02x16 - Rattlesnake Crystal

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♪ Wild Kratts ♪

CHRIS:
We're here in North America!

MARTIN:
Down here in the Southwest,

in a spectacular
wildlife habitat

known as the Sonoran Desert.

CHRIS:
A rough, hot and dry landscape

where it can be nice
to have horses

to help you
get around.

MARTIN:
It's us, the Kratt brothers!

I'm Martin--

CHRIS:
I'm Chris!

And we're looking
for rattlesnakes!

Our horses have taken us
out into rattlesnake country.

And since horses don't really
like finding rattlesnakes,

we are gonna take it
on foot from here.

♪

Hang tight, guys.

So, where do you
find a rattlesnake?

Some good places
to look--

under a cactus.

All clear.

Or around a pile
of rocks.

Hey, rattlesnake?
Anybody in here?

Nope.

But sometimes, the best way
to find a rattlesnake

is just to wander
around--

(Rattling)

until a rattlesnake
tells you where he is

with his rattle!

Oh, here he is!

A western diamondback
rattlesnake!

MARTIN:
And with that rattle,
he's saying,

"Watch out!
I'm here!"

So nobody steps on him,
nobody bothers him.

CHRIS:
Looks like he's about
four feet long,

and they get
over five feet.

So, this is a
pretty big guy.

See how his neck
and head are raised like this?

That's the strike position,

so he's ready
to defend himself.

But first, he rattles
that warning!

Wow, a western diamondback
rattlesnake

in the Sonoran Desert!
Yeah!

This is one of my
favorite animals.

Yeah, and a rattlesnake has some
amazing creature powers.

A rattle warning.

A venomous bite.

Heat vision!
And more!

Imagine if you could
have rattlesnake powers.

BOTH:
What if?

♪

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the coolest creatures ♪

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to the trees ♪

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places you never get to see ♪

♪ Hanging with
their creature friends ♪

♪ Get ready, it's the hour ♪

♪ We're gonna save
some animals today with ♪

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and lizard glide ♪

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and lion pride ♪

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MARTIN:
Alright, Wild Kratts!

We have been rocking 'round
the creature world

and have hit all sorts
of great habitats

and met hundreds
of amazing creatures.

But we've only scratched
the Earth's surface.

There's still hundreds
of habitats left to explore!

And millions of new
creatures to meet.

The question is, where do you
want to go first?

We could do lots more
on my favorite continent:

South America.

Maybe the Pantanal
of Brazil?

I'd kind of rather go back

to some kind of safe little
forest in Australia.

And meet some soft and cuddlies
like wallabies and wombats.

And don't forget
the species

of venomous snakes and spiders
that live in Australia.

Euch!

How about Asia?

There is so much going on
in this massive continent.

I could really go for the bamboo
forests of the giant panda.

Or, we could hit some more
habitats in Africa.

We've adventured through just
small parts of the Savannah.

And what about
other habitats?

Like the mysterious
jungles of the Congo?

You know, I'm dying to go down
to the bottom of the Earth

to Antarctica--
the icy home of animals

like emperor penguins
and leopard seals!

Oh, planet Earth has so many
awesome habitats!

How are we gonna decide
where to--

(Crashing)

ALL:
Whoa!

Uh-oh!

The Tortuga is seizing up!

We're losing altitude!

We're going down!

To somewhere in
North America!

But where in
North America?

There are so many
habitats

we haven't explored yet
here, either.

Well, we're gonna
find out soon!

Prepare for
a crash landing!

Oh, wow!
This is good.

How is this good?

We're going down
for a crash landing!

Yeah, but look
where we're gonna crash.

(All screaming)

Hang on, everybody.

It's not gonna be one of my
usual silky smooth landings!

(All screaming)

ALL:
Oomph!

(All shouting)

(All sighing)

Aah!

(All groaning)

Awesome landing!

Check it out, Chris!

The Tortuga decided that our
next adventure will be--

BOTH:
The Sonoran Desert!

Oh, yeah! We totally
forgot about this.

But the Sonoran Desert
is one of

the coolest places
on the planet.

Think about all the
creatures who live here.

Rattlesnakes!

Roadrunners!

Javelinas!
Coyotes!

Elf owls!
Gila monsters!

Jaguars!

Ringtail cats!

Don't get too
excited yet.

We've got a major
problem here.

And I mean major!

(Both gasping)

Oh, no! It's even
worse than I feared!

What, Koki?

What is going on?

The Tortuga is dying.

ALL:
What?!

What do you mean,
"dying"?

Well, you know how
tellurium crystals

are essential for all of the
Tortuga's functions?

Semi-conduction of
the power systems,

navigation systems,
computer systems

and particularly
the power function

of the Creature Power
Disc press?

ALL:
Mm-hmm.

Well, the tellurium crystals
are failing.

(Gasping)

Soon, they will be
completely spent!

(Rattling)

Looks like some
already are!

We need tellurium
for the Tortuga to work.

If the tellurium crystals
burn out completely,

we won't be able to bring
the Tortuga back online!

Ever!

Wait, this is easy.

We'll just get a new supply
of tellurium.

Not easy.

Tellurium--
(Buzzing)

Tellurium is a metalloid
that is in very short supply.

In fact, there's more of it
in outer space

than there is here
on Earth!

And it's even more
rare than platinum.

This means that unless
we find some more

of this
precious tellurium,

my inventing days on
the Tortuga are over!

And that means our adventuring
with Creature Power days

would be over, too!

Koki, is tellurium found in
the Sonoran Desert?

Well, it could occur in small
amounts anywhere on Earth.

It's extremely rare.
The trick is finding it.

(Horses whinnying)

(In southern accent):
We'll find us some tellurium
in no time!

Quicker than a horse can
crunch a sugar cube.

Wait, we have no
communication system!

Only the Creature Pod,
and it's only at half power.

So it's gonna be trickier
for us to keep in contact.

Don't worry! This won't
take us long at all.

It's so shiny,
it'll be easy to spot.

♪

Alright, as soon as we spot
something shiny in the ground

then that's where
we'll start to dig.

(Gasping)

♪

(Gasping)

Hey, do you ever get
the feeling

that these cactus
are watching you?

No, are you
kidding me?

Why?

Because that one
has eyes.

(Chirping)

(Laughing)
Oh, an elf owl!

Come on, bro,
we gotta check him out.

That's gonna have to be
another adventure, bro.

We have to find
the tellurium.

The future of the Tortuga
depends on it!

Oh, yeah, yeah,
you're right.

We'll come back for you
someday, elf owl!

♪

(Howling)

Oh, wow!
A coyote!

The most adaptable of all
North American animals.

Maybe he's standing
on some tellurium.

Let's go up there.

Nice try, bro.

But you know that
minerals

are not likely to be found
on mountain peaks.

We gotta be looking
on the ground.

Look, a lizard!

Being chased by
a roadrunner!

A real, actual,
real-life roadrunner!

Yee-haw!

Ugh, we've got
to stay

on our tellurium crystal
finding mission!

Hang on there, bro!

Wait up, roadrunner!

Aah!
Ooh!

Roadrunner!

Come on, Martin,
don't get distracted.

We're chasing tellurium,
not roadrunners.

(Gasping)
Spotted skunk!

Aww!

Oh, Gila monster!

(Crying)

♪

JIMMY:
Come on!

My controller has
nothing to connect with.

It can't do anything!

Humph!

(Sighing)

So, what do you
think, Koki?

Well, I think the guys
don't have much time

to find some
tellurium crystals.

The core of the Tortuga powered
by the tellurium crystals

will go into an irreversible
shutdown in three hours!

Oh, no!

(Beeping)

Calling Kratt bros!

CHRIS:
Yeah, Aviva, go!

You only have--

(Static buzzing)

Pardon?

Hey, Aviva?

Wait, there's no
video!

AVIVA:
I know, we have to
conserve power.

Listen up--
you only have three hours.

(Both gasping)

Yeah, three hours to get back
here with some tellurium.

(Engine struggling)

And if we use any of
the Tortuga's abilities

like the teleporter or
the Creature Power Press,

each use will cut
the core's life

and your time to find
tellurium crystals

in half!

Find the tellurium--

And find it fast.

BOTH:
Got it!

(Rattling)

BOTH:
Whoa!

(Rattling)

BOTH:
Whoa!

Um, Martin?

So, what do you do

when you're face-to-face
with a venomous rattlesnake

with one inch fangs

that can strike
in the blink of an eye

and is attracted
to movement?

Don't move, bro.

(Rattling)

See ya!

Ha!

Phew! Now that was
a close-up look

at one awesome snake!

You can say
that again!

How about that rattle?

It's made of special
loose scales

that rub up against each other
to make that rattling sound.

And it's that rattle
that makes the rattlesnake

the most polite snake!

Polite? How is
a rattlesnake polite?

Well, he always rattles you
a friendly warning

before he strikes

and sinks his venom-injecting
fangs into your arm.

Or your face.

And you know, when I was
face-to-face with this guy,

I had a real-close look
at how his face

is packed with incredible
sensory powers.

Sharp eyes that can
see well in the daylight.

Nostrils that have
a good sense of smell.

And a tongue that flicks
in and out, tasting the air,

making that good
sense of smell great.

Plus, there's another
sense that-- huh?

What was that?

Oh, he seems
to know.

And wants to get
closer to it.

But if we can't see it,
how can he?

He must be using the other
sensory organ--

those pits right under
his nostrils.

Those pits that sense
the body heat of animals!

Those pits that give the
rattlesnake the ability

to see heat
and find his prey.

Like
a ground squirrel!

He knew that's
what it was

because a rattlesnake
can see heat.

And so can we.

With our heat vision
goggles!

Nice!
Turning on.

Hi, Chris!
Do you see me?

Oh yeah, Martin.
You're waving?

Okay, then now
what am I doing?

CHRIS:
You just jumped into
a ninja pose.

(Chuckling)

Okay, my turn.

Turning on!

Huh?
Oops!

I think I have
these goggles on upside down.

CHRIS:
Nope, they're on right!

I'm doing a handstand!

Now what am I
doing?

MARTIN:
You're walking like
an Egyptian.

CHRIS:
You got it!

Hoo hoo, yeah!

Ho ho, yeah!

Hey, look!
(Gasping)

♪

Huh?

They went in there.
I know!

Let's get around underground
the way a rattlesnake does!

By going through
the ground squirrel tunnels.

We don't even
have to dig.

I bet those tunnels will lead us
right to some tellurium

somewhere down there.

We can see with our
heat vision goggles.

Miniaturization, anyone?

Whoa!

♪

Rattlesnake!
There he goes.

Let's go!

It's kind of weird not having
Aviva and the g*ng

checking in on us
all the time.

Yeah, kind of weird.

(Beeping)

Alright, I've turned everything
off I can think of.

Okay, then. We're in emergency
power saving mode.

And the tellurium core
is on life support.

We only have enough power

for either one
Creature Power Disc creation,

maybe half a Miniaturizer
recharge

or one teleportation
of an object.

But only one choice
and not all!

Let's see how
the guys are doing

with their search
for tellurium crystals.

MARTIN:
Hello? Hello?

(Static buzzing)

What in the world?

Where on Earth
are you guys?

In Earth,
actually.

Yeah, we're taking
a new approach

to our tellurium
search.

We're seeing
with heat vision

and walking around through the
tunnels of ground squirrels,

walking behind a rattlesnake
and-- whoa!

Oomph!

Uh, the only problem
is pebbles on the ground

don't give off heat.

So, we can't really see 'em with
heat seeing goggles on.

Wait a sec, if we can't see the
pebbles that are tripping us,

then we won't be able to see the
tellurium crystals, either!

We need to see with heat
and with our eyes.

Uh, Aviva?

We need Rattlesnake
Power suits.

That would not
be a good idea.

Creating one Power Disc would
suck up the remaining power.

And remember,
tellurium is very rare.

Even with Rattlesnake Powers,

there's no guarantee
you'll find it.

Oh, but ground squirrel
burrows are extensive

in the Sonoran Desert.

Alone, they cover thousands and
thousands of square miles.

Of course we'll find
tellurium.

(Alarm blaring)

(Sparking, buzzing)

And we've got
to do something.

If we don't find
tellurium,

the power core will fade out
in just two hours anyway.

We've got to try.

We do kind of
have to try.

We've gotta try!

I'm gonna start modifying the
Eyelash Viper Disc

with Rattlesnake Powers.

♪

MARTIN:
Yeah, these rattlesnakes'
long, thin body design

lets them go anywhere
in the ground squirrel tunnels.

He's just looking for a spot
to set up an ambush.

♪

(Beeping)

Hello?

AVIVA:
Martin, Chris, I'm done!

The Rattlesnake Power Discs
are ready!

Jimmy, catch!

Energize and--

Jimmy, no!

(Alarm blaring)

We didn't have enough power
for teleportation!

Sorry!
I forgot!

(Alarm blaring)

We've got minutes!

And then an irreversible
meltdown begins.

The Tortuga will be
totally dead.

But then how are we gonna get

the miniaturized
Rattlesnake Power Discs

to the Kratt brothers so they
can find the tellurium?

Jimmy, you'll have to
deliver them by hand.

What?!

(Shuddering)

He looks snake bit.

Maybe that's what
he's worried about.

Jimmy, it's your job
to teleport the discs.

And we can't do that now,

so you've got to
hand deliver them.

Come on, Jimmy,
you can do it!

Okay, yeah,
I can do it.

BOTH:
Yay! Woo hoo!

Alright, alright!

(Sighing)

♪

(Shuddering)

Aah!

AVIVA:
Uh, Jimmy?

That's just a
saguaro cactus.

Oh! Huh, I knew that.

(Chirping)
(Gasping)

(Both sighing)

Okay, Jimmy,
keep going.

Whoa!

♪

(Shuddering)

(Moaning
nervously)

(Beeping,
chirping)

(Gasping)

Oh, no!
Oh, my!

(Chittering)

(Shuddering)

Hey, Jimmy!

Aah!

Nice!

Chris? Martin?

Perfect timing,
buddy!

Thanks, Jimmy!

(Shuddering):
You're welcome.

(Chittering)

(Screaming)

Aah!

Catch ya later, Jimmy!

Okay, get ready.

Wait! We don't wanna
touch this end.

MARTIN:
Rattlesnakes have big,
rough scales.

Oh, and check out
this pattern.

See the diamonds?

That's why this species
is called

a diamondback rattlesnake.

Okay, now!

BOTH:
Activate Creature Power Suits!

♪

BOTH:
Rattlesnake Powers!

Hey, let's get underground
and find that tellurium.

♪

CHRIS:
Wow, we can really
get around down here

with Rattlesnake Powers.

♪

Ooh!

♪

Ugh!

Guh!

♪

(Both gasping)

MARTIN:
He sprung an ambush
on the squirrel

and has him cornered!

The rattlesnake has
the squirrel in his sights.

Rattlesnake Vision on!

With ya, bro.

♪

MARTIN:
It seems like the squirrel
is growing.

CHRIS:
That's his tail!

The ground squirrel is pumping
blood to his tail

making it hotter
and hotter

and making the squirrel
seem bigger and bigger.

♪

BOTH:
Whoa!

He fooled him!

The rattlesnake struck at
the big twitching tail

and completely
missed the squirrel!

That was a rarely seen
creature moment.

Yeah, and talk
about rare--

look!

BOTH:
Tellurium crystal!

Yes!

BOTH:
We did it!

Ha, that's right!

But we're running out of time.
Quick, let's get this--

Oh, no!

CHRIS:
Don't lose it!

BOTH:
The tellurium crystal!

Uh-oh!

I don't see it!

We need that crystal
to save the Tortuga.

It must have gone down
one of these tunnels.

Which one do we take?

Uh, the one that the
tellurium crystal bounced down?

Yeah, but which one
is that?

If we choose
the wrong one,

we'll run out of time
and the Tortuga will die!

Uh...

Uh, uh--

that one!
Aah!

Why that one?

Because it doesn't have a
Gila monster crawling out of it!

(Both screaming)

♪

Great, what I'd love
any other time

but don't need
right now

is a venomous lizard
with a crushing bite.

AVIVA:
Bros, any luck?

Yeah!

We found
a tellurium crystal!

ALL:
Yay!

MARTIN:
But then we lost it.

ALL:
Aww!

MARTIN:
But we're gonna
find it again!

ALL:
Yay!

(Engine sparking,
alarm blaring)

I hope so!
And you have to hurry.

There are only
ten minutes left

until the Tortuga
descends

into an irreversible
disastrous meltdown!

We're on it!

Hey, Chris?
What?

You feel that?

Feel what?

Like we just entered
a big open space.

Quick, switch
to heat vision.

(Gasping)
Whoa!

Are you seeing this?

It looks weird, like there are
warm things down there

but not really hot.

CHRIS:
And not clear.

Just some weird,
warmish pattern.

MARTIN:
Let's throw a little
light on this.

(Both gasping)

Martin?
We are in a hibernaculum!

And what a gathering!

The rattlesnakes are one of the
most social of all snakes.

I don't believe it.
Look!

BOTH:
Tellurium crystals!

Whoa, awesome!

Okay, all we have to do
is sneak in there,

load up and get out.

Let's do this thing.

♪

(Gasping)

Whoa!
Easy, easy...

Uh, that's it,
fella.

♪ Rock-a-bye snakey,
on the tree top ♪

Hey, everybody!
We found tellurium crystals!

The Tortuga is saved!

(Cheering)

Ha-ha, yeah!

(Alarm blaring)

It's not going to be
that easy!

The Tortuga is on the verge
of a core meltdown!

You have five minutes
to get that tellurium here.

After that, no amount
of crystals will help.

The Tortuga will be finished!
Hurry!

Guys? Guys?

(Panting)

(Straining)

(Panting)

(Grunting)

Alright, let's move!

What are you
waiting for?

(Gasping)

Keep going, Chris!

I'll warn this skunk off
with Rattlesnake Powers.

Thanks, bro!

(Rattling)

♪

(Coyote howling)

Whoa, looks like I've got a
bigger customer up here!

♪

(Rattling)

People think
rattlesnakes are scary,

but they're just
defending themselves.

(Growling)

(Rattling)

Way to go, bro!

Uh, but don't take long
to catch up!

We gotta get the tellurium
to the Tortuga!

(Alarm blaring)

We're out of time!
Abandon Tortuga!

Meltdown will commence
in one minute!

I repeat,
abandon Tortuga!

I'm coming!

(Alarm blaring)

Wait!

BOTH:
We've got tellurium!

We have to hurry!
We have less than a minute left!

Here it is!

And not a moment
too soon!

I just hope I can
replace the crystals in time.

Keep your fingers
crossed!

(Beeping)

Uh-oh!
(Gasping)

(Alarm blaring)

(Panting)

Oomph!

(Sighing)

♪

ALL:
Yeah!

(Cheering)

♪

(Cheering)

Alright!

The Tortuga is saved!

Thanks to
Rattlesnake Powers!

(Rattling)

♪

A rattlesnake's venomous bite
is a great w*apon

for catching prey.

And it's also important
for defending himself

against all those animals
that want to eat him.

CHRIS:
And there are a lot of them.

Coyotes, skunks--

Yeah, believe it or not,

skunks are
always a danger.

Oh, and then there's the speedy
and deadly roadrunner

that kills more young
rattlesnakes than maybe anybody.

What about the aerial hunters?

CHRIS:
Yeah, great horned owls.

Eagles,
red-tailed hawks.

So, life in the desert isn't
always easy for the rattlesnake,

which is why
we've gotta help him.

We're here at
the Sonoran Desert Museum

with Stephan, who is studying
the wild rattlesnakes

that live around
the museum.

We've been tracking them
for the last years

and trying to understand
better how they live

around the Desert Museum.

So, we're going to try
to find them

using radio
telemetry.

Let's see what those
rattlesnakes are up to.

CHRIS:
When you get close to
a rattlesnake,

the beeping gets
louder and faster.

(Beeping)

Right down there,
right in the shadow there.

MARTIN:
Oh, wow! They are really
hard to find without this gear.

So, now we're gonna
test out

the rattlesnake's
powers of camouflage.

We're gonna play
"Can You Find the Rattlesnake?"

Now, I know where
the rattlesnake is.

There is a rattlesnake within
ten giant steps,

a circle of ten giant steps
from where we are right now.

But I don't know
where he is.

So, Chris is going to
try to find it--

before I step on it.

Good luck, brother!

(Laughing)

Gotta be really careful
where you put your feet

when you play
this game.

MARTIN:
See anything yet, Chris?

CHRIS:
I haven't found him yet.

Chris, freeze!

You want to see where
the rattlesnake is?

One step away?

Wow!

Right there
is the rattlesnake!

Look at him coiled up!
You can hardly see him!

MARTIN:
Awesome camouflage powers.

CHRIS:
Wow!

MARTIN:
Rattlesnakes are
such an important part

of the Sonoran Desert
ecosystem.

Both as a predator,
by keeping

mammal, bird and reptile
populations under control--

And as prey.

Being food for many, many other
amazing desert animals.

And that rattle
is a sound

that we always want to hear out
here in the Sonoran Desert.

Keep on creature
adventuring!

We'll see you on
the creature trail!

(Rattling)

♪