i was fortunate enough to see a monocled cobra in person for the first time the other day and it seemed to be the most personable goofiest snake Ive ever seen i fell in love with it i am considering getting a venomoid because i am not willing to keep it in a cage its whole life nor risk my life handling it i realize that each snake is an individual but was wondering if any one had any first hand experience with this snake and what do you think about free handling a venomoid especially a monocled i have had non venomous and never been bitten or even struck at while handling them are hots (monocleds) more likely to strike