I had no idea moles weren’t rodents 😳 thanks for the heads up. Also, stepping on tin is not a big deal for those who couldn’t gather that from the snakes being in burrows or under pieces with large gaps….That being said, we do try to avoid it but sometimes it’s the safest place to step, and other times the tin is completely covered in grass or leaves. It happens.

@birdie1585

3 ай бұрын

Moles are most certainly not rodents. They are insectivores (members of the Order Insecitivora). Lots or rodents eat invertebrates, some eat bigger things than invertebrates (squirrels eat nestling birds and more), but rodents are basically seed-eaters/vegetarians, in the main. (Shrews and hedgehogs are insectivores too. Rabbits and hares are lagomorphs.)

@DevynPlaysGames

Ай бұрын

@@birdie1585 insectivore is not a classification of animal, it just means something that eats insects.

@birdie1585

Ай бұрын

@@DevynPlaysGames WOW, who knew!!!!!! Just fancy that!!!!!!! Moles are not actually insectivores as they eat pretty much any invertebrate, and plenty of those are not insects. They probably eat small mammals too - a nest of baby mice chanced upon would probably be eaten. How deep into your pointless comment do you want to go? It will come down to dentition, or do you want to talk about Scalopinae? What I posted originally was/is totally correct and easily understood by anyone.

@birdie1585

Ай бұрын

@@DevynPlaysGames Not so - look up "insectivora". What I posted was/is correct and easily understood by virtually anyone.

"Where'd you put the Gray Rat?" "He's in my pocket! 😀" Idk why that was so funny LOL.

Moles actually are not rodents. They are insectivorous mammals perfectly adapted to subterranean life. Very cool!

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

I had no idea. Like a glass lizard looks and acts like a snake without being a snake.

"The Seven Days of Flippness" Elmore 4:12

That one location looked like it could be a denning site for canebreaks.

I love watching your videos Noah, I always find you the most respectful and gentle of all the herpers I follow. What a great two days you guys had. Can’t wait for the rest of the trip ❤

I’m 65 years old now but when I was a kid I used to go snake hunting a lot, but you guys are killing it

You never fail!!! Great finds... I loved that little hoggie!!❤ Then the broken patterned kings!!! Awesome!!!

Lol "Where'd you put the rat " " in my pocket"

Wow... 10 min's in... and it's already turning out to be an epic trip... in terms of numbers, species and gorgeous snakes! Cheers!

You guys are killing it....

I went herping today for the first time in a good while. My very first snake of the year happened to be a large Eastern milksnake. She looked old and scarred up but was otherwise healthy and actually had what was probably her first meal of the year in her. Probably a deer mouse. I replaced her board and put her back. I also got my pet native reptiles out of their hibernation boxes and back in their outdoor enclosure. Unfortunately I have some sad news. My oldest female five lined skink who I had actually captured 8 years ago passed away. She likely was elderly but I have had baby five lined skinks that I had raised from hatchlings and kept for literally their entire lives live for 12 years in my care. I really love that species and breed them just for the primary purpose of keeping the species stocked on my property. I ALWAYS keep a few adults in captivity for breeding purposes to assure that I will always have them on my property.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your beloved Five-lined Skink, hopefully they’ll continue to breed successfully for you this spring!

@joshuahull9982

Ай бұрын

@@NKFherping thank you very much!! I just got this message. I also breed Eastern box turtles but I adopted most of them from a rescue. I do have 2 that I have taken out of the wild because their entire habitat was bulldozed to build a huge Amazon warehouse here in Hagerstown Maryland. They were literally in the road and had no home to even go back to. They are a male and a female. Those 2 are doing great but I did have to take a turtle to the vet the other day to be treated for a respiratory infection. I'm very thankful that I have a veterinary office only 3 blocks from my house that I can take my turtles to if they get sick. Lots of people would probably let a turtle pass away but mine always get to the vet if there is anything wrong with them. Some of my females have been laying eggs lately.

Variety and crazy numbers, nice content. Well done

I'm sure this was far more work than the video implied but still an incredible two days of herping.

This was the most snakes I’ve seen in one of your videos I swear.

Brilliant stuff! Thank you. I'm in Asheville and when things warm up I'm so ready to poke around.

@e-reptiledysfunction2243

3 ай бұрын

If ur getting day time temps of 60° or so then u should b able to find stuff

Awesome!

Absolute banger episode

Want to hear best episodes ever really enjoyed it super cool snakes thank you

Coach whips are so cool love how chill a lot of Americas snakes are most aussie snakes will just nail ya

Beautiful coachwhip. Those are just awesome, they rank right up there with big Indigos for me.😍

Unbelievable !!!!! You guys did so well today. Wow

That was an awesome episode. Headed down to Louisiana tomorrow.

Incredible snakes today Noah! Friggin love those canebreaks, so gorgeous! The diamondbacks were also lovely.

I truly love your videos!!!! I lay out tin just because of you Noah!!

One of your best videos. I enjoyed all the different varieties of snakes you found.

Absolutely EPIC!! I haven’t hit south GA in a decade, and this is a great representation of a stellar couple of days. Thanks for putting a smile on my face!

Killer start to the trip!! wow wow wow!! Awesome snakes man! thanks for everything! Its snake o'clock!! love seeing you tail them, almost seems safer that way. awesome stuff i'll say it again!

Awesome video😊!!

Another great video!

Keep’em coming Noah. I’ll watch them all.

Super cool video!!! Those back to back canes were awesome. It certainly looked like an incredibly fun and incredibly tiring kind of day 😂😂

Noah, you are definitely top gun in the field

Great video now its definitely spring

So many snakes! This is outstanding 😊

this was an incredible video. Best ever.

Man Noah that was AWESOME!

So many cool snakes!

I didn’t make sense of the month. One day there is greenery and the next there is frost. Nice kingsnakes and vipers nevertheless, and the place is tin heaven.

from the uk am so jealous at the amount of snakes you guys have . and the amount of stuff to actually flip no real places to flip tin over here sadly 😪

I wonder if Grahm will be in a NKF video soon. Havent seen him in a good while

Best episode of '24 so far.

You had me at all snakes no brakes bro 😂

That’s the best video you’ve ever made

Best snake variatys in awhile love your videos we just got a pet king snake he's beautiful looks like he has a skull on the top of his head

Wow, wow and wow. Sheer beauty - copperheads (by a very, very, very long way - one of, or the most beautiful snakes in the entire world), hognoses and rattlers (canes and pygmies especially). Fantastic herping!!! Why do I find hognoses so attractive???

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

Hognoses are pretty hard to beat, they can be vibrantly colored and even when they’re not the subtle beauty is striking.

@birdie1585

3 ай бұрын

@@NKFherping based on what is online, and your channel here, you are blessed in your area with some of the most beautiful yet subtle hognose variants. Fabulous snakes. Thanks, as ever.

That first Copperhead acting like a Cottonmouth for a second

I'm glad you leave venomous snakes in the habitat EDB,s and Canebreaks are my favorite animals

Awessssommme video

So at 11:36, when you find the grey ratsnake, there’s a copperhead or something in the bottom left of the video.

Man nothing better than an eastern king - and that one was at a buffet- some copperheads and a rattlesnake for dessert lol

this video is sick and im only 9 mins in

I gotta go herping again

That was like two videos in one!

That’s the first time i’ve seen a king bite someone. Those spots were loaded. I’ll have to rewatch later with my son. Good luck this year.

🔥

Comments need to chillll😂 This is one of, if not the top field herper in the country

Playing a little loose with the snattle rakes there!

Bro I just came back from Houston TX.

The chains are almost yellow just below Clemson SC on the eastern kings.gransparents called them swap wampers

Interesting how the hog nose snake curl’s it’s tail like the coral snakes , even though they’re so dissimilar in appearance

We should’ve met!

26:00 Not a Rodent (Order: Rodentia), (true) Moles are Eulipotyphe (Order: Eulipotyphla) along with (true) Shrews, Hedgehogs and Solenodons.

My largest Canebreak 6.7 inches on my farm

I bet you didn’t realize this was going to be such a “controversial” video when you posted it did you, Noah? People love to nitpick & critique others behind the safety of their computer screen. I’m sure you are confident enough in your abilities to not give them any credence, but just in case-for what it’s worth (not much😜) I’m adding- don’t listen them. You obviously care very much for the animals you are herping and would never intentionally harm them. The vast majority of your viewers know this. I love your videos and always look forward to you posting them. Keep up the hard work! -Sara

I need to relocate, only thing I've found so far is a lined snake... also need a go pro, flipping and filming from a phone is tough to do by urself

I just want all the tin.

That Coachwhip’s face looks familiar.

I am a 51 year old single woman in southern Alabama and nobody I know likes snakes. Where do you find people that like them.

I need you to come Herping on my land bro there’s tons

Moles are not rodents.

Great video, so many beautiful snakes. How do you get access to all this tin? Would love to do some flipping myself. I usually just stick to rocks/logs/bark.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

It’s a lot of work. Talking to land owners, scouting trips, etc. You can also set up your own tin on any property you can get access to.

Are you coming through Oklahoma for any herping? I’d love to join!

@the_gamer356

3 ай бұрын

U should join then

@e-reptiledysfunction2243

3 ай бұрын

Check out snakes on the plains... he herps Oklahoma, and the angry atrox as well

Why is it when you guys find all of the venomous ones they are so chill and not trying to bite you

Another excellent vid Noah! I have a question, I've been attempting to find more milksnakes but I never see them even if Inat says they're in the area I'm looking. Is there some sort of specific micro-habitat that these guys prefer? Most info is pretty broad and it's hard to tell what actually works.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

They can be pretty tough to dial in, but generally cool days during spring are the best bet. If you’re seeing Ringnecks or other tiny food snakes, you’re probably on the right track. Just make sure the rocks go back perfectly so you can check again them next time.

@ichthyovenator3351

3 ай бұрын

@@NKFherping Thanks! Ringnecks are weirdly rare in my area but I'll keep a look out for good Storeria habitat. I think it's very interesting because the one time I did find a milk it was in the same spot I consistently find brown and redbellies.

Where do snakes like to hang out around creeks?

Way Too many snakes!!!!~!

You miss the snake there is another snake underneath at 10 me with the corn snakes it looks like it looks like a black snake

Am I the only one who saw the skink at 21:00

Is it weird the oak snake musk don't stink . Just has a fruity pebbles smell .

Love this KZread channel but what the camera was showing was a lot of flipping going on without a sense of awareness and started flipping on (HOT) snakes and seemed to start being kinda wreck less and again I love your content and seemed as to many flips without your safety protocol in order!!! = Bites!!!! Stay safe my friend

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

It’s not really fair to judge someone’s sense of awareness from a 20 min video on the internet. But I do appreciate the concern, I assure you we know the risks of what we’re doing and act accordingly.

19:35 Thats not weird at all 😂 About what percent of your flips are you knocking on doors asking property owners for permission? That part always sketches me out...

Do they just look for snakes ? Or do they keep some ?

pre-ovulation shed...then the disco ball drops

I understand going out looking for snakes. I would go with my Dad. We didnt have cell phone back then to take pictures. And camera 's were bulky. My question is with all you photos are they just for your purpose or are you planning on making a book with them in it ? I was just wondering because you've gotten some cool shots. 😊

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

I would like to do a book or something one day, but as of now it’s just a passion of mine! I started off taking pics long before I did videos.

How are you finding racers that don’t bite the hell out of you every time u handle them? I can’t find a racer without it absolutely tearing me up

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

Most snakes will be more bitey on hot days, but handling snakes gently goes a long way when it comes to avoiding bites. Gentle grip and and little pressure as possible.

@Gentleman_And_Scholar

3 ай бұрын

@@NKFherping yeah definitely. I’ve only ever hiked the racers I’ve found, never flipped one under one of my boards while it’s coiled up, so they’re always on the move and fast. Also never found one under 4ft, im thinking both those might play some into it too, seems the ones you flip are far more docile than the hiked ones. Preciate it 🤝

Coppers!!! Aaawwwwwwwwwwww....

Why are the other guys walking all over the tin!!!

@felicityschwab6579

3 ай бұрын

I know, it kills me when they do that, but I am probably just being overly anxious. I'm sure they are checking where they step

@justinchristoph8666

3 ай бұрын

@@felicityschwab6579 He stepped directly on two snakes under the tin that I saw in this video. You can not see under the tin so therefore you don't step on it.

@jenn1234

3 ай бұрын

It’s been bothering me too…..Noah doesn’t do that. I’ll bet he was cringing 😬 about it too. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

Like I said in other comments, stepping on tin is just the reality of flipping some of these sites with 100’s of sheets of tin. It isn’t a big deal because the animals are in burrows or gaps and aren’t just wedged under the tin.

@justinchristoph8666

3 ай бұрын

@@NKFherping Animals get smushed by walking on it. Especially those in between layers. It's not the reality of it. You don't have to walk on everything to flip it.

Getting pottymouth

@happycanayjian1582

3 ай бұрын

Lol, hardly. 😂

How can he tell the difference between some of the canebrakes and timbers in the foothills?

@angelspake81

3 ай бұрын

If I found it in Anderson SC and looks like a canebrake then I can call it either??

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

They’re all the same snakes at the end of the day, but generally I lump the foothills snakes in with Canebrakes.

@smetlogik

3 ай бұрын

That's a good q. I always thought Canebrakes had a lighter color and occurred in a more lowland setting than Timbers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Noah is the best field herper I've ever witnessed. The king of kings. I'm amazed at the numbers of snakes and diversity you show on your channel. (Standing Ovation). Catch you on the flip-side. Richard from Arkansas

how warm is it on average when you start flipping?

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

Just depends on the day, it was around 35°F the morning there was ice on the tin but that isn’t normally a good thing. I prefer cloudy mornings after 50°-60°F overnights 👍

how come herping channels never visit NC, I've seen them go to TN, VA, SC and much more. not NC though.

@CuredSpinefish

3 ай бұрын

legendary snakes Btw

@Ekzotika-g8w

3 ай бұрын

@@CuredSpinefishhe has several videos in NC from previous years.

Are these abandon places or do you ask for permission to look for the snakes?

Sponsored by raising canes lol

Man y'all were loaded up and there were several what I would call "take-home snakes" that young canebrake especially, If I saw him at a reptile show, not in the wild, he'd be coming home with me for sure.

That 6th Canebrake was a perfect example of why you don't step/walk on tin before you flip it. And then the last kingsnake of the 2nd day when that guy Kyle stepped right on the tin and the king was underneath his foot. Nothing is more annoying than watching them walk all over everything but even more so before it's even flipped. I imagine they've smashed animals but just do not show video of those.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

I imagine you don’t get out in the field much. “That guy Kyle” and Armin are both some of the most experienced tin flippers in the community. As you saw, the Kingsnake was perfectly fine after Kyle stepped on the tin it was under. This is because, like most snakes under tin, the Kingsnake was in a burrow. I should also add that tin was completely concealed by grass before we dug it out to look underneath, so to complain about that piece in particular is just weird nitpicking. This is just the reality of flipping hundreds of sheets of tin in a day, some sheets will get stepped on and the snakes are always fine because they have to be in a preexisting cavity to get under the tin in the first place.

@justinchristoph8666

3 ай бұрын

@@NKFherping Longer than you have been flipping. Not every animal is in a burrow. And flipping a spot for the first time, you don't know If there are layers or just a single piece. Just because those two do it doesn't mean you teach others to do the same. Enough of us over the years have seen what walking on cover does to know that you simply do not do it.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

@@justinchristoph8666 Take a deep breath and actually think about what you’re saying. You watched multiple perfectly fine snakes come out from under stepped on tin. The odds of a snake being pinched at all under tin is very slim (since they’re almost always in a cavity of some kind), and the odds of being briefly pinched actually hurting an animal that can survive being run over by a truck is even smaller. Once again, all things you would know if you really spent much time in the field.

@justinchristoph8666

3 ай бұрын

@@NKFherping More time than you have. I've seen enough smushed animals that people stepped on to know better.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

More than likely, you’re seeing snakes that were stuck after the tin was put down on top of them. I see this at spots that are well known by other herpers, particularly with large stacks of tin that are easy to shift and put back incorrectly. Strangely enough, I have never found a dead snake under tin that I know I’m the only person hitting. The only time I have seen snakes crushed under single sheets of tin is when they’re repeatedly trampled by cows or horses.

do you guys ever feel like you should haul all that flipped tin to the dump? cleaning up vs leaving reptile habitat…

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

Not even once ever, actually. Why would we destroy perfectly suitable habitat that’s beneficial for declining groups of wildlife?

Love your vids and what you do but can you treat the venomous like you'd treat any nonvenomous. There's no need to make them stressed out by yeeting them around, you've got all the time in the world to handle them with care. Also, refrain from talking about them in a bad light, such as "oh, she's mad now" or "its angry", people get the idea that the snake is inherently upset/"angry" because of moving it around the way it was. The snake was defensive, as any animal smaller than the human would be. Simply a scared snake wondering why something FAR larger than it, is messing with it. Every snake reacts upon a situation differently than the next, notoriously, venomous for the most part. That is why treating them with respect and not showcasing what makes them "angry" can be all the difference. Coming from someone whose owned venomous for years and has changed the minds of so many, just like you have. Just show the venomous in the same light you show nonvenomous. Obviously not holding them the same way but treat them with the same care to say the least.

I had to stop watching at the halfway mark because your guest could not stop walking all over tin that had not yet been flipped. That is Field Herping Etiquette 101. Up until that moment it was great.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

It really just isn’t that big of a deal. Both of my “guests” are more experienced than myself, and are perfectly familiar with how to conduct themselves in the field. The vast majority of animals under tin will be within a burrow or gap created by an object under the tin, so briefly stepping on it is inconsequential.

@bravoyankee3937

3 ай бұрын

​@@NKFherpingJust take the advice and apply it to your future videos. It's not that difficult to avoid stepping on objects that you believe reptiles may be under.

@NKFherping

3 ай бұрын

@@bravoyankee3937 Since it’s so simple and you get so much context from a 20 min video, when the ground is almost entirely a collapsed roof made of tin and everything that isn’t tin is brush that could have rattlesnakes coiled in it, where exactly should we step to minimize risk of being bitten?

@houstonherper

3 ай бұрын

I agree, I would much rather step somewhere safe than risk getting but by a snake such as a diamondback. And it is perfectly possible that they have already flipped some of that as not all flips are included in every video. Also from my experience snakes will coil up in little spaces such as rodent holes under the tin.

@jamespage8016

3 ай бұрын

​@@NKFherping Sir please don't listen to any negative comments. I'm terrified of snakes but you guys are so jovial and nice that I have subscribed and I enjoy your videos please keep up the Great Work you all are doing!!!!!!!!!