The Illegal and Secretive World of Chameleon Ranching

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See why people risk danger to find chameleons in the wild in a place you wouldn't expect.
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Secret populations of exotic chameleons have been popping up throughout south Florida. And while the state is home to more non-native reptiles than anywhere else in the world, what's surprising about these charismatic lizards is how they are spreading.
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@starrychloe 7 жыл бұрын

The world needs more chameleons. They are so chill.

@dobbysock1 6 жыл бұрын

Trust me, they are so grumpy XD

@Spoonzey 5 жыл бұрын

antonio barrera I have a veiled chameleon she will tere people up

@Perrypool09 5 жыл бұрын

Chameleons are my favorite animal

@MortalLintRoller 4 жыл бұрын

They are definitely not chill haha. My female veiled chameleon is the biggest grump ever

@nuevoproducciones7578 2 жыл бұрын

Chill where? They grumpy grumpy

@iizziib6613 7 жыл бұрын

I liked how the animation wasn't really dramatic it was just a cute cartoon which I really liked.

@iizziib6613 7 жыл бұрын

Adûnâi wtf ok...

@ashtree8868 7 жыл бұрын

+Adûnâi booohooo I'm a totally mature adult that just can't stand cartoons boohooooo

@reylouiselumbang3495 7 жыл бұрын

that Chameleon and Gator though

@mr.queasy2280 7 жыл бұрын

Rey Louise Lumbang alligator: wtf is this leaf on my head? chameleon: silence water horse

@jeremye21 7 жыл бұрын

They chill

@TheMastergabe 7 жыл бұрын

I watch u fuck shit up

@mobspeak 6 жыл бұрын

Even gators need a snack every once in a while.

@gayjojofan1905 5 жыл бұрын

The chameleon is going on the alligator so people wont take him/her. It is like "You want to take me!? I dare you to try!".

@advena688 6 жыл бұрын

2:20 "Ok, who would risk getting shot at in the middle of the night for a chameleon?" ME

@AlexiasPlaylist 5 жыл бұрын

youre also trespassing and causing a family immense fear.

@MortalLintRoller 4 жыл бұрын

S A M E. I love chameleons soooo much although I already have 2 😅❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@964cuplove 2 жыл бұрын

Who in his or her right mind just shoots at a trespasser…. Trespassing is one thing risking to harm a human is something else - the US is plain crazy

@teddyl7006 7 жыл бұрын

I used to breed chameleons. It wasn't for money. I lost money doing it. I just love them. My biggest concern when breeding is that they too often go to a home that doesn't know how to take care of them. They'd get sick. If you know how to take care of them, they're easy. If not, they get sick and die fast.

@charnaeyoung9815 7 жыл бұрын

I ordered 3 chameleons one time because I was doing a behavior experiment for a BIO class and the smallest one arrived, really sick. I told the seller who said that they would send another but I'm like "no! " I regretted doing it the first time. If you follow right steps and purchase the right things from the get go, they can be simple to take care of. I kept them healthy for as long as I had them. But gave them to another home. The temperature and humidity has to be properly regulated. The temperature was easy. Humidity, not so much. But they can be such great pets. Did you ever socialize yours?

@teddyl7006 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, mine were completely socialized. But the temperament belongs to the individual. Some don't get stressed being handled and others are shy.

@evqa06 5 жыл бұрын

charnae young how do you make the humidity okay.

@jakenothanks307 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Mine lived a good happy 5 years

@Tater_Toot 5 жыл бұрын

That's pet industry in a nutshell. So many wonder, intelligent creature could have lived a full life, but end up in the wrong hands. Even chain pet stores often dont know how to correctly take care of something, and they end up spreading the wrong message about the care.

@paperchasinyabitch935 7 жыл бұрын

"How is it that they're making their way thru south Florida for years, and nobody is talking about it?" Because Chamillionaire isn't a big name the the rap world anymore, that's why.

@Yassin299 7 жыл бұрын

Ink Authentics i see what you did there 😂😂😂

@swampthingforteinadeyate9007 6 жыл бұрын

A ha ha a ha ha 😐

@Jurrassiccraft101 7 жыл бұрын

"Go out herping.." that just sounds wrong

@kodakflaps8267 6 жыл бұрын

Jurassiccraft101 before i got to that part i was so confused by your comment 3 seconds later... ohh I see😂 And yes wtf is " we go out herping!"

@doluseb 6 жыл бұрын

Jurassiccraft101 odd part is you are actually hoping to catch something when you go out "herping"

@roelin360 6 жыл бұрын

We go out derping

@biggriff7483 6 жыл бұрын

SIGN ME UP

@user-dr5jv1wk4j 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@Hoichael 7 жыл бұрын

"like dr. dolittle on acid" lol

@liveandlearnlearntolive4003 7 жыл бұрын

Hoichael Stoderzinken he just let everyone know he takes trips once in awhile

@AcidHead710 6 жыл бұрын

I love it

@amjjvb 7 жыл бұрын

I just saw a chameleon on an alligator😂❤️

@lizardstudios8088 4 жыл бұрын

Where!?

@xMissPegasusx 6 жыл бұрын

As a chameleon owner, that "herping" scene was so upsetting :( you NEVER grab a chameleon like that.

@rosebanx00 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously 😔

@Rowan27117 2 жыл бұрын

When I saw it it made me mad, bc they r supposedly Herpetologists but they hold a chameleon like that, really?

@caydes 2 жыл бұрын

My chameleon hates being touch so seeing that makes me nervous

@lunacardinal2271 2 жыл бұрын

They don't even want anything to do with people even if they are herps haha chameleons hate us and I'm okay with that mines hates Me 👍🥹 unrequited love for life.

@ceebee Ай бұрын

@@caydes every chameleon is different in temperament. I'm guessing you have a veiled, they're typically I'll tempered. But I've had some veileds that were fairly chill.

@eekeey 7 жыл бұрын

I mistook "secretive" for "seductive" in the title, and I was so confused for about 5 seconds.

@Tater_Toot 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right

@executedjamaa7549 6 жыл бұрын

The way they where picking the chameleons off of the branches. Lord, you aren't supposed to pull them by their torso, it can harm there bones as they are very sensitive, you're supposed to allow them to crawl onto your hand on its own free will. Picking them up by there torso can not only break or damage their bones, it can stress them out ALOT. That's why they're usually really dark when being handled if they've never been handled before.

@rcast1986 6 жыл бұрын

These people obviously don't care about the well-being of the animals or else they wouldn't be doing this to begin with. They're not "herpers", they're profiteering.

@zachvanarsdale7065 5 жыл бұрын

1. they are invasive species, i dont think we need to be insanely cautious. and 2. they are herpers, who died and made both of you experts?

@zachvanarsdale7065 5 жыл бұрын

@Jordan Raffety to know what? i dont think youre getting what im saying

@archivearranger8792 5 жыл бұрын

Invasive species also feel pain.

@frann8552 6 жыл бұрын

I honestly wouldn’t mind a few chameleons living in my backyard

@laurelcook9078 6 жыл бұрын

You would if they were eating your plants.

@Sunbear415 5 жыл бұрын

Laurel Cook they only eat certain plants

@FrancisR420 5 жыл бұрын

@@laurelcook9078 the ones where I live don't eat any Plants I didn't know any of them ate plants!

@marinetter.8423 Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Florida is cool asfk.

@johnnarogers2805 6 жыл бұрын

I wish there was video of the chameleon getting onto the gator... that had to be interesting.

@ElectricFan91 7 жыл бұрын

Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon You come and go You come and go

@Lindadz89 7 жыл бұрын

ElectricFan91 Every day🎶🎵🎶🎵 is like survival, you're my lover, not my rival🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵❤😀

@jebolandutawacana 7 жыл бұрын

Poetry fans I'm not, but judge me must not. When a girl make poetry, I find it sexy.

@SierenH 7 жыл бұрын

ElectricFan91 rofl, i just found a video of Boy George doing a cover of YMCA

@patriciagately1336 6 жыл бұрын

Love would be easy if your colors were like my dreams~

@jakobperez722 6 жыл бұрын

My chameleons name is karma

@isabellagraces5165 6 жыл бұрын

I watched this with my chameleon

@aoibhinncorcoran817 6 жыл бұрын

I literally cried when I seen how they were handling the chameleons

@mikewest3108 7 жыл бұрын

Being as they eat insects their impact on the environment is probably unnoticeable. It's not like they eat other native animals and insects are rather numerous.

@zeph6439 7 жыл бұрын

I just wonder how many have been set loose or have escaped, though. It seems like supply exceeds demand and a hundred thousand chameleons or more would make a big impact on the environment collectively. It's also that they displace native species or compete with them for the same foods and transmit diseases and viruses that the native species haven't developed any immunity against. The introduction of exotics has really caused a huge amount of damage to specialized ecosystems worldwide and some invader species that have become naturalized have caused indigenous species to become extinct.When trout and bass were introduced as sporting fish in other areas of the world, it was a disaster for many of the smaller native fishes. I look at nature as an infinite web of life, where all the myriad strands of it are interconnected, so if we disturb it, even with a single escapee, it has an effect on everything else.

@chronic3705 7 жыл бұрын

mike i dont think you understand how a food chain works. if the chameleons eat all the insects then what are native species that also eat insects going to eat?

@zeph6439 7 жыл бұрын

Do you eat Chameleons instead?

@paleomotion985 7 жыл бұрын

Chameleons hunt, kill and eat native vertebrates such as lizards, mice, birds, frogs, etc

@zeph6439 7 жыл бұрын

Never mind what escapee boas or anacondas can do.

@suliman101 6 жыл бұрын

Time to move to florida and become a chamellionaire..

@daemonzap1481 3 жыл бұрын

Nice pun.

@spencertom9917 6 жыл бұрын

Go find me a nice lil patch to settle down and ranch me some chameleons I tell you what

@buntcher 7 жыл бұрын

Reading the thumbnail first I thought this is another VICE video.

@PlayhardandKillcam 7 жыл бұрын

buntcher omg you're so right

@Anxious-Jay 7 жыл бұрын

Reading the thumbnail? You mean title?

@Iguana5k 7 жыл бұрын

They should release some rhinos somewhere where they arent native. They would become an invasive species, spread like hell and BOOM, off the endangered list xD

@animeaunty 6 жыл бұрын

Stumack There was a drug lord n Brazil that had a large menagerie & when he was taken down it got out of hand. Local villages were plagued by aggressive hippos tearing the place up. They had bred...

@biggriff7483 6 жыл бұрын

YOU SMART

@964cuplove 2 жыл бұрын

Pablo escobar‘s hippos are a real problem in Colombia

@jossy3590 6 жыл бұрын

I once say a little Chameleon wrapped around a fence in my neighborhood while I was walking, it was so cute and slow!

@crackedemerald4930 7 жыл бұрын

4:35 definition of BALLER

@fandujar83 6 жыл бұрын

I live right here in South Florida and now after seeing this video I now know many places I can go catch some chameleons thanks Nat geo

@WILD__THINGS 7 жыл бұрын

Wow. I live in South Florida right at the edge of Everglades National Park (and actually only a couple of minutes from Robert Is Here shown in this video). I do a lot of hiking in The Everglades and other wild places. I've come across other invasive species, like Burmese Pythons (check out the videos on my channel), Black and White Tegu, Basilisks and many more. But I've never come across a single chameleon, nor was I ever aware of "chameleon ranching".

@WILD__THINGS 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you

@BennysCraft 7 жыл бұрын

Subbed

@tropingreenhorn 6 жыл бұрын

they hide in the leaves, going out at night with flashlights is the best way to see their slight color differences

@cthulhu3271 6 жыл бұрын

that's a very exotic dog

@Liuhuayue 6 жыл бұрын

Splendidly vivid clips!

@Serachja 7 жыл бұрын

very nice viceo, thank you!

@shoulders-of-giants 5 жыл бұрын

Long story short: Everyone likes / wants chameleons.

@moodymoody5811 4 жыл бұрын

I got one

@Sub2me112 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!

@christosgiannopoulos828 7 жыл бұрын

4:34 So cute The chameleon and the aligator are friends

@TTSetters 7 жыл бұрын

I love chameleons. They are fun and funny to watch.

@Chumpfish1 5 жыл бұрын

That chameleon on that aligator like "they see me rolling"

@leighparker9109 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks lots for this. 💖

@KatalinaKristina 6 жыл бұрын

This animation is just 👌🏼🌷👏🌻 its cute and it works best

@brandonlawson4527 7 жыл бұрын

There amazing creature! I've always wanted one since I've seen one in Holland

@patpatterson6073 6 жыл бұрын

So cool to catch those in the wild!

@KatrinaLeonard778 6 жыл бұрын

I wish people didn’t do this for money. Such beautiful and amazing creatures.

@Bb-jm2xl Жыл бұрын

If they were to do it for money…crested geckos and ball pythons are the route they go…chameleons are dirt cheap nowadays unless u got a rare species

@jackcaffrey8493 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for that - that was interestng

@TanjaKcolourfulLotus 7 жыл бұрын

ABsolutely brilliant video!!

@hugeheftner427 6 жыл бұрын

Tanja Kappler brilliant?

@maryelincatire 6 жыл бұрын

Chameleon secrets .I discovered this video on Chameleon hasty hacks - there plenty more good videos there that will help you

@Aura-w6f 5 жыл бұрын

Chameleons are really really cool

@TheBronyCraft 7 жыл бұрын

This is Awsome! I am all up for chameleons in Usa. They are natures tiny super hero.

@MrAdryan1603 6 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to imagine how that chameleon managed to get on top of the alligator's head hahaah. That's funny

@Kingspadeb 6 жыл бұрын

I don't think they hurt the environment. they are very slow and just eat whatever bugs they find

@laurenserrano3720 6 жыл бұрын

I love Robert is here! Best shakes in Miami!

@AlwaysCoastal 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. There are a lot of chameleons in South Florida. I just uploaded a video on how to catch them!

@sebastianperez9215 Жыл бұрын

Hey if your still on KZfaq do you think you can help me find a spot for the chameleons? I want to catch one for a pet.

@mrgaspoop 7 жыл бұрын

2:24 me and all my little brothers lmao!

@happyicare5053 6 жыл бұрын

Let's do our best to stop illegal trade of species all over the world

@zachvanarsdale7065 5 жыл бұрын

its not illegal trade, its illegal disposal. Chameleons are 100% legal to own in the US and FL, its when people release them into FL or wherever that is the problem

@zachvanarsdale7065 5 жыл бұрын

Captain Krunch i feel youre misinterpreting what im saying

@zachvanarsdale7065 5 жыл бұрын

ooohhhh i gotcha i gotcha. well it might not be for much longer, i wouldnt be surprised if veilds and panthers were the next two on floridas ever growing banned species list, due to all of the invasives

@ahmetkerem4769 4 жыл бұрын

Sad but true.

@JA-gx4hb 2 ай бұрын

Legal trade causes most of the problems. People obtain animals legally, tire of them, then release them into the wild. How about we just stop keeping wild animals as pets?

@abelmantor7557 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful lizards ❤🟢🔴🔵🟣🟡🟠

@lisanicholls9026 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@bluwulfjohnson5530 7 жыл бұрын

I love Chameleons 😍😍❤️

@Lindadz89 7 жыл бұрын

Wow... pretty cool.

@coryn7031 6 жыл бұрын

Because gosh forbid something damage our fragile bug population here.. sometimes invasive is too strong a word haha.

@Cleo-ix2kd 7 жыл бұрын

People have taken pokemon hunting to a new level

@stargazer1359 7 жыл бұрын

Interesting story..... Love the animation

@spookieturnip7674 6 жыл бұрын

“Who would risk getting shot at in the middle of the night for a chameleon?” * raises hand *

@brennencanfield4856 6 жыл бұрын

I really need one as a pet one day.

@habanacerroarti 2 жыл бұрын

Chameleons are so cool that is so noce

@joenock3466 Жыл бұрын

amazing animals

@Ricefroid 7 жыл бұрын

Oh, I've been to Robert's before. It was cool.

@yeeturmcbeetur8197 5 жыл бұрын

I have a veiled and he’s so cute. But, he’s hard to care for. So, if you can’t put in the money and time, don’t get one.

@SkoomaSam 6 жыл бұрын

Do you guys think the chameleon-ranchers wear fedoras?

@FrancisR420 5 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly

@abhilashpatel3036 7 жыл бұрын

you just inspired me to do a cartoon show about chameleon

@thatonedog819 5 жыл бұрын

It's wild that they are so difficult to keep in captivity, but are can survive long enough outside to become invasive.

@timothyoneill4409 7 жыл бұрын

I thought the title said racing instead or ranching lol.

@SquidRider 7 жыл бұрын

I thought the title said Chameleon Racing lmao.

@ProwieChan 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite animal

@rachels111 5 жыл бұрын

I have one and she's the cutest 😍

@wallabekangaroosweets7015 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Brandon’s fruit stand is where brave wilderness got there jackfruit i think or it might be the other fruit

@Bboykidcombo 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite animal!

@albireotheredguard1599 7 жыл бұрын

Herping, that does not sound right!

@Numocron 6 жыл бұрын

These are my favorite type of reptiles.

@filippians413 5 жыл бұрын

*I. LOVE. CHAMELEONS.*

@lizardstudios8088 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know any specific locations to catch chameleons in Florida? More specifically the treasure coast? I’d love to find skme

@jasonphillips4301 6 жыл бұрын

Omg, i love chameleons

@jasperlusson5797 7 жыл бұрын

This needs to be turned into a FarmVille-esque mobile game

@kennynyc1555 2 жыл бұрын

he caught that veiled like a pro

@makeajazznoiseYTstoleit 2 жыл бұрын

Site source on the statement at the end, that the drop in import animals is correlated to ranching?

@jeremye21 7 жыл бұрын

I used to have a chameleon and he did in fact try to match colors or patterns such as the brown striped blanket I had.

@romario11star 4 жыл бұрын

I had it before, but I wanted to keep it again.

@GRiMHOLDx 6 жыл бұрын

4:35 The f**k?... You think it even notices it has A Chameleon on its head? lol

@erikm8372 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what ended up happening with the chameleon riding on the alligator…that’s wild

@PUPIMUMIP 7 жыл бұрын

I love Chameleon's

@StevinSto 6 жыл бұрын

Omg it's like real life Pokemon go

@MuhammadEgypt 7 жыл бұрын

So you can become a Chameleonaire out of raising these guys. :D

@mhow7024 4 жыл бұрын

they are not killing or eating chameleons. Infact, these catchers are actually helping grow their numbers. making them less likely to go extinct. The world needs more Chameleons.