The Little Red Show

[AWVR777LOCO]

wonder what little red would look like on camera if he suddenly began showing his hood, well that is if he can spread a hood like other cobras? cool red spitter though

[gypsy7771000]

i love the way you give all the snakes personalities .you are extremely intelligent and verry informative .i love your videos

[racoon965]

my corn snake can eat a pinkie mouse before i can slide the door shut on his viv

[racoon965]

i want a red spitter there my fav snakes i'm only 11 though so i'm not ready for cobras especially not spitting ones but i have and eyelash viper and a green mamba there well behaved and nice, you may think i'm retarded and stupid but i handle them with no protection because i live like 1 block away from a hospital that has anti-venom i took my snakes in and they milked em. well not sure if the hospital did maybe a snake expert did but they got anti-venom. your snake is beautiful thx 4 vid

[MrFreakaccident]

I love your red spitting cobra, one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. I really like watching your videos because I myself have a collection of snakes ( ball python morphs/normals) and I get ideas from how you care for your snakes.

[Armando316]

Its pretty. But I'd be intimidated to handle a snake like that. But I think cobras are amazing.

[117Mastermatt]

hey viper keeper why did you put your life on the line? (your life is string and the snake is the siccors) realley

[TheCobrakeeper]

Awsome video this has always been my favorit snake

[viperkeeper]

Learn to tell the difference between ages 13 & 27 which is on your profile.

[viperkeeper]

Wrong....you made the same mistake 3 time in a row.....don't think so...

[Emothdude]

HAHAAHAHA if you skip to 7:04 the other snake is all " HI MOM!!!! " lol

[gora5454]

if this snake bite you ( without venom) u can die ?

[viperkeeper]

Possibly but low probability

[ASajady]

wow your snakes are awesome

[johnny66o1]

I like red so much that I sent you another email right when you lifted him out of the sand stuff with the hook.. great question to talk about for a min i think :P

[snakelover923]

viperkeeper have u ever been bitin by a venomous snake

[viperkeeper]

Do you go around asking gun owners if they've ever been shot? What does it matter to you?

[hatchlingcopperhead]

I'm sorry for your loss al

[LetzterWille]

look for a bitis!! she its not so speedy! Viperkeeper its a big profi!!!

[DjPygo]

I think the speed of red and mr brown put me off elapids, too fast for my liking but cool to see you deal so well working with these guys.

[heart4herps]

Do you think you might get another red spitter or are you waiting to find out what happened to Little Red first?

[viperkeeper]

I think Red died of "food poisoning" I think he got a bad mouse. I was talking to a well respected venomous snake Vet about it. If mice are killed, frozen, thawed, then refrozen, thawed and fed they can grow bugs inside that produce toxins. That batch I got from my supplier had that happen to it. I'm so sure about it I threw out that batch of mice.

[SPINOSAURUSKING]

Spitting cobras are the "best" snake at taking down mongooses. Is it true elapids have a venom gland that alows them to continue to make venom like our saliva glands?

[viperkeeper]

I don't know...

[chiconspiricy]

The best snake at repelling mongooses maybe...I doubt there are many spitting cobra's short of Naja Ashe that could "take them down" as you say. Constrictors will eat mongooses however, so technically they are the best at what you claim.

[Twyggaerynn]

Hey Viperkeeper, is a spitting cobra a good beginner snake........? ROFL! Sorry, just kidding. Great vid, boy is he a spaz monkey!

[LetzterWille]

no!!!

[mustang071]

in my opinion theres no such thing as a beginner venomous mainly all venemous can kill u and thats not a very good thing at all

[aidentalontarrat]

if you want to find a good starter for venomous, keep a wild caught coachwhip for about 2 weeks at least, and if you don't get bit your doing alright.

[aidentalontarrat]

he's pretty cool once he realizes he's not gonna get it till he mellows out a little bit lol

[viperkeeper]

Watch my video "FAQ" Frequently Asked Questions for the answer.

[viperkeeper]

Hey Mate:

No they are not goog beginners snakes because if they bite you, your dead.

[decjisaac1]

thanks Al

[decjisaac1]

hey viperkeeper... what sort of camera do ya use???

:)

[viperkeeper]

Sony DVC-HC42

[bullsnakegal]

the spitter acts exactly as my garter snake does when it has food.

[Delyanpan]

wow...incredible snake!! your clips are really great and you can learn a lot about snakes!..do you hava a black spitting cobra..??

greetings from Austria

[viperkeeper]

Thanks :-)

No I don't keep many spitters...The Naja pallida is the only one I keep.

[driftandcarlover]

can you show us a video of you cleaning a cage:)

[viperkeeper]

You can't be serious? That is oh so boring....

[driftandcarlover]

ok:)its fine with me.

[slitherinslors]

do you keep any coral cobras?

[Cougarmint]

I see how you handle the snakes, with the hook and all, but what kind of cage do you put them in when you're scrubbing their normal one? What substrate do you use?

[viperkeeper]

They go into a large rubbermaid bin or a small plastic garbage can. I use 3 different kinds of cages: Vision, Precision, and Barr. I use a natural forest like bark substrate (Zoomed) I think and a finely crushed walnut for the desert species.

[Cougarmint]

What is the diffrence between the three cages you use?

[jaydizzle222]

great video al, the speed little red moves at is amazing he must keep you on your toes

[mantadesigns]

great Video - sorry to hear about you and Mr.sniffles fall out (he looks very sensitve by nature just from his looks into the camers).

[viperkeeper]

Thanks, Sniffles is getting back into the swing of things.

[Grundig321]

nice video Al thanks for the feed back on the pm ps. hows all your bitis getting along ?

take care :D

[naja09]

Another great video - thanks.

[bigheinzer]

he's a good eater

[PYTHONdan9]

Maybe i should re-word the question, into "what would you reccomend as a docile, and genrally easy going snake, with little capacity to kill through venom alone?"

and also, i ask, if the spitting cobras, are more tendant to spit that bite. because if i was wearing a visor, or face guard,that would be much more welcome than a bite.

kind regards

Dan

[wmfre1]

Awesome Video.

[PYTHONdan9]

thanks for another great and informative vid. I'd like to ask a few questions if i may.

i notice that some of the snakes get very close to the camera at times, and was wondering if it is hand held, or on some type of holder.

also, would you say that a spitting cobra is a good "starter" elapid, becuase of their comparitivly "mild" venom, and tendancy to spit rather than bite.

thanks, and regards

Dan

[viperkeeper]

It's hand held by the battery at the back of the camera. There are NO good starter venomous snakes, period. Many people who keep spitters become allergic to snake venom. That's any snake venom. Anaphylaxis can kill you faster than even an inland Taipan bite.

[PYTHONdan9]

Thanks for the reply, and i understand that they all can kill me, even my hoggie(H.nasicus) , or mock viper (P.pulverulentus). However, to be honest, if i had just been bitten by O.hannah,or O.microlepidotus (touch wood) the last thing on my mind would be anaphylaxis lol

But, over the next few years, i will be getting into "HOT" snakes, slowly and one day i hope to have a collection as healthy, and vairing as yours.

[viperkeeper]

I have King Brown's, Death Adders, and Eastern Browns. If it's not related to the topic at hand, send a regular email please.

[nigel4less]

How do you give your snakes such a broad variety of food, I mean how do you manage to get them to eat chicks,quail,rodents,etc? It seems fairly difficult but I want to know from experienced keepers such as yourself.

[viperkeeper]

By lots of work!! I try to give my specimens personal care and attention. I offer them a variety of food items to promote good health and something "special" for lack of a better word. Despite my best efforts, sometimes they like somethings more than others but I try them on anything they might eat in the wild. As long as it's been frozen and "mostly" free of parasites.

[RobertCrotalus]

Little Red has A.D.D. like myself. Lol

[ErikPaterson]

lmfao i loved tht there should be a sign "No climbing on the camera please" as ther is a no running at the poolside...

great vids and stunning hots

[GardenSpider]

It couldn't have been fun for you, but I laughed when he tried to climb on the camera. Seems like the venomous no-leggers love cameras as much as their constrictor friends do. I usually end up getting blurry photographs of corn snake belly.

And did I mention how much I love your videos already? Cute snakes and an education. Better than regular TV.

[viperkeeper]

Thanks you very much. I try hard to show people what it's really like to keep these fantastic animals. I really try to control my reactions when they climb on the camera. A bad reaction by me, could bring a worse reaction by them. The bottom line is whatever happens, it my fault. The animal is reacting like they should, wild.

[amercnwmn]

Hey there little Red Spittin' Hood :D  So beautiful. Great information about their venom and their envenomations.

[deadinside1]

Great video, red has a great feeding response.

[viperkeeper]

It's just a matter of time before you sustain a serious if not fatal bite.

[viperkeeper]

ROFLMAO...Only people with a death wish "Free Handle" venomous snakes.

[VenomouS996]

very very nice :))

[volvic69]

Fantastic as always :0)