This was cool, I have never seen this level of shore line snake activity! And yes, I used to watch Mutual of Omaha wild Kingdom all the time!

@wildernesswithamani1027

28 күн бұрын

I loved that show as a kid! I think it was on Sunday nights. Those were the days when everyone watched a half dozen channels. That's all there was! I don't even think video tapes were a thing yet!

Was fishing Hot Creek many yrs ago and came across water snake with baby trout in its mouth. You're right as ususal Amani.

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, I've seen that before as well. That was part of my reasoning on what I was seeing. There were swarms of baby trout all over the lake along every part of the shoreline as I walked around it. Tons of food for many critters.

Growing up,I had koi ponds in my back yard..I brought a few of those water snakes back from a trip and put them in our ponds...yes they started eating are fish..lol

@wildernesswithamani1027

18 күн бұрын

Your Parents couldn't have been happy about that! That's funny. I used to have a small pond in my yard growing up as well. I'd bring home bluegill and bass as a kid and put them in there but the raccoons would always get them in the end.

That was an awesome show - I miss shows like that - those snakes were hungry👍👊🎣

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

I looked forward to that show every week when I was a little kid.

A lot of them are at Ice House Reservoir

@wildernesswithamani1027

28 күн бұрын

There was a snake about every ten yard of shoreline. Most were swimming within 5 feet of the water's edge.

Amani, I've come across these guys and another type of water snake too fishing higher elevations of the San Juaquin river. Snakes of that size and smaller. Pure black w/yellow eyes. Strange little guys. They'd come in and outta the water next to me and hang around on the rocks while I was fishing. My buddy picked them up and they were pretty docile. He did get a warning bite, but definitely not poisonous. I didn't try it lol. Like you said, probably in the garter snake family. Cool video!

@wildernesswithamani1027

25 күн бұрын

I usually see those black racer snakes with the yellow stripe but not this many, what I think were, sierra garter snakes. Anyway, there were a ton of them and they were on the prowl at the water's edge!

@Joeskee68

25 күн бұрын

@@wildernesswithamani1027 Yeah, that was crazy. I think you're right, they were probably feasting on baby trout minnows.

Ran Into a ton of them below Donnell Dam years back. Me and snakes aren't friends lol.

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

I'm with you on that but as long as they aren't rattler I think I can coexist with them! I did Donnells Dam and want to go back.

Now you know there’s fish in that lake. Marlin Perkins?..yep we old.

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

Marlin Perkins! You pulled that one out!

I watched one on the Truckee River catch a trout minnow.

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's what all of these snakes were doing because there were thick schools of baby trout all along the shoreline around the whole lake. I figure at some point the big trout come in to enjoy that feast.

I saw one on the Owens River a couple of weeks ago

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

Right on. The food was abundant so the snakes where there in force.

The males come out to the water and meadows looking for females. It’s breeding season.

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

Right on.

In Verdi I caught a 1' garter snake and when I tossed it into the river a brown trout hit it straight away. They are prey until they get big.

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

Brown trout would be crushing those things. The big brown I got in the West Walker the day before when I was fishing for my Patreon would have swallowed this snake pretty quick.

I heard they bring u good luck if u stick yr tounge in the snakes eye 😅

@wildernesswithamani1027

25 күн бұрын

I'll take my chances with bad luck!

Snakes gotta eat.

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

And there was a lot of it for them. There were large swarms of baby trout everywhere along the shoreline around the lake. I ordered some stuff I feel will look like them. I'm going back soon so we will see.

snek.

@wildernesswithamani1027

28 күн бұрын

They were everywhere on that rocky shore.

Can someone see about identification of these snakes or do all "mountain" snakes do this..??

@wildernesswithamani1027

22 күн бұрын

I usually see the black racers with the yellow stripes doing this but I think these where sierra garter snakes or something like that. Again, I'm pretty much guessing on the type.

Bigger fish will eat them

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

I have a feeling those baby trout are the major part of a lot of critter' diets out there. There were swarms of those little trout everywhere around the lake close to shore. I just ordered some long range casting stuff I think will emulate them. We'll see if it will work sooner rather than later.

I would not want to see snakes while fishing, lmao

@wildernesswithamani1027

27 күн бұрын

They were everywhere! As long as they aren't rattlers I'm fine with it!