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Would you ever keep venomous snakes?
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Old 11-10-2015, 09:27 PM   #51
HannaKonda
Do you count a hognose as venomous? If so, then I do.

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Old 11-14-2015, 09:27 PM   #52
MalinoisK9
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Cool! Nice to see you back. What made you pick that cobra species, out of all of them?

To revisit the original question eight years later- I still am not interested in keeping venomous snakes, although I am happy that there are people who do. I hope we, the herp community, retain that right.

I might like to keep heloderms of some sort- but really I'd rather a friend kept them and I could just go visit.
I picked N. annulifera for a few reasons. They are known to have a mellower temperament as they age and I really like the look of them. They are a slightly heavier build than some of the other Najas. They feed like they are a rat snake. I knew just from my collection of Asian Ratsnakes that I wanted something with similar traits. Diurnal and active. Najas fit that bill, they are very curious and attentive in general.

I'm hoping to add a few more in the future.
In no order:
N. nivea
N. siamensis
N. pallida
N. haje legionis
 
Old 11-14-2015, 09:30 PM   #53
MalinoisK9
A few more of the lil gal
 
Old 11-14-2015, 09:51 PM   #54
DollysMom
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A few more of the lil gal
Beautiful. I may admire from afar, but I do admire such awesome beauty.
 
Old 11-14-2015, 10:19 PM   #55
MalinoisK9
Yea... that's not water...
 
Old 11-15-2015, 04:19 AM   #56
MysticExotics
Venomous are not legal where I live. I have no problem with responsible keepers having them, but I personally would not.
 
Old 11-18-2015, 09:46 PM   #57
MalinoisK9
Tonight was the first time I've fed live in... shoot probably 6-7 years? I haven't had a baby snake in so long that my current stock of frozen food is more or less all Med-Jumbo rats and some adult mice. I bought a handful of frozen fuzzies for my new Naja from the pet store to get us by until the next show (this weekend). Well she eats every 4 days or so (crazy metabolism these things have) and I ran out a few days ago. With only one feeding left until the Sunday show I only needed to get one and to save time I got a live so I wouldn't have to thaw.

So I tong feed her as usual and take the time to observe something I so far haven't been able to witness. Her venom's potency. From the initial bite to lack of movement (twitching or breathing) was just under 10 seconds.

Sure it's only a fuzzy, but a fuzzy is a big meal for her right now.

Lil' gal packs a wallop!
 
Old 11-20-2015, 02:35 PM   #58
Athena_Cornsnake
Probably not. They're gorgeous, but I couldn't safely handle them, which is one of the huge draws of snake keeping for me.
 
Old 11-30-2015, 04:15 AM   #59
smigon
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I think most of these things should go for people who get to drive cars, as well!
I like this. That would mean only about 40 people in AZ would have driver's licenses!!!
 
Old 12-06-2015, 02:18 PM   #60
Zombiegirl
She's adorable! I love cobras...given that I am such a clutz and get tagged by my ball python and bloodred corn on a regular basis hots are definitely NOT on my agenda at any time. They are beautiful animals though for sure.
 

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