Fabian Dirks
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 | | Subject: Naja embryo bit himself Mon 15 Mar - 2:09 | |
| I have seen a photo at SA Reptiles where a Naja mossambica bit himself. Are there many cases within the Naja-Komplex? Or especially spitters?
rgds Fabian |
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| | Subject: Re: Naja embryo bit himself Mon 15 Mar - 3:34 | |
| That blows the US expression "Bite Me" right out of the water.....lol |
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Mario Lutz
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| | Subject: Re: Naja embryo bit himself Mon 15 Mar - 12:06 | |
| | Fabian Dirks wrote: | I have seen a photo at SA Reptiles where a Naja mossambica bit himself. Are there many cases within the Naja-Komplex? Or especially spitters?
rgds Fabian |
Hi Fabian,
you raise a serious question here. we had a similar discussion about cases like this before somewhere.
i have had around 20+ cases like this over the years. first, i was believing it might be coz of internal parasites like lungworms etc. i observed selfinflicted bites (where the animal envenomated himself and died) in different Naja and Trimeresurus species. i also recall Dick Visser from Holland asking the same question in another forum some years ago.
some animals left the impression of suicide so to speak.
cheers
Mario
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Fabian Dirks
Serpent Chief
Number of posts: 724
Age: 30
Location: Germany
Points: 2100
Registration date: 2009-01-07
| | Subject: Re: Naja embryo bit himself Tue 16 Mar - 14:40 | |
| Very interesting to see. THX Mario |
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