http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071207/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_kenya_cobra
Read the article, sucker is loaded with venom.
Read the article, sucker is loaded with venom.
yikes!!!!! imagine stumbling onto this this!!!
Good thing its in Africa. We have enough snakes here in Florida that are poisenous.
This Cobra is just deadly. Spits are you as a sign of disrespect and ends your life at the same time. Not a way to go :naww:
Sure its a dangerous cobra, but honestly not really impressive in my opinion. Spitting cobra's need to get the venom into your blood stream to kill you, only reason they spit is to blind their prey/predator they would still have to inject their venom into your body unless they hit an open wound. As far as size in concerned King Cobra's can reach up to 18 feet, so 9 feet isn't that impressive. The worlds top 10 most deadly snakes are all in Australlia http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/tenmostvenomous.htm.
As far as venomous snakes in Afirca, the most impressive in my opinion would be the Gaboon Viper, it holds the worlds record in fang length at 2 inchs!!
You have to consider that Florida is the main importing hub for reptiles, especially exotic venomous. Considering the climate in Florida the ones that somehow get out in shipping can survive in the wild here. Just something for you to keep in mind...
Sure its a dangerous cobra, but honestly not really impressive in my opinion. Spitting cobra's need to get the venom into your blood stream to kill you, only reason they spit is to blind their prey/predator they would still have to inject their venom into your body unless they hit an open wound. As far as size in concerned King Cobra's can reach up to 18 feet, so 9 feet isn't that impressive. The worlds top 10 most deadly snakes are all in Australlia http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/tenmostvenomous.htm.
As far as venomous snakes in Afirca, the most impressive in my opinion would be the Gaboon Viper, it holds the worlds record in fang length at 2 inchs!!
Ive been keeping reptiles for the past 17 years, probably had over 300 different species over that 17 years. Probably around 3,000 total, unfortunitly I've yet to find a woman that wouldn't freak out if I brought home venomous. I've had mostly constrictors (boas and pythons) anywhere from 3 inchs long to about 15 feet long. Various monitors, tegus, iguanas...... At the moment I only have 2 Black Blood Pythons...
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They absolutely beautiful. Love the Blood Pythons.
Retics man, Retics. lol
I too had a few different species, but nothing like you brotha..
Out of everything I've had, even the crocodiles I've had......... My malaysian water monitor was the biggest handful to handle....
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7 1/2 feet, 85 lbs, and 2 month captive when I got her. The guy I got her from had to get $11,000 in reconstructive surgery on his arms because of her....
Yikes, I've heard stories about how Monitors like to eat whole cats just for fun.
Damn DD. My buddy was an Exotic Handler and he had TWO 24 and 26 foot Retics. Yup, took 6 - 8 of us to handle the two (individually). Just depended on how the snakes ATTITUDE was on a given day. lol
The Monitors are greatm but like you said, can be very unpridictable.
Great pics. Keep em coming.
I assuming this is the reason for your username???