@smeegle: I find that very true aswell, someone was recently asking about a good first rattler and i was ready to suggest C.atrox as the six i have worked with are as easy as your average puffadder, but others quickly said C.atrox is a big no no. My rating as follows...From "can kill you" to "will kill you"...
Rinkhals-yes they spit but they arent too big and are relatively easy to handle
Cape cobra- very fast and can be unpredictable but will tend try and get away before going for you
pallida and mozam- these two spit readily but with personal experiences the mozams are more chilled and pallida are very naughty
We can both agree that snouties are by far the most aggressive and forthcoming of the indigenous, we have six big +-2m snouties at work and they lunge for you as smeegle said mouth open HULLE IS BANG VIR NIKS!
I cant place forests really because we had a pair that was evil and their speed is unbelievable! we now have a big 3m black forest and he is very chilled but tends to open his mouth when you handle him so ja...