These CRAZY Deep South Reptiles Will Blow Your Mind

Herpetofauna, or reptiles and amphibians, often get overlooked, and if they’re not venomous or otherwise dangerous to people most of us barely pay any attention to them. However, if you dig a little deeper into their lives you’ll find that they have some of the most diverse and fascinating survival strategies in the animal kingdom. Today, we are exploring the forests and swamps of Louisiana in search of some of its coolest reptiles and amphibians, to show you six incredible stories of success that will absolutely blow your mind.

We owe a massive thank you to Zachary Gray @LifesWildAdventures for generously sharing his time and knowledge with us, which has been instrumental in every stage of production for our trip to Louisiana. Working alongside him is always a pleasure and an honor, go check out his channel for more great wildlife content! Also, we can't forget to thank Ben Zino @TheWildReportOfficial for sharing his little brown skink footage with us.

All still images are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Thank you to all of the artists for sharing their work, they are listed here in order of appearance: Sinisa Radic, Renato Augusto Martins, and Repina Tatyana.

Music:
Song: Kevin MacLeod - Southern Gothic
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBlmgEbWXww)
Song: Kevin MacLeod - Journey to Ascend
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrDU4eFzdyc)
Song: Kevin MacLeod - Bumba Crossing
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFpEOy6NgE8)
Song: Kevin MacLeod - Twisting
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaALdC1Jf_4)
Song: Kevin MacLeod - Half Mystery
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNTZW1YPvQ&t=0s)
Song: Kevin MacLeod - Double Drift
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOUx1hqJTgk)
Song: Kevin MacLeod - River of Io
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yVnK1SfqFY)

Please do not attempt to reenact or recreate any events or scenes from our videos. All animal interactions on this channel are performed by wildlife professionals, and we routinely receive assistance from local wildlife experts and guides during production. All necessary medical precautions were taken to ensure the safety of the hosts and crew. No animals were harmed, removed from the wild, injured, or killed in the production of this video.

Welcome to The Wildlife Brothers channel! We are Harrison and Evan Black, passionate zoologists and conservationists, and it is our ambition to educate and inspire people to conserve our world's wildlife! It has always been our dream to get people excited about wildlife, from the local animals in your backyard to the endangered species in dire need of our help.

By bringing our passion, knowledge, and skills onto a global platform we hope to introduce you to the wildlife we love, and start a conversation that will help make a difference in protecting the natural world. The time to act is now, so join us as we explore our world's ecosystems and encounter the incredible species that call them home! We're glad to have you with us, so let's get going!