction to local American news interviews. There's some very funny stuff on the news.

Gatorade was Developed at Florida State University who's Masgot is The Gator hence GATOR ADE!

That alligator is real. Having been born and raised in South Florida, the largest I have ever seen was about 20 ft long and nearly 1K pounds. It looked like a dinosaur. BTW, apparently, there are now Monitor Lizards in Florida as well. An invasive species, like Iguanas and Pythons which now make themselves at home in the Everglades swamps. All of that to go with roaches than can fly and grow two inches long and mosquitoes that carry Dengue fever. Oh, and the occasional shark and Man O'War jellyfish in the gulf. Fun place.

The red eyebrows had me laughing!

True Buffalo are more like cattle and only found in the old world. The American bison is in the same genus as the Eurasian bison/Wisent. The English colonists who found them didn't know about the Eurasian bison, so they assumed it was similar to the largest cattle they knew about, buffalo. We have a lot of mistakes like that. For instance, the Eurasian elk and American moose are the same species. The American elk is its own species of deer unrelated to the European one. The Eurasian reindeer and American Caribou are the same species.

The vodka thing caught me off guard as well. LOL

Hawaiian Monk seals are a protected species, and it's against Federal Law to hassle them. If you spot them ashore, you're supposed to call local police, who will get Federal wildlife guys to discreetly watch over them and not allow curious onlookers to approach them until they go back to the sea. I was stationed out there when I was in the US Army, and we were sternly warned against messing with them.

most seals are given the nick name Sea Puppies because for the most part they're friendly

Gatorade started from an electrolytes drink that was developed to aid the Florida Gators' Sports Teams. Naturally, they called it Gatorade.

Regarding the otters being evil. I think you're thinking of Seals. Yes. Those can be very dangerous. A lot of historians believe that seals are what sailors mistook for mermaids. Seals will pull you down, and likely cause you to drown. Obviously not because they're evil, but because they don't understand that you can't breathe underwater, or hold your breath like them. Otters are like big energetic squeaky stuffed animals.

Actually the black bear is not likely to bother humans unless they are in a position to associate people with food. On the other hand the polar bear is the only bear that will actively hunt people. The prairie dog is a burrowing creature that looks a lot like a squirrel with a short tail. The Black Footed Ferret is often found living in prairie dog burrows. The first Europeans to report seeing a prairie dog saw them one day and had one for supper that night. Technically in america we have bison and in africa they have the cape buffalo. They are very different animals with the bison usually not bothering you if you stay back and the cape buffalo being called the widow maker because if you piss it off it will hunt you down and kill you if it can.

Gator Aid was developed at The University of Florida in Gainesville Florida. They are known as the Gators for their mascot.

People call the American Bison Buffalo but they are really Bison. In 1970 there was a movie filmed on a ranch outside Sedona and in Prescott Arizona. It was blessed the Beast and the children and I was in that movie about the boys camp and the bison hunt. And no I wouldn't want to face one. I've been kicked gored and trampled buy horse and Bovine over the decades. Even was gored through the neck Just 4 years ago. I'm in my 70s. But Thankfully no bison.. You want to see a buffalo Stampede for real watch the movie How the West Was Won. The Stampede was filmed on a neighboring ranch by Camp Verde. Same place they had the train incident. My apologies memories of an old man are the Deeds of a man in his prime. One day you sit around and Mumble to yourself until you die. 🚜🤠🐂

I was an Air Force brat so I’ve lived all over the country and as a child I lived in Nebraska where we had a few buffalo on reserves and after seeing them close up, any amount of money to get head butted is stupid cuz you won’t be around to enjoy it

I also grew up in South Georgia so gators are just something you get used to! If you leave them alone they definitely aren’t going to bother you! Really the only exception is if you get too close to a female’s nest when she has eggs!

I regularly play golf in Florida, and I have stopped counting the number of times I have seen gators in the water at Disney World. If there is a puddle more than a foot deep anywhere, it's good odds that it contains an alligator here.

That 17ft Gator was on a golf course, in Florida I believe. It was on the news, and there are a ton of pics of him

lol Adam hating bats reminds me of Ace Ventura. "Shikaka!"

I worked at an animal sanctuary & part of our job was cleaning the Bison enclosure. I won't tell you the whole story but they can easily flip a pickup truck. You want no part of a Bison at any amount!!!

I got over my arachnophobia by petting a huge tarantula. It's called exposure therapy and it works.

When you look up the biggest spider in America, I’m thinking that includes South America and google shows you a Goliath Bird Eater. Sweet dreams 😆

Hawaiian Monk Seals are a Protected Species. It is against the law to approach within 50 feet. Violations can result in $50,000 fine or 5 years in prison. Because they are so rare, anyone who sees one is requested to report the sighting to the Marine Wildlife Hotline which keeps track of their locations.

That giant gator footage is real, that one was found, and recorded in the early 2010's. I remember seeing it, and quickly making a meme of the footage to the Jurassic Park theme.

A charging bison can flip a jeep and even derail a train, so no amount of money can persuade me to take a hit from one. But I'd watch you freak out over spiders, sure.

Adam makes us great content to entertain us. 💚💚💚💚

They sell Ferrets here in the States as pets, no lie. Yeah Brown ( Grizzly ) bears can take off a horse’s head with one swipe of its massive paws with 5 inch claws, as a hunter we learn a lot about whatever it is we’re harvesting.

I used to work at a hotel in a rural area, and I always told guests at check-in never to put their trash outside of their room and to call the desk so one of us could pick it up. At least once a week, I would get a panicked phone call about a black bear digging through the trash they left outside their room. So, these folks never intentionally fed the bears, but the bears learned where to go for food on a Saturday night (after hitting up the dumpster behind the Mexican restaurant next to us).

I laughed so hard at the buffalo piss infused vodka mark. I have no idea who came up with it either! And I'm American! LMAO

05:50. Very real gator. On a golf course. You get a much better sense of their size when they stand up. Nobody asked to play through.

From near central Alabama, Spiders creep me out, more worried about Wolves, Bear, Bobcat, and a few Snake Species, when driving Deer can be a concern around here! Interesting Channel still watching this Video...

Fun fact: the biggest black bear taken in Pennsylvania was 820 lbs. (373 kg) in the county next to where I lived.

There is a black wolf that was killed mounted in northern Alabama that weighed in at 180 pounds. It's really large.

Check out some video of people vs bison. There's one of a woman who got too close. The bison charged and flipped his head. She flew about 15 feet in the air. NOTE : Zubrowka Bison Grass vodka is produced in Poland with blades of Polish Bison Grass.

7:16 Well..... don't google the Hammer-headed Bat then lol

I must admit, I thought I knew a lot about bison but I've never heard of that "Lucky vodka" lol

You need to react to "Swamp People", it is a show on the History Channel about alligator hunters in Louisiana. They have to cull the numbers of these monsters or they WILL eat livestock, pets AND PEOPLE. These folks are the real deal and the swamps are savage, but beautiful.

1:00 Are they friendly in the wild? They don't attack people, but just like any very large animal in the wild it's best to keep your distance because they may feel threatened by you. Check out just how many people are killed by cows each year.

7:55 They are not the same. The terms are often used interchangeably, buffalo and bison are distinct animals. Old World “true” buffalo (Cape buffalo and water buffalo) are native to Africa and Asia. Bison are found in North America and Europe. Both bison and buffalo are in the bovidae family, but the two are not closely related.