The New King

[Zaku186]

did she actually open her mouth and drink the water?

[Remro88]

Good sir, you're a cautious man and experienced snake handler. However sometimes it seems you re taking incredible risks, like when you poured water into the box, it could have jump out or something, i mean you were in striking range more than once. it scares me even thought you re a professionnal . Also what are eye caps ? is it human placed or a snake residual of bad shedding ?

[MalkinTheking]

viagra LOLL!! 

[SuperKrypto420]

lil trick ive learned is use scoch tape to remove eye caps. Been using the method for about 6 yrs now an it has not ever harmed any of my snakes. causes less stress to the snake rather than digging at the eye with tongs.

[chadley6916]

Looks like you are in a garage or something with easy access to the outdoors. When handling a snake like this, shouldn't you be in an enclosed space in case the snake makes a break for it...and you lose site of it?

[viperkeeper]

@chadley6916 That's why I have a "Kill gun" If they escape & can't be captured.

[TheAmericanReptiles]

were do rescue a king cobra? i mean i am glad you did and your a good person for it but where do you rescue a king cobra?

[viperkeeper]

@TheAmericanReptiles From somebody who does not know how to care fore it or the police contact me.

[tripleraven]

that snake is such a cutie.

[jaandil7]

you are talking to him....but he dont have any ears! why are you talking to him then......nice cobra!

[viperkeeper]

@jaandil7 Yes they can hear.... I sent you the proof.

[flyinggeckoprods]

venomous snake+guns=kick ass video! That a very nice pump you got there viperkeeper as well as a neat cobra. Im sorry she didn't make it.

[TheGhostScorpion]

beautiful snake, my all time favorite

[viperkeeper]

Seldom have Tornadic activity in this area.

[AtarahDerek]

From the sound of the birds in the bg you must live in Tornado Alley. How do you protect your animals from severe weather?

[pitz4life74]

lol...this guy is funny...

[xyzDucati]

I would panic if the snake was stuck in that bag like in the video.

I am always amazed how you keep cool when things got wrong.

You should work as a spy.

[Jaystring09]

LOL quite the erection you have there

[pandawarrior21]

wow viagra



[NicolettaTimotheou]

like on the tenderness of this man on a Cobra!! ;)

[alwaysopen]

These animals don't belong in cages, boxes or other enclosures in the possession of stupid humans. Don't you think they might like running around in the wild better?

[viperkeeper]

@Necroamnthys See my FB page for that answer.

[wildarms16]

Hahaha! What an erection you have! Keep your cloaca to yourself!

[motorgirl85]

I'm happy to see this beautiful creature in your capable hands. I couldn't believe how many eye caps were on her. How did she fare? Was she able to recover and did you give her to a zoo? I know this vd is from 2008... just wondering if you remembered...

[viperkeeper]

@motorgirl85 No, she died....

[motorgirl85]

@viperkeeper I'm so angry at the previous owners! I'd really like to cuss ... but I won't since it's your channel. Poor thing... I'd like to think that the time she got to spend with you was a good one. I'm sure you took as good a care as you could.

[alwaysopen]

@viperkeeper

good



[rdd96822]

does the snake have difficulty breathing in that box?

[viperkeeper]

@rdd96822 No....they don't use much oxygen when lying around.

[rdd96822]

@viperkeeper ok, thanks. I don't know much about snakes.

[ItsTheSecretAsian]

Arent cobras illegal to keep?

[viperkeeper]

@ItsTheSecretAsian Depends on where you live.

[mrsnakeboy14]

your really funny and i love you vids!!!:)

[icup728]

a robber would pick the wrong house if he went to yours lol 0_o.

[d1V1n3d]

@icup728

except he wants to steal venomous snakes, then it would be kinda the best house to choose aye ?

[CamSR20DET]

what other elapids do you keep? do you have any tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus)?

[viperkeeper]

@CamSR20DET No, they are only allowed to be kept at accredited institution by the AU govt.

[CamSR20DET]

@viperkeeper I wonder why that is, and why they havent done the same with other Australian venomous snakes. Is it the same case with red bellied black snakes?

[axercst]

if you would stop shaking like a mf that might go faster.

[Earthdogbonzo3]

I once owned a starved, half dead Spilotes pullatus that my father gave to me cause he thought it was cool. I had the same experience with the eye caps: at least five. I nursed it back to health and it lived another five years until it got trapped in a radiator in January. It was a beautiful animal. It's amazing your interaction with both the species and individual personalities of these animals. Quite amazing also, the sense of calm you inspire.

[l7lll]

does the wash-bottle work on animals with heat-sensitive pits? 

[viperkeeper]

@l7lll Yes, you have to be EXTRA CAREFUL

[N330AA]

Is that a snake in your bag or are you just pleased to see me?

[pabloVEVO]

wow.. you are a great snake handler.. I tip my hat off to you, sir.

[snakeguy76]

Dehydrated. That is true that most people (even veterinarians) see thin snakes and immediately go for the feeding when in reality the dehydration is what is killing them. I notice the care you take in keeping your snakes well hydrated. kudos.

[Truthseeker4449]

Just as long you don't visit the Captain AND visit the snakes at the same time ;)

[tinytomlinson]

Why is the bottom part of the eye cap shiny? Shouldnt it be that dried shin looking like befor?

And also by no means am i an expert (just got my first snake a baby corn yesterday) but i read somewhere you should never tried to pull of the eye caps. Arnt you suppose to use a q-tip and water baths?

[bonedogstudio]

LOL BONER at 6:54 feelin horny huh huh

[rugby1mastaz98]

you comments make me crack up =]



[MrJRSpires]

What is the strike distance on a king of that size?

[viperkeeper]

@MrJRSpires few feet

[boduzapho]

@MrJRSpires

The length the Cobra can lift its head off the ground

[Dabber422]

God bless you. You are a good man

[huynh12312]

do you use the shotgun often?

[viperkeeper]

@huynh12312 Never...so far

[lance1236451]

u found the cobra?

[greenified22]

you should try one of those rubber thumb covers used to turn pages on a book....they take off eye covers in a sinch...alot safer than tweezers and alot easier in my opinion. :)

[xXKRiSTiNXx1990]

the snakey died???? :(((

[viperkeeper]

@xXKRiSTiNXx1990 Yes

[birdguy888]

@viperkeeper Sorry for the loss. It's a sad reality to us that do animal rescue! I was wondering if a necropsy was performed to find her actual cause of death?

[kohjack06]

what does it means when cobras or snakes shits on you?? does it mean they dont like you??

[viperkeeper]

@kohjack06 The same thing as if I pissed or crapped on you...

[xXKRiSTiNXx1990]

@viperkeeper does it mean its scared??

[xXCannonXx]

Haha viagra joke that made me laugh :)

[misterkjohn78]

Is this particular cobra still alive?

[viperkeeper]

@misterkjohn78 No I sent it off where it could get great care but the Vets could not save it.

[originalthree]

dude you got skills

[jewbagel19]

wow that many eye caps the last owner sure did treat it like shit

[alejandro5071]

can he breath in the plastic box

[viperkeeper]

@alejandro5071 yes

[jewbagel19]

@alejandro5071 yea see the holes all around the sides up around the top

[coreysm1th]

how could you have prevented the eye caps in the first place?

[viperkeeper]

@coreysm1th Raise the humidity.

[himynameiselliot]

creep much "wow viagra."

[Therizinosaurus123]

your really skilled, i think took a liking to you you when you gave it water

[lesgrisout]

Hi friend , i watched quite all your videos , i am french and in our country keeping venomous snake is quite forbidden , seeing you handle these snakes is a great pleasure for me . Since i star watching your videos , i've got more experience and understand quite better those reptile. Thank you millions times for what you are doing . Sorry for my english ! 

[SezFromMalygos]

greetings, a question that just came up in my mind... can you forcefeed snakes with water?

other than that, always a pleasure to watch your vids!

no week passes without watching "use hooks, not hands" hehe

[viperkeeper]

@SezFromMalygos Generally no reason to forcefeed water. If they are not drinking and are dehydrated I will either give the a few hundred ml of normal saline under their skin and/or some pedilyte by canula.

[jewbagel19]

@SezFromMalygos Most sankes get the water they need from the prey they eat.

[akellog9]

What do you feed the king cobras since they feed on snakes in the wild?

[viperkeeper]

@akellog9 Rodents

[GYSGT08]

@viperkeeper nice doomsday device for if they get loose

[dragged29]

It's funny Kurt mentions Viperkeeper talking to the snakes. The fact is we as humans talk to things gently to not calm them but to calm ourselves. It's a reassurance that everything is alright at the time. People who train or deal with horses, dogs or any type of animal they see as a threat all do it. Regardless amazing videos and keep up the great work Viper.

[blackraven495]

@dragged29 that's not exactly true. i work with horses and dogs and i don't view any animals of either species a threat. i still talk to them like he's talking to the snake, but it's not for my benefit. most animals can tell the difference in tone and will respond to that, especially if they're captive bred and even remotely used to having people around. not saying they're tame, just used to people. that's just my view on it though.

[kurtminimoto]

do you know snakes dont listen to you lol....this is just funny :D

[viperkeeper]

@kurtminimoto Yes, of course. They are still more interesting to talk to than most people I meet.

[TMSreptiles]

stupid idiot

well at least you tried to save it

[salvadorallende73]

Where do you live?

[viperkeeper]

@salvadorallende73 3rd rock from the sun

[MisuOfArabonaClan]

@viperkeeper most comedians can kiss your ass. I mean it.

[jplumber100]

very cool nice vid

[arachnidsrulz12]

how much money did you spent on snakes?

just asking

[viperkeeper]

@arachnidsrulz12 I am not programed to respond in this area.

[Ramatheli]

Holy Cow, you have the coolest job in the world!! I want those eyecaps hahaha!

[jaroncyr]

i feel so bad for those reptiles, some snakes travels miles in a single day, keeping them in a 1x2 foot box seems so cruel, i mean seriously why cant you atleast give them an enclosure long enough that they can actualy stretch to full length? i realize you dont do things any differently then any other snake keepers but it's just my 2 cents

[whazzup101]

hey viper keeper,

i know keeping hots is dangerous

but what hots would you recommend to a beginner? copperhead?

there's probably no such thing as a beginner cobra too i know, but what would you recommend in your experience on cobras?

[Dannybroadsword1]

i am completely against the python ban. ball, carpet, heck even black headed pythons are not dangerous unless you wear one like a scarf with mouse urine scent on. stupid, uneducated politicians

[myself76NRW]

i know what your mean Viperkeeper,some dudes feel great to own a snake but when they cleans up rest from the skinning they gets panics,its to close contact with they snake for they hehe.

[KLa3358]

i dont like snakes but your videos are interesting. i dont understand why people just get animals for show, not just snakes but any animal. how long do snakes normaly live? and how often do they get new skin?

[foxcore074]

hey i love those visits with captain morgan :D such a pleasant man haha

[jweasle15001]

stupid dude in ny didnt take good care at all how is she now al

[viperkeeper]

The Vet could not save her.

[jweasle15001]

sorry to hear we all have been there before bless u

[ReptileJam]

damn u got guts

[monkeymikey83]

i love your videos... thanks for bosting them all up to see how you do this :D

[1991BLACKTHORN991]

to viperkeeper thankfully in the U.K there will be no bans an pythons so nobody accept zoos and the brittish XD

[bunnBUTCHER]

viagra haha :D do you have any pythons?:)

[viperkeeper]

No and soon nobody will except zoo's....

[royalpythonman]

viperkeeper, are king cobras your favourite reptiles? if not what are?

[viperkeeper]

Anything Bitis

[DIZZLEyrf]

what is an 'eye cap'?

[viperkeeper]

Google

snake+eyecap

[DIZZLEyrf]

already did it

[1234Reptileman]

haha he was so scared of you that he pooped himself

i would quite like to keep a venomous snake but in the uk they wont allow it

[osmbr1]

that sucks to have an animal u cant hold

but it is still a cool vid

[viperkeeper]

Doesn't bother me

[ReMiXzBLINDFIRE]

i want hug it and kiss it

[edaj84]

how do you safely let it go after you have her head?

[viperkeeper]

That the very tricky part...depends of the snake

[Beaupre911]

Austin stevens suck! he gets bit by them and he is a moron. You want to know a real snake master. Steve Irwin. rip

[Regius101]

lol hahahah, more focussed on the "perfect shot"

[bmxryd3r]

wtf?????????@!#@ ur crazy man but i totally repect that u dont what them de-venomized they have it for a reason gl hope u dont get bit =P ill stick with burmese python and boas....

[deedersling]

awesome just awesome

[mmmbrame]

the drinking part is bit scary ...... is there any other way to water em?

[viperkeeper]

Yes, but this is quite effective because you know the animals is drinking.

[viperkeeper]

Oh yes they can! They have all of the required anatomy, except a opening

[opyuio]

well well well look what the viper keeper brought in

[gekperson]

when you were saying how the cobra was dehydrated, how did you tell it was?

[viperkeeper]

They have a shrivled look...

[AJMAN2304]

I have a TIP for you viperkeeper and all readers regarding eye caps. Instead of using sharp metal tools try using rubber thumbs. you can purchase them at office depot for less than a buck fifty for a pack of five. Just gently rub back and forth and the caps will come right off. I hope this small tip will help folks. Using sharp pointy tools can lead to injury....

[viperkeeper]

I'll try it..thanks :-)

[redsoxrockies]

Pretty cool, I wonder why it was listed as being related to an Alice in Chains video I was wacthing...?? Lol. I am a big animal person, i like what you're doing

[thereptileguy95]

amazing video, i love your videos.

[nertflo]

lol its so cool! cant wait till im older so i can get one and a rattle snake!

[danaw1989]

"Wow! Viagra!" LOL, by far the funniest thing you've said!! :)

[chamath1985]

Sweet

[Beardies1177]

Nice king, but dont they get around 18 ft long and need like a 10ft cage?

[viperkeeper]

Usually I have a larger facility to send them when they get to large

[ASajady]

wow it is so awesome how you can do this, how many snakes have you saved

[viperkeeper]

I don't keep count

[adamjoetan]

Wow! Nice!!!

[girlytattoos]

Al you are so amazing and dedicated to the hobby to take in an abused King such as her. I hope she is doing well.

[ballpythonexpert77]

ccmaymd should go live with his mommy and stop dissen own our snakes

[SyPer84]

i can see that you really cair about the snakes. Its nice to see that.

[13northexotics]

Cool video keep em coming. Great Job and hope the cobra recovered from all that was wrong with her. Thank you for your videos, your work is much appreciated.

[deathweaselx86]

omfg the eyecaps, poor baby!

[lilmic1987]

do you ever let then out side to get some out side time

[ccmaymd]

You f**king loon, is that a door open to the outdoors behind you while you're handling a king cobra? Christ I hope you don't live near me. If one of those things got loose I'd be after my congressman to outlaw your hobby and confiscate and kill every one of these hideous vermin.

[BertrumPantyshield]

Because your not a idiot. Honestly, what are you? Some pathetic soccer-mom who moans about everything. Guess what? Dogs kill more people in the US every year than venomous snakes do! Ban dogs and kill them all, they kill things so they must be vermin! Doesn't make sense now does it?

[lilmic1987]

didnt you see that gun he had ready for such of event, and his hobby pays for your wel-fare check buddy

[slashrocks1980]

wats rong wit you

[101ingrid101]

what a horrible thing to say man

[reptile5675]

Shut the f*&^% up you don't even know what the f&^% your talking about.

[flarginblarg]

You stupid son of a bitch. If I knew where you lived I would kick your ass.

[tigersonic779]

he know what hes doing! its his hobby!!!!! what is supposed to do? collect stamps???!!!( not to offend you viperkeeper, im a very big fan of yours)

[allenunc86]

Umm... Why?

[trinity00matrix00]

Do you have any full grown king cobras i saw one on discovery that was 12 foot.. id love to see an 18 footer or 14 footer.. even just through a window.. can u show us the largest snake u have..

[snakemanjames]

hows she doing now? fattened up, i hope. =P

[jokkwl88]

hey viperkeeperkeeper,

i totally agrre with u @ "just feed the snake and get some poop up"...

thats so sad...

But not only to venomous snake this happens :( very nice *****

[Chris9017]

Awsome snake, she's beautiful.

So, what's your favorite snake?

[viperkeeper]

I don't have a favorite

[hellboy80004]

Dude you're awesome

[medicinemanhb]

i think i have that same freezer haha =)

[dragonmissy]

I am happy that CT has large test and requirements to get a permit for owning venomous reptiles.

[Chameloman]

where do you get your sprits bottles? cheesy questions.. but i cant find one like that anywhere.

[viperkeeper]

If your refering to my squeeze bottle I sell them to whom may like one... Contact me offline if you would like the details.

[Herper96]

Just don't answer this is you find this annoying but what got you into venomous snakes and what was your first venomous snake and at what age did you acquire it?

[viperkeeper]

I was always catching reptiles and amphibs as a kid. My first venomous was a Nothern copperhead @ 16 but had been training with several people who had enomous for a long time.

[autobot900]

Hey al, do you have a spitting cobra by any chance, because if you do pleaZZ show us and please reply to this comment?pleazzzzzzz.

[viperkeeper]

Just look through my channel catalogue for anything that has "Little Red" in it.

[Jzizzle20cool]

How do u remove the eye caps cause my blood python has some i think and im a little nervous to use anything sharp againt the eyes

[viperkeeper]

Viperkeeper's trick for eyecaps #3 Take a small strip of electrical tape and heat one end in a flame for just a second, blow on it to cool and stick it to the eyecap. press and hold for 10 seconds and pull, it should come off. Heating the glue on the tape makes it sticker and less viscus, when it cools it reall sticks.

[JuniorHerper]

very nice im think about getting a false water cobra any suggestions

[viperkeeper]

Never kept them. Keep in mind they have very toxic venom but a poor delivery system.

[Emory2268]

is this the one you discovered to be venomoid? How is her progress comming?

[viperkeeper]

No, this one is a CB 07 King that is still "Hot" and tries to kill me all of the time.  The other King you're refering to is doing well.