Crisp B Creatures

09/11/2021

09/11/2021

Earlier this year Crisp B Creatures merged and joined forces with K2C Wildlife Encounters, LLC. Services that CBC offered are still available at K2C Wildlife!

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Facebook and Nextdoor: K2C Wildlife Encounters, LLC
www.K2Cwildlife.com – Coming Soon!

19/06/2021

17/06/2021

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! We are excited to announce that Bill Crisp has join K2 Wildlife Encounters! Bill is a long-time friend of ours that is in western Prince William County. We are super happy that he's come to the dark side... er... the snake side..wait, he's always been into snakes... anyway, he's on our team! Thanks for joining us, Bill!

16/06/2021

Misunderstanding of Snakes

Snakes... Perhaps one of the most misunderstood animals in America. When people see a snake, their first reaction is to panic with fear, grab the nearest shovel, and chop it’s head off. Yet, humans do not do this with any other animal they find in the wild. Why is this? Humans over the years have been fed wrong information for many generations. Instead of educating ourselves with facts, we rely on myths and fairy tales. Such as; snakes will chase you, baby snakes can’t control their venom, and triangular head means venomous.

A snake's first reaction to seeing you is to try and retreat. This may in fact be straight between your legs. This is the reason why people may say they have been chased by a snake when they were actually victim to a snakes bad sense of direction. Additionally, adult and baby snakes CAN control their venom. A snake generally does not want to inject their venom into a predator, such as a human or a dog. This can sometimes result in what we call a “dry bite” where no venom is released. Humans are much larger and a snake will attempt to give a person many defensive signs before striking as a last result. Snakes see humans as a threat and will never attempt to attack unprovoked. Venomous snakes only want to use their venom on smaller animals such as rodents, frogs, and lizards. Unfortunately, there are still cases where humans are injected by venom due to a snake bite. This can be the result of stepping on a venomous snake that was not seen or even being bitten while attempting to kill the venomous snake. Lastly, all snakes can make their head triangular as a defensive posture. Many snakes will flatten themselves out to attempt to look bigger, thus resulting in their head to appear triangular. This can easily cause confusion and should not be the only identifiable feature you use when you see a snake. These are only a few of many established misconceptions that revolve around snakes.

Those of us that love and follow everything about snakes have to hear and see these myths time and time again. We also have to hear people who refuse to educate themselves about snakes verbally express things such as:

“The only good snake is a dead snake”

“Burn the whole house down”

“I don’t care what it is, I’m chopping its head off”

“All snakes are bad”

Many of these comments on social media are followed by laughing emojis as if they think they are the first bonehead to say that joke. In fact, these comments are said multiple times on a daily basis by ignoramus people. The majority of these people refuse to be educated due to fear or lack of compassion and It becomes an illimitable battle for us snake lovers.

Snakes are the only animal that people will kill, chop the head off, then have their kids hold the headless animal on social media to ask if it’s dangerous. Imagine the backlash you would receive if you did this for any other animal. Especially a domestic dog, which is statistically far more likely to kill you than a snake in America. This type of behavior has been accepted with snakes over the years and it must be reversed through education. If you call yourself an animal lover you should appreciate and respect all animals including the ones that can hurt you. You cannot preach about loving and rescuing animals, but then go and mutilate a snake and watch it die a long-suffering death. Join Facebook groups that involve snakes in your area, read books, visit a reptile center, and learn about them before you start deciding their fates. Stop letting fear and the unknown cause you to make rash decisions that will end the lives of these important animals!

We want to teach and help you see that there is nothing to fear when it comes to that snake passing by your yard. As well as show you the immense number of resources that are available regarding snake education and removal. Many of these resources will even be free! Snakes are arguably the most misunderstood animals and we are emotionally drained by seeing our favorite animals chopped in pieces every single day that we scroll through social media. A great first step in the right direction would be to join snake identification groups in your area on social media. These groups can identify snakes in a very timely manner as well as educate and walk you through the entire process.

If you have read this far, I thank you and appreciate your time. Myself and others like me can ramble on about this subject all day. So please for the sake of the snakes and snake lovers, put that shovel down and start the learning process. Use your available resources before making that terrible decision! Be inspired to teach others so that we can all collaborate to stop the unnecessary killing of snakes and start building a more pro snake future! 🐍

-Hunter Barnett
Georgia Snake Hunter

Photo Credit: Cheri Sennett Rice
Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)

15/06/2021

14/06/2021

Thanks for visiting us here at Maryland Reptile Farm. On this site you will find information for all of our upcoming shows for the year, including the All Maryland Reptile Show, Reptiles at the York Expo, the Western Maryland Reptile Show, the York County Reptile Show, the Northern Virginia Reptile....

03/06/2021

Evening Snake Pull in Centreville! Has been a busy season thus far!

29/05/2021

Some say ugly, I say beautiful!

Shots from the backyard a few days ago.

23/05/2021

Happy World Turtle Day!!

Couple tortoises in there too! 😀

15/05/2021

It’s officially spring for me! First BOX of the season!

14/05/2021

Early morning removal and ID call! Beautiful Garter snake in shed!

05/05/2021

Celebrating National Amphibian Week!

04/05/2021

Another little lady hatched today! 6 eggs left to hatch!

30/04/2021

If I sit real still, you will never know I’m here! 😂

30/04/2021

Ok folks, for those that are still under the impression that turtles outgrow their shells and have to find a new one like hermit crabs, take a hard look at this 😎. Actually, the shell of a turtle is a part of its anatomy and grows with the turtle. One cool pic!

27/04/2021

Finally, we have Mourning Gecko Hatchlings! Love these little ladies. One of the cool things about this species is they are parthenogenetic, meaning they can reproduce without a man! You go girl!

25/04/2021

Red-Backs Galore Today! (and a slug 😀)

24/04/2021

As we move on through spring more turtles will end up on the road as they search for food, suitable habitat, mates or to find a dry and sunny area to nest. The good news is that anyone can help them! If you see a turtle on a road or about to cross, you can help it to the side of the road it was heading towards once it's safe to do so. It's important to do this because once a turtle has its path decided, it is likely to keep trying to head that way even if you place it in what seems like better habitat. Turtles should never be taken from the wild to become pets, if a turtle is injured you can contact us or a local wildlife rehabilitator to get it proper care, taking a healthy animal from the wild is never "saving it", but hurts the chances of that population surviving into the future. We know many of you are turtle heroes and already help turtles cross the road! We love hearing your stories so feel free to post them in the comments (but please no specific locations for the protection of our turtles!).

**Larger turtles like snapping turtles require additional safety measures like not holding them by the tail, avoiding their powerful bite, and securing them by holding the very rear of their shell or dragging them across the road on a floor mat or other flat object **

We love when you help save our turtles but YOUR safety is always the most important thing so please use caution. Roads are dangerous!

19/04/2021

Didn’t have to go far for this little one. Uncovered my wood pile last night to do a fire and bam!

14/04/2021

Snake calls are picking up!

11/04/2021

Dekays Brownsnake!