Thanks guys! The
Naja nigricollis is a favourite of mine as well. She shed today and her head finally has that black sheen that I was hoping for.
Uwe, if you're willing to make the trip to Hazyview, Perry's Bridge Reptile Park has/had the
Naja kaouthia for sale at R500ea! Luckily my family and I had planned a trip to Kruger during and the park wasn't too far from one of the gates. I took (in my opinion) the best looking het albino and the last two albinos, one of which is with a friend of mine. It was just meant to be I guess, haha.
Mamba no 5, these are the only pictures I have. I haven't exactly been successful in terms of photographing her in her bad moods. She chooses to flee most of the time so she only hoods for a few seconds.
I'm sure most of us will agree when she does decide to hood, its certainly an impressive sight!