Largest king Cobra - Page 2

SCReptiles · 05-11-04, 01:33 PM

TT, you would be in the know....is this gal the biggest?

JimmyDavid · 05-11-04, 02:59 PM

I had seen that photo before. I always thought that was a huge cobra but somehow i don't understand why they don't have bigger in India.

MsTT · 05-11-04, 04:33 PM

As far as I know, yes.

I did a lump removal and biopsy on one exceptionally large animal imported by ERJ. I could not restrain this animal with one hand around its neck; I had to use a two handed grip. That was one big king, not just in length but in girth.

I do not know the length of this animal but it was impressive. Ray Hunter would recall who purchased it and its subsequent measurements. I do not think it would have exceeded the 16' specimen in length, but in girth and weight it may have been a match from what I can see in the photo.

I wanted to buy it VERY badly, but I couldn't afford two kings and I had my heart set on rescuing the orange one that was in much worse shape than the giant. The growth on the big king turned out to be a benign minor abscess, probably one that grew up around the head of a tick. The orange guy needed intensive veterinary support care a lot more than the big one did, so I chose him.

Gary O · 05-11-04, 05:02 PM

How is the orange one doing now?

MsTT · 05-11-04, 06:05 PM

The orange one started out an emaciated, weak, tick infested mess. You could count his vertebrae through the skin. Currently he is fat and sassy, eats anything including f/t rats, and he bred two nice looking females this season. One appears to be gravid.

Gary O · 05-11-04, 06:16 PM

Great new!!!! CONGRATS! It is always cool to here of a turn around like that.

psilocybe · 05-12-04, 12:29 PM

I have drooled many times over Tanith's pic on her venomousreptiles.org profile...wait, that sounds wrong...Tanith's pic OF HER ORANGE PHASE KING, lol...Not to say I wouldn't drool over Tanith, but I've never seen her pic, lol

AP

SCReptiles · 05-12-04, 02:05 PM

Has anyone ever seen Tanith? Are we even sure she is real? =) ha ha

MsTT · 05-12-04, 02:38 PM

I confess, I'm actually a were-snake. I type with my tail most of the time, which is why I can be slow to respond.

psilocybe · 05-12-04, 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by MsTT
I confess, I'm actually a were-snake. I type with my tail most of the time, which is why I can be slow to respond.

LOL, so that explains it...
Question about your king...how common is that color phase? I'm assuming that the coloration is locality based, and that it's just a aberant coloration...and where was the snake imported from? It would be awesome if there was a locality based population of orange kings ,hehehe...

AP

MsTT · 05-12-04, 07:36 PM

There have been other specimens from Malaysia with similar coloration, golden body and orange throat. I think that mine is certainly one of the more high colored specimens however.

Gary O · 05-12-04, 10:03 PM

I need pics lol. Is there a link somewhere. Is it on your site somewhere MsTT?

psilocybe · 05-12-04, 10:58 PM

I'm sorry, my last post should have read:

"I'm guessing it's NOT locality based, and that's it's just an aberant coloration"...lol. Need to proofread better. I've just never seen a king as bright orange as yours Tanith. That snake makes me want to scream...lol. Heres to hoping that he passes on some "orange genes" to his offspring...is just one female gravid, or did he nail 'em both?

AP

MsTT · 05-13-04, 01:08 AM

Only one of the girls is gravid, and she's about to pop.

www.snakegetters.com/pics/ven/orange-king.jpg

Mustangrde1 · 05-13-04, 08:30 AM

Damnit there is that king """ DROOOLLLL """""