Yes, if there were so many baby Naja under my house, I would also be very concerned. I have no idea why the Naja picked the house as a nesting site. It was in a rural area in a small clearing with rice fields nearby, from what I saw on television. Late last year, I was concerned about the Daboia russellii siamensis found 40m from my home (picture was posted here); I am much more worried about a bite from them. The population of Naja kaouthia is high enough in my province that their meat is sold on the roadside, at least the sign says so, but all I ever see are the field rats for sale. I have seen them in the field, but attempted no captures there; I could visually identify it and the only other data I could have collected by capture was exact length- not worth the risk. Luckily, the area I live in is not developed very much and I have found over 25 species of reptiles in a 10 sq km area, including species that are usually only found in areas where there is no development.

Cheers,

Michael

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