Alligator Snapping Turtle, The Best Pet MONSTER?

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Alligator snapping turtles are probably the most hardcore of all turtles. They are absolute MONSTERS. But, as monsters go, they are not wholly unreasonable to keep. So is the alligator snapping turtle the best pet monster for you? To figure this out we went to New England Reptile Distributors ( / nerdreptilesinc ) to check out these absolutely incredible, and a bit terrifying, wonderful giant turtles.
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  • @ClintsReptiles
    @ClintsReptiles4 жыл бұрын

    Did anybody else notice that the videos we filmed at NERD are ridiculously awesome?? Well, I made a playlist of them all in case you're like, I don't know, trapped inside and want to binge them all: kzread.info/head/PLgtE7_5uJ2p7np-XA2bEzYpXUTg32kUyA You're welcome 😉 Oh, and there might be even more coming. It would probably be a good idea to subscribe and turn on notifications...

  • @alaroyde5758

    @alaroyde5758

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clint, the best pet human?

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well hi there!

  • @djaluyudhistira3835

    @djaluyudhistira3835

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello, forgive me if I ask you, Clint. But I have a question. Is it true that a Hybrid of Common Snapping Turtle and Alligator Snapping Turtle really exist ?

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe. Sounds like a bad idea. Put that head on a long neck...

  • @EAGMC

    @EAGMC

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clint what is the best pet dog you could possibly get?? Tegu...

  • @wickedglassbears
    @wickedglassbears4 жыл бұрын

    If Pokémon were in the real world, you’d totally be a Pokémon professor.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely.

  • @tonatiuhnino3711

    @tonatiuhnino3711

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pokemon Go?

  • @animaliasking3431

    @animaliasking3431

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonatiuhnino3711 You should know that there's more to Pokemon other than Pokemon go

  • @tonatiuhnino3711

    @tonatiuhnino3711

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@animaliasking3431 I know that.

  • @animaliasking3431

    @animaliasking3431

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonatiuhnino3711 Yeah but why did you just go "Pokemon Go?"

  • @keithpayne9776
    @keithpayne97764 жыл бұрын

    Clint, I think you're one of the few people who can describe an animal as a monster and have it sound like a compliment.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh, it is!

  • @Vynzent

    @Vynzent

    4 жыл бұрын

    You'd like Jeremy Wade :)

  • @foxxiangel6384

    @foxxiangel6384

    4 жыл бұрын

    i’m also one of those people 😂 i’ll be like ah what a beast! with the biggest smile on my face

  • @harrypotter7291

    @harrypotter7291

    2 жыл бұрын

    Necrophilia isn’t that bad to be honest.

  • @pearldab7781
    @pearldab77814 жыл бұрын

    He looks so cute and derpy with his mouth closed...then he opens his mouth and it sounds like he’d screaming “I WILL END YOUR BLOODLINE”

  • @oijosukeiliveinyourwalls5798

    @oijosukeiliveinyourwalls5798

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dio brando be like

  • @vaporean_boylove.0w083

    @vaporean_boylove.0w083

    3 жыл бұрын

    "I WILL EAT YOUR TOES!!!"

  • @prehistoricfolks6061
    @prehistoricfolks60614 жыл бұрын

    Alligator Snapping Turtle, the most dangerous rock in the world.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Arguably

  • @ibic2441

    @ibic2441

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GayleenFroese great, now we not only have to deal a certain virus that caused a pandemic, we also have to deal with angry stone fish!? life is rough.

  • @jaydeflayme2890

    @jaydeflayme2890

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gayleen Froese I was about to comment about Stonefish

  • @subducks5521

    @subducks5521

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stonefish enters the chat*

  • @mastercharlesdiltardino8058

    @mastercharlesdiltardino8058

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ibic2441 tonnes of people got the virus and arent dead. It's all a power grab

  • @Skitzobits
    @Skitzobits4 жыл бұрын

    That turtle looks like he's just waiting for someone to get the joke...

  • @dguira711
    @dguira7114 жыл бұрын

    "They're probably designed by a 13 year old" I'm pretty sure they were lol

  • @mikusoxlongius

    @mikusoxlongius

    3 жыл бұрын

    Several million years ago.

  • @sowts5157

    @sowts5157

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYGC1NttgKifY7w.html

  • @Ucceah

    @Ucceah

    3 жыл бұрын

    yuh! when god made those, he still wasnt quite over his dinsaur phase yet.

  • @indominusreags2278

    @indominusreags2278

    3 жыл бұрын

    they were designed by nintendo

  • @chriskahn5727
    @chriskahn57274 жыл бұрын

    When you're a human with fingers, the alligator snapping turtle's mouth is a scary place.

  • @krusader9508

    @krusader9508

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ava Conroy that’s what the turtles are for.

  • @chrishenderson07
    @chrishenderson073 жыл бұрын

    As kids in Jacksonville, FL, my brother and I would catch them and bring them home in shopping carts, only to be told we couldn't keep them. We'd disconsolately take them back to the creeks and ditches and let them go. They were probably 75 to 100 lb monsters, so big it would take a 9 and an 11 year together to pick them up. How each of us has 10 fingers to this day is a miracle.

  • @nathanielleack4842

    @nathanielleack4842

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now thats a childhood and a half!

  • @bencarroll3179
    @bencarroll31794 жыл бұрын

    "iliketurtles" TELL me I'm not the only one who hrerd that

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Turtles are great!

  • @bencarroll3179

    @bencarroll3179

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles I agree! It was a meme a while back and it was all I could hear for the rest of the video

  • @that_equestrian5613

    @that_equestrian5613

    4 жыл бұрын

    I noticed it

  • @LincolnWiseDidMyMom

    @LincolnWiseDidMyMom

    4 жыл бұрын

    I ALSO HEARD THE ZOMBIE KID

  • @ninjahombrepalito1721

    @ninjahombrepalito1721

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad to be among people of culture xD

  • @no1bandfan
    @no1bandfan4 жыл бұрын

    When you have a pet as a child that could possibly outlive your children.

  • @dboot8886

    @dboot8886

    3 жыл бұрын

    no1bandfan Easy to outlive something within biting distance when your face is basically what first responders use to cut into cars.

  • @Cynsham

    @Cynsham

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dboot8886 instead of the jaws of life these happen to be the jaws of death

  • @TheEvanDude112
    @TheEvanDude1124 жыл бұрын

    I can’t imagine trying to take this thing to the vet. “Hi, can I get a check up for my turtle?” “Yes of course, could we get a look at it- OH MY GOD!”

  • @mythichymn

    @mythichymn

    3 жыл бұрын

    LMAO

  • @bryn1063

    @bryn1063

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Yeah he has a little bloating so I need you to run some test. Btw he will bite and make sure to wear iron fist!"

  • @jojocat2653

    @jojocat2653

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bryn1063 haha

  • @endrankluvsda4loko172

    @endrankluvsda4loko172

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol good luck with the Popsicle stick in the mouth to look down the throat thing.

  • @sawyerlogon7666

    @sawyerlogon7666

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bryn1063 I don't think iron will protect you form its bite im guessing titanium will be required

  • @liamking2204
    @liamking22044 жыл бұрын

    "Heinous bait" be like when you find a baby Ackie in a pet shop and 12 months later find out its really a Nile monitor that's taken over your house

  • @Scvonn

    @Scvonn

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's ridiculous. Idk how you would even get them confused

  • @liamking2204

    @liamking2204

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Scvonn called a joke

  • @panzerkrieg3509

    @panzerkrieg3509

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imagen if this actually happened lmao

  • @Scvonn

    @Scvonn

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@liamking2204 yeah I would hope so, but there's no accounting for some peoples poor decisions 😂😂

  • @overtoasted9487

    @overtoasted9487

    4 жыл бұрын

    Scott Vonnahme r/woooosh

  • @banjobill8420
    @banjobill84203 жыл бұрын

    God: "Give it bolt cutters for a mouth....but give it handles" Angel: "why?" God: "The humans, they'll need it"

  • @gabesawyer4203

    @gabesawyer4203

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luckily they’re not aggressive like the common one

  • @josecortez5213

    @josecortez5213

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @kyrab7914

    @kyrab7914

    Жыл бұрын

    They knew we would try and touch it anyway

  • @MrZaneSanity

    @MrZaneSanity

    Жыл бұрын

    Im just picturing cavemen using these turtles to bust up rocks now lol

  • @JubioHDX

    @JubioHDX

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gabesawyer4203 theyre not actively aggressive like most common snapping turtles because theyre ambush predators who use a lure waying for fish to come up to them, but if you put any part of you in front of its face its going to attack with much more ferocity than a common snapping turtle ever could. But then again like i was saying earlier at least they wont be trying their hardest to attack you on their own sticking their necks out to the side (but then again AGAIN some of them are chill with being handled and wouldnt try to bite people, ive never seen a alligator snapper that wasnt ready to bite 24/7 when it was handled)

  • @arankah.9350
    @arankah.93502 жыл бұрын

    The way he smiles when telling how much pain an animal could inflict on him is just awesome

  • @alpheusmarshall4670
    @alpheusmarshall46704 жыл бұрын

    I love how the snapping turtle gets a higher score than a tegu

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is much easier in a lot of ways than a tegu.

  • @alpheusmarshall4670

    @alpheusmarshall4670

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles and easier to handle than a gecko

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Depending on the gecko. It would be nice if tokays had safe to hold handles like this...

  • @michaelratcliff6758
    @michaelratcliff67584 жыл бұрын

    3:14 I love watching him walk across the table with his mouth open! He looks like a bulldozer had a baby with a freaking army tank!!

  • @ZaynesGamescrayfish
    @ZaynesGamescrayfish4 жыл бұрын

    I actually cared for a hatchling alligator snapper for a few months awhile ago. It was found in the wild in mid-Michigan, where they are not native. There was nobody else who could take it in over the winter, so i took the little bugger home. It was only a touch bigger than a half-dollar coin. I set it up in a ten gallon aquarium with plenty of hiding spots and some plants; fed it rosies and turtle pellets. In the spring, one of my coworkers mentioned that someone she knew at a rescue down in Alabama was coming up and that he could take the snapper back when he left. So, that's where it lives now.

  • @DragonRiderShiru

    @DragonRiderShiru

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good on you :)

  • @Ofinfinitejest

    @Ofinfinitejest

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's actually pretty cool that there might be a few breeding size individuals up that far, and I assume they live in a deep river. They have been known to spend their lives gradually moving up river.

  • @Diaphat

    @Diaphat

    2 жыл бұрын

    They wouldn't survive out here in Michigan. Temperatures get WELL below freezing in winter, and just about everything freezes. These guys are from warmer climes down in the southern region and wouldn't stand much of a chance.

  • @danseth5775

    @danseth5775

    2 жыл бұрын

    I live in New Orleans and actually found a tiny hatchling in a pool skimmer back in 2015. The pool was right next to a canal. He was almost solid black and pretty cute. A little bit bigger that a quarter. Gave him to a pet shop near me . They specialize in reptiles

  • @doktorwyvern2883
    @doktorwyvern28834 жыл бұрын

    I'm still waiting for "Chickens, the best pet reptile?".

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    A lot of my friends and family are getting chickens again...

  • @doktorwyvern2883

    @doktorwyvern2883

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles Chickens are great.

  • @LongBow-rg3vu

    @LongBow-rg3vu

    4 жыл бұрын

    Silkis are awesome pet chickens. So are Chochins (probably butchered the spelling)

  • @doktorwyvern2883

    @doktorwyvern2883

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@LongBow-rg3vu I had Ameraucana and a Rhode Island Red.

  • @varanid9

    @varanid9

    4 жыл бұрын

    THEY TASTE GREAT!!

  • @maggiefranks6849
    @maggiefranks6849 Жыл бұрын

    I love that the turtle is just sitting there hoping that Clint sticks his finger in there for a snack Once I met a common one, the one with the long neck. He would snap anything poked into his tank but, when his owners took him out he was just like a puppy. Scoot around and was very friendly

  • @MrZaneSanity

    @MrZaneSanity

    Жыл бұрын

    My friends common is like a puppy as well. Almost makes you forget the damage he could do... ALMOST

  • @chonqmonk

    @chonqmonk

    10 ай бұрын

    There's a GIANT wild common snapping turtle that hangs out where I fish on the Red Cedar River, and she's used to people, seems to like hanging out, and is very non-threatening in her behavior. I call her Queen Lovechunks. I've given her a few bluegills, but next time I see her I'll give her some fruit!

  • @twobladedswordsandmauls2120

    @twobladedswordsandmauls2120

    8 ай бұрын

    Tank means food, outside means play.

  • @sierrad8476
    @sierrad84764 жыл бұрын

    Aw I love these big dudes. They're just living their turtle lives just vibing and having either all the chill or none of it.

  • @DrakoWulf
    @DrakoWulf4 жыл бұрын

    When I younger, probably seven to eight years old, my family was driving down a dirt road, one that experiences traffic more than the average dirt road, and I had everyone STOP! There was an alligator snapping turtle in the middle of the dirt road, just sitting there, kinda looking around, and being the animal lover I've always been, I wanted to help the prehistory beast out! They were about the size of the ones you guys were handling, and I picked them up pretty much instinctively like you showed off. I carried them over toward the side of the road, the side he was facing beforehand, but then they lunged at my neck, so I yanked my head back, moved them as far forward from myself as reasonable, and gently tossed them over the low wire fence. They landed in some marshy dirt, and just sat there with their mouth open, and I considered that a job well done, even if my family would've preferred if I didn't handle that big fella at all. I've told this simple story time and time again, but it's one of my favorite wildlife memories, because it's not everyday that you come across a creature as intimidating as that, yet I had no fear, and still don't have any! I hope you enjoyed this brief story. :D

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    I picked up and moved a huge common snapping turtle in sixth grade because it was in the middle of the field where we were having gym class. My teacher looked pretty amazed.

  • @DrakoWulf

    @DrakoWulf

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles | I've handled a couple very small common snapping turtles as well, and I'm yet to be bitten by a turtle! Hopefully it stays that way. And yeah, it's always very satisfying to see the reactions of people when you're very calmly handling what's basically a modern dinosaur.

  • @therealshino4607

    @therealshino4607

    4 жыл бұрын

    Drako Wulf I’m kind of doubting the story ever happening.

  • @DrakoWulf

    @DrakoWulf

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@therealshino4607 | Okay? It's a pretty basic story to lie about. I basically wanted to be what Coyote Peterson is when I was younger, and he experiences less likely things on a daily basis.

  • @iprobablydontlikeyou7416

    @iprobablydontlikeyou7416

    4 жыл бұрын

    Zuma Dude ok? nobody really cares if you're skeptical 😂 it's not like this is a rare event

  • @morgangobin9985
    @morgangobin99854 жыл бұрын

    Alligator Snapping Turtle = a real life Dreadnaw.

  • @T2266

    @T2266

    4 жыл бұрын

    No it's a portable Gamera.

  • @xBloodxFangx

    @xBloodxFangx

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thats what the Pokémon was based on.

  • @LonghornInOmaha
    @LonghornInOmaha4 жыл бұрын

    Great video, Clint. "Heinous bait" is the perfect description for their worm like tongue. Prehistoric looking beasts, for sure.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I'm just telling it like it is 😉

  • @alexbenavidez4500
    @alexbenavidez45004 жыл бұрын

    Snapping turtle: *:V* Clint: *:D*

  • @taycoma6770
    @taycoma67704 жыл бұрын

    Should’ve been called “Is bowser the right pet reptile”

  • @Xskills16

    @Xskills16

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, it does look like it's out to murder a plumber and kidnap a princess.

  • @wilhelmtan5301
    @wilhelmtan53014 жыл бұрын

    interesting fact: Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, has a cousin closer than the common snapper, which is Macrochelys suwanniensis aka Suwannee snapping turtle from Suwannee River.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very cool fact! Thanks for sharing.

  • @andrewidya941

    @andrewidya941

    4 жыл бұрын

    woaw thanks mate

  • @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574

    @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574

    4 жыл бұрын

    why havent i heard about this

  • @allenhiu8205
    @allenhiu82054 жыл бұрын

    Headcanon: Clint is actually the “i like turtles” kid from way back when.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    So?? I like turtles, okay?

  • @allenhiu8205

    @allenhiu8205

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clint's Reptiles hahahah!!!! ❤️

  • @matthewkuscienko4616

    @matthewkuscienko4616

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles So does a friend of mine, and your enthusiasm talking about them is great!

  • @patrickdietz5737
    @patrickdietz57374 жыл бұрын

    Alright clint, real talk. When are we going to get the kimodo dragon as a pet video? We want you to crush all of our dreams of it getting a high score xD

  • @donkeysaurusrex7881

    @donkeysaurusrex7881

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL! My favorite quote from any book about Komodo dragons went something like, “Their bites are notoriously hard to treat. There is a well known case of a man dying in Paris two years after he had been bitten.”

  • @TheSuperbadkneegrow
    @TheSuperbadkneegrow4 жыл бұрын

    HOW DO I LIKE THIS MORE THAN ONCE?

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Share it with everyone you know 😉

  • @Textile_Courtesan
    @Textile_Courtesan4 жыл бұрын

    When I was 8 years old, my neighbor found an alligator snapping turtle nest mowing his yard and gifted me a hatchling. My parents freaked out but I cuddled that thing like a baby. My parents had no interest in getting a proper set up, and looking back I really wish I had had the ability to give it a better life than a cardboard box. Eventually it escaped and was lost in the house for over a year and found in the basement where it had been feasting on crickets that plagued us, which is better than the ground beef my mom was trying to feed it. We released it back into a local lake soon after finding it. I miss that little turtle.

  • @jaydee5312

    @jaydee5312

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ho do you not find a turtle in your own house for an entire year?

  • @---kx3nw

    @---kx3nw

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that story was made up

  • @474yx

    @474yx

    4 жыл бұрын

    So you couldn’t find an alligator snapping turtle for a year? That seems kind of made up

  • @lithobreak3812

    @lithobreak3812

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@474yx a small hatchling that could theoretically stand still for years and doesn't make any noise, not that unbelievable

  • @bryn1063

    @bryn1063

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@474yx yeah turtles are VERY quiet. Like scary quiet. If you don't beileve it then you've never had a turtle before 🤣🤣

  • @dewinmoonl
    @dewinmoonl4 жыл бұрын

    5:13 clint: this is how you manhandle a turtle turtle: *sad turtle face*

  • @gentchnelson2632
    @gentchnelson26324 жыл бұрын

    Hey Clint, thanks to you I have fallen in love with reptiles and a few months ago got my first reptile. Today I was out in my yard and found an Alabama black king snake, and instead of running away, I took pictures and admired it and put it back . So, thanks

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    These are my favorite kind of stories!

  • @gentchnelson2632

    @gentchnelson2632

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I e also recently begun herping around my area, which gives me something to do with the quarantine. It’s funny because I can’t imagine my life without my reptile obsession, even though I didn’t know about the hobby 4 months ago.

  • @alaroyde5758
    @alaroyde57584 жыл бұрын

    Clint, the best pet human?

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Well hi there! I'm Gus Gus, and I'm here with Clint, my goofy looking human, to ask one question..."

  • @alaroyde5758

    @alaroyde5758

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clint's Reptiles ha ha your so goofy and funny!!

  • @MiavonDoom

    @MiavonDoom

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles well the real question is: what would Gus Gus rate YOU?

  • @mjolnirsoul9214

    @mjolnirsoul9214

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 no

  • @deadlyfungus1557

    @deadlyfungus1557

    4 жыл бұрын

    Frostbite The Badass Ice Carnotaurus that’s a yikes from me homie

  • @Scvonn
    @Scvonn4 жыл бұрын

    Bowser from super Mario got to hang with Clint for awhile, huh? Or maybe bowser jr

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Both!

  • @ghost48218
    @ghost482184 жыл бұрын

    I am so happy that my favorite turtle is actually showing on this channel.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    You have good taste!

  • @blakeknabe4564

    @blakeknabe4564

    4 жыл бұрын

    ghost 48218 yes it’s my second favorite just shy behind the mata mata turtle

  • @Daboy804
    @Daboy8043 жыл бұрын

    This is a monster. Turtle: :O

  • @stellabelikiewicz1523
    @stellabelikiewicz15234 жыл бұрын

    That tail is so endearing! Reminds me of the reverse hippo video that Zefrank just posted.

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'll have to check that out!

  • @Sydstella
    @Sydstella3 жыл бұрын

    OMG 💕💕 I miss my baby. I live in Louisiana (where they are a native species) and found a small injured baby alligator snapping turtle. I took him in and had him for about 10 years. I loved him SO much, but eventually even the enclosures I made myself were not big enough for him. I got in touch with wildlife fisheries and was able to get Justin Turtlelake into a conservation program. He made it out pretty good, had a loving mother for 10 years then got a girlfriend and eventually was released back into the wild!

  • @FatMarioHeads
    @FatMarioHeads4 жыл бұрын

    Where's Coyote Peterson when ya need him?

  • @FilmDragons

    @FilmDragons

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not him. Anybody but him.

  • @FatMarioHeads

    @FatMarioHeads

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FilmDragons what's wrong with Coyote?

  • @FilmDragons

    @FilmDragons

    4 жыл бұрын

    SuperMarioPro It is mostly due to most things he does nowadays are staged, and he puts hself in harms away. In addition to that, I have seen several people who have said they gotten a fear of hers because of some of Coyote Peterson's videos. For example, I breed abronia graminea (Mexican arboreal alligator lixards). Some one who once was over asked what are they, and when I said alligator lizards, they got scared and backed away. When I asked what's wrong, they say they have seen those on Brave Wilderness, and that they bite.

  • @FilmDragons

    @FilmDragons

    4 жыл бұрын

    yung Greivous I understand he aims to educate. But the way his videos are right now, they end up making people fearful of pretty safe animals. I just wish he would be clear that they aren’t normally aggressive or dangerous.

  • @Joegattofan27

    @Joegattofan27

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FilmDragons i find it quite clear that hes only ever bitten by animals when he grabs them and makes them bite him. He always tells the camera that the animals are often times not aggressive. I find that he simply just shows what to do if bitten or stung by an animal and nobody should own or interact with animals not knowing what they are capable of.

  • @ashleyjacobs7950
    @ashleyjacobs79504 жыл бұрын

    I remember one we found while fishing in New Jersey, he was only about 2" in shell diameter and his bite still sucked!!

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't put your hand in there!

  • @ashleyjacobs7950

    @ashleyjacobs7950

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ClintsReptiles but the worm.. it was so tempting!! Lol

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's how they getcha!

  • @grazzmu
    @grazzmu3 жыл бұрын

    Good thing nature balances snapping turtles' stats of range/damage, so they arent too op XD

  • @direct2397

    @direct2397

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like a few million years ago when everything was larger because of the higher oxygen levels, these kind of turtles were probably bigger then any human today.

  • @kbennett2587
    @kbennett25873 жыл бұрын

    I just love how the turtle has its mouth open through out this like its saying "Rawrrrrrrrr"

  • @DFangs219
    @DFangs2194 жыл бұрын

    "Wiggling that tongue around" was the most laugh out loud moment I've had with this channel

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now that we know your style, hopefully we can get you again 😉

  • @veledwin1
    @veledwin14 жыл бұрын

    I love the faces of snapping turtles, so darn cute! Makes me want to get a stinkpot or two :)

  • @Mohammad.khalil2001
    @Mohammad.khalil20014 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on the common snapping turtle please?

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    For sure!

  • @krissnoe500
    @krissnoe5002 ай бұрын

    A Gaurd Turtle "Set and forget" for every unguarded home.

  • @LincolnWiseDidMyMom
    @LincolnWiseDidMyMom4 жыл бұрын

    "because alligator snapping turtles are actually illegal in Utah" DAMN YOU MITT ROMNEEEEEY !

  • @brandonbrown6922

    @brandonbrown6922

    3 жыл бұрын

    ...He's a Senator in the Federal Government. He literally has zero actual say in Utah's own state laws.

  • @dboot8886

    @dboot8886

    3 жыл бұрын

    Common snappers are already an invasive species there. And you... protest this idea?

  • @TitoTitoTitoTito

    @TitoTitoTitoTito

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brandonbrown6922 it's a joke

  • @OtterTreySSArmy

    @OtterTreySSArmy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dboot8886 where the heck do they live? Isn't Utah mostly desert and salt flats anyway? Sorry I'm from Missouri where we have too much water most of the time and both types of snapping turtles

  • @Annie_Annie__

    @Annie_Annie__

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OtterTreySSArmy They live mostly in the lower half of the Mississippi and the rivers and creeks that feed in to it. But they can be found as far east as Georgia and the Florida panhandle and west in to east Texas, parts of southeast Texas, and some of Oklahoma.

  • @neurotoksyn
    @neurotoksyn4 жыл бұрын

    Just want to say it's wonderful to see how both of you clearly treasure and respect each and every one of these animals for their own unique charms and dangers.

  • @GregsTurtleHaven
    @GregsTurtleHaven4 жыл бұрын

    Great video on one of my favorite species! There’s a bit of misunderstanding with the idea that they don’t move a lot or are inactive. Their peak activity in the wild is around 2am-sunrise, so most folks don’t get to see them actively moving around. I have some videos of wild ones I have found foraging in groups, which is quite a sight to walk up on 😂👍🏼

  • @JoshuaWeirdo
    @JoshuaWeirdo4 жыл бұрын

    I love snapping turtles! Here in rural Missouri I find baby common snappers all the time during late spring. I just pick them up, tell them how cute they are, and put them back. I even sometimes find larger common snappers in the ditches in the small town where I live.

  • @SCP-4680
    @SCP-46803 жыл бұрын

    I had one these monsters as a kid, he had an awesome enclosure. Caught him fishing in a farm pond. Around 3-4 lbs. He spent around 2-3 years with us. He had some issues including mouth damage and shell damage. Once he had healed up, I let him get to around 10-12 lbs before letting him go back into the pond. I actually hooked him again years later and it was so awesome. (Scarring was identical) Lucky he didn't sustain mouth damage this time and I was able to enjoy a few minutes with him before letting him slide back into the water. Snappers are awesome and rad. Also misunderstood like most reptiles. I love em so much.

  • @xxrocketrumblexx2853
    @xxrocketrumblexx28534 жыл бұрын

    Hi Clint I’ve been watching for a few years now and in my village in England you have honestly made a huge impact you wouldn’t believe. Not only did you inspire me to get into reptiles and buy a veiled Cham and Herman tourtiose, your videos which I shared have inspired 4 of my brothers friends who are 13 to responsibly look after theese animals. I absolutely love your positivity in theese challanging times. I think your videos cater to both adults and children with the simplicity and understandability yet factual and informative content. I have been trying to donate where I can and superchatted a few times on recent streams Thanks Clint Sam

  • @joshuasnell7942
    @joshuasnell79423 жыл бұрын

    And the golden rule: when you get this pet, you name it Bowser, period.

  • @donnawinters3587

    @donnawinters3587

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm partial to Gamera myself

  • @CG_GamingChannel
    @CG_GamingChannel4 жыл бұрын

    I've never seen an Alligator Snapping Turtle with its mouth closed like that... It's actually kind of cute

  • @laurawaldon8177
    @laurawaldon8177 Жыл бұрын

    How close do you want this turtle to be to your face clint: yes

  • @savagerthebadger8082
    @savagerthebadger80824 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if a alligator snapping turtle could breed with a iguana

  • @among-us-99999
    @among-us-999994 жыл бұрын

    Will you do Hermann's tortoises anytime soon? I still have the one I grew up with! He’s 6 years older than me😂

  • @410d8

    @410d8

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @cricketbeeson8802
    @cricketbeeson88024 жыл бұрын

    Hey Clint! About 5 years ago I rehabbed a baby alligator snapping turtle that was found with an injury. He was awesome to have and I kept him for about 2 years before he was healed and able to be released. They're definitely a HUGE handful and crazy to care for just rehabbing a baby so I truly can't imagine having it as a pet!! The one I helped out was surprisingly very docile and never snapped at me - maybe he knew I was helping him, but he HATED my sister. Growing up I was always told by my mom that I wasn't allowed to keep animals other than a dog or a betta fish unless I was helping a local rehabilitator. It was the first reptile I got to keep but I always had my heart set on geckos - never made sense to me why she said no to a harmless little leopard gecko or crested gecko but had no problem when I brought home a snapping turtle! Not even 4 days after I moved out on my own I got my first gecko who was a reduced runt from a local animal sanctuary who unfortunately passed away recently due to runt related issues. My sister got me a juvenile leo because she saw how upset I was about losing my first one. I also acquired a year old crested from a great breeder in February and he's been pretty awesome too!!

  • @WildWesternLizardWizard
    @WildWesternLizardWizard4 жыл бұрын

    Whenever it just sits there with its mouth open I lose it. It's just so funny to me that something so murderous is so easy to just move around.

  • @ibic2441
    @ibic24414 жыл бұрын

    Hi Clint, I'm just impressed by the fact that you or someone on your team cares enough to reply to a bunch of comments about everything, answering questions or brightning someones day, thanks Clint

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's me. I'm thankful for the comments. It is so good talking to you guys. I wish I could get to all of them.

  • @thebelovedtree
    @thebelovedtree4 жыл бұрын

    I've seen large females practically shut down a highway to cross during breeding season. These might be the best pet reptile to completely trash your glass aquarium. People try to keep wild caught juveniles and then decide it's a bad idea and try to sell their giant aquarium. I leaned real quick not to even bother going to look at aquariums that have had alligator snapping turtles in them. If you decide you need one don't buy new!

  • @MaleficentHipster

    @MaleficentHipster

    4 жыл бұрын

    Patreon supporters get early access.

  • @39peevedturtles19

    @39peevedturtles19

    4 жыл бұрын

    My dad knows a dude who runs a reptile sanctuary and they have an adult alligator snapper who grew up in a bathtub and now he hates properly sized tanks because he's used to small ones :(

  • @BlueBird-wb6kb

    @BlueBird-wb6kb

    3 жыл бұрын

    That highway needs wildlife tunnels

  • @azfk
    @azfk3 жыл бұрын

    I love how wide he smiles when he says “an absolutely horrendous day”

  • @anactualcrow6700
    @anactualcrow67003 жыл бұрын

    My house is between two large creeks and every year we have some weird migration of alligator snapping turtles between the creeks. For some reason they love trying to get into garages but aside from that, they are super chill

  • @ethanbridge4808
    @ethanbridge48084 жыл бұрын

    I have my own pet snapping turtle in animal crossing ;)

  • @DragonRiderShiru

    @DragonRiderShiru

    4 жыл бұрын

    No those are dogs, according to like every person I mention it too. 😂

  • @Cremefish1

    @Cremefish1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mine is a cat

  • @ascaredmilipede7971

    @ascaredmilipede7971

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here, i call him Meow

  • @marcussoo8167
    @marcussoo81674 жыл бұрын

    Hope to see a video featuring common snapper, and which one would you recommend as pets (alligator snapper or common snapper). Planning to get either one of these two.

  • @alabamatropicals506

    @alabamatropicals506

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have both, and I can say the alligator snapping turtles are easier to care for, and not nearly as aggressive. Both are cool pets though!

  • @Mare_Man
    @Mare_Man4 жыл бұрын

    I saw a massive Alligator Snapping Turtle years ago at an aquarium in Florida, and I'm still amazed at just how *cool* these animals are.

  • @mikusoxlongius

    @mikusoxlongius

    3 жыл бұрын

    And how huge they can grow!

  • @dakusupremacy
    @dakusupremacy2 жыл бұрын

    Clint: speaks Alligator Snapping Turtle at any given pointin time: :O

  • @Father_Zimbabwe
    @Father_Zimbabwe4 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to the common snapper review!

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @dustinwilson8512
    @dustinwilson85124 жыл бұрын

    I rode one of these by accident once... I thought it was a submerged rock. For the record it swam with me on it for a brief moment and I definitely weighed over 300lbs at the time. Here in OK there be dragons...

  • @TarotNathers

    @TarotNathers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Saw a huge one in a local reservoir. Maybe two and a half to three feet at the widest point of the shell, and it’s mouth could fit my head easily into it’s open mouth. It had gotten caught on a fishing hook and was floundering about on some rocks close to the shore while the poor fisherman tried to figure out a way to free it without losing a hand-or an arm. It snapped the line before the staff for the reservoir got there, but after being told about it, they said that usually they were killed before they got that big and they were going to get someone to hunt it down.

  • @dustinwilson8512

    @dustinwilson8512

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TarotNathers It's a shame to harm such a beast. But I mean that's people. I've seen trucks swerve to hit em. Even the small turtles. People can be so disturbing sometimes.

  • @thechefzeff8800
    @thechefzeff88004 жыл бұрын

    YESSSSSSSS ABSOLUTE BEST VIDEO ON KZread 🤩 thank you so much clint for finally getting around to making this video 😁👍 10/10 content

  • @abigailthompson838
    @abigailthompson8384 жыл бұрын

    The San Antonio Zoo has a monster that just turned 28. When I was little I was terrified. The creature was HUGE!

  • @sidorak12814
    @sidorak128144 жыл бұрын

    So I guess these are only on Clint's Someday List if moving out of Utah also on said list

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    The law just changed!!!!! Also there are educational use permits.

  • @sidorak12814

    @sidorak12814

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just saw that in the livestream. Nice!

  • @Gregornmy
    @Gregornmy4 жыл бұрын

    Bruh my mom says no to a freaking tortoise there is literally no way I can get this lmao

  • @mikem602
    @mikem6024 жыл бұрын

    This brings back memories of me fishing as a kid in a tiny row boat and seeing a snapper almost half the size of my boat. I got so scared! I wondered at the time of he could be in the Guinness book of records. Soooooo amazing! Love these videos!

  • @Vesmir789
    @Vesmir7894 жыл бұрын

    Alligator snappers are some of my favorite animals from childhood! They break the mold of turtles in many ways, and are undeniably awesome :) I'm also going to plug my idea for a video on amblypygids haha, aka whip spiders, aka tailless whip scorpions (which is a horrible name for them, it's so long and also doesn't make sense. It would be like, instead of saying "dogs," you called them "dwarf long-tailed bears.") I got one as a pet recently and they're such incredibly unique arthropods, not to mention they have very easy but interesting care (I keep mine in a plastic cereal storage container from the dollar store!). Fun to watch, harmless, and an impressive size to boot!

  • @r1ck307
    @r1ck3074 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for great brake from studying ^^! Can i have a question? In my country tiliqua scincoides is not very available, but some people are selling tiliqua gigas and calling them bluetongued skink. Are they similar? If not, would you make a video about it and difference ?

  • @Eddie-jy6qw
    @Eddie-jy6qw4 жыл бұрын

    Hey quick question Clint! I have one myself but I wanted to know if I can have two together? I read that they really aren’t social and he’ll live happily alone but I wanted to know your opinion of having two alligator snapping turtles together. Is it a good idea? Is it possible to have two together?

  • @soullesshonky1707
    @soullesshonky17074 жыл бұрын

    Great video on one of my absolute favorite animals in the world. I love introducing people to them that have never heard or or seen them. Used to cath in FL when i was a kid. I cant believe they make such a great pet. And Kevin is always great to hear from! Keep it up.

  • @FigureTheAnimator
    @FigureTheAnimator4 ай бұрын

    2:43 - Oh, look how cute he walks. I wonder what he looks like when he grouws up? 2:47 - OH GOOD LORD WHAT IS THAT

  • @elijahsims3997
    @elijahsims39974 жыл бұрын

    These guys are native we're I live

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aren't they great??

  • @elijahsims3997

    @elijahsims3997

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes they are one of my favorites

  • @InsaneCarverUpqik
    @InsaneCarverUpqik4 жыл бұрын

    used to have a common snapping turtle that was basically a puppy dog we let her run around in the house from time to time for exercise and shed come up to wanting you to pet her on the head but her enclosure was in the backyard and someone stole her one day :/

  • @JulieCee97

    @JulieCee97

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww nooo :(

  • @JulieCee97

    @JulieCee97

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a hatchling right now nd he's pretty cool!! He loves crickets! Lol

  • @linneah8211
    @linneah82114 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I've been looking into possibly wanting a fiji banded iguana in the future. Ever considered doing a video on them?:)

  • @taeviansworldofreptiles3828
    @taeviansworldofreptiles38284 жыл бұрын

    They look so prehistoric!

  • @ClintsReptiles

    @ClintsReptiles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right??

  • @lovelife4111
    @lovelife41114 жыл бұрын

    When he said "reasonable pet monster" I heard myself laugh. 😂

  • @Kazeteiru
    @Kazeteiru4 жыл бұрын

    Common snappers are my favorite turtle as well! I've loved them since I was a kid and they can really tame down and be very personable, when I have the space and time for one I plan on getting one as a pet in the future. The poor things are so misunderstood by people but I love them.

  • @redwa11er
    @redwa11er4 жыл бұрын

    Clint, you are an absolute treasure! Only you could make keeping a chompy rock monster sound like a good idea. Also I hope to see emerald tree boas, and poison dart frogs on here some day.

  • @gabesmith8346
    @gabesmith83464 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos with NERD, keep em coming!

  • @regrep2848
    @regrep28483 жыл бұрын

    The reality is Clint is simply wonderful and an absolute joy to watch interact with all these incredible creatures!

  • @swilson5320
    @swilson53203 жыл бұрын

    I love how the alligator snapping turtle is just ready to bite the entire time

  • @sandramorrison99
    @sandramorrison994 жыл бұрын

    Clints' impression of said turtle was creepy accurate! 😮😆😋

  • @sonnyragland7135
    @sonnyragland71352 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing prehistoric looking animal. I LOVE these turtles. That shell is amazing

  • @yoabagaile
    @yoabagaile3 жыл бұрын

    2:50 the look on the camera mans face when the turtle gets super close to him lolol

  • @larryblevins8078
    @larryblevins8078 Жыл бұрын

    It's like having yer own aquatic Dinosaur

  • @maggiepie8810
    @maggiepie88102 жыл бұрын

    "For a giant turtle that can bite your hand off, they're a very reasonable pet monster." 😂😂😂

  • @wyvernofwinter5886
    @wyvernofwinter58864 жыл бұрын

    I learn so much from these videos. They bring me such joy.

  • @katiea545
    @katiea5452 жыл бұрын

    There used to be a local pet store I loved to visit after school when I was a kid who had one of these in an indoor pond to the left of the entryway along with a huge back corner dedicated to at least one large Iguana. It wasn’t a large pet store and unfortunately went out of business years back, but it really made due with the space it had and was really a cool place to be.

  • @richardwasserman
    @richardwasserman Жыл бұрын

    Until recently the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago had a massive alligator snapping turtle. It was the stuff of nightmares. Its mouth was bigger than my head and its beak was enormous and sharp.

  • @MireVale
    @MireVale3 жыл бұрын

    Turtle when he’s crawling :| Turtle when he’s picked up :0

  • @vansmith1738
    @vansmith1738Ай бұрын

    Alligator snapping turtles definitely get well over 200 pounds. I saw one that stretched nearly shoulder-to-stripe across the entire northbound lane during one of my trips back from Arkadelphia to Camden about 40 years ago. It must have been at least five feet long from snout to the tip of its tail, and its shell rose up to the height of my knees. This was an Arkansas backroad in Ouachita County that had no traffic during the several minutes we stopped to look at the monster reptile. The turtle was stationary in the center of the lane with its mouth wide open. It was about 100 feet from a small bridge that crossed a nearby creek. We were too afraid to move the turtle out of the road because it was so menacing and enormous -- at least twice as big as I was. However, I'm sure no one ran over the turtle because it would have destroyed their car or truck, and it was visible from a long distance down the road in either direction.

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