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04-17-04, 12:02 AM
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OK, Cobra people, what's this one???
We just got these in from Egypt. They are spitters. The invoice says N. nigricollis, but I don't think they are. Any Ideas???? Jeremy??? BW????? Ray????? (Oh, that's me!)
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04-17-04, 12:03 AM
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notice the banding around the hood
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04-17-04, 12:06 AM
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I initially thought it may have been a Mozambique....but from egypt???
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04-17-04, 12:07 AM
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last pic (for scale counters)
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04-17-04, 12:11 AM
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Ok, one more
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04-17-04, 12:13 AM
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It really look like a
Naja mossambica mossambica
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04-17-04, 06:15 AM
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I know exactly what they are. we will be talking today for certain i need them if there is a male
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04-17-04, 07:37 AM
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Cool Cobra but I have no clue what they are.
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04-17-04, 09:50 AM
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nubiae???? Have any pics of the throat?
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04-17-04, 03:20 PM
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my guess is Naja nubiae 
Cool snakes, but I like pallida more 
Cheers, and good luck with them
Peter
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04-17-04, 04:57 PM
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Ok my guess is 2 male Nubian Cobras I also should mention that he only has one left now anyone care to guess where the other is lol
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04-17-04, 05:04 PM
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I would guess but I already know lol
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04-17-04, 05:06 PM
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he already ate 3 mice. 90 days to go before i stop worrying though.
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04-17-04, 05:56 PM
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That is great man! They are in good hands so I think they will be fine.
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04-17-04, 07:17 PM
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Yes, definitely Naja nubiae. Its a sister taxon to Naja pallida that was recently described by Wuester (2003), and occurs in Egypt, Chad, Sudan, Niger and Eritrea.
It differs from Naja pallida by having more than one throat band, as well as throat spots.
~TE
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