Najakeeper
Arachnoprince
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I love these small African elapids, very colorful and much less dangerous than true Najas of the same region. I recently picked up a 2011 male up at the Hamm show in Germany, here he is:
These also try to hood like cobras but their hood is narrow and you have to startle them to get them to hood as they are placid, curious snakes that are not easily scared of humans in captivity.
![](http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2334/malepr.jpg)
![](http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5191/fakecobrawithamouthful.jpg)
These also try to hood like cobras but their hood is narrow and you have to startle them to get them to hood as they are placid, curious snakes that are not easily scared of humans in captivity.