about 1.5 yrs ago i took over care for a venomoid black necked spitting cobra, or at least thats what i was told. never been bit i treat him like a hot snake, if there was something not done right in the surgery would it have happened by now? 2 yrs. later. besides the fact he would spit venom as a early warning sign. I dont have the education you guys do with hots and snakes in general, but i love this snake and give him a good home and would like to continue doing so unharmed, thanks..
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jcgranite
Feb 19, 2006 10:19 AM
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turtsandtorts
Aug 17, 2006 10:27 AM
Who did the procedure? If done properly and the glands and ducts were removed you should be at minimal risk. I would continue to treat it as a hot though even if the risk of envenomation is slim that is still an elapid and even the smallest quantity of venom could prove a horrible mess. I have freehandled snakes, but in general like to treat venomoids just as I do my hots. Regeneration should not occur but if the wrong individual messed up the procedure it isn't worth risking your life over. As far as spitting, a spitting cobra may still envenomate without spitting. In fact, I have had hot spitters that were reluctant to spit but I am sure would have knocked me for a loop should they land a fang in me.
-Steve
JL1981
Aug 14, 2007 10:00 PM
Is that a venomoid rhino viper?
