Ron Magill

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Jessica, you were just rooting on the Flamingo, and now you're hammering it back. What's going on?

Jessica, you were just rooting on the Flamingo, and now you're hammering it back. What's going on?

Nothing's too good for us, Jessica. Nothing is too good for us.

Nothing's too good for us, Jessica. Nothing is too good for us.

There's no such thing as a white-bellied rat snake.

There's no such thing as a white-bellied rat snake.

Well, you know what? If you listen to everything Google says, you're going to have a rough time in life.

Well, you know what? If you listen to everything Google says, you're going to have a rough time in life.

It's most likely a black racer, which is dark slate gray, and it does have a white belly. So you immediately assume there must be a white-bellied rat snake because it has a white belly. Oh, my God. That's actually a racer. That's a black racer, just like I predicted. They are primarily lizard eaters. They're found all over Florida. They will scare you.

It's most likely a black racer, which is dark slate gray, and it does have a white belly. So you immediately assume there must be a white-bellied rat snake because it has a white belly. Oh, my God. That's actually a racer. That's a black racer, just like I predicted. They are primarily lizard eaters. They're found all over Florida. They will scare you.

I mean, if you corner one, it will strike at you, and it also, it will rattle its tail. It doesn't have rattles at the end, but it will rattle its tail in dead leaves, so it makes the rattling sound. So it's really a harmless snake, feeds on lizards, but, and if you grab it, not only will it try to bite you, but it will musk you.

I mean, if you corner one, it will strike at you, and it also, it will rattle its tail. It doesn't have rattles at the end, but it will rattle its tail in dead leaves, so it makes the rattling sound. So it's really a harmless snake, feeds on lizards, but, and if you grab it, not only will it try to bite you, but it will musk you.

It emits, it gets rid of this musk that is so smelly, you have to wait for your skin to die off before that smell goes away.

It emits, it gets rid of this musk that is so smelly, you have to wait for your skin to die off before that smell goes away.

Absolutely not. They were panicking. And that's the way I find snakes when I'm out in the wild is I listen for birds alarming because they know the snakes eat bird chicks and they eat bird eggs. We're in the middle of the breeding season right now. So there's a lot of nests with eggs and chicks in them. And snakes are a huge threat to them.

Absolutely not. They were panicking. And that's the way I find snakes when I'm out in the wild is I listen for birds alarming because they know the snakes eat bird chicks and they eat bird eggs. We're in the middle of the breeding season right now. So there's a lot of nests with eggs and chicks in them. And snakes are a huge threat to them.

So when they see, blue jays especially, I find when I'm looking for coach whips and things here at the zoo, I listen for the blue jays. They're alarming. They're alarming at the snake. That's how I can find the snake. That's all they're doing is just alarming to ensure that their chicks and their eggs aren't getting predated on.

So when they see, blue jays especially, I find when I'm looking for coach whips and things here at the zoo, I listen for the blue jays. They're alarming. They're alarming at the snake. That's how I can find the snake. That's all they're doing is just alarming to ensure that their chicks and their eggs aren't getting predated on.

Jessica, that's the way it is with any antivenin. Antivenins are made by injecting horses. with the venom because horses are so large they then build up antibodies and they use horse's blood to make that antivenin. So if you have an allergic reaction to the horse's blood, yes, you can go into anaphylactic shock and that can cause a real problem.