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05-12-14, 11:22 AM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
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Originally Posted by mclund
I worked with FWC's for about 6 years. They would "pin" prey in corners or the floor, but I don't ever remember seeing them constrict. They were probably one of the most food aggressive species I have ever kept. Often launching themselves out of the enclosure to grab a food item from tongs. Awesome species to work with!
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Really. I would love a FWC. My local reptile shop has one in. Seen him hood up once. I liked it 
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Male Common boa (bci) cb13,Female Sulawesi (black) mangrove cb13, Male Sumatran reticulated python cb14
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06-04-14, 11:50 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
never fed my falsy anything live, just gobbles down the F/T feeders. I have a nightsnake that in an effort to get it to eat resorted to feeding it a rubber boa that had refused to eat ( I tried all the common reptiles from its area, including garters, gophersnakes, racers, sagebrush lizards/ eggs,(most wereDORs)) was neat to see the venom work with such a small rearfanged species, afer finding that he would take Boas, I am using fresh DOR's that are found while road cruising. oh and he didn't at all try to constrict the constrictor
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11-11-14, 07:59 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
I just fed my false a live hopper mouse... It killed the mouse in seconds by constriction. The hoppers eyes almost came all the way out. I know people say they're just "holding" the prey, and I know in most cases that is what they are doing. But in this instance, it was constriction. Next time I do this I'm gonna take video.
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11-11-14, 09:01 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
I'd like to see that. My girl doesn't constrict at all but I only feed f/t.
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11-11-14, 09:14 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
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I'd like to see that. My girl doesn't constrict at all but I only feed f/t.
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The breeder I got him from said her adults constrict when she feeds them larger prey. That seems to hold true, because the few times I fed him before I offered fuzzy mice and he would just grab them and swallow them... But he did push them against the glass like a gopher snake.
Maybe if you try larger prey with your girl she'll do it. I'm thinking they constrict whatever they can't just swallow alive.
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11-12-14, 08:43 AM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
She gets fed plenty big. But being pre killed I don't think she ever will. But I'll keep an eye out.
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11-14-14, 09:20 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
Jerry is correct. I'm a beekeeper and everyone will have a different reaction to a sting as they would with a "mildly" venomous snake. Personally a bee sting doesn't phase me, but 1 sting could kill the next person if they are allergic.
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12-09-14, 03:30 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
Wow....such neat facts o.o
Still want a hognose eventually though lol.
Aren't some garters rearfanged though? I think I remember reading something about that once...
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12-09-14, 04:22 PM
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Re: False Water Cobra constricting?
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Aren't some garters rearfanged though? I think I remember reading something about that once...
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No. Some people think their bite is venomous but that's not true.
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