Feeding Baby King Cobras

[ReptileAmp]

dude thts awsome

[lawnsausages]

Why do you feed them something they don't like to eat?

[viperkeeper]

@lawnsausages Because they would starve or I would have to feem them rat snakes, which I don't like to do.

[lawnsausages]

@viperkeeper OK understand. What's the market? If you don't mind me asking, is it all about antivenin?

[viperkeeper]

@lawnsausages The market of what? King should not be kept unless you have A/V on hand.

[lawnsausages]

@viperkeeper I'm asking why you do it? Do you sell venom?

[viperkeeper]

@lawnsausages There is no market for venom.  I sell animals to the venom labs.

[MrSamscottt]

do they learn to eat on there own after a while ?? i hope so cos doing that to an adult would be maddness :) haha

[viperkeeper]

@MrSamscottt Yes

[Drac39]

Nerve racking



[lmos26]

I'm shocked at how many close calls I saw in this video alone, you're gonna get bitten if you haven't already :( lol, man I hope u have antivenom in arms reach there

[viperkeeper]

@lmos26 The strikes are closed mouth. The will only bite if restrained unlike other species.

[lmos26]

Just curious, are you guys breeding cobra's for harvesting Antivenom or other reasons?

[lmos26]

just be safe my friend. keep the fear :)

[lmos26]

I noticed that you grabbed the neck a bit to low there and yeah like you said, slipped a bit, I raised 3 eastern diamondbacks "nowhere near to what you deal with" but I also found myself getting way too comfortable and "cocky", I almost took a bite one day while I was helping him shed. "stupid" but what I would do when I needed to work with him without holding the neck was to stick him in the freezer for a minute, getting him super slow then working with him and thats how I almost got hit

[lmos26]

Beautiful, I love how they have their trademark yellow belly and black collar under the hood at such a young age Very cool! thanks for sharing!

[HellaPerformance]

Sure you get this all the time, but how often do you get bit? It's hard to imagine that you don't ever get bit :S

[blueranger1983]

dude You've got guts.

[dalittleBADGUY]

dude u are a mean person man u dont know crap

[mrsnakeboy14]

how come your force feed them do they not feed on there own?

[viperkeeper]

@mrsnakeboy14 No, they don't like to eat rodents

[viperkeeper]

@mrsnakeboy14 No, they don't like to eat rodents

[7muktar]

force feeding is a really damn work i hate to do that :/

have you ever tried to lubricate the mouse with another snake that the mouse smells like snake and then try to feed it to the king?

[galgia12345]

Why does all of ur video seems so LONG...fcking LONG!!!!!

[viperkeeper]

@galgia12345 Because you have an attention span of a Knat.

[OG035]

@galgia12345 cuz it takes more time to handle and feed a venomous snake-.-

[kaizer4519]

poor snake, hope that one dayit mother will give you a bite

[N330AA]

Shouldn't they be eating other snakes? Is it bad for them eating rodents instead?

[Popplerocks]

Why do you overfeed?

[kristyleebum]

Can that be traumatic for the snake? Can you not feed venomous snake the same way you can feed any other snake?

[Sithisnight]

wow he is a squirmy little guy

[JCFeltenberger]

"I am relaxed, I'm trying to kill you." lol

[ipowersteaua]

you have the same voice as steve jobs

[steedy1969]

viperkeeper,

im sorry for my bad english,coz im french and live in Thailand.

I live there since 3 years with my wife and my two kids.

With your wonderful videos, I learned a lot.

Thank you for sharing with us your experiences ...

Greezzz from Thailand.

[steedy1969]

Me, I use a cotton swab to clean the ears, then I removed the cotton on both sides.

Then I put my baby cobra (Naja kaouthia Thai) upright, I place the rod in his mouth in a horizontal position, so that the mouth

remains open.

Once put the baby mouse, or chicken heart, or as geckos, I removed the rod of his mouth to push the food at the bottom of the gorge.

I also made my Elaphe gutattus.

But sometimes, its very difficult, because the jaw is very fragile!

[101iguy]

that was funny al i actually laughed for about a minute when you said hey relax to the red male you never mentioned their name well besides that you said relax and then in the snake talk you said i am relaxed im trying to kill you that was funny!

[thaipulsedotcom]

Hi Al, I had to watch you feeding the baby Kings again because last night I met up with a 4 meter King on the steps of a local temple. Nobody could go up or down the steps and I arrived just in time. A friend of mine handed me a stick and said, "YOU CATCH SNAKES". I said, what is it? He said KING COBRA on step 380. How big? 4m. I said, NOPE. I got it off the steps and down into the bamboo thicket they love so much. Amazing snake. Not afraid of me at all. Came at me twice as I pushed his tail.

[klonoa2020]

hi I'm from Indonesia,,, here a lot of baby king cobra but each in the preserve,,, must die because they just want to eat other snakes,,,, whether in this way can survive as a pet?

[spicychica05]

"take out food" haha

[smallzparadise]

Forgive my ignorance on the matter, but why do you have to force feed them?

[rydmerlin]

It seems you have to always take risks when force feeding babies. Is there simply no way to feed them processed food thru a syringe?

[gamebozco]

eat your vegetables, or your moms go for tools

[lenaris]

Thanks for the video!

[souben4490]

why not use the ol' pinky pump al?

[hoosier645]

Good vid as always, Al. kings sure are beauties.

[AWESOME03OOO]

wow man your crazy. LOL. in a good way though, the entertaining me kind of good way

[shanethebarroomhero]

u brave brave man.

[maarakailet1]

Hey Al, a long while back you used a pinkie pump in a vid and I haven't seen it since. Any particular recommendations for or against for people keeping fussy snakes?

[viperkeeper]

It broke and parts are not available. :-(

[maarakailet1]

Another great vid!

[pikkefar]

you gonna die of this some day

[viperkeeper]

So much better than having that puss ball you use as a head caved in from pissing the wrong person off

[maarakailet1]

LMAO! As opposed to all those people that don't die someday.

[ChondroBiak]

if your gonna say crap like that, then don't watch the videos!!! Thx viperkeeper, very entertaining and wow amazing how you can hold one of them and still talk to the camera

[MrFreakaccident]

Naw, if viperkeeper is as awesome as Steve Irwin, he's gonna die from something more random like an Ostrich kick in the head

[nanjading]

dont understand why u must do that? I think its very dangerous to u. he can not eat frozen snake or pinky by himself?

[joeycap9999999]

Wow,great vid again Al. A slick king cobra in your hand, talk about needing nerves of steel, haha. Seems like it would be pretty easy to slip up and get tagged.

[GabesReptileShow1992]

Do you work with stilletto snakes? I was considering getting one and I thought you might have some insight on them.

[viperkeeper]

Yes, if you screw up, you'll loose you bitten finger

[goldlink89]

why do you hav eto force feed them will they not eat on there own

[viperkeeper]

No, they won't eat on thier own.

[goldlink89]

how they survive in the wild oh wait i get it they not as uset to being captive as other sankes so there 2afread to eat.

[tiffanympm]

THANKS FOR the Sunday morning education

[animalpassion777]

Have you gotten bit by any of the babys?

[rrebers]

how come you dont use a pinkie pump?

[viperkeeper]

Mine broke

[wat720]

What digital thermometer do you use to monitor temps?

I have an ACURITE digital but it really doesn't seem as accurate as the name says.

Just wondering as I noticed yours on the table.

[KillJesus]

Great video! You said that the easiest way to get the mouth of a baby king to open for you is with a credit card. That reminds me of my ex-girlfriend!

[viperkeeper]

Seem to work that way...LOL

[coldtoon]

AMAZING VIDEO AS ALWAYS.

[Zelnicky]

Great Looking LIttle Kings !

[Hawk619MTL]

"Oh, take out food huh?" lol 8:22

[randallpegues]

another great vid...but also something we all should never do without proper education

[SIXSTRINGER757]

sorry, dodging missiles& finger rotters?

[viperkeeper]

Finger rotters= Mayalan Pit Vipers

Missiles= Fast elapids (mambas, Taipans)

[legendofzeldawindwkr]

Do you personally know Romulus whitaker? he is trying to save king cobras now! YAY!

[SIXSTRINGER757]

Nice video Al! So what do when your not dodging

[viperkeeper]

Weaving & Bobbing

[ElementThrasher]

12:01 That's What She Said. Hahaha J/P

[onecentpennyas]

cool!!! i have fish and hermet crabs only i want a boa sooo bad :((( my taqnks are 400 gallons and 2 55 gallons nd one 10

[landofthefreemyass]

Indo or malaysian or what "sp." of king are they?

[viperkeeper]

Malays

[LordoftheReef]

It's all fun and games until someone loses a wiener! I have that shirt too :)

[Buzzgrower]

at least you can make them eat in some way and that gives me hope :-) good job

[reptiboy]

Hey Al, let me say first off the kings look lovely, I'm sure their bite is far less! Now out of curiosity have you ever/ever considered keeping any Chinese Vipers? of any type?

[viperkeeper]

What are Chinese Vipers...?

[Thamnophissirtalis]

Have you ever heard of albino king cobras? I have heard of a couple but I can not find any pictures. Thanks for the king cobra video.

[Tamuz95]

@Thamnophissirtalis google it?

[Jr55amg]

Thank you for this vid Al. Really kind from you to post your videos here its always very interesting.

Greetings from Germany

[jxz107]

btw the red snake looks kind of like an everglades rat

[jxz107]

wow that doesnt look fun too bad we dont have real feeder reptiles or that they cant switch to rodents at hatching it would be interesting to watch them eat snakes we need feeders other than rodents and common inverts some aphids and flies would be appreciated maybe some bullfrogs for feeder amphibians american toads newts and for snakes garters corns kings any would do kings would put up more of a fight

[edaj84]

why do you need to force these guys?

[viperkeeper]

Because they are more fun when they are alive.

[edaj84]

yeah I kinda gathered that as I watched more.

More fun alive maybe but also more dangerous, but I guess that's the fun part. lol

[Lord0164]

when baby Kings shed out how fast do they grow in terms of size i know that most kings get to be between 12-15 ft long and they really arent pleasent during ther shed it's gotta be hard to forcefeed work with the camara talk to the us and keep the snake under control good job r u keeping any of these guys or r they all headed for zoo's? and is buzzard still in the lair or did he finally move onto a zoo?

[viperkeeper]

They will be about 6 ft in the first year. They are unassigned right now, so not sure where they will end up. Buzzard is at a Zoo living the good life.

[v8greenmachine]

Great vid Al. I just love the way the baby kings hood up, it looks so cute.

[legendofzeldawindwkr]

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[rudewolf89]

thats definitely something i would not want to do. LOL

[TokenTombstone]

baby king cobra sounds like an oxymoron.....dangerous is cool, keep up the awesome and informative viper vids.

[reptilyenmaster]

Very informitive video as all ways.

ps. Like the shirt. I have the exacte one.

[CrotalusKid]

Yes.... More husbandry videos! Thanks Al!

[Woolfy]

Fun Times.

[mykidsdad36]

Hey Al, I have athought for you after watching this video.I noticed you have to struggle alot with their bodies while trying to feed them and work with them.I thought maybe if you get a piece of that hollow foam (3 inch ) and cut it longways, you could lay their bodies inside the slit and have much better control, I don't know, it's just a thought after watching you struggle many times with their tales and bodies, maybe it could help you out and help you avoid a bite, Cheers ~Lee

[mykidsdad36]

@mykidsdad36 BTW to clarify what I was referring to with the foam.I was speaking of that Hollow Foam tubing people use for protection on bikes and pipes and so forth, anyways just wanted to make sure you knew what i was talking about, didn't want you to think I was completely a nut!-LOL Cheers, ~Lee

[viperkeeper]

I understood Lee

[viperkeeper]

Good thought. I'll check it out.

[SCherper]

hadn't seen much Atheris latley Al, nice change of pace.

[ZZReptiles]

you can just get feeder snakes frozen, thaw a chunk out, sew it to a mouse or rat, then theyll eat that (naturally being snake eaters). eventually you can wean them off of the snake chunk. that way they dont stress out and that way you dont have to force feed them their whole life. i know you have been working with hots for a long time but i dont know if you have heard of that method or not. because if they're force fed they will just stop wanting to eat.

[viperkeeper]

Yes, I've used those tricks before. Don't have the time for all that crap...

[ZZReptiles]

Well if you just sit down one day and pre sew a few feedings worth that way youre not doing it every day. I dont know. I hate feeding snakes to other snakes because I love all snakes, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Otherwise they'll be picky eaters and only eat when forced.

[faething]

Is there a chance of tearing his esophagus when you use the forceps to force feed these babies?

[viperkeeper]

Yes, always. The tips I use are nice and round so that chance in reduced

[geffrod]

Snake poop and urine smells so bad when they expell it because of fear. I don't think I could even make that smell in the toilet after eating 6 tacos at taco bell.

[viperkeeper]

Thanks for that visual...LOL

[zambimaru]

Have you ever tried feeding your king's other snakes?

[viperkeeper]

Other feeder snakes are hard to come by.

[RobTheGamer]

Just a thought, but aren't there some type of snakes that breed easily in captivity? I'm pretty big into aquariums and some fish are VERY easy to breed and others are not. I would assume snakes are the same, no?

[bernieisthemandotgov]

cool