Other Animals

Ten days herping in the Amazon Rainforest surrounded by an unmatched diversity of lizards, snakes, frogs, arthropods, death, pain, and suffering! You can’t handle this trip! Well, you probably can’t. So is this the right herping adventure for you? Let’s find out! #clintsreptiles #amazonrainforest #herping ==== MT Amazon Ecotours and Expeditions: http://www.mtamazon.com/ Wildlife Tours Peru:

Photo by Angie Yeung Celltei® The Republic of Costa Rica in Central America is known for its incredible biodiversity. The people, known to themselves as “Ticos,” have elected to honor and protect their native lands and animals through their laws and national parks. This desire to respect nature and its many species is now embedded

Ratites such as cassowaries, emus, and ostriches have got to be some of the most amazing birds alive today. But what if I told you that some even more amazing ratites were here just a few hundred years ago, and they could be back very soon? What would you think? We’re really not so much

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider—The Avian Musculoskeletal System Date: Friday, April 14, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Dr. Stephanie Lamb, DVM, DABVP

Cockatoos are fairly common pet parrots. There are some really good reasons for this. These are amazing birds! They are also TERRIBLE PETS for most people. Is a cockatoo the right pet for you? #clintsreptiles #cockatoo #petbird ==== Enclosure: https://amzn.to/3jF6xTl Perch: https://amzn.to/3Z0aulw Diet: https://amzn.to/3G2lHJO Toys: https://amzn.to/3Vux7M5 Water Bowl: https://amzn.to/3VArKLr Aviary: https://amzn.to/3jyfjCx Prime Pets: https://myprimepets.com/ ====

Webinar: The Grey Way-An Owner’s Guide to an Avian Vet Visit Date: Friday, April 21, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Lisa

The Amazon rainforest contains some of the most incredible and dangerous animals on the planet. I’ve spent the last two weeks deep in the Peruvian Amazon searching for every species of snake I can find. We come face to face with coral snakes, bushmasters, and the most dangerous snake in the Americas! #clintsreptiles #snakes #snake

Box turtles of the genus Terrapene are fairly common North American turtles. They are much smaller than most tortoises, don’t require an aquarium like many other turtles, and have great personalities. There is a lot to love about box turtles. But are they good pets, and is the box turtle the best pet turtle for

Did you know that 1/4 of all mammals are bats? Bats are one of the most abundant of all mammals, and yet they can only live in warmer regions due to their living wings. Today we’re going to fly through every family of bats to get a look at the 1,400 species of these amazing

Webinar: Ask The Vet: Q&A With Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian) Date: Friday, March 24, 2023 CANCELED Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine.

What is the most beautiful of all tarantulas? It might just be Poecilotheria metallica, the Gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula. But is P. metallica a good pet? Is the Gooty sapphire ornamental the best pet spider for you? #clintsreptiles #tarantula #spider ==== Chilean rose hair: https://youtu.be/K6AigT2hgn8 Mexican red knee: https://youtu.be/yM3zD7eEzXs Enclosure: https://amzn.to/3YWgyLA Baby/Juvenile Enclosure: https://amzn.to/3YXYTmF Cork

Dr. Irene Peppberberg “Zooms” with one of her African grey parrots. Prior to COVID, my parrots were used to my erratic travel schedule—yes, on my return from a trip I’d get the “cold wing” for a bit, but it was a common occurrence for me to tell them on a given evening something like, “You

Dinosaurs are awesome, and we know that they got really big, but what were the smallest dinosaurs? Join me on a tour of every major dinosaur group to discover the largest and the smallest dinosaurs to ever walk the planet. Happy Dinosaur December! A special thanks to the Ridge Wallet for making this video possible!

The bamboo rat snake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus ), also known as the red mountain racer or the black-banded trinket snake has to be one of the most beautiful snakes in the world. They are spectacularly beautiful in orange or red with white bellies and beautiful black bands or stripes. But do they make good pets, and

Have you ever heard of a velvet spider? Well at first glance it looks and acts a lot like a jumping spider, but it isn’t a jumping spider. It is almost as cute, though it does have a checkered past. But is the velvet spider a good pet? Is it the best pet spider for

Toad-headed agamas (Phrynocephalus mystaceus) have got to be one of the most unusual and wonderful lizards on the planet. They may not look that strange at first glance, but they are full of weird surprises. But is the toad-headed agama a good pet? Is the toad-headed agama the best pet lizard for you? Let’s find

Clint just went to the Amazon rainforest to document every lizard, snake, turtle, crocodilian, and frog that he could get his hands on. These are the lizards, turtles, and crocodilians that he found at his first stop in the Peruvian Amazon, Madre Selva. You have never seen most of these before! #clintsreptiles #clintgoestotheamazon #amazonrainforest ====

The Amazon rainforest is full of frogs, and some of them are HUGE! These are the 5 biggest frogs we found during two weeks deep in the jungle. Which one is your favorite? #clintsreptiles #frog #amazonrainforest ==== MT Amazon Ecotours and Expeditions: http://www.mtamazon.com/ Wildlife Tours Peru: https://www.wildlifetoursperu.com/ ==== Clint is a professional biologist and educator,

Who would win in a fight, a mamba or a crocodile? Have you ever wondered which reptile is the ultimate fighter? No? Well today we are, apparently going to find out anyway! Clint reacts to Who Would Win? Ultimate Reptile Rumble. Is this a good book, or should it be thrown away? #clintsreptiles #whowouldwin #zoologist

March 9 “National Get Over It Day” Umbrella cockatooPhoto by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash This not-so-official National Designation Day can sure come in handy for those of us who live with feathered companions. Are you still holding a grudge against your bird for destroying your table leg or chair … or chewing up your [insert item

What if I told you that your favorite dinosaur isn’t a dinosaur at all? I have had this conversation with many people. There are many ancient reptiles that are huge and famous and aren’t dinosaurs at all. Today we’ll look at the top 5 most popular dinosaurs, that aren’t dinosaurs at all (as well as

Whales are some of the best known and largest animals to have ever existed, and yet somehow this giant whale completely escaped me! How could this be? Well, I’m just going to have to go through all of the whales to see if there are any more that have managed to swim under my sonar.

Every day, women all over the globe exemplify the leadership, collaborative spirit, and dedication needed to make the world a better place by ensuring the health and well-being of wildlife and humankind. This International Women’s Day, as we celebrate the countless contributions of women in every field of work, we wanted to showcase the extraordinary

The green keel-bellied lizard (Gastropholis prasina) has got to be one of the most unique and beautiful lizards on the planet. Not only do they look incredible, but they can also make very personable and great pets for the right keeper. So, is the green keel-bellied lizard the best pet lizard for you? #keelbelliedlizard #clintsreptiles

An avid, photographer Spence Hitchen poses with aglossy black cockatooimage by Spencer Hitchen The world is constantly in a state of flux, both for good and for bad. The bad seems to almost always be the most visible of both because we’re often shocked by changes that hinder and hurt. But good is not always

Kingsnakes and milk snakes are generally beautiful, but sometimes bitey snakes. What if I told you that there is a tricolored snake that isn’t inclined to bite? Would that be the perfect pet snake for you? Let’s take a look at the mountain kingsnake to determine if the mountain kingsnake is a good pet, and

Crickets and dubia roaches are great feeder insects for sure, but there are a lot more options than that. This is the ultimate guide to reptile feeder insects, with all of the pros and cons to help you decide which feeders are right for your animals. And we present them in a phylogenetic context (because

If you follow this channel at all, you probably know how much I love these lizards. Well, we finally hatched our first baby! How excited do you think I am about this? #clintsreptiles #emeraldtreeskink #babylizard

On our recent trip to Peru we discovered one of the most terrifying looking little arthropods (an armored harvestman)! It was simultaneously horrifying and wonderful. Well it turns out that they have a North American cousin, and our friend Russ from Aquarimax pets keeps them as pets (of course he does). But is the armored

Have you ever seen insects, spiders, snails, or other invertebrates like these before? The Peruvian Amazon is full of some of the biggest, weirdest, and most terrifying arthropods I have ever seen, and this snail is colossal. Which ones were new to you? #clintsreptiles #amazonrainforest #invertebrates ==== “Coelidia olitoria” by Katja Schulz under CC BY