Video Archives : For Pete's Snakes! https://forpetessnakes.ca/category/video/ Educational Serpent Encounters in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/forpetessnakes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Video Archives : For Pete's Snakes! https://forpetessnakes.ca/category/video/ 32 32 192101114 The Reptile Ward: Friday Night Live with Chris Ward & Catherine Guarini of Stellar Serpens https://forpetessnakes.ca/2022/10/21/friday-night-live-37/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:13:02 +0000 https://forpetessnakes.ca/?p=934 Had a great time chatting & goofing around with my good friends Chris Ward of The Reptile Ward and Cat Guarini of Stellar Serpens on Friday Night Live!  Subscribe to The Reptile Ward YouTube channel & tap the bell to be notified about the next snow!   Here’s are links...

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Had a great time chatting & goofing around with my good friends Chris Ward of The Reptile Ward and Cat Guarini of Stellar Serpens on Friday Night LiveSubscribe to The Reptile Ward YouTube channel & tap the bell to be notified about the next snow!

 

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Unboxing The Reptile Community https://forpetessnakes.ca/2021/05/28/unboxing-the-reptile-community/ Fri, 28 May 2021 10:34:26 +0000 https://forpetessnakes.ca/?p=258 Thanks for Mike Richard of Maritime Geckos for inviting me on his YouTube series “Unboxing The Reptile Community” where he’s currently highlighting some of the Maritime people & businesses in the hobby! You can follow Maritime Geckos on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube!

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Thanks for Mike Richard of Maritime Geckos for inviting me on his YouTube series “Unboxing The Reptile Community” where he’s currently highlighting some of the Maritime people & businesses in the hobby!

You can follow Maritime Geckos on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube!

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For Pete’s Snakes! on CTV Atlantic “Live at 5” https://forpetessnakes.ca/2021/04/13/for-petes-snakes-on-ctv-atlantic-live-at-5/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:01:56 +0000 https://forpetessnakes.ca/?p=88 Thanks to CTV Atlantic News for giving our misunderstood native snakes an opportunity to shine. They’re mysterious and shy, but they really are some of the most wonderfully perfect creatures on Earth. They only want to live to face each new day of survival challenges… which are difficult enough without...

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Thanks to CTV Atlantic News for giving our misunderstood native snakes an opportunity to shine. They’re mysterious and shy, but they really are some of the most wonderfully perfect creatures on Earth. They only want to live to face each new day of survival challenges… which are difficult enough without interference from us! 😁🐍🥰

They also published a written article on the segment here!

 

‘For Pete’s Snakes’: Maritime man on a mission to educate public about snakes in the region

NEW MINAS, N.S. — With springtime comes the emergence of animals and critters of all types, including snakes.

Many Maritimers suffer from ophidiophobia, even if they don’t know what the term means.

According to one Nova Scotian man, the fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias in the world

“It’s the most common phobia after heights and spiders,” says Pete Freckelton, a self-described ‘snake educator’ living in New Minas, N.S. “I don’t understand why people are afraid of them, but one third of all adults are afraid of them.”

Freckelton recently launched a Facebook page named ‘For Pete’s Snakes’, where he shares information about snakes and even offers private ‘educational encounters’ including exposure therapy to treat ophidiophobia.

“The reality is, I can never expect the rest of the world to love snakes the way I do, but so long as they aren’t killing them, that makes them heroes in my book.”

Recently Freckelton posted to his Facebook page some information about the species of snakes in Atlantic Canada, which he says are entirely harmless.

“There’s about 3,600 species of snake. Only about 600 of those are venomous, only about 375 of those venomous ones are dangerous to humans, so its actually only a tiny little minority of snakes that are a problem, mostly in India and Asia, and we certainly don’t have any of that problem here,” explains Freckelton.

That post went viral, with over 10,000 shares and hundreds of comments.

Dear Fellow Bluenosers, The weather's warming up in Nova Scotia, so 🐍snake season will soon be upon us! As our native snakes emerge from their winter dens to bask & mate over the next couple of months, I just want to remind you that ALL of our local snakes are entirely harmless, and all fill a vital role in our ecosystem. Our little redbelly & ringneck snakes feed almost exclusively on slugs, providing important pest control for NS fruit-growers. Our gorgeous smooth green snakes hunt a wide array of invertebrates, including pest insects and spiders. Our largest & most common native snake, the Maritime garter, controls pest rodents like mice & rats. Garters, along with the much rarer Northern ribbon snake, also help keep frog populations in-check so they remain healthy & thriving. There are NO venomous snakes in Nova Scotia, and all of our native species provide important services for us. Leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone... BUT, even if you managed to terrify a local snake into biting you, most couldn't even break your skin, and those that could, can't do much more than make a few pinpricks. #NovaScotia snakes can't hurt you. So, if you encounter a snake in Nova Scotia this spring/summer, just leave it alone and let it go about it's business. If it absolutely needs to be moved, just move it... or, if you're in the Annapolis Valley, msg me & I can probably come move it for you. 😁 There are no fancy tools or special holds required to handle a NS snake... I just pick it up, plop it in an old pillowcase, and gently release it somewhere nearby. They just want to get away from you. Just for Pete's sake 😂, don't kill any of our snakes!

Freckelton says there are only five species of snakes in Atlantic Canada, in part due to the cold climate of the region.

“The Northern Redbelly and the Northern Ringneck snake, both are tiny. Ringneck snakes reach about two feet long, and their mouths can’t even open large enough to bite you, but these occasionally turn up in people’s basement because they like to den in the crack foundations.”

“The smooth green snake is fairly common, and it eats insects and spiders, that’s it.”

“The only snake you’re liable to get bitten by in Nova Scotia is the Maritime Garter snake, who does bite defensively. If you pick up a garter snake, chances are it might chomp you. But snakes have these tiny, tiny, tiny little recurve teeth that are designed to hold prey, to keep it from backing out its mouth, so even when a garter snake fully chomps on to you, the next day you won’t even notice it was there.”

Freckelton says he wants to continue to educate the public, and let them know there’s nothing to fear if you find a snake in your yard, or even your home.

“If you do come across a snake that has to be moved, say it’s in your home or something, if it’s under two feet long, you can just pick it up and take it outside, it can’t bite you,” says Freckelton. “If it’s over three feet like a garter snake, it will bite you, but the easiest way to prevent that is just wear a leather work glove.”

He offers some timely tips on dealing with the slithering serpents, while keeping both yourself, and the snake, safe.

“If you pick up a snake, and you don’t know what you’re doing, you can end up doing substantial damage to the snake. So the simplest thing to do is just to scoop them up by the lower third of their body, not the tip of their tail but somewhere in the lower third, and put them directly into a cloth bag, a pillowcase, something breathable. Then just take it outside and gently release them.”

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