All About Snakes

January 29, 2025  •  EPISODE 250

In this episode of Science LIVE, Roger Billings introduces Jeffrey, the ball python! Discover the fascinating world of snakes, from their unique patterns to why ball pythons make such interesting pets. Dr. Billings also reminds students of the importance of respecting these incredible reptiles.

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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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647 Comments

  1. Hala

    I LOVE ROGGER BILLING

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  2. David

    snakes are very cool

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  3. Mark

    I wish I can go to Brizil.

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  4. Aniala

    I own a snake

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  5. Nathaniel

    Thank you

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  6. Kedan

    I like snakes more after watching the video.

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  7. Rebekah

    i always kinda wanted a snake…

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  8. Connor

    I liked it!

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  9. Kennedy

    They are so interesting, Great to see and learn about them.

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  10. Ranulph

    I think I want a pet snake to!

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  11. Hailey

    Snakes are cool but scary.

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  12. Yusuf

    fascinating creatures

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  13. Vũ

    My family is afraid of snakes.

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  14. Malachi

    How many snakes are the world in the world?

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  15. Seraphia

    I think the snakes look so cool! 🐍

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  16. Mila

    Snakes are scary to me. But it’s cool to see the different patterns on them

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  17. Calla

    Jeffry is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  18. Ryker

    yay I love this it’s cool ok I’m so excited for the science fair!

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  19. Jose

    Snakes are very interesting

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  20. Carlee

    I know lots of people have a fear of snakes, but they actually help in so many ways!

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  21. Autumn

    How can you tell if a snake is poisonous or not?

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  22. Hope

    King snakes are fine and rattle snakes are not

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  23. Emily

    this was so cool!

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  24. Jordan

    I want a pet snake.

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  25. Jaysa

    I have a pet snake she is a gardener snake

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  26. Justin

    that was a funny story about the pillow case. Jeffrey is cute 🩷.

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  27. Kaya

    This is very interesting, I wish they had one on spiders! ✌🐍

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  28. Barrett

    I personally don’t like snakes at all, haha. But I’m sure they’re good for conservation works.

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  29. Shiloh

    why are ppl scared of snakes?

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  30. Madeline

    I love snakes

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  31. Luke

    Ball pythons are so cute and cool.

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  32. Rody

    #love_snakes

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  33. London

    Snake are scary for my family but they are so cool!!

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  34. Mary

    Snaketastic! 🐍🐍

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  35. Jacqueline

    Jeffery looks so cute! I find it fascinating that they can smell with their tongue.

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  36. Vincent

    Snakes are interesting.

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  37. Aidan

    I think that snakes sheading is really cool.

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  38. Alicia

    I love Snakes!

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  39. Jad

    What is the most dangerous snake in the world?

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  40. Landon

    I love snakes, and how do they shed there skin?

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  41. Kailey

    I love snakes! my brother has one. Im not sure what kind though.

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  42. Jaylen

    Thank you!

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  43. Riley

    Snakes are fascinating!

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  44. Yusra

    I never knew how much snakes were intresting.

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  45. Sebastian

    Great video. I was able to see an albino python once is person in a snake show.

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  46. Bentley

    i didnt know that snakes were such an important part of the ecosystem

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  47. Elias

    I have a ball python and hade it around my neck

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  48. Rahmatullah

    Seems interesting

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  49. Brinley

    I love snakes, I have a Bull Python

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  50. Ian

    I LOVE SNAKES!!!!

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  51. Londyn

    Wow I’ve learned to love snakes! They are so cool!

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  52. Ruth

    Jefferey is so cute

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  53. Amiyah

    Snakes are so cool even the king snake

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  54. Elijah

    Snakes are epic

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  55. Elijah

    Wow this one was really cool

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  56. Giannah

    I love snakes

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  57. Alaunis

    what are some of the most successful conservation efforts for snake species, and what can be learned from these initiatives?

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  58. Timothy

    Snakes are so cool! Thanks or this eisoode!

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  59. Moses

    I wonder how venomous is a copperhead snake compared to a rattlesnake?

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  60. Ryker

    Jeffry is really cool

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  61. Susie

    I So Love Snakes I have Three in my house pets.

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  62. Matthew

    I love snakes I would like six of them 3 boy 3 girl

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  63. Elena

    I’m scared of snakes but their actually very cute, nice, and respectful. I’m still scared of the but I love them.

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  64. Anissa

    i seen lots of snakes where I use to live

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  65. Analogs

    Snakes are interesting but I’m scared of them

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  66. Jacob

    My sister wants a ball python. We could learn a lot from this!

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  67. Annie

    I love snakes. I never realized how much could be passed down generationally in different species

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  68. Corbin

    I love snakes, I really want one!

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  69. Zane

    Dr. Billings, please give us more Jefferey cameo’s!!!!

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  70. Ava

    I’ve always wanted a pet snake

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  71. Payce

    I like snakes

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  72. Corinne

    I have a pet snake. He likes cool, dark places. Most of the day he sleeps under his log.

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  73. Maya

    interesting topic

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  74. Amayah

    That would be amazing to see Hydrogen vehicle’s in the military. What about using Hydrogen for military air crafts.

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  75. Ella

    Wow!!! This was so interesting I love snakes, but I don’t like that eat other cute little critters

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  76. Liam

    Good job

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  77. Ryan

    I don’t mind being around snakes and they are not as scary as they seem, but I’m not comfortable letting them crawl on me.

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  78. Scarlet

    How can you tell if a snake is poisonous?

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  79. Skyler

    I love snakes!

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  80. Rielyn

    I’ve always been scared, yet facinated by snakes.

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  81. Taylor

    As much as I disregard snakes they still play a crucial role in our ecosystems, including where I live.

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  82. Kuromi

    I like the wistband

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  83. Mackay

    I want a snake now!

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  84. Kyra

    Very interesting learning about snakes.

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  85. Lila

    its so interesting to learn about snakes

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  86. Dane

    One time I was putting the trash out to the front and then a snake popped out of nowhere.

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  87. Hallie

    Thankyou so much for this science live.

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  88. Albaraa

    Snakes are truly fascinating creatures

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  89. Abdulrazaaq

    wow, this was such an insightful episode

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  90. Hazel

    I live in Mississippi, my dad used to catch snakes for the fair.

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  91. Greyson

    We have tons of poisonous snakes in Mississippi.

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  92. Greyson

    Thank you for sharing.

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  93. Cash

    Me personally i hate snakes not a phobia just the fact they could literally swallow you whole

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  94. Kennedy

    Growing up, there were rattlesnakes in my back yard. I wouldnt mind jeff in my yard though, what a cutie!

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  95. Jace

    Are snakes slimy?

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  96. Tahlia

    Snakes are intereting

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  97. Saylor

    oh my gosh you are lucky thats a crazy story. im so scared of snakes no way i would have one for a pet . I have seen a snake eat a rat before at a pet store. i have seen a huge rattle snake in a fort near my house. its crazy they have good memory since there head is so small.

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  98. Amanda

    I think it’s so interesting how certain snakes are venomous depending on the area which they are located.

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  99. Zen

    Hope jeffery is doing good

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  100. Lorenzo

    How hot can lava can get

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  101. Karen

    Never thought about snakes considerately until now. Perhaps snakes were never the problem, we were.

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  102. Maggie

    I think snakes are really interesting! My favorite thing about them are their tongues receptor systems. I cant believe they can see better with their tongues than with their eyes!

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  103. Jeremy

    good episode. but i dont like snakes

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  104. Isaac

    This was really interesting. Thank you.

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  105. Dylan

    Snakes are so cool but scare me a lot

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  106. Sabella

    I live in upstate NY a town called little falls. Hi. You asked if snakes are good or bad? I think snakes are good for the environment because they keep the rodent population in check.

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  107. Evan

    Who knew snakes could be so interesting!

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  108. Chase

    I love you guys, I could listen to all of you talk all the time. we have a lot of snakes in our backyard. good snakes that helps take care of the mice population and eats dangerous snakes. Dr Billings the stories you tell I would love to do half the stuff you talk about.

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  109. Skylar

    I love snakes

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  110. Olivia

    I respect snakes by just staying away from all of them!!!

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  111. Teressa

    Snakes are cool

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  112. Emma

    What’s the matter with you? Loved all the stories of matter and learning about the chemical change of rubber. Thanks for sharing Jeffery with us. I love snakes, the are amazing.

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  113. Nehemiah

    Snakes like to be warm

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  114. Isaiah

    I hate snakes!

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  115. Aiden

    I learned how to identify a coral snake.

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  116. Creid

    I have a pet ball python and they really are good pets

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  117. Addison

    It doesn’t change my mind about snakes they still scare me.

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  118. Collin

    I see snakes a lot when I’m out riding my dirt bike there everywhere in North Carolina

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  119. Lyra

    Viewing from illinois

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  120. Connor

    Next time let Jefferey should eat a mouse.

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  121. Annabella

    Where is Acellus I’m in Las Vegas and I’m like I’m saying that like I’m in Las Vegas and where is a Acellus

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  122. Isabella

    I have a pet snake

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  123. Tino

    This is cool reptile info

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  124. Asher

    @Rylee
    I believe snakes taste the air, and use there nostrils. Also, do I have to log in to the Acellus store to see more?

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  125. Elise

    I was surprised of the king snake here in the USA is not poisonous than the one in Brazil.

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  126. Myles

    Is the white snake real?

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  127. Ezra

    This was awesome knowledge about snakes!

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  128. Lexi

    venomous snakes have the black in the middle and yellow on the outside

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  129. Nala

    How can I encourage my friends when they need help?

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  130. Aleiah

    snakes are so incredibly interesting!

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  131. Alycia

    My grandfather always told me this old rhyme ” red and black, friendly Jack, black on yellow will kill a fellow . If your not sure what type of snake it is always assume its poisonous.

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  132. Maddy

    Snakes are cute

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  133. Jada

    Jeffrey was awesome.

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  134. Adriana

    We have a lot of Water moccasins where I live on the Gulf of Mexico. My mom and I seen one sun bathing on the trails that we walk.

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  135. Jasmine

    How many different speices of snakes are there in the world?

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  136. Zoe

    wow that’s a pretty pattern on it’s back thanks guys!!

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  137. Mason

    what is the worlds biggest snake

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  138. Ephraim

    Snakes are so cool and I wnat a snake a lot. I think snakes are also smart reptiles and ae underrated a lot. Just because they bite you when you get too close to them doesn’t mean they aren’t cool.

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  139. Bradley

    How many different snakes are there?

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  140. Luke

    Jeffrey is so cute🥰.

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  141. Rylee

    Do snakes smell with their tongue? And if they don’t how do they smell stuff

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  142. Luis

    Snakes are fun to watch and they are very interesting in how they behave. I don’t think there is a reason people should be afraid if you study them.

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  143. Jordan

    bro snakes are cool! What’s your favorite kind of snake? Mine is the King Cobra

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  144. Grace

    Very interesting topic!

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  145. Coralynn

    I Love Snakes! My Favorite is the Burmes Python!

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  146. Tori

    What happens to you if you get bit by a coral snake?

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  147. Kayson

    I also LOVE snakes!! thank y’all!

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  148. Yusuf

    snakes are interesting do you think they might grow legs in the future

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  149. Charlie

    OH!! I want a Riticulated python! When I become A Multi-Mega-Millionare I will buy Riticulated python and make a habitat with a budget of $5 million! $$🤑🤑$$! And a Ball python! Did you know that you can keep Green Anaconda as a pet? Weird, Right?

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  150. Eliza

    Do you think that while he was attempting to make rubber, selling everything he had, do you think he knew how dependent the modern world would be on it?

    (does this still count for last week so I don’t lose the Roger Billings Scholarship??)

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  151. ☆*ɞɛɩɩɑ*☆

    I want a snake. I think they are so neat and adorable!!! ^U^

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  152. Aaliyah

    How old is you snake?

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  153. Paxton

    the huge snake from the prehistoric times would be really scary to see if it existed today.

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  154. Kayla

    Jeffrey is so cute! What a cool episode!

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  155. Ayin

    Snakes really are just the best animal if they don’t bite you lol.

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  156. Zoë

    How do snakes get their patterns on their back??

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  157. Kaiden

    I love the scene with r-51 and with the rope

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  158. Cooper

    Snakes dont seem all to dangerous if you respect there territory.

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  159. Jaxon

    how can you see the crystals in the water?

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  160. Tristan

    I found it interesting that where the color is on the snake can tell you if its venomous or not. Like the yellow in the middle means its ok, but yellow on the outside means its dangerous.

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  161. James

    Jeffery the snake looks so cool!!!!

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  162. Gianna

    As an invasive species in the Florida Everglades, how many animal species might have been lost due to them being released there and now thriving really well. I have seen pictures of them eating or fighting with alligators and that was pretty shocking.

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  163. Angelo

    As a fellow Boy Scout, I would like to know how many experiences you have had that are memorable and impactful to your life as an innovator.

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  164. Max

    what a beautiful animal its stripes are amazing

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  165. Max

    He seems very calm and would be pretty cool to have as a animal

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  166. Max

    crazy to think that this means if you tear a piece of vulcanized rubber in half, you’re literally tearing a molecule with your bare hands!

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  167. Lily

    I love snakes! Especially the hog nosed ones!

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  168. Layton

    Thanks for the video.

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  169. Jayden

    wow I didn’t know all that about the ball python that was cool

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  170. Koi

    i like snakes

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  171. Alexa

    I love snakes!!

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  172. Simeon

    Are Snakes nocturnal

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  173. Abigail

    It is a shame that these snakes have become invasive inFlorida. They are so georgeous

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  174. Deegan

    How do snakes use infrared sensing to detect prey in complete darkness?

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  175. Malaysia

    Snakes are cool

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