Dining with Scarlet.mpg

[kennethgodden]

I own one of these beautiful sankes and he is no were near as calm as that one mine starts to spit the instant I open the cage to feed him.

[viperkeeper]

@kennethgodden It senses your fear

[ADbowling2000]

I do not think spitting cobras actually spit there venom

[viperkeeper]

@ADbowling2000 Correct, they are more like fire-hoses.

[klams4]

high viperman how are you? love your vides watch them all the time i think its grate! i do have to things to ask of you. i wood like for to put more video of MR.Green. i hade a fue rattle's and i sold them to my freind, we bouth have handlers permets but i want a black momba, just for the the fact that i think they are beautful. i wood like to no if you no how i could go about get one and how much they wood go for. and more info like temp the best food for one,

Thanks Brian.

[PlaneAndTVtechfan]

I like your videos.

thanks for posting here.

Formerly known as 747400fan.

[crazeedrummer1]

aren't you worried about impaction of the colon feeding wet food items on substrate?

[viperkeeper]

@crazeedrummer1 You tell me that snakes don't ingest substrate in the wild? They handle it fine as long as the snake is well hydrated.

[whiterullag]

12:18 very beatiful

[SAMA87TheSultan]

great video as always man..

where u get your cages from? are they reasonably priced?

thanks

[JAMIEtheGANGSTA]

venomous snakes look cooler wen they eat :P

[skullking42]

@ 13:20 fav part of this video :D not only cuz of the beautiful snake but how he communicates with her ^.^ love your videos keep em up

[leminyelloblak]

I wish Ituri would sniffle too. She makes me miss Mr Sniffles.

[bleedingxhearts2]

ok this is the first video of yours ive seen i plan on watching most of yours but do you have antivenom or do you inject venom to become immune? how do you work with dangerous snakes?

[viperkeeper]

@bleedingxhearts2 I stock most of the serums I may need in an emergency. I do not self-inject anything, no less snake venom!

[jusbla5e]

i love rhino vipers simply beautiful animals

[idn]

There's a fairly new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC called Lizards & Snakes: Alive! Mostly lizards, but they do have a nice Red Spitting Cobra exhibit and a hilarious display of a Gaboon Viper and an Eastern Green Mamba cohabitation. The mamba was crawling all over the poor gabby the afternoon I visited. Needless to say, there were some rather large pupils involved when that happened. Exhibit runs through 9/2/2010.

[mcnumaya]

do you still keep gabby..She is my fav of your collection. I keep reticulated pythons myself but one day hope for a gaboon.. Love your vids keep em coming

[viperkeeper]

@mcnumaya Yes

[amercnwmn]

I think she was cleaning the lens..lol Be glad she didn't decide it was dirtier, she might have spit on it! :P

Great video Al. "overshot the runway" HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[TheEmpan85]

Boy is she gorgoues!

I really love your snakes!

I'm thinking about getting myself a Corn snake ^_^

never had a snake before but i've certainly read up about them.

[reptileguy750]

do you have any russell's vipers

[reptileguy750]

do you have any Russell's vipers

[1339LARS]

I thought that most snakes did the "walking in" moves to swollow their prey?

[1339LARS]

I may be squemish (pardon the spelling) But since I own birds, I dont´t like that! Rats, mice, anything goe´s. And I love your snake vids!!

[viperkeeper]

@1339LARS ...Sorry...I like Birds too....just that no matter what you are, your on somebodies menu........get used to it.

[minnesotajz]

Ituri makes me laugh, I love how you point out that she will never successfully stalk prey in the wild when she takes so long and huffs and puffs so loudly.

She is very beautiful.

"yes, we have no bananas"

Another great video!

[theADVENTUREkids333]

what type of spitting cobra is in india? and where can you find them?

[viperkeeper]

@theADVENTUREkids333 There are no spitter in India. In Africa & Asia only

[theADVENTUREkids333]

what type of spitting cobra is in india? and where can you find them?

[ameh78]

if you dont mind me asking, are chicks or rats cheaper? and anything special to get your snakes to change over to chicks over mice?

[viperkeeper]

@ameh78 : They are something like 0.25 cents...birds are natural prey items, most snakes love them...

[brenkeller]

Loved, loved, loved this vid! Thanks Al!

[redwoodhill]

Maybe I spend too much time watching your videos, but it looks like Scarlet in the same cage Little Red was in. It's good to see another Red Spitter. Little Red was an awesome snake.

[viperkeeper]

@redwoodhill : I have several cages of that type....

[redwoodhill]

Maybe I spend too much time watching your videos, but it looks like Scarlet in the same cage Little Red was in. It's good to see another Red Spitter. Little Red was an awesome snake.

[Bitis11nasicornis]

So you are gonna cross breed a rhino viper with a puff adder, I've herd of 'Gabino Vipers', a cross between gaboon and rhino viper, whats it called a Puffino or Rhinuff viper

[viperkeeper]

@Bitis11nasicornis : Don't know what you would call it, however, I call a Puff Gaboon cross a "Puffoon"

[Najakeeper]

I have kept a couple of these for more than a year and they are indeed fast eaters and fast growers. Nice colored cobras with very narrow hoods that they hardly display. I love a broad hood so decided against keeping these. Cool snakes nevertheless. Got spat once in the left aye eye through the side of my goggles, not fun at all!

[1softkiss]

Scarlet is GREAT looking !!!! She is totally beautiful love the way she froze in defense. LOL "Please don't spit on my expensive camera!" Love it!!!! Awesome close up face captures!!!! Love your new camera Al :O) Very aggressive eater!!!! The Brown was all set to chase his food across the room had to startle you. Somebody just a bit upset? Listen to the huffing sound LOL She is magnificent looking and her colors are stunning!!!! Has to be the best close up feeding video I've ever seen.

[viperkeeper]

@1softkiss : That huffing in the background is from the future mate to the big male puff adder I have... Just her way of reminding me she requires food.

[1softkiss]

@viperkeeper I may be considered strange but I love the vocalizing that snakes do. :O) Somewhat with the exception of a wide open mouth hiss however. LOL

[HardjumperR]

denk Al

what great footage you make with the "red spitter", just simply amazing.

love the vids man

keep them coming

[SuperBeardeddragon]

im guwssing that occasional backround noise is the kettle boiling so you can de- frost the rodents?

[viperkeeper]

@SuperBeardeddragon: It's either the humidifyier or the A/C. I don't use boiling water at all.

[SuperBeardeddragon]

@viperkeeper  oh right kk

[rallisonreptiles]

nice video as always and thank u for what u do for the reptile community

[TimmyGal]

Another excellent video! Love it! Both are beautiful snakes!

[youtubasoarus]

That Red Spitter is gorgeous.

[z0mbiiFiles]

@viperkeeper Yeah, I went with Mr. Cirrhosis and I thought it was amazing! If you can remember off the top of your head which specimens were yours, I'd love to know. I think I even got everyone on film at some point. The Dallas Zoo was amazing. I loved the alligator exhibt, minus that it seemed a little cramped for that many adult gators. The snake exhibits in that area were neat. I loved how they were designed.

[viperkeeper]

@MrCirrhosis Dallas Zoo has some of my animals in their collection. San Antonio has a very nice collection. Texas Zoo's Rock!

[blazerAGD]

Your snake vids always make me smile!

[mikeyisavanillabean]

What happened to the "scary short" at the end? Great video anyway :)

[viperkeeper]

@mikeyisavanillabean : Well I didn't catch the whole thing, I was too busy getting out of her way!!

[dotsonkid]

the contrast reminds me of my blood pythons

[viperkeeper]

@EternalDeathSavior No, not true

[serpentfiend]

another great video. just curious but how many king cobras are you currently keeping? I saw quite a few containers labeled as such. Keep up the amazing work!!

[viperkeeper]

@serpentfiend 3 that were hatched last Sept.

[serpentfiend]

another great video. just curious but how many king cobras are you currently keeping? I saw quite a few containers labeled as such. Keep up the amazing work!!

[smo2445]

When working with venomous snakes are there certain snakes or even species you fear or are more cautious with? If so, what individuals or species do you take the most consideration with?

[JustaWyomingGirl]

Scarlet is absolutely stunning as is Ituri. Watching Ituri makes me miss Mr. Sniffles! He was definitely the life of the party! RIP Sniffles.

[maarakailet1]

Watching Ituri eat was probably the best demonstration of snake feeding I've ever seen. You could see the placement of fangs on the outside of the rows of (palantine?) teeth used for walking the food down the throat. We went over this in Herp class, but I must have had a brain fart.

[tonkashouse]

@darren08roberts To help Al avert the Horned Toad Blood from the eyes situation... Yes, and you can find them in about 50% of his videos. Look first, ask later.

[viperkeeper]

@tonkashouse  Thanks Mate :-)

[tonkashouse]

@darren08roberts To help Al avert the Horned Toad Blood from the eyes situation... Yes, and you can find them in about 50% of his videos. Look first, ask later.

[angelcoiler]

Miss Scarlet certainly is a beauty! so is Ituri :)

[DarkAngelusV]

Miss Scarlett certainly is a beauty! so is Ituri :)

[heart4herps]

Scarlet is growing into a gorgeous lady as is Ituri!

[fvar86]

Al....Great video......at 02:22 min remind me the video with Little red, when you said "I think if i move, he will be on me in an instant ..." do you remember that?

one question what is the temperature in her cage? does she spit a lot?

thanks for this video man

from Japan

Fernando

[viperkeeper]

@fvar86 She has not spit in awhile but I'n still careful about doing anything to cause it.... I have not checked her temp, it was around 85F

[HordeFTL]

how much difference is there in the effectiveness of venom in a juvenile and adult of the same species?

[viperkeeper]

@HordeFTL : It's fairly close, just a different ratio of fractions

[Stevenzegthoi]

I love naja pallidas!

Great video

[Stevenzegthoi]

I love naja pallidas! great vid :)

[viperkeeper]

Somebody answer this guy blood is shooting out of my eyes!!!

[truckingmanrocketry]

Scarlet is a beautiful spitting cobra, and she has a mild temperament.

[darren08roberts]

have u ever owned a puff adder and really nice rhino viper

[roswald07]

@darren08roberts Check out Al's other videos!

[Tamuz95]

great episode like always