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Welcome to Creature Features.
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Right now, I'm exploring
a flooded meadow.
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What's great about
this is it provides
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the perfect environment
for a number of reptiles
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and amphibians species.
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It's right up against a wooded
area and near that wooded area
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we can find some of the
most common reptiles
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here in West Virginia,
possibly hog nosed snakes
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and maybe even some
black rat snakes.
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So with any luck, all we need to
do is a little bit of searching
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and hopefully, we'll come
across one of these reptiles.
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OK, we're headed into
this wooded area here.
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A little easier to walk
than out in those grasses.
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Wow.
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Pretty open expanse in here.
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Lots of cool trees
and vines too.
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Black rat snake right there.
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Look at this.
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Right there, moving up the--
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How about that?
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There's a black rat snake
going right up those vines.
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You probably can't
see it on the GoPro.
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OK, to catch that snake, I'll
have to get up into that tree.
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Hold on a second.
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I'm coming up there.
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You stay put.
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Where is he going?
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Oh, boy.
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This is going to be a challenge.
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Real quick.
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Oh, there goes my GoPro.
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Got him.
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Here we go.
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Here we go.
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OK, I'm jumping down.
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Hold on.
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And just like that,
we've got a creature.
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OK, and here we go.
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The five things that
you probably didn't
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know about the black rat snake.
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Number one, the black rat
snake is non-venomous.
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While some people are
afraid of the snake species,
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it is completely harmless.
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Number two, the black rat
snake, like all snakes,
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does have teeth.
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However, their teeth
are rather small.
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While a bite won't
necessarily hurt you,
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they do use those teeth to
grapple onto their prey.
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To kill their prey, because
they don't have venom,
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they actually
constrict around them,
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so very similar to a python.
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This snake will tangle up its
victim, eventually cutting off
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the circulation,
which leads to death,
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and then the snake has the
opportunity to finish its meal.
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Number three, speaking of
meals, like their name suggests,
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the black rat snake specializes
in catching and eating
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rats, mice, and small mammals.
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However, like you saw there,
they are also arboreal,
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which means they'll
head up into the trees
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to rob bird nests of baby
birds or unhatched eggs.
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These snakes are
excellent climbers.
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Number four, the black rat snake
is one of the largest snake
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species in the United
States, and they can
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reach nearly 8 feet in length.
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That is a pretty big
slithering serpent.
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Number five, while
they may be called
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the black rat snake,
as you can see,
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they're not completely black.
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While they can be
a very dark shade,
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they oftentimes have a
very light underbelly
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and have a bit of
speckling that runs
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down the length of their body.
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You've got some reds, some
yellows, and some creams,
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making this snake
perfectly camouflaged
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between the light
and the shadows
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in the environments
which it's hunting.
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And when they're babies,
also known as neonates,
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they're gray with a
little bit of patterning,
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so rather hard to identify.
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There you have it, five things
that you probably didn't
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know about the black rat snake.
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I'm Coyote Petersen.
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Be brave.
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Stay wild.
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We'll see you on the
next creature feature.
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All right, there he goes.
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Right back into the
tree where he came from.
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Good luck hunting.
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Welcome to Creature Features.
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Today I'm exploring
Middle Bass Island.
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While this location is famous
for its unique population
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of Lake Erie water
snakes, today I'm
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actually searching for another
one of its slithering serpents,
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the fox snake.
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It's early morning, and the
sun is just beginning to peek
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through the trees, which
means that these snakes are
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going to come out
to start basking
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and then hunting for the day.
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So I have a good
feeling that with just
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a little bit of searching,
there's a good chance
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we're going to find one.
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So if you guys are
ready, let's see if we
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can track down a fox snake.
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One of the best places
to search for fox snakes
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is actually the base of
trees, and the reason for that
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is these predators
are opportunistic
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and this time of year, a lot of
baby birds are learning to fly.
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Those that can't quite
get up into the air
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end up on the ground,
which presents
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the perfect opportunity for
a snake to get a simple meal.
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By searching the
base of the trees,
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I'm hoping to come across
one of these snakes
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that's waiting in ambush.
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All right, let's check
a few more trees.
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I think we're getting close.
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OK, guys, we have
got a fox snake
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moving right here from the
shadows and into the light
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just as I predicted.
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This is perfect.
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Check this out.
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This is one of my favorite
snake species in the world.
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Totally safe to interact with.
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All I need to do is gently
pick it up like that.
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And there you have it.
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That is our Middle
Bass Island fox snake.
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Morning, buddy.
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How are you?
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That is one good
looking fox snake,
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and it may be the largest
fox snake I have ever caught
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here on the Erie islands.
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This guy is close to 3 and 1/2
maybe even 4 feet in length.
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All right, so if you guys
are ready, here we go.
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The five things that
you probably didn't
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know about the fox snake.
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Number one, the fox snake is
a classic case of vilification
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based on misidentification.
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What that means is this
species is often confused
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for venomous pit vipers,
like the Copperhead
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or the timber rattlesnake.
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The truth is this
is a completely
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non-venomous constrictor species
in the colubridae family.
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They're very closely
related to rat snakes
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in the genus pantherophis.
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Number two, as
constrictors, these snakes
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will wait in ambush for
their prey to get close.
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They primarily feast on small
mammals, birds, and amphibians.
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When they strikeout,
they grapple on
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with a mouthful of teeth
and anchor onto their prey.
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Once they have
that prey in place,
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they quickly wrap their coils
around and begin to constrict.
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Once that prey item dies,
they're capable of swallowing
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it down whole.
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Number three, the fox
snake gets its namesake
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from Reverend Charles Fox.
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This is the guy that
discovered and collected
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the original holotype
of the species.
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The name also
comes from the fact
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that when they're
threatened by predators,
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they will release
a really pungent
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musk that supposedly
smells like a fox, hence
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the name fox snake.
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Number four, if
the smell of a fox
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doesn't drive off
an attacker, this
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is one of many non-venomous
snake species that
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is capable of striking
out repeatedly and also
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rattling its tail against leaf
litter to mimic a rattlesnake.
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That combined with the banded
and checkered patterning,
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plus a striped tail,
you can see why
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this species is often confused
for a venomous rattler.
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Number five, fox snakes are
completely harmless to humans
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and are actually doing
us quite a bit of good
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by helping to balance out
the vermin population.
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Yet these snakes
are on the decline,
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and throughout many
parts of the range
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are considered threatened.
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That's due to habitat loss
from human encroachment
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and also eradication based
on an unnecessary fear
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of this species.
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So there you have
it, five things
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that you probably didn't know
about the fantastic fox snake.
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I'm Coyote Petersen.
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Be brave.
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Stay wild.
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We'll see you on the
next Creature Feature.
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Hello, everybody,
I'm Mark Vins
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and today, I'm taking you
on an adventure with me
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to look for horned lizards.
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Let's go.
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All right, so it's
pretty windy out here
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today, which could
pose some problems
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for finding horned lizards.
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Horned lizards, as we know, are
very small species of reptile,
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and they're going
to want to be taking
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shelter today out of this wind.
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Not to mention the sun
is behind a lot of clouds
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so those exothermic reptiles are
definitely going to be hunkered
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down trying to keep warm.
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Now we're also hopefully
going to find out later, if we
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find one, are they dangerous?
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Are they dangerous to hold?
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Are they sharp to touch?
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That's something that I'm going
to reveal later in this video.
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All right, cool, here.
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Here's a cool plant.
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You can see this creosote
bush has already blossomed.
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This is my favorite desert
plant because it's what
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gives the desert its smell.
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That beautiful aroma that
you get after a rainstorm
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is because of this plant.
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And you can actually
experience that without rain.
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All you have to do
take a little sprig,
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you rub it in your hands.
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I do this every time
I'm in the Southwest.
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These are all over the
Southwest, and then drop.
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Oh, man, I love that smell.
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But another cool thing
about the creosote bush
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is it makes a great hiding
spot for smaller animals,
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including the horned lizard,
today's target species.
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So you can bet every
creosote bush we pass,
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I'm going to be
looking underneath.
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All right, Cory,
time to move on.
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Here's a cool barrel cactus.
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Look at that.
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Its spines are super sharp.
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No need to worry about
ankle breakers out here,
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got to worry about
ankle shredders.
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Look at that.
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So we couldn't come
on an adventure
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out here without
addressing one of these.
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The Joshua Tree is a
very unique species.
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It's the tallest and
largest of the yucca
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and they are extremely sharp.
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Come on in here
real quick, Cory.
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Look at this.
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Should I show everybody just
how sharp these really are?
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OK, you guys ready for this?
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You've seen the cholla.
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It's time to take a step
up to the Joshua Tree.
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Ready?
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1, 2, 3.
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No way, guys.
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That would literally go
straight through my hand.
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Cory, reach out and
feel how strong.
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That is.
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And they are razor sharp.
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What's really cool
about this plant
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is that they are
actually ancient.
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These trees can live
up to 500 years old,
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and they take about 60 years
to grow into a mature plant.
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So this one is at
least 60 years old.
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Now they can grow quite
a bit taller than this.
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They can actually extend
up to heights of 40 feet.
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OK, time to find those lizards.
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Horned lizards are some
of the coolest reptiles
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in the Southwest.
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There's many species.
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Certainly we've found them
before on "Brave Wilderness"
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but we're looking for
a special one today.
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One we have not
seen yet on video.
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So far, no luck.
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As we know, washes are a
great place to find reptiles,
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specifically snakes.
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So I just wanted to
come up here real quick
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and see if anything's moving.
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We found the desert horned
lizard, a baby, a juvenile.
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I'm going to grab him.
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Ready, Cory?
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1, 2, 3.
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Got him.
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Hello.
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Look how beautiful he is.
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OK, here, let's get
down out of the wind.
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This is good spot.
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Oh, yeah, definitely much
more out of the wind.
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This is a juvenile
desert horned lizard.
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Look at how cute this
little reptile is.
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Let's tell everybody
at home all about you.
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Now although their appearance
is quite spiky and ominous,
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I can tell you that all
of those are nothing
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more than modified scales.
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The only real sharp part is
that crown around their head,
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and even those are very dull.
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Now the crown of horns on
the desert horned lizard
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is actually a lot
shorter than that
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of the regal horned lizard.
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You may have seen our past
videos in Arizona where we
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found the regal horned lizard.
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This is a different
species, but it
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is one of three horned
lizard species that
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has that defense mechanism
where they can project
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blood out of their eyes.
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Notice, this horned
lizard did not do that.
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They really have to
be agitated to display
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that defense mechanism.
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And what that is it's
actually pretty bizarre.
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These lizards have two veins
that connect to their ocular
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sinuses, and they
have the ability
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to constrict those veins to stop
the blood flow from the heart.
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Now when that
pressure builds up,
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they can release
it in such a force
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that it breaks
through the membrane
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and shoots out up to 4 feet.
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Wow.
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Oh, look at that
cute little tail.
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Cool pattern on that tail.
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Very flat for a horned lizard.
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But I just love the coloration
of the desert horned lizard.
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Those beautiful whitish
grays and browns,
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almost a green hue and an
outer line of orange and tan
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on the cheeks.
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Man, you are so cool looking.
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And I can't believe you found
you underneath a creosote bush,
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that we were talking
about just earlier,
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is a great place
for smaller animals
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to take refuge in wind and sun.
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And like I mentioned earlier,
this is just a hatchling,
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a tiny desert horned lizard.
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But if it's lucky
enough, it'll grow up
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to be 3 to 5 inches
in length, which
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is about three times your size.
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So you've got a long
way to go, buddy.
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But we're going to
put you right back
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where we found you, so you can
get well on your way, right?
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Right.
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What a special way
to end our adventure
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here in the deserts of
Nevada, finding the desert
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horned lizard.
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I'm Mark Vins.
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Be brave.
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Stay wild.
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We'll see you on
the next adventure.
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All right, let's put you back.
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There's the creosote
bush and you're home.
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00:14:03,016 --> 00:14:04,104
Here we go.
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00:14:04,234 --> 00:14:05,018
Have a good day.
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00:14:05,148 --> 00:14:06,019
Thanks for hanging.
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The Australian
Outback can truly
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be hailed as one of the
most iconic landscapes
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00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:20,033
on the planet, and
visiting this location
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had long been a dream for
the Brave Wilderness team.
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This vast expanse of open
grasslands and arid terrain
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is home to a
plethora of reptilian
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species, many of
which we hope to get
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up close for the cameras.
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So to have the best
chance of finding them,
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00:14:38,573 --> 00:14:42,229
we travel far beyond the city
limits of bustling civilization
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00:14:42,359 --> 00:14:48,365
and headed westward toward the
tiny rural town of Meandarra.
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00:14:48,496 --> 00:14:51,542
Exploring the outback
requires a bit of experience,
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00:14:51,673 --> 00:14:55,329
so we teamed up with animal
specialists Lockie Gilding
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00:14:55,459 --> 00:14:58,114
and Max Jackson,
who own and operate
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Australian Wildlife Encounters.
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00:15:01,030 --> 00:15:02,814
Working under their
special permits,
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we would be spending
peak daylight hours
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00:15:05,165 --> 00:15:08,037
driving the countryside in
search of ideal habitats
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00:15:08,168 --> 00:15:10,344
to explore.
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00:15:10,474 --> 00:15:13,042
Once a viable location
was established,
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00:15:13,173 --> 00:15:15,740
the goal was to break trail
into the great unknown
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00:15:15,871 --> 00:15:17,786
and begin our search
for any species
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00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:21,094
that could be safely presented
in front of the cameras.
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00:15:21,224 --> 00:15:25,272
Guys, so right now we are out
exploring in some back country.
361
00:15:25,402 --> 00:15:28,753
This is officially
the Australian bush,
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00:15:28,884 --> 00:15:30,930
and it's very disorienting.
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00:15:31,060 --> 00:15:35,021
I spin in a circle like
this, and I bet it looks
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00:15:35,151 --> 00:15:38,415
the same in every direction.
365
00:15:38,546 --> 00:15:40,200
All right, I'm
disorienting myself.
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00:15:40,330 --> 00:15:42,115
I know that I came though
from that direction,
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00:15:42,245 --> 00:15:47,337
so I'm going to head back
and meet up with the crew.
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00:15:47,468 --> 00:15:51,211
The bush, as it is so
iconically known in Australia,
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00:15:51,341 --> 00:15:53,953
refers to any sparsely
inhabited region
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regardless of vegetation type.
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00:15:56,259 --> 00:15:58,827
And given the fact that we
were well over 300 miles away
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00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:01,612
from any major city,
this wilderness
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00:16:01,743 --> 00:16:05,181
could definitely be considered
true Australian bush.
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00:16:08,793 --> 00:16:10,839
Look at that.
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00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:13,102
That's a wild pig
skull right there.
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00:16:13,233 --> 00:16:16,323
These hogs are feral
here in Australia.
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00:16:16,453 --> 00:16:19,195
I'll tell you what, you do not
want to run into one of these
378
00:16:19,326 --> 00:16:20,414
out there in the bush.
379
00:16:20,544 --> 00:16:22,677
Those tusks will
do a number on you.
380
00:16:22,807 --> 00:16:23,591
Wow.
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00:16:23,721 --> 00:16:25,071
Pretty cool find.
382
00:16:25,201 --> 00:16:26,898
Wish we could keep it,
but it's going to stay
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00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:28,857
here in the environment.
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00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:31,947
All right, let's keep
going that direction.
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00:16:32,078 --> 00:16:33,905
Deep within the
brambles it would
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00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:36,996
be nearly impossible to
find, let alone pursue,
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00:16:37,126 --> 00:16:39,128
any fast moving reptile.
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00:16:39,259 --> 00:16:42,349
So we made our way toward a
clearing, when all of a sudden,
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00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:46,092
we came upon one of Australia's
most common yet iconic lizard
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00:16:46,222 --> 00:16:47,310
species.
Lizard.
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00:16:47,441 --> 00:16:47,963
Lizard.
Lizard.
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00:16:48,094 --> 00:16:48,616
Right there.
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00:16:48,746 --> 00:16:49,312
Right there.
394
00:16:49,443 --> 00:16:50,270
Right there.
395
00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:51,532
I don't see it.
396
00:16:51,662 --> 00:16:52,359
It's right
there on that log.
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00:16:52,489 --> 00:16:52,968
I got it.
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00:16:53,099 --> 00:16:54,752
I got it.
399
00:16:54,883 --> 00:16:55,971
I think it's a bearded dragon,
but it's really dark in color.
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00:16:56,102 --> 00:16:57,494
OK, come up slow.
401
00:16:57,625 --> 00:16:58,800
Mario, see if you can zoom
in and get a shot on it.
402
00:16:58,930 --> 00:17:00,280
Got it.
Is a bearded.
403
00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:01,237
Wow, it's a lot darker
than I thought they'd be.
404
00:17:01,368 --> 00:17:02,238
OK.
405
00:17:02,369 --> 00:17:06,068
Come on, slow, slow, slow.
406
00:17:06,199 --> 00:17:07,809
It sees us.
407
00:17:07,939 --> 00:17:10,159
OK, if it darts, I'm just going
after it so follow after me.
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00:17:10,290 --> 00:17:11,247
Watch out for these logs here.
409
00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:18,907
Get it?
410
00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:19,821
Got it.
411
00:17:19,951 --> 00:17:20,822
Nice.
412
00:17:20,952 --> 00:17:22,041
Barely even moved.
413
00:17:22,171 --> 00:17:23,651
It was like perfectly
camouflaged,
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00:17:23,781 --> 00:17:26,001
and it just said,
OK, you can't see me.
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00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:27,829
I'll tell you what,
I did see you.
416
00:17:27,959 --> 00:17:30,440
That is a bearded
dragon right there.
417
00:17:30,571 --> 00:17:31,528
Whoa, whoa.
418
00:17:31,659 --> 00:17:32,355
Calm down there, buddy.
Wow.
419
00:17:32,486 --> 00:17:33,226
It's spiky.
420
00:17:33,356 --> 00:17:34,879
It is super spiky.
421
00:17:35,010 --> 00:17:36,968
OK, very stark
lighting right here.
422
00:17:37,099 --> 00:17:38,622
Let's kind of duck
down into the shade.
423
00:17:38,753 --> 00:17:40,233
I think that'll be
better for your cameras,
424
00:17:40,363 --> 00:17:43,018
and let's get this lizard
up close for the cameras.
425
00:17:43,149 --> 00:17:43,975
Oh, man.
426
00:17:44,106 --> 00:17:45,151
First lizard of the trip.
427
00:17:45,281 --> 00:17:46,152
This is awesome.
428
00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:47,457
Whoa.
429
00:17:47,588 --> 00:17:49,198
Watch your footing
through here, guys.
430
00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:51,200
All right, here's a
really shady spot up here.
431
00:17:51,331 --> 00:17:53,681
Let's hunker down
and film this scene.
432
00:17:57,554 --> 00:18:01,384
There it is, guys, the
Eastern bearded dragon.
433
00:18:01,515 --> 00:18:03,125
Now let's talk about
where this lizard
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00:18:03,256 --> 00:18:05,562
gets its name, the
bearded dragon.
435
00:18:05,693 --> 00:18:07,390
And let me see.
436
00:18:07,521 --> 00:18:08,913
All right, buddy, can you kind
of flare up your beard for us?
437
00:18:09,044 --> 00:18:10,263
He's actually
staying really calm.
438
00:18:10,393 --> 00:18:11,699
As you'll notice, the
temperature-- well,
439
00:18:11,829 --> 00:18:13,222
you guys can't notice,
but what we're noticing
440
00:18:13,353 --> 00:18:15,268
is that the sun is very
hot, but the temperatures
441
00:18:15,398 --> 00:18:17,139
are still very cool in the air.
442
00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:20,055
And like all reptiles,
this one is ectothermic,
443
00:18:20,186 --> 00:18:21,709
which means they're
using the sun
444
00:18:21,839 --> 00:18:23,493
to heat up their bodies
so they can head out
445
00:18:23,624 --> 00:18:24,929
and hunt for the day.
446
00:18:25,060 --> 00:18:27,584
And the bearded dragon
is a diurnal species.
447
00:18:27,715 --> 00:18:30,326
There is the central variety
and the Eastern variety,
448
00:18:30,457 --> 00:18:32,589
and the big difference there
is that the Eastern variety is
449
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,636
much darker in coloration, and
the interior of their mouth
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00:18:35,766 --> 00:18:38,073
is yellow as compared to pink.
451
00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:40,249
All right, buddy, can
we see that beard?
452
00:18:40,380 --> 00:18:41,772
You guys want to see
that beard, right?
453
00:18:41,903 --> 00:18:43,470
Oh, yeah.
454
00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,820
All right, let's see if I
can kind of tickle his chin.
455
00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:48,779
He's starting to pump up
his body a little bit there.
456
00:18:48,910 --> 00:18:49,954
How about that beard for us?
457
00:18:50,085 --> 00:18:51,173
I'm staying actually
really calm.
458
00:18:51,304 --> 00:18:52,392
Look at that.
459
00:18:52,522 --> 00:18:53,567
I'm not even
applying any pressure
460
00:18:53,697 --> 00:18:55,003
holding on to the body.
461
00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,223
It's just chilling out
on my hand right now.
462
00:18:57,353 --> 00:18:59,399
OK, you can kind of
see the beard there.
463
00:18:59,529 --> 00:19:01,052
Look right underneath the chin.
464
00:19:01,183 --> 00:19:02,619
Now when they're
really aggravated,
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00:19:02,750 --> 00:19:05,187
they will puff up their
bodies and puff up that beard,
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00:19:05,318 --> 00:19:08,451
open up their mouth, and display
that yellow interior color.
467
00:19:08,582 --> 00:19:11,411
Now in a sense, that's
aposematic coloration.
468
00:19:11,541 --> 00:19:14,675
They are not venomous, but that
bright color and that
469
00:19:14,805 --> 00:19:16,851
sort of display
oftentimes will ward
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00:19:16,981 --> 00:19:18,679
off any potential predators.
471
00:19:18,809 --> 00:19:21,203
Now when I do touch
the beard, it's
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00:19:21,334 --> 00:19:25,251
a bit softer than the
very rough, spiny scales
473
00:19:25,381 --> 00:19:26,948
on the back of this lizard.
474
00:19:27,078 --> 00:19:30,734
Wow, I cannot believe how calm--
475
00:19:30,865 --> 00:19:32,127
now it's trying to take off.
There we go.
476
00:19:32,258 --> 00:19:33,302
There you go.
477
00:19:33,433 --> 00:19:33,781
Now you got the
beard puffed out.
478
00:19:33,911 --> 00:19:35,043
Wow.
479
00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,567
That is one
impressive beard, sir.
480
00:19:37,698 --> 00:19:42,268
I think you could probably
win a beard growing contest.
481
00:19:42,398 --> 00:19:43,965
You'll notice the
very triangular
482
00:19:44,095 --> 00:19:45,967
shape of this lizard's head.
483
00:19:46,097 --> 00:19:47,621
That's one feature
that distinguishes
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00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:52,321
it from many of the lizard
species here in Australia.
485
00:19:52,452 --> 00:19:55,150
And oftentimes, you'll see
them like that just perched
486
00:19:55,281 --> 00:19:57,805
on the side of a
tree facing downward
487
00:19:57,935 --> 00:20:00,982
with that head protruding
out absorbing the sunlight.
488
00:20:01,112 --> 00:20:02,592
Man, I
can't believe you got one.
489
00:20:02,723 --> 00:20:05,813
I know and on my
first attempt as well.
490
00:20:05,943 --> 00:20:08,250
I'll tell you what's impressive
about this reptile is
491
00:20:08,381 --> 00:20:09,991
its claws.
492
00:20:10,121 --> 00:20:12,559
Let me kind of just see if I
get one of its feet out here.
493
00:20:12,689 --> 00:20:14,561
Oh, he's actually missing
a claw on one side,
494
00:20:14,691 --> 00:20:16,389
and they're excellent climbers.
495
00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:18,739
And oftentimes, early in the
morning like this, what they
496
00:20:18,869 --> 00:20:21,916
will do is climb up on the side
of a tree or perch out on a log
497
00:20:22,046 --> 00:20:23,483
where they're
absorbing sunlight.
498
00:20:23,613 --> 00:20:25,528
And like I said,
it's an exotherm,
499
00:20:25,659 --> 00:20:28,009
so they rely on the sunlight
to heat up before they head out
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00:20:28,139 --> 00:20:29,837
and hunt for the day.
501
00:20:29,967 --> 00:20:31,012
Actually, I think
at this point he is
502
00:20:31,142 --> 00:20:32,796
just using my hand as a perch.
503
00:20:32,927 --> 00:20:34,972
I've got him sort of
propped up in the sun there.
504
00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:38,976
I think he's saying to
himself, ah, this is perfect.
505
00:20:39,107 --> 00:20:40,239
Is
this normal behavior?
506
00:20:40,369 --> 00:20:42,458
I mean, that lizard is so calm.
507
00:20:42,589 --> 00:20:45,244
I honestly expected it to
jump off that log and take off,
508
00:20:45,374 --> 00:20:47,071
and I'd be chasing
it across the bush.
509
00:20:47,202 --> 00:20:49,509
But I think it was relying
more on its camouflage
510
00:20:49,639 --> 00:20:51,641
than anything to keep it hidden.
511
00:20:51,772 --> 00:20:54,340
Now this is an
opportunistic predator,
512
00:20:54,470 --> 00:20:57,995
and they're primarily feasting
on small insects and arachnids.
513
00:20:58,126 --> 00:21:00,607
However, they're omnivorous,
which means that if they find
514
00:21:00,737 --> 00:21:02,826
the chance to eat some
plants, some berries,
515
00:21:02,957 --> 00:21:06,177
something like that, they
will scarf up that as a meal,
516
00:21:06,308 --> 00:21:07,570
as well.
517
00:21:07,701 --> 00:21:09,572
Look at the length of
this lizard's tail.
518
00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:10,834
Beautiful, right?
519
00:21:10,965 --> 00:21:12,619
Now unlike some lizard
species, they're
520
00:21:12,749 --> 00:21:16,927
not able to detach that tail
to help them escape from I
521
00:21:17,058 --> 00:21:19,713
can actually balance the
lizard by the end of its tail
522
00:21:19,843 --> 00:21:21,323
and keep it on my
hand like that.
523
00:21:21,454 --> 00:21:24,413
And that tail is
incredibly spiky.
524
00:21:24,544 --> 00:21:26,154
Go ahead, Mark, reach
out there and feel
525
00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:27,851
how rough those scales are.
526
00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:30,376
And if you run your hand
in the opposite direction,
527
00:21:30,506 --> 00:21:31,942
that's where you
really get ripped up.
528
00:21:32,073 --> 00:21:34,162
I'm getting little
lacerations all over my hands
529
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,772
just from handling it.
530
00:21:35,903 --> 00:21:37,034
I don't
even think there's
531
00:21:37,165 --> 00:21:38,035
sandpaper that's that gritty.
532
00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:38,949
Right?
533
00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,342
Wow.
534
00:21:40,473 --> 00:21:41,865
Let's look at the
underside of the lizard,
535
00:21:41,996 --> 00:21:45,565
and the belly is much
softer than its back.
536
00:21:45,695 --> 00:21:48,089
Almost like the belly
of a horned lizard.
537
00:21:48,219 --> 00:21:49,133
Go ahead and zoom in there.
538
00:21:49,264 --> 00:21:51,788
You see those large ear sockets?
539
00:21:51,919 --> 00:21:55,096
They have excellent hearing
and wonderful eyesight
540
00:21:55,226 --> 00:21:56,837
during the day.
541
00:21:56,967 --> 00:22:00,319
This is without question one
of the most iconic species here
542
00:22:00,449 --> 00:22:03,017
in Australia, and I know for
you guys out there watching,
543
00:22:03,147 --> 00:22:06,063
Coyote Pack, that you have been
requesting a bearded dragon
544
00:22:06,194 --> 00:22:07,674
episode for quite some time.
545
00:22:07,804 --> 00:22:09,763
And I think it's really
fitting that our first lizard
546
00:22:09,893 --> 00:22:13,941
of this Australian trip just
so happens to be that reptile.
547
00:22:14,071 --> 00:22:16,770
Well, this was pretty cool,
getting the bearded dragon
548
00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,249
up close for the cameras.
549
00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:19,599
I'm Coyote Peterson.
550
00:22:19,729 --> 00:22:21,252
Be brave.
551
00:22:21,383 --> 00:22:22,732
Stay wild.
552
00:22:22,863 --> 00:22:24,517
We'll see you on
the next adventure.
553
00:22:24,647 --> 00:22:27,607
All right, guys, what lizard
are we going to catch next?
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