Forest cobra [Naja melanocula]

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Postby Bushviper » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:50 am

Mr G just the wise ones. It reflects light and the spitters go for the wrong target!
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Postby MrG » Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:53 pm

:D :D :D :D
Cool,then i am almost there. :cool:
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Postby arcadies » Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:53 pm

Mr G just the wise ones. It reflects light and the spitters go for the wrong target!


lol lol
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Postby feri » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:11 am

Mr G just the wise ones. It reflects light and the spitters go for the wrong target!


yep thats tru

also keeps the thorts cool when handling
:D :D :D :D
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Postby MrG » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:18 am

My Baby... :cool:

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Postby Hellemar » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:46 am

Hi...


Awesome snake... I just love those speckled SA Naja melanoleuca... So stunning !

Is it your house in the background ?



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Postby MrG » Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:59 pm

Is it your house in the background ?


:lol: :lol: :lol:
Not my house, but the Lapa where the snakes are staying.
I am lucky enough to stay on a farm and having space to build is no problem. ;)
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Postby Hellemar » Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:56 pm

Hi...


Nice house for the snakes... Lucky you !



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Postby bigred » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:15 am

Here are a few pics of Forry, my West African melanoleuca; he's about 2.6m, as alert as the polylepis, and doesn't bother with the tiresome traits of the lesser Naja species, such as hooding and mock-striking. He's awesome :D

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Postby MrG » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:17 am

What a beauty.
Nice pics.
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Postby Quintin » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:40 am

Sheer Brilliance!!!

Any plans of putting him with a female soon??

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Postby Sean » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:42 am

At that size i dont think he needs to hiss and hood to be intimidating, very nice.
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Postby bigred » Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:52 pm

He's been with a female a few times before I got him; I've had Tygerberg Zoo wanting him, but they've got South Eastern ones, and quite frankly, I'm not that keen on letting any of my snakes be with any from the zoo...
He's too big to hook and tail, so I handle him like an O. hannah, control of the tail and extremely good charge-evasion technique ;)
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Postby FREDSTER » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:48 pm

Awesome beast Big Red!!
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Postby Bushbaby » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:50 pm

You are right, he is awesome!!!

Very nice!! Please don't get bitten ;)
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