people come from all over the world just to see the snake dens here a lot of
to see the snake dens here a lot of
to see the snake dens here a lot of children are a little more willing to
children are a little more willing to
children are a little more willing to hold the snakes and to interact with
hold the snakes and to interact with
hold the snakes and to interact with them sometimes the adults are a little
them sometimes the adults are a little
them sometimes the adults are a little more apprehensive which i think is kind
more apprehensive which i think is kind
more apprehensive which i think is kind of odd that it’s almost like the fear of
of odd that it’s almost like the fear of
of odd that it’s almost like the fear of snakes has been built into people as
snakes has been built into people as
snakes has been built into people as they grow up I do not like snakes
they grow up I do not like snakes
they grow up I do not like snakes because they’re yeah yeah I am doing a
because they’re yeah yeah I am doing a
because they’re yeah yeah I am doing a terrible job pretending that I like
terrible job pretending that I like
terrible job pretending that I like snakes here in the inner lake of
snakes here in the inner lake of
snakes here in the inner lake of Manitoba Canada is by far the largest
Manitoba Canada is by far the largest
Manitoba Canada is by far the largest aggregation to our concentrations of
aggregation to our concentrations of
aggregation to our concentrations of snakes anywhere in the world the inner
snakes anywhere in the world the inner
snakes anywhere in the world the inner lake of Manitoba is so plentiful or the
lake of Manitoba is so plentiful or the
lake of Manitoba is so plentiful or the white snakes are so plentiful here
white snakes are so plentiful here
white snakes are so plentiful here really goes back to the geology of the
really goes back to the geology of the
really goes back to the geology of the area temperatures can reach 50 degrees
area temperatures can reach 50 degrees
area temperatures can reach 50 degrees below zero and so a snake being a
below zero and so a snake being a
below zero and so a snake being a cold-blooded animal they have to be able
cold-blooded animal they have to be able
cold-blooded animal they have to be able to survive those winter temperatures so
to survive those winter temperatures so
to survive those winter temperatures so that here in the inner lake region the
that here in the inner lake region the
that here in the inner lake region the limestone bedrock is very close to the
limestone bedrock is very close to the
limestone bedrock is very close to the surface and so that allows the cold and
surface and so that allows the cold and
surface and so that allows the cold and the water to crack and fissure the
the water to crack and fissure the
the water to crack and fissure the limestone and it makes great big
limestone and it makes great big
limestone and it makes great big sinkholes and that enables the snakes to
sinkholes and that enables the snakes to
sinkholes and that enables the snakes to get below the frost line during the
get below the frost line during the
get below the frost line during the winter there’s a very limited number of
winter there’s a very limited number of
winter there’s a very limited number of these den sites so all the snakes in an
these den sites so all the snakes in an
these den sites so all the snakes in an area have to go to that den site that’s
area have to go to that den site that’s
area have to go to that den site that’s that’s in their region and so that’s how
that’s in their region and so that’s how
that’s in their region and so that’s how you end up with literally tens of
you end up with literally tens of
you end up with literally tens of thousands of snakes being in a sinkhole
thousands of snakes being in a sinkhole
thousands of snakes being in a sinkhole that might be the size of the average
that might be the size of the average
that might be the size of the average person’s living room it is actually very
person’s living room it is actually very
person’s living room it is actually very difficult for the male’s to find a
difficult for the male’s to find a
difficult for the male’s to find a female because if you look from a
female because if you look from a
female because if you look from a snake’s eye view you just see kind of a
snake’s eye view you just see kind of a
snake’s eye view you just see kind of a sea of living spaghetti and you’re
sea of living spaghetti and you’re
sea of living spaghetti and you’re looking for a slightly bigger piece of
looking for a slightly bigger piece of
looking for a slightly bigger piece of spaghetti then then all the rest of them
spaghetti then then all the rest of them
spaghetti then then all the rest of them they’ll detect the female sex pheromone
they’ll detect the female sex pheromone
they’ll detect the female sex pheromone the males are very easily able to then
the males are very easily able to then
the males are very easily able to then go past all the other pieces of
go past all the other pieces of
go past all the other pieces of spaghetti if you will and homed in on
spaghetti if you will and homed in on
spaghetti if you will and homed in on the female oftentimes when the group of
the female oftentimes when the group of
the female oftentimes when the group of these courting males all gathered around
these courting males all gathered around
these courting males all gathered around one female trying to be that lucky guy
one female trying to be that lucky guy
one female trying to be that lucky guy that’s gonna meet with her they’ll get
that’s gonna meet with her they’ll get
that’s gonna meet with her they’ll get so wrapped up they can tumble down a
so wrapped up they can tumble down a
so wrapped up they can tumble down a hill literally like a ball so people
hill literally like a ball so people
hill literally like a ball so people call them amazing balls even though
call them amazing balls even though
call them amazing balls even though there’s tremendous competition for mates
there’s tremendous competition for mates
there’s tremendous competition for mates the males are not fighting with each
the males are not fighting with each
the males are not fighting with each other they don’t have dominance
other they don’t have dominance
other they don’t have dominance hierarchies they don’t have territory
hierarchies they don’t have territory
hierarchies they don’t have territory set up like other animals would do in a
set up like other animals would do in a
set up like other animals would do in a similar situation I like to call them
similar situation I like to call them
similar situation I like to call them the ambassadors of the reptile world
the ambassadors of the reptile world
the ambassadors of the reptile world they’re a great way for people to
they’re a great way for people to
they’re a great way for people to interact with wildlife they really they
interact with wildlife they really they
interact with wildlife they really they feel cool when you touch them and stuff
feel cool when you touch them and stuff
feel cool when you touch them and stuff so they no they don’t they don’t bite
so they no they don’t they don’t bite
so they no they don’t they don’t bite you they just kind of move around in
you they just kind of move around in
you they just kind of move around in your hand really fast and stuff awesome
your hand really fast and stuff awesome
your hand really fast and stuff awesome job guys
job guys
job guys now obviously all the snakes here are
now obviously all the snakes here are
now obviously all the snakes here are harmless the dens here at narcissus have
harmless the dens here at narcissus have
harmless the dens here at narcissus have been set up through Manitoba
been set up through Manitoba
been set up through Manitoba conservation and the boardwalks have
conservation and the boardwalks have
conservation and the boardwalks have been made and they’re they’re regulated
been made and they’re they’re regulated
been made and they’re they’re regulated so it’s a nice place for people to come
so it’s a nice place for people to come
so it’s a nice place for people to come visit with minimal impact on the Denning
visit with minimal impact on the Denning
visit with minimal impact on the Denning sights themselves way back at the turn
sights themselves way back at the turn
sights themselves way back at the turn of the century and even through the 20s
of the century and even through the 20s
of the century and even through the 20s 30s and 40s people had a pretty bad
30s and 40s people had a pretty bad
30s and 40s people had a pretty bad attitude about snakes and trying to
attitude about snakes and trying to
attitude about snakes and trying to clear them out just times have changed a
clear them out just times have changed a
clear them out just times have changed a lot I think people are much more
lot I think people are much more
lot I think people are much more environmentally conscious really and
environmentally conscious really and
environmentally conscious really and truly that having these healthy numbers
truly that having these healthy numbers
truly that having these healthy numbers of snakes means you’re living in a
of snakes means you’re living in a
of snakes means you’re living in a healthy environment
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