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[dave himself]

This girl was showing how bad tempered she was today so I couldn't resist taking a couple of pics

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Thanks for looking

[TRD]

Cuddle-me-Cobra :)

[Scubadiver59]

Albino King or a Golden King? :confused:

And where'd you get it from?

[trailblazer295]

I love cobras if only they wouldn't kill me lol

[SSSSnakes]

Albino King or a Golden King? :confused:

And where'd you get it from?

Looks like a albino monocle cobra.

[Scubadiver59]

Thanks! :)

Looks like a albino monocle cobra.

[dave himself]

Cuddle-me-Cobra :)

You can cuddle her all you like mate, me I'll just stay well clear of her :D

Albino King or a Golden King? :confused:

And where'd you get it from?

She's a display animal in the shop, the owner has had her from she was a death worm :)

I love cobras if only they wouldn't kill me lol

I'm the same mate, it's the way they move and that weird growling noise they make that gets me

Looks like a albino monocle cobra.

She is indeed Gerry mate ;)

[dannybgoode]

Very nice. I love the idea of keeping hots except the bit about how one small mistake could lead to limb loss or worse in an instant.

They are simply stunning though.

[dave himself]

Very nice. I love the idea of keeping hots except the bit about how one small mistake could lead to limb loss or worse in an instant.

They are simply stunning though.

I think they are some of the most beautiful snakes on the planet, but being in the same room as them makes me very twitchy. I let the owner work with them and just stay out of the way, I'm just glad there's plenty of room in the shop otherwise I'd be out in the street looking through the doors in the rain :D

[Tsubaki]

Gorgeous! If only my so wouldnt kill me if I kept venomous snakes again :D

[Scubadiver59]

Watching Viperkeeper, it seems that some Cobras mellow out with age, and some are quite tractable albeit still very dangerous and still a bit unpredictable--Al's interactions with Elvis are quite entertaining at times, and in his "Shy No More" video he mentions that the Ringed Water Cobras are good starter hots.


I think they are some of the most beautiful snakes on the planet, but being in the same room as them makes me very twitchy. I let the owner work with them and just stay out of the way, I'm just glad there's plenty of room in the shop otherwise I'd be out in the street looking through the doors in the rain :D

[dave himself]

Watching Viperkeeper, it seems that some Cobras mellow out with age, and some are quite tractable albeit still very dangerous and still a bit unpredictable--Al's interactions with Elvis are quite entertaining at times, and in his "Shy No More" video he mentions that the Ringed Water Cobras are good starter hots.

I like watching Al and I'm a fan of Elvis. I'm sure they're ment to calm down with age, but think ours is broken or she forgot to read the script because she's still an nutjob. Although she is still young, so hopefully she'll get with the program as she ages

[EL Ziggy]

What a beautiful deadly critter.

[Doug 351]

Believe it or not, I saw a TV show a few years back where a family had a pet cobra. They had raised it up with gentle handling, and they showed the kids holding it.

I just saw a show the other day where a guy was passing an alligator around and kissed it on the lips.

I can kind of relate, because a wild Texas ratsnake is a mean critter, but I can pass mine around and kiss it on the lips.

[Albert Clark]

Amazing animal dave! What we sometimes neglect or just forget is the wild instincts these reptiles posess. It borders on a kind of disrespect of the animal and a irresponsibility as a keeper.

[dave himself]

What a beautiful deadly critter.

Thanks Ziggy mate and it's seems that beauty comes with a price in this case

Believe it or not, I saw a TV show a few years back where a family had a pet cobra. They had raised it up with gentle handling, and they showed the kids holding it.

I just saw a show the other day where a guy was passing an alligator around and kissed it on the lips.

I can kind of relate, because a wild Texas ratsnake is a mean critter, but I can pass mine around and kiss it on the lips.
Thankfully idiots like you mentioned are few and far between and most go under the name of, bite statistics;)


Amazing animal dave! What we sometimes neglect or just forget is the wild instincts these reptiles posess. It borders on a kind of disrespect of the animal and a irresponsibility as a keeper.

Thanks mate, and couldn't agree with you more :)

[TRD]

Believe it or not, I saw a TV show a few years back where a family had a pet cobra. They had raised it up with gentle handling, and they showed the kids holding it.

I just saw a show the other day where a guy was passing an alligator around and kissed it on the lips.

I can kind of relate, because a wild Texas ratsnake is a mean critter, but I can pass mine around and kiss it on the lips.

Plenty of those around, they just rip the teeth out of the Cobra's mouth. It's quite common practice in India and surrounding countries. There are plenty videos around of little kids playing with those serpents.

Gentle handling my ***. You piss off a cobra, you going to have a bad day.

[SSSSnakes]

Amazing animal dave! What we sometimes neglect or just forget is the wild instincts these reptiles posess. It borders on a kind of disrespect of the animal and a irresponsibility as a keeper.

Can't agree more. I've been handling venomous snakes for more than 35yrs, including many different kinds of cobras and there is not one I would trust to kiss on the mouth.

[dave himself]

Can't agree more. I've been handling venomous snakes for more than 35yrs, including many different kinds of cobras and there is not one I would trust to kiss on the mouth.

I'm glad you commented here Jerry, you have a lot more experience than anyone I know;)

[Scubadiver59]

He has a lot more experience kissing snakes? :rolleyes:

I'm glad you commented here Jerry, you have a lot more experience than anyone I know;)

[SSSSnakes]

He has a lot more experience kissing snakes? :rolleyes:

I have not found a woman yet that can tongue kiss like a snake. I'm a weird lonely man. LOL

[dave himself]

Is it just me or has this thread turned a little strange :wacky:

[SerpentineDream]

I recently read an article about a Russian guy that kept a king cobra. He had a real rapport with that snake and it was puppy dog tame. He would free handle it and allow it to hang out on his bed.

Then the inevitable happened. The snake had a bad moment and bit him for the first (and last) time. He died while his girlfriend was holding him waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

Complacency is lethal. I think you have the right idea, Dave.

[TRD]

I recently read an article about a Russian guy that kept a king cobra. He had a real rapport with that snake and it was puppy dog tame. He would free handle it and allow it to hang out on his bed.

Then the inevitable happened. The snake had a bad moment and bit him for the first (and last) time. He died while his girlfriend was holding him waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

Complacency is lethal. I think you have the right idea, Dave.

While I agree that it was a stupid kid handling his (juvenile) cobra in this way, he didn't die from the venom but anaphylactic shock. He was dead in a few minutes. Venom acts fast, but not that fast, certainly not when bitten on the hand (which btw was during feeding).

[Monocled Guy]

Beautiful animal.