There is a small population of Pseudonaja cf. textilis in the south-east of PNG, and from there snakes are occasionally imported into Europe. I keep textilis (a male of almost 6 ft. length, two females of 4 ft. length and two subadults) for several years now. The snakes are extremely fast, very alert and nervous (in that respect typical lizard hunters), but once they have adjusted to captivity they are not aggressive. Needless to say that they don't stay on a hook, but they can be handled well with gloves (very short fangs). However, I definitely cannot recommend textilis to people inexperienced with elapids; furthermore, the youngsters are a pain feedingwise. One captive born subadult I am forcefeeding for more than 16 months now. Apart from these difficulties: great snakes!

Best,
Klaus

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