Hey everyone, hope you enjoyed this episode! Be sure to share this awesome Northern water snake fact sheet by Emily Osterman from Study Echo Instagram with your friends to help spread information about these snakes: instagram.com/p/BxCwgjuhjNp/?
@IsaiahLegrant5 жыл бұрын
Yo nice video would you want to collab, it seems like we both support the green movement maybe we can make a video together or shout each others channels out?
@dragonfye12 жыл бұрын
My local pond here in Bristol Vermont is just OVERRUN with these beautiful creatures, infact, the whole ecosystem of ‘Bristol Pond’ as the natives call it, is Incredibly healthy…birds, moose, beavers, fish, reptiles, bear, fox…bring a chair and sit for an hour or so, and you will see any number of wild creatures doing their thing, its really quite beautiful and a popular summer hangout for birding, boating, fishing or just chilling.
@TheWildReportOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's awesome! Sounds like the perfect place to spend a day filming.
@lancehol5 жыл бұрын
Knowledgable, entertaining, excellent presence, very good voicing. Keep up the good work. KZfaq is over run with garbage and I usually vote down about 90% of what I see. This I'm delighted to say is an exception.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Lance, really glad to hear that you found this video to be informative and entertaining!
@jackjackson-ff2lu Жыл бұрын
I was kayaking on the minnehaha creek in Minnesota and i swear i came across these. It was a super grassy part of the creek and i saw tons of movement in the water around me. It scared me so i paddled as fast as i could. But whatever creature was still making movement, it seemed like a lot of them. What really makes me feel it was a water snake was because i smelt a terrible stench. Ive never smelt snake before but the smell was nothing like ive smelt before. And it's egg hatching time according to Google. It's really nice to see you admire these creatures. They scare the hell out of me but seeing you handle them gives me a new appreciation
@givehimthemolkjosh26655 жыл бұрын
Great video Ben! That’s so sad that people have an urge to kill snakes, even if they aren’t venomous. I’m so tired of people slaughtering coyotes and saying ‘protecting fawns’ when first of all, they are going to kill the fawn themselves, and second of all they eat thousands of male calves. Same with everything else, people think that we’re ok to eat whatever we want but when another animal follows its natural instincts and eats something, it’s the end of the world. But I’m getting off topic very informative, we don’t have many snakes up here but best know which kinds.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
@eddy50972 жыл бұрын
I feel like if a person and dog were hanging off a cliff you would save the dog first
@zayskii574 жыл бұрын
Ben: this is one of the most commonly found snakes in at least 48 states Garter Snake: Hold my beer
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Haha garters are pretty common too
@layplum4 жыл бұрын
Just found a northern water snake earlier that looked EXACTLY like this one. It was gorgeous.
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
I love this species, they are so variable in terms of coloration and behavior and certainly very beautiful.
@layplum4 жыл бұрын
The Wild Report yeah usually the ones I find are uggos but I still love them. It was a nice surprise to find a pretty honey colored one
@spainman20204 жыл бұрын
Cool. I've been seeing these snakes from time to time in the pond behind my home and I've finally been able to identify them. Since the weather broke, I've been seeing them a lot more frequently, saw 3 at different points of the runoff pond that runs through my apartments. They seem to have their own territories or their favorite hang out spots, as I see them in the exact same places more than once.
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, different individuals definitely seem to have their own favorite basking locations.
@charliegrs Жыл бұрын
Just this weekend alone Ive seen about 5 of these snakes in the rivers here in Central NJ. They're so cool I love them!
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
Neat, yeah they are so cool!
@benjaminyoung26404 жыл бұрын
These snakes have come to the pond in our backyard and started to eat some of our fish so we try to catch them and relocate them, last night I caught one and got a bit a few times but was able to relocate him without hurting the guy, cool snakes!
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
So glad that you relocated him instead of killing him!
@masongt65464 жыл бұрын
We also have diamondbacks down in Denton
@ceasarsalad32143 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing. It is super informative, but short. Which is super nice. You did an amazing job and I am liking and subscribing, I can’t wait to see more videos! 😊
@TheWildReportOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the support :)
@eliwild15 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video! Thank you for sharing!
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eli, glad you enjoyed!
@Sportscaster175 жыл бұрын
We have Northern Water Snakes all over Lake Erie and they are protected. Actually very useful creatures. 90 percent of their diet up here is the round goby which is a horrific invasive species responsible for the declining population of many of our native fish. Respect them and let them do their jobs! Another great video Benny.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
That's so cool, I definitely want to film that species at some point in time!
@farmsim_usa92355 жыл бұрын
I held my first ever snake yesterday! A yellow rat snake according to my field guide. About 3 feet long, a pretty good sized one for my area. I'm now obsessed. Must.....find....MORE.
@farmsim_usa92355 жыл бұрын
@The Kingdom of Animals It's the first yellow rat snake I've ever seen. Yes it truly is amazing to handle one! And he/she was absolutely gorgeous.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Haha nice find man!
@pamelafay21345 жыл бұрын
Always fascinating, Ben, to see almost literally through your eyes as you go nose-to-nose with the serpents you catch! So cool too to see how calm this Narodia seems as it weaves between your fingers, or stops to preen before the camera. Yes, I agree, I am one "gorgeous" creature!" Is there a less vividly patterned species of Narodia In the generally darker New York State waterways? I've seen several water snakes but none as colorful as this in the lakes and streams I visit.
@mattperry12917 күн бұрын
Seriously man this is awesome , you are very well educated!
@TheWildlifeBrothers5 жыл бұрын
Great work Ben! That was a really beautiful individual, though I see Northern Water Snakes all the time, I’ve never seen one that red before. You presented a lot of fascinating information, and it was expertly done as always. Keep it up! - Harrison and Evan
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys, this one was definitely exceptionally beautiful!
@lindaglass44452 жыл бұрын
Just saw my first northern water snake in our creek. He or she was a beautiful juvenile. Love this video.
@jfr71605 жыл бұрын
Great video Ben! I’ve kept an eye open for snakes and I haven’t seen any yet!! I had to share this! This had a lot of great info!!
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Janet, so glad that you enjoyed!
@coolaisiankid5 жыл бұрын
Ben! Huge fan here been subscribed for a long time and love your videos, you seriously have some balls to be picking up snakes like this. Please make a video catching a water moccasin or copperhead and show him off to the camera like this, I haven’t really been able to find a video like that and know you’re the only man for the job! Thanks.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, really appreciate the kind words! I have a copperhead video on my channel which you probably already saw, but if you mean free handling I don't generally do that with venomous species.
@coolaisiankid5 жыл бұрын
The Wild Report I know I know, but I really do think if anyone could do it it would be you, maybe you could free handle one just to show that they aren’t dangerous and won’t bite unless provoked. It would be so cool !
@threefought19495 жыл бұрын
Good job buddy can tell you care about what youre doing keep it up dawg
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brandon, will do man!
@sakeeler4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Your passion really comes through.
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that, thanks for watching!
@iasimov59605 жыл бұрын
I came here because I found one of these fellows in my garage today. He was about 12-14 inches long with a body that was stockier than most snakes. I noticed his bands did not match up on the rear halfof his body. I couldn't see his eyes well enough to determine if they were round or slits but concluded it was not a copperhead and let it walk, so to speak.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Glad you let him walk, they can definitely be tricky to identify!
@smetlogik5 жыл бұрын
3:98 so true. That's a nice looking northern. Cool fact sheet towards the end. Don't know how you did it, but you made a watersnake seem pretty cool.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, really appreciate the support!
@ChefEricGephart3 жыл бұрын
Great video. We saw 2 banded water snakes creekside today here in NC🤙🏾
@TheWildReportOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, bandeds are awesome!
@p33lz862 жыл бұрын
Dude thus was a great video! I enjoyed it very much.
@MrKbtor2 Жыл бұрын
I just came across one of these snakes at my sister's cottage in Parry Sound, Ontario. Didn't know what it was but now I do. Looks the same.
@mattperry12917 күн бұрын
Hey man , thank for the educational video ! I was chilling in the creek yesterday and one if these littler fellers was chillin right between my legs , I damn near freaked out ! I thought it was a moccasin due to color but I was wrong !
@gregorysakas2073 жыл бұрын
Sleeping on a boat. 5am. Wake up to the sound of bloody murder. Hear the last screams of a poor rodent. Grass shakes across the water. BIG POPPA SNAKE comes out to play. Snake swims towards boat. Me freaks out. Close all the windows. Panic. Prepare for Snakocalypse 2020. Watch this video. What a good lil boy! Feel much better. Seriously, thanks! This helped, I think I can go back to sleep now lol. One question though, I also heard a sound like cross between croaking and snorting while the snake was swimming. Was that also the snake?
@TheWildReportOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Haha glad I could help. Also that definitely wasn't the snake, must have been the prey item
@delmar21695 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@bigmonsdangolfuzzjamboree70862 жыл бұрын
Had one swim alongside my kayak. Very pretty snake.
@TheWildReportOfficial2 жыл бұрын
They really are!
@bsommer17175 жыл бұрын
You're great keep up the good work!
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@eeligator95862 жыл бұрын
Watching because our man made pond got infested with these! Trying to relocate them so this is very helpful knowledge
@TheWildReportOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@daveellis5100 Жыл бұрын
Recorded horizontally:)
@aceontheline87185 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your response!!
@3DAstroTC3 жыл бұрын
Just encountered one last night under my tripod!
@serendipity43653 жыл бұрын
How can I get rid or prevent snakes from visiting my pond?? I have fishes in my pond and the water snakes have eaten a lot of my fishes.
@TheWildReportOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Tough question with no great answer. Snakes are a natural part of the landscape.
@larisabug69175 жыл бұрын
Love this! Makes me miss catching snakes in my yard as a kid ;_; :)
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed, Larisa!
@hughcenterville89992 жыл бұрын
Nicely done. Not sure if the northern water snake is the same as the northern moccasin, which, in my experience is way more aggressive. (And not nearly as pretty.) The snake in this video was a pleasant little guy.
@TheWildReportOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Northern waters are not 'moccasins' as in cottonmouths, but your Northern moccasin might just be a common name for this species.
@taekwondotime2 жыл бұрын
I came across a snake a few weeks ago. Took some pictures of it. Still can't tell if it was a Northern Water Snake or a Massassaga Rattlesnake. (I never could see the end of the tail.)
@coldspring6245 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the Erie Islands on Lake Erie and at that time all the docks for boats were crib docks( wood and rock filled) . The water snakes were as big as any I have ever seen. The best part was people knew they were harmless and just let em be
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Those definitely get pretty huge, I really want to get up there and film the Lake Erie variety some day!
@cz41875 жыл бұрын
cold spring every time I go to the islands I see at least one water snake
@jamessullivan13484 жыл бұрын
The Lake Erie water snakes are a whole separate species of water snakes. It was on a Dirty Jobs episode with Mike Rowe.
@mikeywalsh5941 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@jons63682 жыл бұрын
Dang! Impressive.
@reidboom25345 жыл бұрын
i have a creek behind my neighborhood and it is taken over by northern water snakes. i love herping and finding these beautiful snakes but i always chicken out because i feel like it will hurt me even though the bites don’t hurt that much.
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
They can definitely be pretty common in certain creeks, and it is certainly a bit scary when they start striking.
@StephenRosenbach4 жыл бұрын
Another great video, Ben, thanks! I pass by a location near a small creek on my morning walk where I regularly see what I *think* are Northern water snakes. This is in Massachusetts, about 20 miles NNW of Boston. The snakes are good size, so I think they are adults, and look uniformly black or very dark gray, with keeled scales. I haven't been able to take a close look, as they are very skittish, and quickly disappear if I try to get close. Could they be Northern water snakes with that coloration? Thanks!
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Stephen! Those could definitely be Northern water snakes, but many species frequent creeks for food, water, and shelter.
@hamiljohn5 жыл бұрын
I think that I saw one yesterday in Little Rocky Run creek.
@b2b5453 ай бұрын
How do you handle it without it biting you?
@TheWildReportOfficial3 ай бұрын
Sometimes they can be super chill like this one!
@fortressreynen4 жыл бұрын
I have seen two juvenile water snakes in the Adirondacks Mtn of NY this summer. Their colors and patterns are amazing. Is it possible to upload a photo to share?
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see that, please feel free to tag me @thewildreport on twitter or instagram and I'll take a look
@jordan92o3 жыл бұрын
Do you know if the snakes go into deep parts of lakes? I live in CT and we recently started seeing some near the docks and wonder if they go into the deep sections of lake as well or prefer to stay by shore.
@davidcraft49094 ай бұрын
That looks nothing like a water mocasin. but yes it looks a lot like a copperhead. I ran across a snake that looked just like that, but I'm in texas. and where i seen it there is no water around. I thought it was a copperhead, but supposedly most venomous snakes have a diamond shape head versus a head that just looks like a wiener. With the exception of coral snakes. So I had my doubts that it was a copperhead, definitely the same colors as a copperhead, but the pattern seemed a little bit different. Are those snakes in southeast TX ?
@TheWildReportOfficial4 ай бұрын
These are not, but you have other Nerodia in that area. I'd check iNaturalist and see which specific species are common near you.
@SilvesterHumaj4 жыл бұрын
Live and LET live :)
@symonejaundoo741 Жыл бұрын
I hope 🤞 you would have a Black water snake 🐍
@luvluvluvluvcatsАй бұрын
I am not near water and trying to figure out why one of these, same size as 'yours' was in my lawn today.....
@TheWildReportOfficial26 күн бұрын
They will occasionally disperse over land if their water source dries up, or during the breeding season.
@jonking95874 жыл бұрын
If water snakes are drawn to water then why havent i found any water snake near the creek that behind my house near the woods i go there looking and hoping to find one and i have zero luck any suggests?
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
It could just be too small of a system to provide the food and shelter a snake needs to thrive.
@jonking95874 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial well i have seen small and meudim sized fish i even check under rocks and stuff still have zero luck im beinging to think snakes have left georgia for good
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
@@jonking9587 Haha it sometimes goes that way, just gotta keep trying and get lucky eventually!
@jonking95874 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial ive also seen pretty good sized frogs too
@jonking95874 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial i found a pretty good sized shed snake skin but didnt find the snake sadly hopefully ill have luck tomorrow
@aceontheline87185 жыл бұрын
I observed a water snake which had captured a channel catfish which was approximately 6" in length. Is this common? I also have a picture of a water snake which is in the area of 4' long. I live in the Kansas City, MO area and have noticed a large amount of these snakes in our farm ponds and many are quite large. Do we just grow them bigger around here? Thank you for your excellent video!!
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! They do favor catfish over other fish because they are slimy and easily swallowed, but I have never observed this behavior in the wild before. It is definitely possible that they get larger than normal there due to more food resources and if they aren't being killed at large sizes by humans.
@homeontheranch82672 жыл бұрын
Ur pretty darn lucky, those little bogers can get fisty fast without a warning. I've ran into a few and they don't warn you just bite
@dylanbrown225 жыл бұрын
What part of NC do you live in?
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
The Salisbury area.
@placesandwildlife67065 жыл бұрын
Hello The Wild Report. Good video; I liked it! I was wondering if we could do a collaboration soon.
@leighpey Жыл бұрын
I’ve been bit and lots of blood
@frankdow4722 жыл бұрын
I'm her because I found one in my well house and wondered what kind of snake it was . Good 3 feet long
@TheWildReportOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Nice, that must have been quite the surprise!
@toki896664 жыл бұрын
An old friend of mines mother here in Madison County Kentucky, more than 100 miles east of the Cottonmouth range, would tell this story of her cousin dying everytime we wete around and she saw one of these water snakes. I tried to tell her but she would get absolutely livid to the point of tears and say this story: Her cousin in the 70s was swimming in the reservoir and didn't come back. She said she found him and "water mocassins were all around him eating him, taking bites of his flesh while they stared evilly at her.... Yep. She'd basically shout me down and bring on her crazy absolutely false story to shut me up because she wanted her husband to kill the water snakes. We all know snakes are incapable of biting off pieces and chewing.. What I think happened is he drowned, and fishes were nibbling his corpse and she may have seen a watersnake or 2 feeding on the fish. Thats my guess anyways.
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine seeing something like that, it really stinks that she has such negative associations towards snakes. Maybe this video could change help her mind.
@reidboom25345 жыл бұрын
i have actually found a wild 6 foot northern water snake. i got a video of it and everything
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a giant!
@mariemaroney78915 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite little bad attitude snake, 😂. Although the I hate that musk....
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it doesn't smell the best haha
@jaidanc69093 жыл бұрын
god i hate these snakes. when i was four i had a few of them chase me up a boulder- i did nothing to them!!! that being said i don’t think you should kill snakes, i just simply try to avoid them when i’m in their territory
@sushi20625 жыл бұрын
I love these videos but something I would like to see is more footage of you actually looking for and finding the snake/animal, instead of just cutting to the part where you catch it. It would make us viewers feel more like a part of the adventure all the way through:)
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
I can definitely work on that in future videos, thanks for the help!
@sushi20625 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial Nice, still a great video though!
@shariffsmith80895 жыл бұрын
Would you keep one as a pet?
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
They don't do well in captivity unfortunately.
@nicolemcnichol80344 жыл бұрын
Round pupils doesn't mean non-venomous all the time same as slitted pupils. It's a very inaccurate way of telling a venomous species from a non venomous species. All it means is snake with round pupils are diurnal where snakes with slitted are nocturnal. For an example of a venomous species with round pupils is the Rattlesnake, they're very venomous but have round pupils so that immediately proves the whole, "Round pupils means non venomous." theory wrong.
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Rattlesnakes do have elliptical pupils, but not all venomous snakes do. All venomous species in North America do except for the coral snake.
@st.paulmn91593 жыл бұрын
Mn?
@sandradonovan22434 жыл бұрын
I live in Kentucky and I find babies all the time. They bite but it dont hurt😅🤣
@TheWildReportOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are feisty little noodles haha
@charlescharpentier91962 жыл бұрын
Evolved? God created some snakes to prefer the water.
@cynthiakoch31223 жыл бұрын
How far do you think they would go if displaced by "idiot humans" building? We have multiple ponds & creeks with in 1/4-1/2 mile and it has been wet here (rainy) I was working in my flower bed (used to seeing garter snakes).. when a foot and 1/2 long snake (thick bodied) was scared out of the garden, it then turned to go back in. Unlike the garters it seemed to struggle to get going. It moved fast enough but a garter would have blown its doors in ..as it moved that slow. It just seemed like it couldn't move as easily? ?? ???? I hate what is happening to this area.. . . . build build build -- idiots. It looked like an eastern water snake
@shallandavarpainterofsouls95095 жыл бұрын
1st
@Chris-yc8xq4 жыл бұрын
I find one f o this boy in the water today wen I was swiming
@derail145 жыл бұрын
looks like you are trying to hide your braces,lol.
@jakebrouillette826827 күн бұрын
Hey man, I found rear fangs on a water TODAY, I’m really thinking they need to be reclassified as rear fang venomous, I saw them with my own eyes, now, I’m not positive that they’re connected to a Duv. Gland tho, exactly why more research should be done on these! ASAP
@shallandavarpainterofsouls95095 жыл бұрын
how to tell the difference between a venomous snake and a non-venomous snake: get bitten. if you feel the need to go to the hospital, then it's probably venomous. if you don't, you got lucky
@TheWildReportOfficial5 жыл бұрын
Well that's one way to know haha
@BillyBob-et7bw5 жыл бұрын
Cottenmouths are the same snake
@jackjackson-ff2lu Жыл бұрын
I was kayaking on the minnehaha creek in Minnesota and i swear i came across these. It was a super grassy part of the creek and i saw tons of movement in the water around me. It scared me so i paddled as fast as i could. But whatever creature was still making movement, it seemed like a lot of them. What really makes me feel it was a water snake was because i smelt a terrible stench. Ive never smelt snake before but the smell was nothing like ive smelt before. And it's egg hatching time according to Google. It's really nice to see you admire these creatures. They scare the hell out of me but seeing you handle them gives me a new appreciation
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
It definitely sounds like it could have been a Northern water, they don't always smell great especially around the breeding season. Glad to hear you enjoyed this video!