Hi There,

Pictures 2 and 3 are Eastern/ Ugandan nasicornis, all the others are western specimins.

The first is particuarly bright as it is a youngster and it may loose colour as it ages.

Easterns hold their colour into adulthood if the husbandry is correct , westerns can hold their colour but most will dull with age. I have had Westerns that have maintained colour, I feel Husbandry has quite a bit to do with this and i'm studying nasicornis to find out more.



As has already been said here , the correct environment is essential for keeping nasicornis alive. If you have your set-up spot on they're relatively simple to keep, but one missing ingredient and you'll loose your snake.

Bare in mind that nasicornis ,like gabonica can take months or a few years to show that things aren't right. Many people keep nasicornis for a few years assuming all is well only to find that it has rolled one morning for no apparent reason.

I personaly feel that nasicornis is not a display animal, it should be kept with the minimum of interaction away from heavy traffic areas. Even getting the snake out for a photo session can upset them greatly and it may take a while for the snake to resettle.

The diet should be watched as many keepers overfeed large bitis. Juveniles will feed weekly on small undersized prey ,but once they pass the 2-3 foot length they should be fed alot less.



All the best,

Al

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