Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by iceman25
I seriously doubt that any one would be dumb enough to feed a live albino bp to a King.
I watched a guy light a $1,000.00 bill on fire once just because he could.
Never underestimated the ability of a person to surprise you. Different things hold different values to different people.
-adam
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by Shelby
In image gallery under elapidae.
Searching for your next snake April???? ha ha....j/k ;) What type of cobras were they using the dead bps to attract? The thing that throws me off is that I could understand if they were being used to attract native african cobras....but king cobras are native to Asia. So basically, either the cobra and/or the bp is in the wrong place.
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Originally Posted by daniel1983
Searching for your next snake April???? ha ha....j/k ;)
Sorta. :P looking at all species to add to my master wishlist for my future reptile zoo.
I've falled in love with timor pythons though. Never knew they were so pretty until I looked at that site.
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by daniel1983
What type of cobras were they using the dead bps to attract? The thing that throws me off is that I could understand if they were being used to attract native african cobras....but king cobras are native to Asia. So basically, either the cobra and/or the bp is in the wrong place.
You know, I wish I could remember what type of species, but if I remember right, they were in Florida, and some guy who kept it found that it was loose, so he called in someone to find it.... although, I know this was not the first time I have seen that on tv, this was like the 2nd or 3rd show I have seen ppl use dead snakes to do that.
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by daniel1983
Searching for your next snake April???? ha ha....j/k ;) What type of cobras were they using the dead bps to attract? The thing that throws me off is that I could understand if they were being used to attract native african cobras....but king cobras are native to Asia. So basically, either the cobra or bp is in the wrong place.
I say it looks photoshoped because of the outline of the ball python....if it is a ball python ;)
Ball pythons are frequently used as feeders for snake eating snakes like cobras. They are relatively cheap when bought in great numbers and readily available.
FWIW, I believe it's the black spitting cobra (Naja naja sputatrix) .... but please correct me if I'm wrong .... that is the single greatest predator of ball pythons in the wild. The "balling" is an evolutionary development to prevent the cobra from being able to swallow them.
-adam
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I am always fixed on national geographic and animal planet cause...i love tv shows with snakes....especially constrictors or cobras...I am still trying to find somewhere that sells the show called "The Big Squeeze"....the footage they had of the Afrock eating the gazelle kicked it :)
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
I watched a guy light a $1,000.00 bill on fire once just because he could.
Never underestimated the ability of a person to surprise you. Different things hold different values to different people.
-adam
Yah, I know what you mean.
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
FWIW, I believe it's the black spitting cobra (Naja naja sputatrix) .... but please correct me if I'm wrong .... that is the single greatest predator of ball pythons in the wild. The "balling" is an evolutionary development to prevent the cobra from being able to swallow them.
I am always searching for info on the natural life of ball pythons. Where did you read about that? I know you have all these excellent research article on bps ;)
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
FWIW, I believe it's the black spitting cobra (Naja naja sputatrix) .... but please correct me if I'm wrong .... that is the single greatest predator of ball pythons in the wild. The "balling" is an evolutionary development to prevent the cobra from being able to swallow them.
-adam
naja sputatrix aka southern Indonesian spitting cobra.
Re: What were they thinking?!
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Originally Posted by daniel1983
I am always searching for info on the natural life of ball pythons. Where did you read about that? I know you have all these excellent research article on bps ;)
Me too! But have yet to find very much on them in thier natural life.
