Black Spitter

Ok by now im pretty sure you guys have figured out i have a fondness for cobras so i hope you dont mind a few more piccies this is a Black neck spitting cobra just too bloody adorable

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the pics was taken in the back garden of my local petshop

beautiful snake mate,
i didnt think the spitters would be comminly kept because of the odvious spitting abilty
you must have a good pair of goggles when your working with him??

That is one beautiful snake why are the nicest snakes always venomous

I know, it is true isn't, some of the most beautiful ones are deadly.

I know a few people keeping spitting cobras - and breeding them!
They are beautiful, but not for me. Goggles necessary for sure!

I saw a documentary last yr where someone was working with a spitter with goggles on. His hair was sprayed but he didn't realise until it started to rain and the venom began to run into his eyes - ouch!

Beautiful shots by the way...I do love cobras :)

More of these please.......STUNNING..... My favourite has to be the Gold Cape

Nice Naja nigricollis ... and you have taken very good pics too.

Stunning mate!

Tan wrote:I know, it is true isn't, some of the most beautiful ones are deadly.

...yesss, some of vens are the most beautiful snakes but so are non vens too (black rat snakes etc.) - some of the cobras are truly amz (even I never would like to get none - too big and scary for me) snakes.

I fully agree Ari. I often look at some of my animals and wonder why so many people disregard them or shrug them off. Some of the rats are absolutely stunning and my fave snakes of all time.