fun times with black neck spitting cobras (naja nigricollis)

handling venomous snakes sometimes is a crapshoot at best. you try and employ techniques that sometimes dont work. so every now and again you have to go with the flow and let the animal act and then react to it. this was one of those times, this snake just did not was to cooperate no matter what.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• cobra
• venomous
• snakes
• naja
• nigricollis

[elapidkeeper30]

they allways have been a reall hand full to handle :D And yes indeed they are just big and strong snakes! I allways had my tongs in one hand so I could grab them if they were running away..

[christophermchale]

@elapidkeeper30 its an interesting time to say the least.

[MintyModF1]

I want one of these. - Great video, were you calm, or pissed off?

[christophermchale]

@MintyModF1 i am always pissed off.

[MintyModF1]

@christophermchale Hahaha. Fair enough, bud. Are you moving out of the UK??

[christophermchale]

@MintyModF1 yeah.

[pythonmajestic]

whats that glove going to do for you?

[1softkiss]

Excellent presentation and classic example of the value of working with snakes and learning to read their body language which is a MUST with any captive snake. They are as much individuals as humans are and have different triggers and temperaments and personalities.

[BHOLT08]

I have to say glove or no glove, his hands should never be that close to the snake! I've seen a lot of things go wrong, with experts, that will never make the same mistakes again getting their hands within the firing range of any venomous snake!

[elapidkeeper30]

@christophermchale hahahaha I can imagine