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| Name: |
Sunkist
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Age: |
Eight months old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Aberrant Orange King Cobra
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| Home: |
Indialantic, Florida, USA
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This
isn't an animal most people should keep as a pet unless they are
experienced professional handlers with the proper permits and licenses
and plenty of antivenom in the fridge! Sunkist is a 10' male king cobra
from Malaysia. His bright orange coloration is very rare, seen only in a
few of his species.
Sunkist is a professional "working pet". Along with a number of other
venomous snakes in my collection, he donates venom for research and
poses for educational photographs and film footage. He also makes a
wonderful decorative display in his securely locked cage in my living
room, although he spends most of his time inside of his hide box which
makes it very easy to clean the cage. Sunkist gets dedicated veterinary
attention from the brave doctors at the Indialantic Veterinary Clinic,
who also help out with our rescue, rehab and relocation operations on
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes. I hope to find a female of similar
appearance so that this unusual color variant will continue in their
offspring. The more bright orange king cobras in my house, the merrier!
I am also raising up a baby captive bred Burmese king cobra whose
appearance will be very different as an adult with black and white
bands.
Although Sunkist is special to me, please do not try to keep venomous or
dangerous wild animals as pets unless you have the proper safety tools,
secure housing, years of professional training and all the licenses and
permits required by your state. If you are considering a snake as a pet,
a captive bred ball python or corn snake makes an excellent starter.
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