Thank you all so much for watching our interview with Lindsay Bull and especially for the overwhelming generosity that you have shown to our friends at Scales and Tails Utah! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLmVorelus_dpIk.html I am blown away by your kindness, support, and the incredible way that you have handled yourselves in the video comments. This is an amazing community, and I am so thankful to be a part of it!

You forgot a category: "Is it very noisy?" Snakes, lizards, crocodilians, turtles, and tortoises: No. Birds: YES.

Man, there's absolutely no chance that any other groups on this list could beat crocodilians! They're just so small and reasonable to keep!!

If it was a single specific animal, Clint would say green tree skinks.

"yeah I'm a reptile breeder" "oh cool what kind of reptiles do you have?" "budgies"

I think that snakes are gonna pull this one off. They're typically so much easier to take care of and they're engaging. I wouldn't be surprised if birds cinched it though.

With the insane amount of care and attention a bird needs, there is no way they win, they are going to drop like crazy in second part

This is a tough one to call (I'm only a few minutes in as I write this). Overall snakes are my favourite type of reptile, and I think they have a shot at winning, but my favourite individual reptile is my tegu (please don't tell the rest). My dad used to be an MMA coach and when people ask him 'what's the best martial art?' he would answer 'the best martial art is whichever one you are doing (or love)'. I kind of feel like the answer to 'what's the best pet reptile?' is very similar: 'the best pet reptile is the one you've got/love!'

Besides snakes potentially being the objective best, and even if they aren’t I’m sure they’ll be very close to first, there is something special about them that no other reptile can compare

Clint you should show pigeons they actually make great pets and people have a weird fear of them

"Lizards that are not snakes" Never change, Clint.

Definitely going with snakes... they're just easier overall in my opinion and I absolutely LOVE them. 💚🐍

With how well birds are doing in this I'm thinking you should review more birds. Clearly they are under represented given how awesome they are, and I feel like the worlds of bird keepers and keepers of other reptiles should talk more.

Man that’s my favorite video ever, Steve’s just getting run off by a Komodo and he just takes a big deep breathe and just goes “ danger, danger, danger!”

I don’t care who wins all I care about is seeing that lovely smile of yours again Clint

11:50 I feel like the lizards deserved better, there's a lot of geckos that can have a prepared diet like new Caledonian geckos like crested geckos a gargoyle geckos and others, and I think even giant day geckos and Chameleons have a prepared diet Although I did hear that you said that there was exceptions

So, many species of birds actually don't do well on a nearly all seed/all seed diet. I think cockateils and budgies are the 2 that should have a large amount of seed in their diet, but birds palso need fresh veggies and fruit, often chopped finely so that they can't be picky, and nuts, sprouts, seeds, and grain for treats. Great video, but I feel like Clint kinda glossed over this a bit ;)

I'd love to see a video where you did the same, but for other animals such as mammals, insects, and/or arachnids.

I recently adopted a Uromastyx and he is such an amazing pet. He is so friendly and has so much personality he loves to shake his lettuce around while eating it and loves to be held/ pet on. Anyway when I found out I was getting him I began searching Uromastyx videos because I was so excited and found this channel. Just gotta say I LOVE the content. Keep it up man 💯💯

Arrghh I'm super invested in the final result, why can't I like it twice!!!???1 But more seriously, I have been dipping into the past catalogue and it has really struck me today just how much Clint has grown and developed as a presenter. Stinkin' rad work Dr Laidlaw!!

It’s all about finding what you’re passionate about and doing your research

I was looking for part 2 then realized that this video is 3h old and I'm now very excited to find out. Way to keep your watchers on that cliff hanger !:)

I decided to watch this in 2x speed cause it was late but still wanted to watch this as Clint's video's are often very good quality, lighthearted, fun experiences to watch. Oh boy, watching at 2x speed makes it all the more fun and amazingly not any less understandable because of how clear and to the point Clint's speech is! Put a big smile on my face for sure!

The Steve Irwin reference for the last category made me smile, as do all of your videos!

It seems like a close race. But I think that the top 2 will be between snakes and lizards. Those poor crocodilians though. They ain’t gettin no love from Clint.

The only problem is birds have to eat chop. A prepared blend of highly nutritious vegetables Great video

I like the changes the channel is making. Clint's doing a good job of creating hype for his videos without being clickbait-y, which I appreciate very much.

Clint's enthusiasm for all things reptile is so infectious! I love tuning in to this channel

I don’t like keeping birds unless I’ve got the resources to create an aviary that can allow the bird to fly for at least 30 seconds. That being said, I love birds and just want to train and engage with them.

Did you know that there’s a car called Tuatara? It’s actually the world’s fastest production car with a top speed of over 300 mph. And it was actually named of the Tuatara of New Zealand!

Birds! They are extremely active and handleable at times when people are active, their enclosures food and upkeep aren't as expensive, they are super smart, and are beautiful.

1:08 I really wanted you to say "[...]snakes, that are snakes[...]".

I absolutely love this video format!

Clint is the Mr. Rogers of the reptile community. Love the video, looking forward to watching the 2nd half!

Love these vids! If you ever get bored I love to hear some information about New Zealand reptiles

Yes!!! All these years of great content, it all has been building up to THIS video!! Of course we'll keep watching all the vids after this one for many many more years cause these are awesome

Idk why but the ranking videos are my favorite, amazing job. And I love your enthusiasm!😊

LOVED this video!

I can’t wait for part 2!

I love your videos Clint, really makes me wanna get into keeping reptiles!

the most relatable mantis owner move is trying to catch the flies instead of just killing it lol

I loved this! Super fun and very well-done 👍

I really enjoyed this video! Can’t wait to see who wins!

Love this concept!!!

just wanted to say, you have an awesome way of explaining things....my attention span is absolute crap, so I usually just skip to the parts of the vid that I wanna see, which in this case would be the animals. But you went through the list and points to consider in a really entertaining but concise way. Really well done, and thanks for the informative vid! Gonna binge your other ones now

I wish Clint was on KZfaq when I got my green iguana, because man he is totally right about them.

Based bird bro here. Happy to see them doing well. Not optimistic about the second half though.

Dinosaurs! I have a pet budgie and they are easy to keep, have very individual personalities (Walle, my current feathered friend, doesn't care to explore the room much but complains loudly if I don't leave his cage doors open when I am nearby lol; my previous budgie was so into EVERYTHING I had to sometimes put him in his cage for his safety and my sanity when doing certain things. I do believe the current recommendation is to keep at least 2 budgies and in the future that is what I will do. I am not sure introducing another budgie to my current middle-age one would go well as he is rather reserved and set in his ways - I highly recommend if you want to get your bird eating pellets to do so early, my little seed junkie is being difficult. Although at least he loves lettuce/leafy greens so isn't eating just seeds!

Professor Laidlaw, hello from a fellow Utahn! Your videos inspired me about the benefits of and my own ability to own and keep a reptile! I got my first, a crestie named Shiphra, today! They're just a wee babe, barely 10 days old, and very charismatic. Thanks for all you do!

I’d say tegus. They are super calm and easy-going. They also have that wow factor whenever you have guests! They can eat basically whatever you have in the fridge and they love food so it’s super easy to feed them!!

youre doing great clint!

I went to the grand opening for Snake Discovery today!! I got to see your custom built enclosure!!! It was really RAD!!!!!

I loooove spending time with my snakes. My garters are pretty entertaining and never mind me being around. One will come right out of the enclosure, on to my hand and wants to be pet. That snake enjoys little head scratches! Not very typical I know, but amazing and kind of cute. My ball pythons are so relaxing for me, very much therapeutic. Even my grandma comes to my house for "snake therapy". There's something about them moving slowly across my shoulders, arms and legs, and feeling their muscles move, it's like a mini message. I think one of them actually loves me in his own snake kind of way 😄🐍. Meanwhile, my cornsnake I adopted from a friend only tolerates the lady who brings him food LOL. He's a bit of a grumpus right now, but to be fair I just got him and he's still getting used to me and his new environment. I love working with him and spending time with him, even when he's feeling bitey. Snakes really are a joy, and bless my husband for tolerating 5 snakes in our house when 2 years ago he thought we'd only end up with one 😊❤🐍.

I just wanted to say... you and the others of the reptile community you've associated with are really comforting for me to watch, even on the occasional less comforting subjects

i was literally thinking about on finding a new pet and this video popped out.Thanks! clint

Looking at the score so far and the remaining categories, I'm guessing it's probably: 1. Snakes 2. Birds 3. Lizards 4. Turtles 5. Tortoises 6. Crocodilians "I'm going on a trip" is an obvious win for snakes with I'd guess tortoises in second place, lizards in third place, birds in fourth, aquatic turtles fifth. Birds don't need specialized care, but you need someone coming anywhere between twice a day (for frugivores like toucans, turacos, and mousebirds) and every couple days (for poultry), depending on the species, with every day or every other day being the most common need. It's a similar situation to lizards (daily care to every three days), but lizards I think can go longer on average. Similar to turtles too, but if you're gone longer than a week, water changes are more work than cleaning a bird cage, IMO. OTOH, if you DON'T have a bioactive enclosure, I find lizard droppings grosser than bird droppings, so birds could pull off a surprise upset, but I don't see them beating snakes and tortoises. In terms of lifespan, tortoises are the big loser, some living over 100 years, and snakes probably win again I believe snakes have a narrower range of lifespans than lizards (3-20 years) or birds (3-70 years), though lizard lifespans are usually around 10-20 years and birds (those kept as pets) around 15-30, so which of those wins depends on which lifespan Clint prefers. I don't know enough about aquatic turtle lifespans to comment. For hardiness, turtles, tortoises, and crocodilians can all survive impressive amounts of mistreatment. Based on my experiences and those of people I know, lizards will come in dead last because they'll be dead first. Since birds will die quickly from lack of food and water while snakes will die of improper climate, snakes are less prone to egg binding but it's harder to treat it than with birds, and birds are less prone to dying with proper care unless they get an infection, but more prone to dying of infections (from what I've seen), it's a genuine toss-up for me. For lifestyle-ness, snakes probably win mostly because the most difficult snake isn't as lifestyle-altering as the most difficult members of the other groups. I'd guess tortoises come second since even a sulcata doesn't make that much lifestyle difference if you have a space. Lizards and birds bith have members who won't make a big difference to your lifestyle (like finches and buttonquail or New Caledonian geckos and blue-tongued skinks), and I'm sure they'll be second and third place though not which is which will be which. Weekly water changes are inherently a lifestyle commitment for aquatic turtles, and of course crocodilians come dead last. For danger, tortoises win with turtles coming in second due to snapping turtles. Crocodilians are last, snakes second-to-last. I'd give this one to birds above lizards: while both have members who can kill you (large monitors and ratites), the most dangerous birds people _commonly_ keep are large parrots, and they're no danger at all if properly socialized by someone who can read bird body language and rarely a danger even when not, while people very commonly keep poorly-socialized savanna monitors and green iguanas.

awesome, you guys make great videos, I subscribed to your channel ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍

I appreciate these videos.

Thank you, Clint! In the "fun to observe" category, I think you can up the snake score if you consider the arboreal ones, (but that might lower the handleability score, for some of them).

This is very well put, I liked in the 5th minute

I love the rosy boa footage being used to rep snakes!

Thanks for years of videos, Clint. You got me into reptiles 3yrs ago, that was gate for exotic animals and this great hobby. Now I have tarantulas, some mantis, very chilled Red tail boa (first birthday now :D) Special thanks for opening my eyes on green iguanas and introducing in Argentine Black and White. Very soon I will get one - I'm preparing from long time. Greetings from Poland! Btw - I think snakes will win

Birds are a lifestyle. When you develop a relationship with a bird it's like nothing else. My bond with mine is nothing like what I've had with my dogs or cats. Their intelligence and ability to communicate is like with no other animal.

Great video

I can’t wait for part 2❤️

Hey Clint I really like your videos

Clint, can you do a video on Sunbeam Snakes? Thank you! Love your content it really helps me understand exactly what im looking for ♥

This was SUCH fun! I like long videos and two parters are even better. Needless to say,I hate Tic Tok. It was also nice to see pictures of garter snakes (my favorite) snake.

I love the categories that were chosen for this! They're an exceptional breakdown choice and really tell you what you need to know, I'd love to see them in the top five videos :) While I love and adore birds, I remember quite clearly the keeping requirements in the raptors videos, so I'm expecting them to lose their top position very soon. Given which categories have yet to be covered, I'm going to bet snakes win the jackpot of the reptile olympets!

This is amazing!!!!!! This video is such a beautiful addition to what Clint’s Reptiles is all about!!! I think snakes will pull it off with lizards in second and crocodilians in last, the rest I don’t know

Joy of Observing - Tortoises: I've seen video footage of Tortoises just going about their day. While they do just meander about, with the larger ones that can become hilarious... unless you're the one chasing them trying to mitigate the amount of damage they do barging through gardens and porch furniture.

This video is truly the APEX of Clint's channel

And thus the chronicles come to an end.

6.5 K likes in less than 23 hours. Booyah! This is quintessential Clint.

Hiii Clint!! Thank you for being stinking rad!!

very informative video

This video was very entertaining.

I know they’re not reptiles but I wish you had included amphibians as a category. Frogs and salamanders for the win!

This was SO COOL!!!!

Post the 2nd video please!🙌

Thank You 🙂

I love the knowledge and everything you bring to us thank you. The best reptile for me is my amazing High Colored Witblits Tangie 😆

Thank you.

Great video as always clint (maybe one of my favorites haha)... i do want to thing birds are gonna win as i'm parrot obsesed and having a tiel makes me close my eyes to the dificulties of a bigger bird 😂😂 anyways, realistically i do think snakes are gonna be the highest scoring one... Looking forward to the next video!

I think it's gonna be a close one between snakes and birds both being my favorite animals to

1. Birds 2. Snakes 3. Lizards is gonna be my prediction. Love this shootout style vid. you shuld Definitely consider doing more side by side comparisons of differen tsnakes or species in the future (For example a Boa constrictor Vs a Ball python or something simular)

Finally a great video

"tortoises have some ground to make up"- I assume the pun was very much intended here!

Snapping turtles are hands down best reptile period in my humble opinion but I’m biased I just got a baby snapper and I’m absolutely in love

Clint, I love your videos! I would love if you did the Golden tailed gecko, its truly one of the prettiest reptiles ever

My garter snake/water snake colony is a joy to watch!

Nice video

In discussing the joy of observing you focused on observing behavior. Don't forget about appearance. If a person thinks a certain animal is absolutely the most gorgeous thing he or she has ever seen, they might get a lot of pleasure just looking at it even if it's motionless.

Great video. I'm feeling as though snakes will barely beat out both birds and other lizards. Birds are going to suffer hard at the I'm Going On A Trip category, and snakes will certainly take #1 in said category. I would LOVE if you did more videos like this, but to rank the smaller groups making up each of the groups listed in this video. Example: Varanids, Agamids, Iguanas, Teiids, Chameleons, and Geckos all compete for best non-snake lizard.

I’m just here for the “quirks and features” of my favorite reptiles.

The true video. The one we needed. Probably not the last one we’re going to watch lmao.

This video was an emotional odyssey. Thank you

This ends with a cliffhanger!? *INCOHERENT SCREAMING*

" come back fly, I have a mantis that wants to meet you"

Clint- I blame you for causing my absolute indecisiveness on which pet I want next.