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kaouthia vs other cobras
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Anonymous post on January 9, 2001
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I recently got my first elapidae(n. kaouthia) in oct. truly a beautiful snake, but as some of the advice and info on the forum suggest, mine is not the only one with a nasty temperment. He doesn't intimidate me. In fact as long as I keep him off the ground and transfer him quickly he does fine and unless he is cornered, he usually just tries to retreat. Once I got him a hide box and put him in the most secure cage(vision) in the house he is doing great. My only complaint with this snake is that he absolutely hates people. He stays in the back room where he has privacy. He rarely comes out of his hide box and when there are people around he's very scared which comes across as very agressive when cornered in his cage. He has has a unique hiss that comes in short heavy puffs which make him sound very stressed out when around others. What I want to know is what other cobras are out there that are 6 or less feet that have a milder disposition and temperment or are they all this nervous in captivity? I've heard great things about coral and shield nose cobras although they are not true cobras. However, I've had little success locating coral cobras and don't find shield nose to be as attractive. I am not interested in anything I have to wear goggles for either. I was just wondering if there were any recommendations for a naja a little more content with being in captivity.
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RE: kaouthia vs other cobras
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by Vanyul on January 9, 2001
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Unfortunately, any naja species as far as I am aware of, is like this (except for king cobras). I have, in addition to my kaothia, Naja nigricollis and mozzabicus. They are the same way. Almost every cobra will just about hyper-ventilate when around people. I swear that I'm worried about them fainting. LOL! If you are looking for something different, you will probably NOT find it with a cobra.
Vanyul
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RE: kaouthia vs other cobras
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by Klaus on January 24, 2001
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I agree, kaouthias are often pretty nasty snakes, expecially the ones from Thailand which in contrast to the specimen from Malaysia are also more neurotoxic. Being a keeper and breeder of cobras for more than 20 years, I would recommend beginning with Naja nivea, the cape cobra (if it has to be a cobra one would like to begin with), since these turn into very gentle and almost (almost!) tame snakes within a few weeks in captivity. Also, they appear to be more 'intelligent' than other Elapid snakes (maybe with the exception of the taipan) in that they seem to learn about their environment pretty fast and be able to discriminate between the keeper and other individuals very well. Finally, it is a myth that niveas are generally more venomous than other cobras. They certainly possess the most toxic venom among the African cobra species, but the venom of many Asian cobras is at least as toxic as that of nivea.
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