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03-18-16, 01:17 AM
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Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
The ever-elusive shield-nose cobra ( Aspidelaps scutatus) from Southern Africa. This is a CB2012 male that I've raised up along with a CB2011 female. They should be ready to go either this year or next.
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03-18-16, 11:18 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
Awesome.
Good looking animals.
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03-19-16, 12:22 AM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
Absolutely great looking snake!
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03-23-16, 03:16 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
Amazing, your collection always makes me drool. What the potency like on these guys?
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03-23-16, 07:10 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
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Originally Posted by D Grade
Amazing, your collection always makes me drool. What the potency like on these guys?
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Thank you, D Grade. A. scutatus are capable of producing a lethal bite, but there have not been a lot published case studies. Among the few published reports is a fatal bite to a 4-year old child, in which the cause of death was cardiac arrest. However, they're also relatively small and clumsy, so its relatively easy to avoid a bite if you stick to the common management protocols.
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55.59.7 squamates, 1.1 Canis lupus, and 0.1 Homo sapiens.
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03-24-16, 02:45 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
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Thank you, D Grade. A. scutatus are capable of producing a lethal bite, but there have not been a lot published case studies. Among the few published reports is a fatal bite to a 4-year old child, in which the cause of death was cardiac arrest. However, they're also relatively small and clumsy, so its relatively easy to avoid a bite if you stick to the common management protocols.
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LOL @ small and clumsy, I will have to see if I can find a vid or two and see how they act (sounds funny). I guess that could be a draw back of not being a true Cobra. 
Very amazing member of the collection. I have to ask if you have a H. Haemachatus (Rinkhals)? I absolutely love em' and don't know of anyone on here that has one in captivity.
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Anatolius - 1.0 Honduran Milk (Lampropeltis Triangulum Hondurensis) Valentina - 0.1 Sonoran Gopher (Pituophis Catenifer Affinis) Medusa - 0.1 Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus Molossus Molossus) Bubba - 1.0 AZ Mountain King (Lampropeltis Pyromelana)
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03-25-16, 03:12 AM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
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Originally Posted by D Grade
I have to ask if you have a H. Haemachatus (Rinkhals)? I absolutely love em' and don't know of anyone on here that has one in captivity.
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I had H. Haemachatus for the past few years, but just traded off my adult female last week. They're fun snakes, and entirely underappreciated.
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Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind. - Marston Bates
55.59.7 squamates, 1.1 Canis lupus, and 0.1 Homo sapiens.
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03-25-16, 02:27 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
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Originally Posted by Nightflight99
I had H. Haemachatus for the past few years, but just traded off my adult female last week. They're fun snakes, and entirely underappreciated.
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Please start a thread with some pics, I would love to see!
<--- HUGE fan of Rinkhals
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Anatolius - 1.0 Honduran Milk (Lampropeltis Triangulum Hondurensis) Valentina - 0.1 Sonoran Gopher (Pituophis Catenifer Affinis) Medusa - 0.1 Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus Molossus Molossus) Bubba - 1.0 AZ Mountain King (Lampropeltis Pyromelana)
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03-23-16, 08:03 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
You are living the dream. So many cool animals.
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03-23-16, 08:43 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
Where do you come up with this stuff Night? I've not seen nor heard of this animal until today. Thanks for sharing. Another amazing critter. It's the beauty of animals and nature that make me believe in intelligent design. 
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03-23-16, 08:48 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
What a cute little ball of death.
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03-25-16, 09:10 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
So adorable!
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03-27-16, 09:45 PM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
That is an epic photo! What a rush that must have been to see in the wild.
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Anatolius - 1.0 Honduran Milk (Lampropeltis Triangulum Hondurensis) Valentina - 0.1 Sonoran Gopher (Pituophis Catenifer Affinis) Medusa - 0.1 Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus Molossus Molossus) Bubba - 1.0 AZ Mountain King (Lampropeltis Pyromelana)
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03-28-16, 02:14 AM
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Re: Shield-nose Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)
This animal looks very cute for being lethal! And imagining it clumsy makes it ever better
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