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by thenewdisciple on October 8, 2004
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first off, im not planning on moving up to a cobra yet, but i am curious what most people here consider to be the best first cobra
(if there is such a thing,lol) as in what species is the least aggresive and which has the lesser of the deadly venoms, and please exclude the false water cobras.
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by GREGLONGHURST on October 9, 2004
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I would, if I were you, stay away from any of the spitters, the cape, the forest, the Gold's tree, & the king. Whatever your choice turns out to be, you would be well advised to purchase the antivenin for the snake (at least ten vials) before you buy the snake.
~~Greg~~
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by FLVenom911 on October 9, 2004
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One of the calmest Cobra's I have kept is the Sri Lanka Spectacled Cobra. He rides the hook very well and is one of the easiest going snakes I have. But he does have his momemts when he becomes a little prick.
Joe
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by HotHerper1 on October 10, 2004
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I'll agree with both Joe and Greg, the 3 spectacles that I've had the pleasure of working with where all Sri Lankan and as far as cobra's go were fairly well "behaved" the Monacle which is my opinion is the most beautiful cobra next to the King, has a temper to match its beauty, I've delt with several of them and though it was exciting and an amazing experience each time, I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner in the cobra arena. It was a little early for me, and even though I got through it ok, I learned a valuable lesson. Don't put yourself in over your head when you know you're not ready... Now I could deal with a monacle much better than back then. I was lucky to have a good mentor who took me under his wing for a few years. Anyways enough history lesson I hope this helps you. Be safe, and as always happy herping
michael
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by BwViper on October 10, 2004
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I agree with everyone else. I feel the spectacled cobra is probably the best and one of my personal favorites. They are pretty calm in nature compared to most cobras. Monocles would be my second choice simply for one reason. They are quite tesy and can be down right aggressive, but I have kept many and they have all be very clumbsy and inaccurate when they strike. They are quite predictable for the most part and do a lot of bluffing. Stay away from forest cobras until you have PLENTY of experience with elapids. They are the black mambas of the cobra world. So with all that out of the way, I would say number one would be the spectacled by far. Hope this helps. This is just based on my personal experience.
Bobby
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by Frawgg on October 12, 2004
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Although not a "true " cobra, Aspidelaps species are probably the "best" for beginning with elapids. I have one and in my observation, its eyesight is relatively poor and it is not the most perceptive of most snakes that I have dealt with. It has relatively short fangs due to its size (30") and some of the heavier gloves manufactured can be used to manipulate this species from one container to the other. Although, NEVER place 100% of your faith into thes snake gloves. On the down side, there is no specific antivenin manufactured for this species, and, it is quite toxic.
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by tj on October 13, 2004
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I know that a few people have said they would stay away from the spitters, but I'd probably go with a red spitter. Their venom is far less toxic (not likely to kill, but quite necrotic) than the others and they generally "calm" down as far as spitting goes after some time in captivity. I personally don't like cobras' high metabolism...ie. they crap way too much, so I stick with vipers and pits.
Whatever you do, be safe, and don't rush into anything.
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