Snouted Cobra from Central South Africa - Paw Talk

Snakes Inc · #1 01-12-2007, 06:53 PM

This is my Snouted Cobra from Central South Africa. It is a very close subspecies of the African Egyptian cobra.

pinkie1205 · #2 01-12-2007, 11:05 PM

I mighty pretty snake....

It gives me goosebumps though.

nik8806 · #3 01-12-2007, 11:18 PM

THAT is a beautiful snake! Wonderful pictures as well!! You are lucky! =) How old is he? And whats his name?? Abosolutely beautiful! Gosh I love snakes! haha

Snakes Inc · #4 01-13-2007, 12:30 AM

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	And whats his name??

Age wise maybe 6 or 8 years. We are on a no name bases but when he hoods like that it’s just easier to call mine Sir.

pinkie1205 · #5 01-13-2007, 12:47 AM

Yes I think Sir is appropriate...lol

Vanilla_Rat · #6 01-13-2007, 01:51 AM

What a beautiful snake!

mebri123 · #7 01-13-2007, 01:53 AM

I like snakes. where did you find thid one

is it poisonous obviously i dont know much about it

Snakes Inc · #8 01-13-2007, 02:28 AM

This one was found in Gauteng outside Johannesburg and no it is not poisonous but venomous yes

mebri123 · #9 01-13-2007, 02:34 AM

so are there cobras that are not venemous

Snakes Inc · #10 01-13-2007, 02:46 AM

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	so are there cobras that are not venemous

All true cobras are venomous to some degree yes. The proteins making up the toxin is predominantly neurotoxin. This means that the victim’s central nervous system is attacked by the toxin.
In short the victim becomes paralysed and suffocates to death. Different cobra species have different strengths. One can cause slight side effects as in being seriously ill for a day while another species could cause a human system to shut down after about 30 minutes to an hour depending on the severity of the envenomation.

mebri123 · #11 01-13-2007, 02:53 AM

so do you have some less venumous ones as pets

Snakes Inc · #12 01-13-2007, 02:58 AM

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	so do you have some less venumous ones as pets

O`yes Boas, Ratsnakes, House snakes, Eggeaters, king snakes etc.

mebri123 · #13 01-13-2007, 03:07 AM

so can you handle these snakes
I have a corn snake but he is very very tame and is handled often but even still he has bitten a couple times. Painless but accidental on his part. both times i put him an encounter with a preditor or prey and he made a mistake and bit me instead

candyraver · #14 01-13-2007, 03:29 AM

Gorgeous snake

I would like a corn snake& ratsnake myself & work my way up

mebri123 · #15 01-13-2007, 03:32 AM

he's a sweetie considering he is a snake