Thanks for the stories, and the picture! Man, I think 100 baby Najas under my house would worry even me! That's a very interesting account though. Last year, here in Arkansas in the US, there was a congregation of copperheads (Agkistrodon) that were all compelled for one reason or another to go to a specific tree in someone's back yard. On some nights, local herpers, game and fish folks, and even some academic types were able to collect 100 snakes in the same very small area. One of the visitors to this forum, SnakesAndStuff, is studying the incident I believe. He can expound upon the phenomenon if he reads this thread.

This is certainly the first time though I've heard of any female snakes congregating to lay eggs, especially ophiophagic species. Was the habitat under the house ideal for nesting cobras, or were there possibly any other factors that could've drawn them there? Is the area known to have a very high population of kaouthia? I'm very interested to hear more.
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Chance Duncan
www.rivervalleyexotics.com

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• Naja kaouthia (Naja naja kaouthia) - mrcota, Fri Mar 10 05:12:13 2006
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