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RE: Snakes from hell
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by Chance on June 13, 2004
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Don't worry about it Shane. As we have all noticed, there are members of this forum that live for the opportunity to stir up crap. I believe we apply the term troll to those people.
Anyway, in regards to the post itself, I would have to say I've had two snakes, both true Naja, which warrant the title "Snake from Hell." One was an amelanistic monocled cobra which I acquired as an '02 baby and raised throughout '03. He was always pretty pissy, but once he reached 3' or so he decided he really meant business. Upon opening his top-opening enclosure (this snake was WAY too dangerous for a front-opening one), he would charge out of his hide and move straight upwards trying to get out of the top. Was he trying to get away? No, because he was always heading straight for me. These charges were generally open-mouthed and didn't always involve the use of his hood. He definitely had one thing on his mind: my death. At that size it was amusing mostly, sometimes slightly scary at best, but once he was going to reach adult size, if he retained that temperament, he was (is) going to be hell on scales to handle. He has since went on, regrettably, to find a new home to help make room for my growing retics project (literally and figuratively), but according to his new owners, he's every bit as insane as he was here.
The other was a w.c. forest cobra that was, simply put, the most aggressive, sometimes even offensive (rather than defensive) snake I've ever had. This snake was around 5 to 5.5' in length, and had been in captivity for a few months. When it hooded, it looked as though something had taken a bite right out of the right side of its neck. And something may very well have! So she was battle scared and an obviously tough snake that could take care of herself. My first handling of her proved that to me, as well as every subsequent handling thereafter. When tubed, she would chew on the inside of the tube and release massive amounts of venom. You could sit there and watch it roll down the inside. I am unsure what the typical expression amount of venom is for a forest cobra of her size, but I know they are certainly capable of delivering death multiple times over in one bite. When trying to handle her outside of the tube, she was a nightmare. She would try to bite anything, which obviously included me and my partner trying to maneuver her, but also included herself if she saw her body move, her shadow on the floor, etc. Anything that moved, or that she thought moved, was a target. There was no safe way to hook and tail this snake. Unlike most other Naja, forests are a bit too acrobatic for that method. The times I had to tube her for whatever reason, I literally had to perform my own acrobatics to counterract her. She would absolutely not go into a tube willing, inside the enclosure especially, so she always had to be removed and 'forced.' But even tonging this snake was fairly uneffective, because she would pry herself as hard as she could until she got into a position where she looked like she was going to hurt herself. Anyway, she was definitely a workout to mess with, and though she was hell bent on killing me and everyone else, I do miss having her around. Like the monocled, and the rest of the other Naja that used to be here, she too had to make room for the retics.
Those are my stories about my most challenging, or, fun, snakes I've had so far. At the rate it's going, my PNG taipans may be not far off from taking their places. Thanks for reading.
-Chance
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RE: Snakes from hell
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Anonymous post on June 13, 2004
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Snakes from hell? The one snake you didn't mention was "Satan's Spawn", the evil copperhead that was impossible to handle. This truly sounds like a snake from hell. I wouldn't go anywhere near a snake named, "Satan's Spawn".
Be careful.
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