Around 7' or so (haven't measured), probed very definitely male. Nice body condition; kept him in good shape with assist feeding while his mouth was healing. Now that he is healed up, he snacks down live mice like popcorn. Very enthusiastic eater.

He will probably switch over to frozen/thawed food fairly easily, but for his initial feedings I wanted to assess how he moved and envenomated. (The answer to both questions is "very quickly!" He is still a bit skittish and scared of people, but he has calmed down considerably and is not difficult to handle.

He is being slowly acclimated to routine handling and also to being "on display" with people close by his cage. The longer he lives with this routine, the easier he will be to work with. I would never call a mamba "tame" but they can be gradually habituated to the point that routine cage maintenance is a bit safer and they don't freak out when people walk by.

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• Mamba rescue update - MsTT, Tue May 11 16:47:01 2004
• Out of curiosity, what sex is the Black Mamba? - taphillip, Tue May 11 16:58:06 2004
• It's a boy. - MsTT, Tue May 11 18:31:37 2004
• RE: It's a boy. - bachman, Thu May 13 23:12:14 2004
• RE: It's a boy. - MsTT, Thu May 13 23:34:36 2004
• RE: It's a boy. - bachman, Sun May 16 01:37:09 2004
• RE: No Pun Intended....n/p - bachman, Sun May 16 03:56:07 2004
• RE: Mamba rescue update - fredhammes, Tue May 11 22:17:47 2004