Rattlesnake with Double Fangs!

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00:00 I'm Coyote Peterson.

00:01 This morning we're in the Sonoran Desert

00:03 exploring the back side of Cat Mountain.

00:05 Sun's just cresting over the horizon,

00:07 which is the perfect time to find reptiles.

00:09 Let's break trail and see what we can find.

00:12 (dramatic music)

00:14 The Southwest hails as an epic backdrop for any adventure,

00:23 and there's no location more picture perfect

00:25 than the Sonoran Desert.

00:26 Today the crew and I are headed out

00:27 to capture some of this beauty,

00:29 but trust us when we say looks can be deceiving.

00:31 From the rock-strewn, ankle-twisting terrain

00:33 to the spike-covered plant life.

00:35 Ready?

00:36 Everything you come across stands to slow down

00:39 even the most ambitious adventurers.

00:41 It's only like 7.30 in the morning.

00:43 I'm already pouring sweat.

00:44 It's really important to make sure you stay hydrated

00:46 in the desert at all times.

00:48 (snow crunching)

00:50 Oh, jeez!

00:51 Hey guys, there's a snake over here!

00:53 - What?

00:53 - Jesus, Matt, no, that's--

00:54 - Careful, careful, careful.

00:57 (dramatic music)

00:59 - Where, where, where, where?

01:06 All right, watch your footing.

01:09 All right, chance to come up slow.

01:11 Oh yeah, that is a Western Dimeback Rattlesnake.

01:14 Okay, let me come to this side.

01:15 Whoa, careful, careful.

01:16 Yeah, okay.

01:17 - Be careful, he's big.

01:18 - Priority number one, guys, is safety.

01:20 I wanna get that snake outta there.

01:22 I wanna be as careful as I can.

01:24 He definitely senses that we're here now.

01:25 He's got his tongue flicking out.

01:27 He's basically sensing a couple warm body masses,

01:29 and he says, "Okay, this is not prey.

01:31 "These are potential predators."

01:34 What's really difficult about this situation

01:36 is all this loose terrain.

01:38 And the last thing I want to happen,

01:39 chance is for you to slip backwards

01:41 when I've got that snake coming out of the hole.

01:43 Okay, so I'm gonna gently work him out here.

01:45 (dramatic music)

01:48 Wow, that is a big Western Dimeback.

01:53 He's probably about four and a half, five feet long.

01:55 All right, let me kinda get him.

01:57 (dramatic music)

01:59 Wow, and he is strong.

02:00 What I'm gonna do is gently pin his head down.

02:03 That will allow me to get control of the snake.

02:05 Now, this isn't gonna injure the snake in any way,

02:07 but allow me to keep myself, you guys,

02:09 and the snake safer throughout this scene.

02:12 (dramatic music)

02:14 Okay.

02:19 (dramatic music)

02:20 All right, I'll tell you what.

02:22 Nothing makes you more nervous

02:24 than capturing a Western Dimeback rattlesnake

02:26 on the side of a rock face like that.

02:28 And there you have it.

02:29 This is the largest venomous snake that lives in Arizona.

02:34 And he is absolutely beautiful.

02:37 I wanna make sure that I have a firm,

02:40 yet gentle hold on his head.

02:42 And you can see these big puffy spots

02:44 on the back of his head there.

02:46 Those are the venom glands.

02:47 And I definitely do not wanna get tagged by this snake.

02:50 This is the second most venomous species

02:52 that lives here in the Sonoran Desert,

02:54 second only to the coral snake.

02:56 Although these guys are fairly more aggressive,

02:59 especially when provoked.

03:00 And look at those eyes.

03:02 This is a pit viper, and what that means

03:03 is they have heat-sensing pits

03:05 right in front of the nostrils.

03:06 And that's how they sense predators or prey.

03:09 The way you can tell the difference

03:10 between an Eastern Dimeback

03:11 and a Western Dimeback rattlesnake

03:13 is that a Western Dimeback has black and white banding,

03:16 and the Eastern has a black and tan banding.

03:19 And that black and white banding

03:20 has earned this snake the nickname coontail.

03:22 Now, rattlesnakes are typically ambush predators.

03:25 They'll lay in wait for a desert kangaroo rat,

03:27 maybe a lizard to come scurrying across its path,

03:29 strike out, and inject venom with those fangs.

03:32 And then what they'll do is follow that prey,

03:34 and as it begins to slow down from the venom,

03:36 then they've got their meal once they find it.

03:38 This is a very large Western Dimeback,

03:40 and I'm curious to see how long those fangs are.

03:43 And I'm sure so are you.

03:44 And this is totally fine.

03:45 I'm just gonna hold the stick out here,

03:47 gonna open up his mouth.

03:49 And there you go.

03:50 Now you got those fangs out in the open.

03:52 You come across this guy in the Sonoran Desert,

03:54 you step back and give it respect.

03:57 Does he have double fangs?

03:59 Look how he does.

04:01 Now, rattlesnakes are constantly replacing their fangs.

04:05 You can actually see he has two sets of fangs.

04:08 So one of these sets is getting ready to drop out,

04:10 and then the new set will be in place

04:12 so he can go out there and hunt for his dinner.

04:14 Pretty cool to see a rattlesnake

04:15 with a double set of fangs.

04:17 I'm gonna let those fangs back in.

04:19 The rattlesnake's fangs are just a modified set of teeth

04:22 that are hollow so that they can inject venom,

04:24 like these little hypodermic needles

04:26 filled with a mitotoxic, cytotoxic, and hemotoxic venom

04:30 that's gonna put you in some serious pain.

04:32 I'll tell you what,

04:33 come out here, you search and you search

04:35 and you search for one of these snakes.

04:37 Trying to do my own job,

04:39 and sure enough, it's Mark, director of Breaking Trail,

04:42 that comes across the Western Dimeback.

04:44 Good find, buddy, good find.

04:46 I would give you a high five right now,

04:48 but I think you need both your hands.

04:49 - Yeah, definitely need both my hands right now.

04:52 I never recommend you go out and try to capture

04:54 or handle a rattlesnake like you saw me do here today.

04:57 It's one of the most dangerous reptiles

04:59 you can come across in the Sonoran Desert,

05:01 and one of the most venomous rattlesnakes

05:03 in the United States.

05:05 I always like to make sure whenever I encounter an animal,

05:07 I put it back as close to the spot

05:09 where I found it as possible.

05:10 So I'm gonna let this guy back up into the shade here.

05:14 Alright, buddy, there you go.

05:16 What a cool encounter with the largest venomous snake

05:19 in the Sonoran Desert, the Western Dimeback.

05:22 And so cool that it had a double set of fangs.

05:24 I think I'm gonna call him Tommy Two Fang,

05:26 but why don't you guys tell me

05:27 what you think we should have named him.

05:29 I'm gonna get the heck out of the Sonoran Desert

05:30 and get into the shade.

05:32 I'm Coyote Peterson.

05:33 Be brave, stay wild.

05:36 We'll see you on the next adventure.

05:38 If you thought that was one wild adventure,

05:42 check out these other animal encounters.

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