SFH - How To Properly Handle Snakes

Handling snakes is something that definatly needs to be done with care. Snakes are very fragile creatures and therefore can be injured easily if not handled properly. Handling a snake is something I would only recomend if you know the snake species and know that it is a non-venomous snake. HANDLING VENOMOUS SNAKES IS A HOSPITAL TRIP WAITING TO HAPPEN!!!! I've handled snakes all my life and for the most part though that i was handling them correctly, I was wrong. I grew up watching Steve Irwin and other Animal Planet stars and just basically whent off of what they were doing, with my own little twist in there of course. When I found out that I had been handling these awesome creatures so wrongfully I was shocked. I had no idea that you should use your hands as a gliding surface for a snake. I guess that's why every snake that I found wanted to bite me so bad. Anyway, once you perfect the proper ways for handling snakes then the snake, once caught, will become docile quicker. The simple fact of the snake feeling comfortable is key. Unneeded stress on the serpent is exactly that UNNEEDED. So just remember next time your out and about and find a snake that you want to hold that your hands need to just be another object for the snake to continue on its normal rout. If you are handling the snake properly and it still seems adjetated then it probably just wants to be let go and you should do just that. I hope this helps anyone wanting to know how to properly handle snakes. I know it helped me ALOT. Stay safe out there herping!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Ok guys this is just a video basically updating you all on what's been going on with me in the past 7 months and why I haven't been posting any videos on my YouTube channel in that time. Also some good info is realesed about the new series i'm workin on called "School For Herpers." This new sweries is basically intended to be a guid for beginer herpers and anyone that may be interested in starting Herping. I'm currently working on the videos and have a few done that I will be posting come next week. Also the reason I look like crap is I shot this video after working a 12 hour shift at my work on nights and i was going on 24 hours of no sleep lol. So yea..... Hope you all are looking forward to some new videos and the new series! Stay safe out there Herping!

Coming Soon

Hey guys! This is the official trailer for "HardCore Wild" Season 3. This season contains alot of new and exciting things. There are plenty of new Herps, crazy situations, and alot of awesome info on these new and old creatures. Its sure to be a blast let me tell you. Now, I'm not goin to be posting any videos of Season 3 untill Spring 2011 as you saw in the trailer. I just decided to go ahead and get the trailer up so all you HCW fans could have something to look forward to come spring. I'm going to be doing a new series as well starting Jan 1st, 2011 called "School For Herpers" and I will get into that more when I post my New Years video and blog. Well I hope you guys are looking forward to the new season! Stay safe out there Herping!