Removing larger colubrids from enclosures.

[Jeffco]

With my adult female false water cobra I use a hook to pull her back end out then go ahead and grab her. She loves to hook around stuff in her cage when I really need to get her out or grab substrate with her tail to dump on the floor . I do feel like they recognize routine and I think the hook lessens the chance of a bite. She has never struck defensively but the feeding response is insane and violent, I wouldn't want to take a bite.