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Old 03-30-2005, 06:56 PM   #20
atroxman
King Cobra not feeding- any suggestions

Well I just tried a Texas rat snake with no success, I'll Waite a few more days and try feeding her again. You all are correct in stating that venomoids are not a sure thing. A 2% chance of duct regrowth exists with all adenectomy procedures. Simply put the venomoid surgery is not an absolute in any case. With educational animals venomoids are used quite frequently. Even many of your favorite television herp entertainers use venomoid snakes that they place under a rock or tree and then pretend to find a great catch. Haven't you ever wondered why these shows are almost always able to find nice big specimens of rare and difficult snakes? The object is to educate with as little risk to the handler and audience as possible.