oh so received a call from a resident that have come across a good-sized eastern diamondback
rattlesnake in their backyard they have livestock they have pets they have a beautiful mountainous
belgian melon news dog kids so they're petrified it's a large snake she had already sent me a
picture of the snake it is an eastern diamond back and is curled up right at the base of a palm tree
inside a pen area where they have pot belly pigs chickens uh pygmy goats and so forth so
snake this size could actually do a lot of damage so i'm in route to that location to
remove the snake and relocate it to a place that's more conducive especially for a venomous snake
okay
that's a big old diamondback right there look how well the camouflaged in there
nice big hit on that snake
this will be the third venomous snake since last night yep now the tail's starting to go
i got you baby i got you baby oh that's a big old snake look at that eastern diamondback rattlesnake
now these snake tongs i'm using are not hurting it i just get a gentle squeeze on it
but that is a gorgeous snake wow looks like you've got about 10 buttons on there i know yep no baby
there you go this is the gotta really really really pay attention there we go
and i use the tongs because with all the snakes that i do handle
this winds up being an extension of my grip so i don't hurt them but if i get hung up on vegetation
that snake right there will hit you like a baseball bat now you got to worry about
the venom plus the bite site for bacteria this is a secured lid
ventilated there you go
that's one more rattlesnake and it'll be taken out to a secluded location and released
take care yep i love it when a plant comes together and again with the eastern diamondbacks
highly venomous they have a fierce bite not that i've been bitten and that's the key
using the right gear knowing what you're doing pay attention to what you're doing all the time
that's what it's about zero bites that's my record and i'm keeping it that
way
there you go secure and ready to roll
ugh okay
this beautiful snake again four and a half another four four and a half footer just beautiful
beautiful snake they're gorgeous with the markings on them i give myself a shield oh yeah nope you're
just rested up oh you're going to come out aren't you yep you want to come out i know baby come on
i know now i'm just going to work it out a little bit here and again reason i use these tongs is
oh it's getting agitated there you go there you go here we go
look at that that is another gorgeous that's an eastern diamondback rattlesnake
look at the head on that hear those rattles going gently squeezing i'm not hurting the snake okay
make that perfectly clear i'm not here to hurt them i want to get them
oh listen to that i know you're letting me know you're let me know you're here
i know look at that look at the markings on that snake that is absolutely gorgeous
tongue's flicking sensing go ahead don't strike go go ahead go
look how well that snake blends in to its environment if you weren't paying attention
and you're just walking a trail they have a hell of a reach when they go to strike
well see what other adventure i can get in on
pickup time
um hey guys i'm matt eisemann from live rescue
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