Buy any cobras? Once you buy your first cobra it won't be long before you buy another.I actually bought my very first T yesterday at the Hamburg Reptile Show.
What an experience that was after never having attended such an event.
I'm glad I did get there early enough to have spent a good bit of time with Anastasia from Net-Bug. She was very helpful with questions & with guiding a beginner with their first acquisition. In the end I chose a Grammostola Pulchripes & could not be more happy with the decision or the service
I've already changed the outlook of T's for one person from "eek!" & "omg they're dangerous!" to "wow" & "what a beautiful creature" after showing & educating to the best of my knowledge (as little as it is at this point).
I spent the afternoon setting up the habitat & introducing "Nicko" to the new digs.
Looking forward to observing, caring for, & learning more about T's.
As I stated earlier, I've never been to one before & I was amazed at what all was there to be had.
I was the same way. I went looking for tarantulas and there were cobras and vipers available and the prices were inexpensive. I watched more viperkeeper videos on youtube and six months later I was back and went home with three cobras, a pair of monocle babies (cuter than kittens) and a six foot female Egyptian cobra I creatively named Cleopatra.
WOW...I could never imagine ownership of one of them, much less multiples. Kudos to you, that sounds like an amazing group.
I was supposed to get a P. cancerides but the seller ran out when I put in my purchase. Had to settle for a L. parahybana
L. parahybana are great. I've been wanting P. cancerides for awhile now and I'm pretty excited about getting a couple of these guys.
Dont get me wrong I have been wanting a LP for awhile. So I mean no disrespect to LP owners, its a awesome T. I just got my mindest on getting a P. Cancerides on my next purchase and although I had really good deal all around, there was a slight misunderstanding and the Cancerides fell through. O well I am thrilled with my pickups (Gbb, T.vioulaceus and L.p.) I will have to wait till next time to get my Cancerides!
Picture update:
Hey, I was at the same show! Yeah, they had a bunch of cool things this time, and a bit more venomous snakes than usual. I didn't take many pictures while there either except for this gaboon viper.
I wish Snake Charmer would get back into the video thing. I recently discovered him on this forum. He keeps tarantulas too. https://www.youtube.com/user/Najakeeper/videos
There were quite a few Gaboon's there, there was a dealer in the last row on the far left who had a big one crammed in a little Tupperware container with no room to spare. That was the same table that had a neat little Monocled Cobra.Hey, I was at the same show! Yeah, they had a bunch of cool things this time, and a bit more venomous snakes than usual. I didn't take many pictures while there either except for this gaboon viper.It's so cool how they only had a few dead leaves in with it, yet it still managed to blend in.
Also there is usually one more table with spiders in the back right corner (@kamelspiders) but I didn't see them this time.
If I was in a situation where I could keep/care for one, I would seriously consider it. At this point in my life & career I'm not able to do so with so many other things going on. It'd be great though having to defend ownership of a deadly item other than firearms...I can hear them now.. "who needs to own a Cobra?!?!"
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Dude, stop by. Don't settle for LP trash!
why?
Coolest venomous snake there is....JMO
Is it still alive? I think my n. chromatus sling lasted a month.