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Old 06-24-12, 04:06 PM   #1
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Malpolon moilensis (Desert false cobra)

Here's something very interesting for the back-fanged lovers !

These are very rare in South Africa collections and it's a pity, as they are amazing snakes to work with.

Malpolon sp. are rear-fanged desert snakes that occur in Northern Africa through to Spain and France (If my memory serves me well). They are fast moving, active snakes that can tolerate high temperatures. Some (most) are highly aggressive and will not hesitate to bite. They get their common name from their ability to spread a hood in defence, just like a cobra.

If you want to know more about these feel free to ask.

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Old 06-24-12, 04:10 PM   #2
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Re: Malpolon moilensis (Desert false cobra)

Do you have a pic of one with its hood. That would be awesome
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Old 06-24-12, 05:46 PM   #3
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Re: Malpolon moilensis (Desert false cobra)

Sweet! I love the second picture.
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Re: Malpolon moilensis (Desert false cobra)

That first picture is truly spectacular! What an amazing looking snake!
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Old 06-24-12, 11:25 PM   #5
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Love the first picture! How long do these get? How is the venom compared to the hog nosed snake?
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Re: Malpolon moilensis (Desert false cobra)

Thanks and sorry for the late reply guys !

Here are some pics of them kind of hooded up (They've calmed down a lot so getting them to spread a hood is pretty hard haha...)...





This species will probably reach about 1-1.2m but are usually smaller. Other species will easily grow to 1.5m plus.
Their venom is definitely worse than the hognose snake's. A friend of mine got nipped on his thumb by a small one (20cm or so) while unpacking and his hand ballooned ! So I now keep my fingers well away from them haha...

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Nice thanks for the pics. Are they common in South Africa?
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Any time man ! There are currently 4 that I know of here in South Africa haha...Are they common in the US ?
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Nope I have never seen one.
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Old 06-30-12, 01:28 AM   #10
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oh my goodness...lol i'd so get bit!
I hadn't seen one before. Kind of look like a rat snake, or garter. Such big eyes! Very nice color...and i love that hood!
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Old 07-02-12, 04:48 PM   #12
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Thanks guys...It's such a pity that we don't see them around more often. They are ideal for someone that's into having something diferent and interesting.

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Are they fairly common in the wild? I've never seen one but they are great looking snakes.
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Old 07-13-12, 02:08 PM   #14
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They are very common in the wild but for some strange reason they aren't well know in the trade ?
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Old 07-13-12, 03:54 PM   #15
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thats a good looking snake,i really like the scalation on the head

how potent is their venom ?

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