I Raised a TURTLE Instead of a Dog Here's What Happened

Snake Heroes Florida Ep 2: Jack Facente Curious about raising a turtle instead of a dog? Watch this video to find out what happened when Jack Facente chose a turtle as a pet over a dog. A unique twist on pet ownership! Jack Facente quickly moved on from keeping Turtles to being known as the Coral Snake King of Florida. He is well-known for extracting venom from venomous snakes for over 50 years and has received several snakebites during this time. He explains what happens when you work with venomous snakes and why you don't want to freehandle venomous snakes or ever get bitten by any venomous snake. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4tR5ntxMRUvbyb5UX8X2yw/join Support my Wildlife documentaries by joining me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RobertWedderburn Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertwedderburn/ 00:00 I Raised a TURTLE Instead of a Dog Here's What Happened 02:16 How Jack Facente started working with snakes 03:39 How the Coral Snake Venom Project began 04:43 Bill Haast and other Snake Mentors 07:47 Eastern Coral Snake Venom Extraction 16:49 Largest Eastern Coral Snake in the World 22:35 The King Cobra 23:48 The truth about Freehandling venomous snakes 26:01 The truth about Snake Conservation in Florida