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Now, what I would love to do, Collins--

Yes?

- if you think you you're up for it,

is to let this spider walk on your hand and arm.

You think you could do that?

What are the chances of it biting me, really quick?

Uh, for real?

Yeah.

1 to 10.

There's always a chance.

Just like that.

That feels crazy!

Perfect.

Oh, my gosh!

There you go. Perfect.

Whatever you do, don't apply any pressure to the spider.

OK.

You might want to-- it's going on my arm.

If there is one place that we, as a team,

love to explore at night, it's the Sonoran Desert.

During the light of day, temperatures can easily

cross 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

And combined with the bone-scorching sun rays,

the conditions are pretty much unbearable for a human.

Even the rugged creatures of the Southwest

do their best to stay hidden underground or in the shade.

However, under the darkness of night,

temperatures drop considerably, making

it the perfect time to encounter a world of nocturnal animals.

What's going on, guys?

So we just finished filming an episode for Collins' channel.

Yep.

And it's only 2:00 in the morning,

so we said, let's get outside and explore our backyard here

in the Sonoran Desert and see what

sort of nighttime creatures we can come across.

Now, I'm going to let you take with you tonight

my special SOG flashlight.

Yo, this thing is like-- oh, my god!

Don't shine it in your eyeballs.

Oh, my gosh.

This thing's-- - It is bright.

- crazy bright! OK.

But that will definitely help you spot some of the creatures

that we're searching for tonight.

You'll also notice that I have a pair of snake tongs,

and that is because there are a lot of western diamondback

rattlesnakes-- - Oh, snap.

- that may potentially be out there tonight.

There's also the chance of coming across tarantulas,

banded geckos, Gila monsters, other lizards that

are sleeping.

Literally, there is a plethora of biodiversity

out here in Sonoran Desert, so anything is possible.

So if you guys are ready, let's head off into the darkness

and see what we can find.

You ready?

Let's do it.

Collins Key is without question one

of the fastest growing talents on YouTube.

His family-friendly content and charismatic style

have captured nearly seven million subscribers to date,

making him a bona fide superstar.

However, when it comes to adventures in the wild,

this is going to be something quite a bit

different than he is used to.

Now, I'm trying to see if maybe there are some black widows.

What?

I'm out, bro!

What? Black widows?

Those are dangerous, man! Oh, my jeez!

Whoa.

Easy, buddy.

It's just a bush, bro!

So we were excited to break trail

into the darkness to see what species of animals

we can get him up close and personal with.

So you notice all this area here?

Looks like waters flow through here, right?

Yep.

This is a very small wash.

Now, a wash is like an animal super highway, right?

It's pretty much free of plants and any debris.

That means snakes, Gila monsters, even something

like a coyote or a rabbit-- - What's a Gila monster?

Oh, you don't know what a Gila monster is?

No. It sounds super dangerous.

Uh, well, it is the only venomous lizard

in the United States, actually something that I've

been bitten by before-- Of course.

Of course you have.

But not intentionally.

And it was the most painful bite I've ever taken.

You want me to keep filming?

Oh!

Yeah, he got the whole top of my thumb.

pass the Go-Pro, and he

got the whole top of my thumb.

Just stop.

Stop filming, stop filming.

Our odds of seeing a Gila monster

are like one in a million. - OK.

It is like the Holy Grail of the desert.

Not likely we'll see one tonight,

but, yes, Gila monsters would use

a wash to move about at night as they're searching for prey.

So what we oftentimes try to do is shine our light down

the wash, just from a distance, see

if we see any animals moving.

I don't see anything here.

But as you can see, this is an open pathway also for us.

That means if we walk down it, we

stand less chance of accidentally running

into something like a rattlesnake.

So let's head this direction and maybe we'll find a lizard.

Now, if we spot a rattlesnake, it actually

would be very, very apparent.

They have a black and white tail that just jumps

out in the flashlight beam.

Lots of little ants running around.

But ants don't scare you, right?

Is there anything you're afraid of, Collins?

Not a massive fan of spiders.

OK.

We actually had a pet snake for a long time,

so I think snakes are actually pretty cool.

Whoa! Oh, jeez.

Sorry.

It was you-- yo, you--

he asked the question about, like, are you scared?

And then, literally, his flashlight

shone through the plant, and it was like-- there was

like that weird kind of reflection on the ground,

and I freaked out because I thought it was a giant

moving spider or something.

I'm really good at this, as you can--

We'll probably see some of those.

Yeah, right?

Collins.

- What? - Look right through there.

You see that? - Yo!

Look up on that limb.

That is a huge desert spiny lizard, and it's sleeping.

We might be able to catch it.

I'm going to have to go around from this side, though.

You stay right there and watch.

Keep the [inaudible] This is going to be tough because I'll

be shaking the tree.

It's still asleep.

He's on to you.

Nice grab.

Oh, nice!

That is a nice one.

That is a big desert

spiny lizard right there.

Nice!

Woo!

Man!

Let's see that thing.

That is a good looking lizard.

That thing is huge!

Oh, my gosh!

That is about the biggest spiny

lizard I have ever caught.

That thing is huge!

It can give you a pretty--

Oh, my gosh.

What's coming off of it?

- powerful bite.

Just scales.

Oh, really?

Just shedding some skin.

Yeah, you can see the back leg is actually in the process

of shedding right there. - Wow!

And see this? Pet the back.

Pet it's back.

See how spiky that is?

Oh, my god!

I've never seen a lizard this big before.

And you can tell it's a male.

You see that blue chin?

And on the underside--

Whoa!

Look at that.

This thing is huge!

Pretty gorgeous, huh?

That's awesome

And this is one of the fastest and toughest

lizard species out here.

Oh, it's so spiky!

And, usually, the only way to catch one of these lizards

is exactly with that tactic at night,

find them sleeping in the trees.

Absolute beast.

You want to hold it?

- I mean, yeah, I guess. - Yeah?

How do we do this?

Now, you have to be very careful,

because they can drop their tails as an escape mechanism

from predators.

So I do not want you to be bitten.

We're going to do--

Staying relaxed.

It's very powerful.

Oh, he's very spiky too.

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

I'm actually getting spiked really bad there.

He's looking to bite me, man.

What you want to do is kind of hold

him in the middle of his body.

There you go.

If you let him go, if anything happens, you just let go,

and he'll jump to the ground.

There you go.

Whoa!

That's you holding one good sized spiny lizard.

Oh, my gosh.

Pretty spiky, huh?

Yeah!

Hi, buddy.

Holy cow.

Jeez!

You've ever held a lizard like this before?

Never!

I didn't even know they were this big.

Yeah!

That's honestly probably the biggest one I've ever caught.

This thing is massive.

Yeah, he is an absolute beaster.

All right, I'm gonna gently take it back from you.

Ready? - OK.

Yep. Oh, my gosh.

OK, you can let go.

OK.

There we go.

Hi, buddy. OK.

Whoa!

it's hard to hold on because of all the spikes.

Jeez.

There we go.

Wow.

Well, I would say this is an excellent start to our night.

Yeah!

Let's, uh, see what else we can find.

All right.

All right.

So, Coyote, why are we at this wall?

The wall is actually a great place to look

for not only scorpions but--

what's that?

All right, Mario has called out that he's found a banded gecko.

Let's see where this is.

OK, this looks pretty safe.

Keep rolling.

Where is he?

Oh, oh, oh, yeah!

OK, I'm going to go ahead and catch it real slow here.

All right.

Oh!

On to you now.

Whoa, whoa.

Oh!

Nice.

OK.

Right down here by the pool pump,

definitely in the backyard. - By the pool pump.

But, yeah, that's great.

These are oftentimes the best places to look for animals is

right around human habitation.

Now, Collins, this is turning into the night of the lizards

right now.

Yeah, really!

We start with the desert spiny,

and this is one of my favorite species,

the western banded gecko.

Now, it's very, very fragile.

Yeah.

You want to turn it like this.

Go ahead and just pet its back.

You'll feel--

Oh, my gosh!

- it's like velvet, right?

Yeah!

Now, this is a species that is almost entirely nocturnal.

As you can imagine, hot desert sun

would absolutely cook this creature,

so they're underground during the day.

Now, Collins, what's really cool about this gecko

is that this is one of the rare species out here

in the desert that is not venomous or poisonous.

There are a lot of animals out here

that can give you a pretty nasty bite or sting.

This is one that is completely safe to handle.

And like I said, they are extremely fragile.

So if anybody out there watching is out in the desert at

night and sees one of these lizards,

it's probably best to just admire

it from a respectful distance.

But how cute is that lizard, right?

It's adorable.

So have you ever held a gecko before?

No.

I've literally held like no creatures,

really, before at all. - I don't know, guys.

Do you think Collins should hold the gecko?

Absolutely.

OK, so can you see how I just have it balanced

on the tip of my finger there? - Yep.

You see how I'm just kind of holding on to the back leg?

Again, you don't want to apply any pressure to the tail.

There you go.

Kind of let it rest up on your finger like that.

There you go.

Just real gentle.

The crazy thing is there's just a little heartbeat

going and going like-- Mhm.

Oh, my gosh.

And you feel how

soft and velvety that skin is? - Yeah!

And you notice the camouflage pattern

on this lizard, all of that banding.

That's where they get the name banded gecko.

But that helps them blend in perfectly to this environment.

So what I'll do is I'll hold up just a handful

of rocks and dry grass.

And you can see how easy it is for this creature to just blend

right into its environment.

Yep.

It's just so soft.

It's crazy.

You think Collins should let it go?

Oh, yeah. You want to do the honors?

Sure. Just put it down and let it go?

Uh, yeah.

Let's make sure Mario's got a decent shot here.

All right.

And just kind of lean your hand down.

Right here?

Let go of your hold.

There you go.

It's kind of like, whoa, I'm back off into the desert.

Exactly.

OK, well, so far, we've come across two very safe lizards.

I think we need to up the stakes a little bit

and find something either a little more dangerous

or a little more creepy. Are you up for that?

I'm up for it.

All right, there's your flashlight.

- Thank you. - Let's head this way.

Let's do it.

It's tough when you hear somebody yell

"they found something," you want move quicker,

but you still have to scan everywhere you're going.

You don't want to step on a rattlesnake.

Yeah, this is pretty open right here.

Hurry up!

What have you got?

OK, come here.

Take a look right there.

Oh, my gosh.

What?

It's a Gila monster. What!

That is a Gila monster.

No way!

Hang on, hang on, hang on.

It moved from that bush to that spot there.

Right there. See if you can get a shot.

It's kind of chilling there, but I need to get a--

Oh, I see it. Let me get a shot, guys.

Oh, man. Let me get a shot.

That's a big one.

Have you got a shot on?

Yeah. OK, go for it.

OK, I'm going to move real slow.

We don't want to try to touch and handle this lizard.

Oh, my gosh!

Yo!

OK, Collins, stay back just a touch.

OK, go ahead, Collins.

Crouch down right there very, very slow.

There you go.

Real slow.

OK.

Good, good, good, good, good.

Now, just keep your fingers up away from the ground.

I am going to move in a little bit closer to you.

Oh, you see that tongue flicking?

Yep.

It is sensing us right now.

Now, I'm hoping that me not being in front of it

doesn't give it that escape route.

OK. There we go.

How's that shot for you, Mark? It's perfect.

Is that good? Mario, good for you?

Mhm.

OK, now I am going to keep the snake tongs in between us,

just in case it lunges, I'll be able to block it's strike.

And there you have it.

That is the holy grail of the Sonoran Desert

right there, Collins, probably the rarest creature

that you can come across.

You can see now it's getting comfortable.

It's saying to itself, OK, nobody's trying to pick me up.

Nobody's in my way.

This lizard is going to move on when

it feels it's time to move on.

And that's going to be the moment

that we get to spend with it.

But look at that amazing patterning.

That's incredible!

That is a very healthy Gila monster.

You've never seen one of these before, have you?

No, this is so cool!

You should seriously get out your phone

and take a picture. - Do you have your phone on you?

Yeah.

You got to move very slowly, very slowly.

Yeah, there you go.

Get your phone out and take a picture.

This is going to be one of those moments to remember, my friend.

Now, my excitement could be a lot

louder than it is right now, but we

want this reptile to stay calm.

The longer it stays here in front of us,

the better it is for our scene because if it decides to book,

we're going to literally have to let it go on its way.

Now, they will stay underground the majority of the day,

right, again, trying to escape the heat.

They come out to hunt at night.

Oh, stay right there, stay right there.

And you'll notice the skin looks very beaded, right?

Yeah.

Every one of those little bumps

is an osteoderm, which is a little chip

of bone underneath the skin.

And then there's a scale up over the top of it.

Wow.

Yeah.

Oh, my gosh.

This is like a perfect specimen.

Oh, my gosh. This is--

Look how good it's being. It's just sitting right there.

This is the second largest

Gila monster I've ever seen. Really?

Yeah.

That is a big lizard right there.

Wow.

And this is the only venomous lizard species

here in the United States.

However, down in Mexico, there's another venomous lizard

called the beaded lizard.

So there are only two venomous lizards in North America.

But when it comes to the Southwest, this lizard is king.

So when it's flicking its tongue out, is it--

what is it doing when it's doing that?

That's a great question.

Well, they have a forked tongue, just like a snake,

and what that's doing is it's sensing its environment.

So when that tongue comes out, it

grabs chemicals from the air, sucks it into its mouth,

and have what's called a Jacobson's organ.

And that basically is like a computer that tells him,

OK, this is what's in the area.

It could be potential prey.

It could be a potential predator.

It could be whether or not rain is coming.

They rely on that tongue for so much information.

Wow.

It's like the Gila monster's

little personal computer. They can see--

I think he's trying to move his head towards us.

Oh, it's coming towards us.

It is getting ready to head into the shadows

and call it a night.

I think it has hung out quite long enough.

That's a little beetle that just flew into the scene.

OK.

Collins, OK, why don't you gently

stand up and just kind of take a very slow

step off to the edge there.

OK.

Perfect.

Yo!

And we're going to let this Gila

monster continue on its night.

That was epic!

This has certainly been the night of the lizards

at this point, but I have now found

a pretty good sized tarantula.

Can you see it right up on the edge of the grass right there?

I cannot tell if it is away from the burrow.

And if it's next to burrow, I want

to see if I can get it away from it so we can actually

get up closer with the camera.

You want me to be close to this part,

or how do you want me to be in this?

Let's bring it out away from the grass.

That's going to be key, because you can't really see it.

Do you have any tissues on you?

You ready?

Yeah.

Oh, here we go.

This is perfect.

All right, Collins, now that we actually

have the tarantula up and out of the grass, what the best

thing for me to do is actually just

kind of cup my hand over the spider

and see if I can keep it in one place.

Dude!

Come here.

I'm gonna try to do this without taking a bite.

Yeah.

Now, the bite from the spider

is no more potent than that of a bee sting.

So if I am bitten, it's going to be OK.

Oh, my gosh!

Yo, that's crazy!

You should just stay completely still.

It does make me nervous to try to balance the spider

from one hand to the other.

Now, what I would love to do, Collins--

Yes.

- if you think you're up for it, is to let the spider

walk on your hand and arm.

You think you could do that?

What are the chances of biting me, really quick?

Uh, for real?

Yeah. 1 to 10.

There's always a chance.

1 in 10.

You see how I'm just letting it walk from hand

to hand, applying no pressure? Yep.

It's staying pretty calm.

Just put your hand out, straight in front of my hand.

Oh!

Oh, jeez!

just like tripped out for a second, bro?

Yep.

It's because you made a loud noise.

You want to stay as calm as you can.

Don't make any noise. - OK, I'll go--

So, yeah, so here's the thing, though,

Collins, like if you do this, you've

got to keep your hands still.

OK.

Got to stay completely still.

Back of the hand or front of the hand?

I would do the base of your hand.

And I will be here to--

Are you going to catch it on the other side?

Mhm.

I'm not going to let it on to you.

There you go.

Whoa!

Still, stay still.

Stay still.

There you go.

Very good.

Very good. - Oh, my gosh!

Oh, that was pretty good! - ...

That was great. - Yo!

There you go. Very still.

We're just going to continue to give

it a runway, just like that.

That feels crazy!

Perfect.

Oh, my gosh!

You're doing awesome.

Did you ever think that you would

be out here in the Sonoran Desert handling a tarantula?

No way!

This is so cool!

Oh, my gosh!

All right, put your hand out.

There you go.

Oh!

Wow.

Go ahead, try and get your other hand in front.

There you go. Perfect.

Oh, my gosh!

Whatever you do, don't apply any pressure to the spider.

OK, you might want to-- it's going on my arm.

There we go. - I forgot--

I forgot about the loud rule. My bad.

It's OK, it's OK.

The quieter you stay, the more calm the spider will stay.

This is so--

It's starting to get habituated with you guys.

Yep.

Well, it's figured out at this point

that we are not predators.

This is so--

We are not trying to eat the spider.

- so cool!

Its interest is just in getting

to the next spot it can walk.

There you go.

Now my hands aren't even involved.

I-- I-- oh.

Oh, oh, go for it!

Oh, yeah, yeah, it's going for it!

OK!

Excellent work.

So cool.

You are a brave man, my friend.

Yo!

It takes a lot to be afraid of spiders

and actually hold on to one of these arachnids.

But like I said, this is not something

that you need to be afraid of.

Despite the fact that they are venomous,

the bite is very mild.

And after I handle the spider for a few minutes,

I can kind of determine that it is going to stay calm.

Otherwise, I would--

That is so-- dude, that just blew my mind.

That was-- I never thought I would ever hold a tarantula,

let alone like a wild tarantula that we just caught.

Yeah, tell everybody watching.

This is a tarantula we literally just walked

on in the middle of the desert.

We literally just found this in a bushel of grass, fam,

in a bushel of grass.

I've handled many a tarantulas,

but you have to base handling on an arachnid

like this on its demeanor.

Now, for anybody out there watching,

I would never recommend that you go out

and try to pick up a tarantula.

Keep in mind, I've been doing this for a very long time.

And the only reason that I pushed you into this position

is because I feel comfortable with this spider.

I let it get adapted to me, and then I let it walk on you.

I would never put you in a situation

that I didn't think was safe.

But there you go.

You have faced--

That is so cool!

- your fear of spiders, and you

have handled a wild tarantula.

How cool is that?

Literally never thought I would do that.

Well, guys, I would definitely say that this was

one incredibly epic expedition.

We came across multiple lizard species,

including the holy grail of the Sonoran

Desert, the Gila monster.

And then Collins Key, my main man,

faced his arachnophobia by handling

a wild desert blonde tarantula.

Look at that.

Got it?

Yep.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see on the next location.

Look at that!

See, he likes me.

He's going back on my hand.

- You've got a new buddy. - Exactly.

All right, you want to do the honors of letting

it back off into the desert? - Yep.

All right, just--

Here we go.

- put your hands down on the sand, and off it will go.

Bye, buddy!

Bye!

Have a safe journey.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

That's cassowary.

And today, I'm going to challenge

it to an apple-eating contest.

So this morning, what I'm going to do

is challenge this cassowary to an apple-eating contest.

I really love apples, and this cassowary really loves apples.

It's pretty cool to have something in common

with a living dinosaur.

I'm pretty sure, though, that I'm going to be able to eat

apple faster than this bird.

She doesn't even have hands to hold onto it with.

All right, you ready for this?

Yeah, give me a countdown.

All right.

Now, you've got to eat it all the way the core.

All the way to the core.

Not eating the seeds, though. No, no.

OK.

Just the core, just the core.

Ready? To the core.

You've got to do this fast, because I've

heard that this cassowary is--

it's like lightning. - It's not going to beat me.

OK. Ready?

Yep.

3, 2, 1, go!

Oh, yeah!

Chew it!

This one's extremely juicy!

Chew it, chew it.

Come on.

You've got to finish it down to the core.

Down to the core.

I've seen chipmunks eat faster apples!

Come on, let's go!

All right, you've got to swallow it, though.

You've got to swallow it.

How's that taste?

What was that?

You're never going to beat me, cassowary!

You're never going to beat me!

Come on.

You've got to swallow it.

Every second counts.

Come on, come on, come on!

All right!

Done!

Look at that!

53 seconds.

Top that, cassowary!

How do you like them apples?

Woo!

I've eaten apples fast before, but under the pressure

of having to defeat this cassowary,

I had to go extra fast.

I think I've got this bird topped.

She doesn't even have hands.

I don't know how she's possibly going

to beat me in under 60 seconds, but I

guess we'll see what happens.

All right, Ryan.

Is mama cassowary ready for her apple?

I think we're ready for the apple.

All right, counting down.

3, 2, 1.

That cassowary just swallowed that apple whole!

I didn't see that coming.

She didn't even chew it!

I think she won.

Whoa.

Did you guys just see that?

I'm going to say that was three seconds.

That cassowary literally just swallowed that apple whole.

I almost have to see that again to believe it.

Let's replay that.

Replay that.

Whoa!

Did you guys just see that?

I didn't see that coming!

Did you guys see that?

Wow!

There you have it.

I was just completely demolished in the apple-eating contest

by the cassowary.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

I better practice eating my apples.

We'll see you on the next adventure.