As an Egyptian myself, I'm extremely grateful for this particular video. Availability and cost aren't a problem for me with this one, but up until now, I've never been able to find a decent care video anywhere. Thanks so very much, Clint. You guys are stinkin'-rad ❤️
Unrelated to False Cobras: Within the last year, this channel has ignited my interest in reptiles, and two days ago I brought home my first lizard Norbert the Uromastyx! Learning about these animals has been such a delight. Thanks, Clint!
Regarding its venom, I was bitten by it in the thumb for around 2 minutes since didn’t want to break its teeth and was stupidly curious about its venom. It was slightly more painful and slightly more swelling then a bee sting. Nothing serious at all. The individual was around 50cm (1.7 ft) and was found in the southern Arava desert in Israel. I keep free handling when seeing them in the wild from time to time. I would give them a 3 in hand-ability 😉
Well maybe you can test that theory as you handle them, I love science! I am thinking that maybe the one you caught had recently had a meal and had used it's venom and it had to rebuild it's supply, perhaps another one would give you a worse reaction. I hope not.
Been subscribed to Clint's Reptiles for a number of years, and I still say 'Well hi there" in response to Clint and also count on my fingers with Clint when he is listing off the five categories. I've done it for every best pet reptile video I have watched (which is basically all of them) and I will continue to do so. Clint's videos just always seem to bring a smile to my face.
We've owned one of these for about a month now and she's unbelievably fascinating. She spends all day scooping sand with her neck and moving things around. She's adorable.
Hey Clint! We stopped by the Reptile Room last night and had an absolute blast! Just spent an hour holding snakes, it was bliss. Hope to see you there next time!
Shortly after posting this comment- we met you at the park! For those reading- Clint is the nicest guy and found a stag beetle on the ground and handed him to me. Best celeb meet up ever.
false water cobra : i evolve hood to scrae my opponent egyptian false cobra : i evolve hood to look as scary as my neighbour over there egyptian cobra : hi there !
For we all have sinned and fell short of the glory of God and the wages of sin is death and sin separates us from God and God doesn’t want us to be separated from him. And because he loved us so much, he sent Jesus Christ, his only son, to die on the cross for our sins and was buried. This made Jesus the perfect sacrifice for our sins. And 3 days later, he rose up so through him, we can have eternal life. He wants a genuine relationship with you. He Will be Coming Back Soon. Do you desire to repent of your sins and live righteously to God? Then “believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.” Cast yourself upon Him. Trust in His death for your sins and His resurrection, which has the power to remove your sins and to replace them with the perfect righteousness of Christ. That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Prayer : Dear Lord, I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don’t please you. I have lived my life for myself only. I am sorry, and I repent. I ask you to forgive me. I believe that you died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask you to take control of my life; I give it to you. From this day forward, help me to live every day for you and in a way that pleases you. I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you. Amen.
I've been waiting for this video for a while! Though I'm surprised at some of the scores, but we only have our one Egyptian False Cobra to judge by and may have simply won the attitude lottery. In our experience she's a very sweet snake, never even had an inkling of thinking of biting us, and she's never hooded for us. She's *very* alert and attentive and we actually have some bird toys like a little bell in the tank for her to play with. She's already trained me to check on her by ringing it lol. She's not the best climber, but she does like to do so, so we have one of those bird ladders she can crawl up, and since the substrate is walnut shell 'sand' and she's not high up there's no risk if she falls. We've had her about a year now, and she seems to need a lot of mental engagement and we have to supply her with a lot more toys than our other snakes. She has a nice large area to crawl about and will watch me whenever I'm on the computer. She's even watched some of your videos with me!
That's awesome. Azi, the false cobra from Clint's video, lives with me and he does occasionally watch Clint's videos with me as well. So does my corn snake and my boa. Azi is a very intelligent snake, but also a pansy.
The first 2 and a half minutes of this video was brilliantly done. Like a never ending tongue twister packed with biological knowledge to the brim. Well done Clint!
I love this type, I've handled a very friendly one before (for just a few seconds before calmly noping out). I did get to sit with her a while and she was so inquisitive, she didn't just look for a hiding spot, and wanted to explore a tripod we had set up. (She wasn't a good climber... Clint is right when he says they're lizards, they move a lot like legless lizards) I think they're some of the more intelligent species. Thank you for sharing, I love all your videos, you make reptiles so interesting!
“Just get a nice enclosure for a bearded dragon with a nice lid and nowhere for an athletic, persistent shoelace to escape and your probably pretty close to right on.” It’s quotes like these that really make me appreciate this channel 😂. Love you and your word play to death Clint.
Husbandry Tip: Egyptian False Cobra’s love to tunnel under their substrate as well as prefer very low humidity! For my Egyptian False Cobra Artemis I put her on Aspen as it doesn’t hold humidity well but does in fact hold their tunnels and it is quite cute seeing them going in and out their tunnels. She is by far my most active pet and will drag things she likes into her tunnels! In my experience she does not enjoy handling so I keep that to a minimum but has never acted defensively with me and I got her from an expo. She also did not have parasites/any signs of being imported so it is definitely possible to find them considering I found mine by accident at repticon! They run from about 275-350 in my experience. While you want to keep them in similar temps to a bearded dragon I definitely would say they are basically Egyptian hognose snakes and they will thrive if you put them in a husbandry representative of that
I’ve been waiting for this video for so long. There are so many reptiles that just don’t have a lot of information out about their care. Any time I get interested in a new reptile I always check to see if Clint has made a video, because he always has the best and most up to date information
I was so surprised when I saw today's video cause I literally learned about these guys the day before yesterday. And here we have clint breaking them down. So ironic,such appropriate timing!
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We have a snake of the same genus in Greece as well. It is considered quite common, although it is very difficult to approach, as it has extremely high vision for a snake and can perceive you from tens of metres away and escape. Even the small ones are mostly impossible to catch. A very fast, alert and intelligent snake. Sadly its dramatic defence display gets interpreted wrong by ignorant people, and some people believe that they are very dangerous or even that cobras have been released into the country. However, they are quite fast and most of the time escape those humans. They even keep dogs and cats at bay. Cars are the big danger to them, because they are diurnal and they bask in the early morning hours on the roads. They are very adept hunters of rodents, lizards and snakes. That is why in Europe they are mostly called the lizard snake. Sadly another common name in Greek is rotter snake, due to the superstition that if it bites you you will rot. The venom is mostly neurotoxic though and doesn’t cause that. Many people have caught them. Most of the time they are extremely difficult to handle and thrash around repeatedly. A momentary bite isn’t going to transfer any significant venom to you. They must grab and hold on for around a minute to be effective. Even then, most of the time people have some small swelling and local pain which dissipates relatively quickly. Only in very rare circumstances some people may have generalized weakness and mild neurological symptoms that go away in a few hours. So not dangerous. In captivity they have been described as extremely intelligent animals that watch what happens around them and even learn to take food from the hand gently. Although they are cannibals, they have been kept in communal settings and if they are well fed they seem to have a hierarchy of a sort between themselves. Like other snakes of the same family, they secrete an oily substance from a gland between the nostril and the eye, which they rub on their belly. So they can mark pathways when they are hunting. Probably they meet pathways from other conspecific snakes as well and can know who is around. In breeding season, larger males defend the smaller females and even bring food to them. This is unique for a snake. People just don’t know a lot about it, because it happens to live in less developed areas with less research. The most well researched species is the western European lizard snake or the Montpilier snake. They are much more social than we think. Overall, we call it the Cobra of Greece or the Eagle of snakes, and it deserves these names. What it lacks in color, it compensates with character and intelligence.
@@reywashere5284 The way it was stated sounded like it was related to the Montpellier snake. I tried searching the common names that are mentioned and didn't find anything. Thank you for the subspecies' name.
@@reywashere5284 I just found an article stating the Greek populations are assigned to M. insignitus fuscus. It's from 10 years ago so it could have changed.
Actually since you brought up the old Halloween episode I got a fun fact for you: that's how I found your channel because RUclips knows I'm into "weird" reviews of stuff as recommended it. I was thinking of getting a pet at the time but more on the side of a mammal like a rabbit or guinea pigs but after watching a bunch of your vids (and doing much research) I ended up getting a baby crested gecko. I had never owned a reptile in my life or even thought about them as potential pets but your channel "converted" me so to speak so be proud of that lol.
I had the pleasure of seeing one of these beauties at a reptile expo. He was definitely wild caught, and based on this video the seller was definitely giving me some…let’s just say questionable information, but in a room full of ubiquitous pythons and boas I’d never been more fascinated by a snake. I didn’t buy him-and thank Arceus for that-but the thought did run across my mind for a second. 😅
I’ve had my false Egyptian cobra for almost a year now and the seller definitely pawned her off as captive bred. Based on getting her home I would say she was wild caught. She down 3 mice and chugged water for a bit. But she’s been an absolute dream. She’s grown so much almost 3ft long now! I love her sassiness and based on this video I’ve kept everything perfect for her and I’m so thankful I did a ton of research on her
I love that you include the name of species, specific terms and so on onscreen because I watch your videos with my bf who is hard of hearing and youtube's CC are very unreliable when it comes to them
Love your vids Clint! Since I'm going to college next year, I can't have a reptile, but I've fostered a BP in the past and am looking forward to getting one when I'm older!
OMG we are about to get one! We love cobras (but cant have real ones lol), so we already have a FWC and plan on getting one of these in a couple days. This video just confirms were getting it lol
Hey clint, Im a breeder of EFC and many of the lamprophid snakes: house snakes, files, etc. I'd love to collaborate with you to get some information out on them if thats something that interests you!
This particular false cobra is a marshmallow. His name is Azi Dahaka, and he's shy and timid. I've heard from many other false cobra owners that theirs have similar dispositions. But their reputation is different. Maybe in the wild they're just more cantankerous.
I’m glad there’s a video about this. I recently heard about these and started to do the research but there wasn’t a whole lot of detailed info and hearing that captive breeding is still coming up for these it makes more sense. I had found a few sources that mentioned a lot were imports. Great video as usual!
There's a lot of people on here that have them or have had them. You might read the comments, some could have came in after yours and someone might be able to give you personal experience stories.
I thought that they were moved from Lamprophiidae to Psamophiidae, a distinct family that includes Sand Snakes, Montpellier Snakes, and the Egyptian False Cobra. They are not colubrids interestingly, with a key factor being small and thin Hemipenes.
Hi Clint! Even though I have no intention to ever get into the reptile hobby, your videos bring me a lot of joy. I wanted to get a reptile-loving buddy of mine one of your stinkin’ rad hats, but I think the merch link for your website is busted.
So glad this species got the spotlight! I also want to shed some light on it’s similarly cool cousin the Montpellier snake (in the same malpolon family) which in my opinion is like a super rad mix of a bullsnake and a false water cobra. Check them out!
I can't wait for another crazy animal skeleton Halloween video! I had so much fun (and learned so much) watching the first one ^^ I have a hilariously bad chihuahua skeleton decoration that I would LOVE to send but it has sentimental value... But hopefully you get some awesomely bad ones! Love the cobra tye - and the 'behind the scenes' clips!
Clint, I caught a few of these in northern Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq back in 1990/91 and as there was no internet or field manuals available at the time, I had no idea what they were. I located the small rear fangs and treated them with care, but found them to be inquisitive and voracious feeders (small gerbils and agamids). I only had one hood up when startled by a loud fellow soldier once otherwise they were very docile. It wasn’t until my return that I was able to identify the species. Now I have a pair and after parasite treatment and a long quarantine they are settled in my collection and are thriving- hopefully some breeding soon. I have been keeping them as I found them, higher base temp than most snakes, very low humidity, UV high temp basking site, and a warm side and cool side hides. My male strikes and holds small ft rodents and works it’s fangs into them. You can see the venom soaking onto the mouses sides. My female is extremely sight driven and when feeding, she will pursue the mouse in the tongs at full speed ( think like a Cribo or Indigo snake), she also fully wraps her prey when she catches it like a constrictor. Very different hunting behavior between the two. Thanks for this video.
"Cobra tie!" That is *THE* nerdiest dad joke ever... 🤣 Love it. Whoever sent you that tie was brilliant. That danger noodle was lovely. Wish you'd had a photo of one standing and hooded up, though. I would've loved to have seen that. The eyes on that snake were so cute! Like big anime cute! S/he was so inquisitive, too. "I wanna explore! Lemme go! Somethin' over there smells innerestin'!"" Definitely something going on in that little nope-rope's brain.💖
Have you ever considered doing a video about the black tree monitor? They seem awesome like maybe a bigger cooler version of the green tree monitor I love them
Definitely need a video on the flying snake now. Like ASAP. Are they the right pet snake for you? But I’ve got to say, this guys face is very endearing and I can why people would like them!
I got to handle one of these yesterday at a reptile expo. Unsure if he was wild caught or captive bred, but the vendor had a few of them and he does breed them. He was quite docile and his mannerisms were similar to if you mixed a racer and a kingsnake. The vendor said that they're surprisingly docile (which might've just been marketing, but he described his emerald tree boas as "might leave you with stitches" so maybe not XD). I am in love, and the experience was amazing and once I get a bit more experience with keeping snakes they're definitely on the list of snakes I want to own. The vendor seemed to care about them, he said that if I do decide to one day get them to make sure I get UVB. I kinda feel like I hit the jackpot, knowing how hard these guys are to find!
Here's a video idea: top 5 best pet singers. Take a list of pets that will sing to you, like species of frogs and geckos and birds and perhaps other fish like that, and rank them based on criteria like: 1) Is it a good pet? 2) Does it sing well? Think variety, song complexity, or if the song is pleasant to listen to. 3) Does the singing get old? Like, is it obnoxiously loud or does the animal never shut up?
I'm new here and took a look through all your pet guides! I'm wondering if maybe you could do a long spine porcupinefish (diodon holocanthus) at some point? I would love to have some one day!
Clint, I'd love you to make a video about sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) and give a score to this adorable mammal. I know that gliders are pretty popular, but there's couple important facts regarding keeping them at home, that people often ignore/don't know.
I will never own those things,while they are cute,they REEK! We had some in our agricultural class as pets and you could smell them from across the hall! The cage was kept clean and neat and the gliders were healthy.
I bred them for a while, amazing snakes. I regret selling my trio. These snakes were some of my favorites to work with and mine were so docile, I loved them. Their venom however is a little more potent than we thought a few years ago. It can range from as minor as a bee sting to severe pain, swelling, numbness, muscle cramps, burning, redness, migraines, nausea, vomiting, and so on. It’s typically localized issues for the most part and is highly dependent on the person that is bitten and their reaction as well as how long the snake chews on you and how much actual venom you receive. I work with Mussuranas as well which are “mildly venomous” but can cause a lot of severe localized issues due to being hemotoxic and some neurological issues in some individuals but again depends on the person and the length of time biting. All in all I’d say if you want a great snake with a lot of interesting features and some mild danger factors in there, these are great and typically easier going than other mildly hot snakes. Get CBB though!!!
I am surprised, after watching the video, how many people DO own or have had them. Also, most people are saying they are pretty docile. It's like when I hear people say corn snakes bite or can be mean, I have seven, each one from a hatchling and they do not bite and have not bitten. I have handled others. I haven't been bitten by a snake and have held several, beyond my own, and have came to the conclusion that most of the time, it's the way they are being handled. Babies are more likely to bite or mock strike than others. I would assume that's true for the False Cobras as well. I thought that the venom might vary, possibly even based on if they have eaten and have to let the venom amount build back up. Someone else shared that he was bitten and it was like a bee sting. I have seen a video of a lady bitten and gnawed by a garter snake, and had a reaction beyond what I would have imagined. I figure, she must be allergic. So many factors come into play. They are finding that rattle snake venom can vary even within teh same species, locations are considered etc If it's true for them, it's likely true for other venomous animals.
@@jj_vel0561 it was simple. This species likes it hot, I turned their hot side down by 10 degrees during the day and off at night and did this for 6 to 8 weeks and kept feeding at its usual pace, they aren’t nearly as interested in food at this time but feeding them isn’t dangerous. After this I turned everything back up and introduced females to males and got locks. I did try a trio once and didn’t change anything for the year and the male locked with both of them, one female had a few slugs and the other was perfect. They aren’t incredibly difficult. If you have balls or boas in a rack, easiest way to drop temps is just moving them to large bins in the ball rack so your hot spot will already be set for 90 degrees and they get a 1.5-2 month period of darkness and that seems to stir things up a bit once you move them back but cooling them is not like cooling other colubrids.
Captain Bread! Not making fun of you for your typo, I assume it was autocorrect, but it genuinely made me laugh outloud. Please name it Captain Bread if you manage to get one in the future...
That is an adorably funny typo! LOL I assume you meant "Captive bred". I second the suggestion to name a snake Captain Bread, if you ever get a chance to own a cute snek!
Finally I’ve been waiting on someone doing a video on these …can you do one with white lined geckos and feel free to use my shorts of ours in the video
Lamprophiids are so weird. House snakes look like pythons, stiletto snakes look like elapids, and these look like natricines. And yet somehow they're closer to each other than anything else. Funky
I've seen some videos (vary few) of Chinese False Cobra's. Could you do a video on one if you cam find one available? Maybe I'm searching in the wrong places but I have had no luck.
I love my egyptian false cobra she is way way more easy to handle then my fwc. But I will say she is very very defensive if woken up. But buyer be ware they are difficult to get eating if not captive bred and they can slither backwards really fast and well. But as for personality she is a hoot to watch
it's a lizard, disguised as a snake disguised as a cobra. Woah. Also my super dwarf retic bit a snake hook when I was going in with it to distract him so I could adjust his misting nozzles(he likes to climb on them and move their positioning).
I know it's been awhile, but I wanted to remind you of this: I have been lax with reminding you about my idea for the Lacey Act ammendment because nothing was being done at the time and you were busy. My idea was to get a bunch of RUclipsrs to make a short video each, compile them all together and have everyone who made a clip post the entire video on their channel at the same time.
Many reptile RUclipsrs have not only made a *ton* of videos about the Lacey Act threat, many of them have made videos that have been well over an *hour and half or more long* since news of this stupid bunch of bills came out. Including Clint. Look in his video lineup--he has one that's something like two hours long about this threat to the reptile hobby. A video that long isn't just him chatting. That isn't how Clint operates. He's thorough. It's full of information, what the bill is about, what it threatens and how it affects reptile keepers and the implications the bill might have in the future, how to fight the bill, who to talk to, where to put your efforts to fight it, and so on. And they make updates to remind their viewers. They've been posting petitions, they donate money to USARK, the group that works heavily to fight bullshit laws like this, and sometimes wins. Your idea, while fine, is a drop in the bucket compared to what the reptile RUclipsr vloggers have *already* been doing.
@@DrachenGothik666 I have seen everything he has posted in the last 3 or so years. So trust me, I know. I suggested this idea way back when the ammendment to the Lacey act was first proposed and RUclipsrs had not yet made videos about it. Clint replied to my suggestion and said he loved the idea. He further went on to ask me to remind me of the idea so that when we had more info, and there was more of a call to action than just calling your MPs, he could help get this together. I have it in my memory that I was to remind him quite often (daily even) but I haven't been. I was worried I would get annoying. People had stopped talking about it, and when I brought the ammendment up for any reason, it began to fall either on deaf, indignant, or uncaring ears. So I stopped, fearing I would be ostracized from the community for being a nuisance. That's why it may seem as though this is coming out of nowhere, and that I sound put of touch. I'm not. I'm just doing what was asked of me.
A question about the defense of cobras, the king (not actually a) cobra in particular: do you think these snakes, given their size and intelligence, have some awareness of just how intimidating they are to about everything in their native environment?
clint do you think you could do a video on elephant trunk snakes?? i just learned about them existing the other day and i would love to hear you talk about them 🥺
I had one of these when I was a kid (like, 50 years ago). Sold to me as a non-venomous "Royal Banded Rat Snake". It was sassy but I don't think it ever succeeded in biting anyone... just as well it seems.
Would love to see more about this species and the psammophiidae family! Really fascinating, especially considering that they are social and can be cohabitated. There is recent research about chemical communication between members of their species, through the rubbing of a fatty excretion that they use to mark territory and each other.
As an Egyptian myself, I'm extremely grateful for this particular video. Availability and cost aren't a problem for me with this one, but up until now, I've never been able to find a decent care video anywhere. Thanks so very much, Clint. You guys are stinkin'-rad ❤️
Same here neighbor (from Israel). Although all our reptiles are protected, so we can’t keep them as pets (legally).
damn sorry to hear that
@@cloakedsquid Sorry to hear what?
@@yehiahuzayyin7972 that you live in egypt
@@cloakedsquid Pardon? I'm not sure l understand.
Unrelated to False Cobras: Within the last year, this channel has ignited my interest in reptiles, and two days ago I brought home my first lizard Norbert the Uromastyx! Learning about these animals has been such a delight. Thanks, Clint!
Congrats! Uromastyx are so interesting looking! Best of luck with your new friend! You'll have to reply in a few weeks and tell how it's going.
Congrats, Uros are awesome, good choice! Always good to see new people getting into the hobby !
Same, this Chanel is actually how I found out that snakes are my newest special interest
How is Norbert doing?
Regarding its venom, I was bitten by it in the thumb for around 2 minutes since didn’t want to break its teeth and was stupidly curious about its venom. It was slightly more painful and slightly more swelling then a bee sting. Nothing serious at all. The individual was around 50cm (1.7 ft) and was found in the southern Arava desert in Israel. I keep free handling when seeing them in the wild from time to time. I would give them a 3 in hand-ability 😉
Thank you this is a very helpful comment.
Beautiful snake, sad “country”
@@recipoldinasty shut up
Well maybe you can test that theory as you handle them, I love science! I am thinking that maybe the one you caught had recently had a meal and had used it's venom and it had to rebuild it's supply, perhaps another one would give you a worse reaction. I hope not.
@@recipoldinasty Well, actually it is ranked in the top 10 happiest countries in the world :)
Been subscribed to Clint's Reptiles for a number of years, and I still say 'Well hi there" in response to Clint and also count on my fingers with Clint when he is listing off the five categories. I've done it for every best pet reptile video I have watched (which is basically all of them) and I will continue to do so. Clint's videos just always seem to bring a smile to my face.
I saw it whenever I see my gecko
We've owned one of these for about a month now and she's unbelievably fascinating. She spends all day scooping sand with her neck and moving things around. She's adorable.
Hey Clint! We stopped by the Reptile Room last night and had an absolute blast! Just spent an hour holding snakes, it was bliss. Hope to see you there next time!
I'm so glad you had a great time! I'm usually there, so I hope to see you soon!
Shortly after posting this comment- we met you at the park! For those reading- Clint is the nicest guy and found a stag beetle on the ground and handed him to me. Best celeb meet up ever.
I was wondering if that was you. I'm so glad we got to meet! I was sad that I missed you.
False water cobra: Evolved like a cobra. Egyptian false cobra: Evolved to look like a cobra.
false water cobra : i evolve hood to scrae my opponent
egyptian false cobra : i evolve hood to look as scary as my neighbour over there
egyptian cobra : hi there !
For we all have sinned and fell short of the glory of God and the wages of sin is death and sin separates us from God and God doesn’t want us to be separated from him. And because he loved us so much, he sent Jesus Christ, his only son, to die on the cross for our sins and was buried. This made Jesus the perfect sacrifice for our sins. And 3 days later, he rose up so through him, we can have eternal life. He wants a genuine relationship with you. He Will be Coming Back Soon.
Do you desire to repent of your sins and live righteously to God? Then “believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.” Cast yourself upon Him. Trust in His death for your sins and His resurrection, which has the power to remove your sins and to replace them with the perfect righteousness of Christ. That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Prayer : Dear Lord,
I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don’t please you. I have lived my life for myself only. I am sorry, and I repent. I ask you to forgive me.
I believe that you died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask you to take control of my life; I give it to you. From this day forward, help me to live every day for you and in a way that pleases you.
I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you.
Amen.
I've been waiting for this video for a while! Though I'm surprised at some of the scores, but we only have our one Egyptian False Cobra to judge by and may have simply won the attitude lottery. In our experience she's a very sweet snake, never even had an inkling of thinking of biting us, and she's never hooded for us. She's *very* alert and attentive and we actually have some bird toys like a little bell in the tank for her to play with. She's already trained me to check on her by ringing it lol. She's not the best climber, but she does like to do so, so we have one of those bird ladders she can crawl up, and since the substrate is walnut shell 'sand' and she's not high up there's no risk if she falls. We've had her about a year now, and she seems to need a lot of mental engagement and we have to supply her with a lot more toys than our other snakes. She has a nice large area to crawl about and will watch me whenever I'm on the computer. She's even watched some of your videos with me!
That's awesome. Azi, the false cobra from Clint's video, lives with me and he does occasionally watch Clint's videos with me as well. So does my corn snake and my boa. Azi is a very intelligent snake, but also a pansy.
I have a similar account! I absolutely adore my Egyptian false cobra
The first 2 and a half minutes of this video was brilliantly done. Like a never ending tongue twister packed with biological knowledge to the brim. Well done Clint!
I love this type, I've handled a very friendly one before (for just a few seconds before calmly noping out). I did get to sit with her a while and she was so inquisitive, she didn't just look for a hiding spot, and wanted to explore a tripod we had set up. (She wasn't a good climber... Clint is right when he says they're lizards, they move a lot like legless lizards) I think they're some of the more intelligent species. Thank you for sharing, I love all your videos, you make reptiles so interesting!
“Just get a nice enclosure for a bearded dragon with a nice lid and nowhere for an athletic, persistent shoelace to escape and your probably pretty close to right on.”
It’s quotes like these that really make me appreciate this channel 😂. Love you and your word play to death Clint.
I second his "dad jokes" and puns are almost as amazing as his reptile knowledge, and is probably underrated
The way he just delivers those lines deadpan is my everything. LOL
Husbandry Tip: Egyptian False Cobra’s love to tunnel under their substrate as well as prefer very low humidity! For my Egyptian False Cobra Artemis I put her on Aspen as it doesn’t hold humidity well but does in fact hold their tunnels and it is quite cute seeing them going in and out their tunnels. She is by far my most active pet and will drag things she likes into her tunnels! In my experience she does not enjoy handling so I keep that to a minimum but has never acted defensively with me and I got her from an expo. She also did not have parasites/any signs of being imported so it is definitely possible to find them considering I found mine by accident at repticon! They run from about 275-350 in my experience. While you want to keep them in similar temps to a bearded dragon I definitely would say they are basically Egyptian hognose snakes and they will thrive if you put them in a husbandry representative of that
I’ve been waiting for this video for so long. There are so many reptiles that just don’t have a lot of information out about their care. Any time I get interested in a new reptile I always check to see if Clint has made a video, because he always has the best and most up to date information
I was so surprised when I saw today's video cause I literally learned about these guys the day before yesterday. And here we have clint breaking them down. So ironic,such appropriate timing!
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We have a snake of the same genus in Greece as well.
It is considered quite common, although it is very difficult to approach, as it has extremely high vision for a snake and can perceive you from tens of metres away and escape.
Even the small ones are mostly impossible to catch. A very fast, alert and intelligent snake.
Sadly its dramatic defence display gets interpreted wrong by ignorant people, and some people believe that they are very dangerous or even that cobras have been released into the country. However, they are quite fast and most of the time escape those humans.
They even keep dogs and cats at bay.
Cars are the big danger to them, because they are diurnal and they bask in the early morning hours on the roads.
They are very adept hunters of rodents, lizards and snakes.
That is why in Europe they are mostly called the lizard snake. Sadly another common name in Greek is rotter snake, due to the superstition that if it bites you you will rot. The venom is mostly neurotoxic though and doesn’t cause that.
Many people have caught them.
Most of the time they are extremely difficult to handle and thrash around repeatedly.
A momentary bite isn’t going to transfer any significant venom to you. They must grab and hold on for around a minute to be effective. Even then, most of the time people have some small swelling and local pain which dissipates relatively quickly.
Only in very rare circumstances some people may have generalized weakness and mild neurological symptoms that go away in a few hours. So not dangerous. In captivity they have been described as extremely intelligent animals that watch what happens around them and even learn to take food from the hand gently. Although they are cannibals, they have been kept in communal settings and if they are well fed they seem to have a hierarchy of a sort between themselves.
Like other snakes of the same family, they secrete an oily substance from a gland between the nostril and the eye, which they rub on their belly.
So they can mark pathways when they are hunting. Probably they meet pathways from other conspecific snakes as well and can know who is around. In breeding season, larger males defend the smaller females and even bring food to them. This is unique for a snake.
People just don’t know a lot about it, because it happens to live in less developed areas with less research. The most well researched species is the western European lizard snake or the Montpilier snake.
They are much more social than we think. Overall, we call it the Cobra of Greece or the Eagle of snakes, and it deserves these names. What it lacks in color, it compensates with character and intelligence.
Do you know the species?
@@anntowle1706 Montpelier snake
@@anntowle1706 OP called it a Montpellier Snake, and looking that up got me Malpolon monspessulanus, probably the fuscus subspecies.
@@reywashere5284 The way it was stated sounded like it was related to the Montpellier snake. I tried searching the common names that are mentioned and didn't find anything. Thank you for the subspecies' name.
@@reywashere5284 I just found an article stating the Greek populations are assigned to M. insignitus fuscus. It's from 10 years ago so it could have changed.
Actually since you brought up the old Halloween episode I got a fun fact for you: that's how I found your channel because RUclips knows I'm into "weird" reviews of stuff as recommended it. I was thinking of getting a pet at the time but more on the side of a mammal like a rabbit or guinea pigs but after watching a bunch of your vids (and doing much research) I ended up getting a baby crested gecko.
I had never owned a reptile in my life or even thought about them as potential pets but your channel "converted" me so to speak so be proud of that lol.
I got one a few weeks ago and it seems to be the sweetest thing. Never bit at me and only hooded up when I first put him in his tank. So far so good .
I had the pleasure of seeing one of these beauties at a reptile expo. He was definitely wild caught, and based on this video the seller was definitely giving me some…let’s just say questionable information, but in a room full of ubiquitous pythons and boas I’d never been more fascinated by a snake. I didn’t buy him-and thank Arceus for that-but the thought did run across my mind for a second. 😅
Clint: "there are no wild cobras in the Americas"
1950s Springfield Missouri: "and I took that personally"
I’ve had my false Egyptian cobra for almost a year now and the seller definitely pawned her off as captive bred. Based on getting her home I would say she was wild caught. She down 3 mice and chugged water for a bit. But she’s been an absolute dream. She’s grown so much almost 3ft long now! I love her sassiness and based on this video I’ve kept everything perfect for her and I’m so thankful I did a ton of research on her
How do you know the difference between male and female
Your script writing for these videos is absolutely excellent.
Incredibly informative of course but engaging and entertaining as well.
GREAT VIDEO! Ive been watching since your corn snake video. Been learning alot.
I’ve been waiting for this since the original falsie video!!! Thanks Clint, great snake!
I just caught a baby one of these in my work shop here in Kuwait. I released it safely under a trailer about 100 feet away from my shop.
Wooo! I remember you hinting at this a few months back! Amazing animal, I've never heard nor seen of this snake before!
I love that you include the name of species, specific terms and so on onscreen because I watch your videos with my bf who is hard of hearing and youtube's CC are very unreliable when it comes to them
This is a cute snake. It looks like a cartoon of a snake with the huge eyes.
I love the passion in which you talk about animals; it's very admirable
Pleasant video to wake up to in the hospital. Love the tie Clint. And the martial arts at the end.
Love your vids Clint! Since I'm going to college next year, I can't have a reptile, but I've fostered a BP in the past and am looking forward to getting one when I'm older!
I've been waiting for this video for so long I forgot I was waiting for it!
Nice video as always!
Are you ever going to do a video on Giant Madagascar hognoses?
Awesome review Clint. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful snake 🐍🐍
OMG we are about to get one! We love cobras (but cant have real ones lol), so we already have a FWC and plan on getting one of these in a couple days. This video just confirms were getting it lol
Clint you’re amazingly funny! I learn so much from your videos too.
Hey clint, Im a breeder of EFC and many of the lamprophid snakes: house snakes, files, etc. I'd love to collaborate with you to get some information out on them if thats something that interests you!
For being RFV (Rear-Fang Venomous) he looks like such a sweetheart, love your animals, Clint! Love your videos!
From David and son from Alaska!
This particular false cobra is a marshmallow. His name is Azi Dahaka, and he's shy and timid. I've heard from many other false cobra owners that theirs have similar dispositions. But their reputation is different. Maybe in the wild they're just more cantankerous.
Very pretty snake. I especially admire the low-key pastel earth tone markings. And those big orangish eyes are just stunning.
I can learn so much from each video I watch, the information and presentation is great. Keep doing your thing Clint!
I’m glad there’s a video about this. I recently heard about these and started to do the research but there wasn’t a whole lot of detailed info and hearing that captive breeding is still coming up for these it makes more sense. I had found a few sources that mentioned a lot were imports. Great video as usual!
There's a lot of people on here that have them or have had them. You might read the comments, some could have came in after yours and someone might be able to give you personal experience stories.
Omg what adorable eyes on that little snake! 👀
This whole intro is reminding me of that bit from The Vicar of Dickey about “I can’t believe it’s not ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’” 😆
I thought that they were moved from Lamprophiidae to Psamophiidae, a distinct family that includes Sand Snakes, Montpellier Snakes, and the Egyptian False Cobra. They are not colubrids interestingly, with a key factor being small and thin Hemipenes.
They look exactly like the False Water Cobra! It's so pretty!
Clint, when will you do a review of the Chinese cave gecko?
Love your videos!
Reptiles4life
I love watching these vids and learning something new every time. Keep up the good work!
Please! DO THAT!
The halloween video thing was SOOOO much fun!
Probably not going to be on myust have list but awesome video on a snake I didn't know existed before now!
Hi Clint! Even though I have no intention to ever get into the reptile hobby, your videos bring me a lot of joy. I wanted to get a reptile-loving buddy of mine one of your stinkin’ rad hats, but I think the merch link for your website is busted.
So glad this species got the spotlight! I also want to shed some light on it’s similarly cool cousin the Montpellier snake (in the same malpolon family) which in my opinion is like a super rad mix of a bullsnake and a false water cobra. Check them out!
I love the eyes and head shape on this snake. And I see Clint has upgraded his gloves lol
I can't wait for another crazy animal skeleton Halloween video! I had so much fun (and learned so much) watching the first one ^^
I have a hilariously bad chihuahua skeleton decoration that I would LOVE to send but it has sentimental value... But hopefully you get some awesomely bad ones!
Love the cobra tye - and the 'behind the scenes' clips!
I love the extremely derpy eyes that this snake has :3
Just Don't/5 is one of my favorite Clint quotes
Clint, I caught a few of these in northern Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq back in 1990/91 and as there was no internet or field manuals available at the time, I had no idea what they were. I located the small rear fangs and treated them with care, but found them to be inquisitive and voracious feeders (small gerbils and agamids). I only had one hood up when startled by a loud fellow soldier once otherwise they were very docile. It wasn’t until my return that I was able to identify the species. Now I have a pair and after parasite treatment and a long quarantine they are settled in my collection and are thriving- hopefully some breeding soon. I have been keeping them as I found them, higher base temp than most snakes, very low humidity, UV high temp basking site, and a warm side and cool side hides. My male strikes and holds small ft rodents and works it’s fangs into them. You can see the venom soaking onto the mouses sides. My female is extremely sight driven and when feeding, she will pursue the mouse in the tongs at full speed ( think like a Cribo or Indigo snake), she also fully wraps her prey when she catches it like a constrictor. Very different hunting behavior between the two. Thanks for this video.
"Cobra tie!" That is *THE* nerdiest dad joke ever... 🤣 Love it. Whoever sent you that tie was brilliant. That danger noodle was lovely. Wish you'd had a photo of one standing and hooded up, though. I would've loved to have seen that. The eyes on that snake were so cute! Like big anime cute! S/he was so inquisitive, too. "I wanna explore! Lemme go! Somethin' over there smells innerestin'!"" Definitely something going on in that little nope-rope's brain.💖
Have you ever considered doing a video about the black tree monitor? They seem awesome like maybe a bigger cooler version of the green tree monitor I love them
Definitely need a video on the flying snake now. Like ASAP. Are they the right pet snake for you? But I’ve got to say, this guys face is very endearing and I can why people would like them!
Would love for you to do a class pet one. There are so many teachers with the wrong class pets. Would love to see your list for super easy
I got to see one of these snakes at the Reptile Gardens zoo in Rapid City SD. To anyone who hasn't been there I would highly recommend going there.
Hey clint, I really need a grey banded kingsnake video. Maybe have Matt back on? Oh also great video.
I got to handle one of these yesterday at a reptile expo. Unsure if he was wild caught or captive bred, but the vendor had a few of them and he does breed them. He was quite docile and his mannerisms were similar to if you mixed a racer and a kingsnake. The vendor said that they're surprisingly docile (which might've just been marketing, but he described his emerald tree boas as "might leave you with stitches" so maybe not XD).
I am in love, and the experience was amazing and once I get a bit more experience with keeping snakes they're definitely on the list of snakes I want to own.
The vendor seemed to care about them, he said that if I do decide to one day get them to make sure I get UVB. I kinda feel like I hit the jackpot, knowing how hard these guys are to find!
Here's a video idea: top 5 best pet singers.
Take a list of pets that will sing to you, like species of frogs and geckos and birds and perhaps other fish like that, and rank them based on criteria like:
1) Is it a good pet?
2) Does it sing well? Think variety, song complexity, or if the song is pleasant to listen to.
3) Does the singing get old? Like, is it obnoxiously loud or does the animal never shut up?
I'm new here and took a look through all your pet guides! I'm wondering if maybe you could do a long spine porcupinefish (diodon holocanthus) at some point? I would love to have some one day!
Great video! This was awesome. Question: would you and your team be able to create a video about five lined skinks?
Weird how I just learned these exist from a video I saw last night and now you post a new one about them.
Loving the Cobra tie! 🥋🐍
I have been waiting for this video forever!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such a cute, gentle snake you got there
that halloween skeleton revieuw was great. just hillarious. snakes don't have skeletons but spiders totaly do😂🤣😂🤣
Clint, I'd love you to make a video about sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) and give a score to this adorable mammal. I know that gliders are pretty popular, but there's couple important facts regarding keeping them at home, that people often ignore/don't know.
I will never own those things,while they are cute,they REEK! We had some in our agricultural class as pets and you could smell them from across the hall! The cage was kept clean and neat and the gliders were healthy.
I bred them for a while, amazing snakes. I regret selling my trio. These snakes were some of my favorites to work with and mine were so docile, I loved them. Their venom however is a little more potent than we thought a few years ago. It can range from as minor as a bee sting to severe pain, swelling, numbness, muscle cramps, burning, redness, migraines, nausea, vomiting, and so on. It’s typically localized issues for the most part and is highly dependent on the person that is bitten and their reaction as well as how long the snake chews on you and how much actual venom you receive. I work with Mussuranas as well which are “mildly venomous” but can cause a lot of severe localized issues due to being hemotoxic and some neurological issues in some individuals but again depends on the person and the length of time biting.
All in all I’d say if you want a great snake with a lot of interesting features and some mild danger factors in there, these are great and typically easier going than other mildly hot snakes. Get CBB though!!!
I am surprised, after watching the video, how many people DO own or have had them. Also, most people are saying they are pretty docile. It's like when I hear people say corn snakes bite or can be mean, I have seven, each one from a hatchling and they do not bite and have not bitten. I have handled others. I haven't been bitten by a snake and have held several, beyond my own, and have came to the conclusion that most of the time, it's the way they are being handled. Babies are more likely to bite or mock strike than others. I would assume that's true for the False Cobras as well. I thought that the venom might vary, possibly even based on if they have eaten and have to let the venom amount build back up. Someone else shared that he was bitten and it was like a bee sting. I have seen a video of a lady bitten and gnawed by a garter snake, and had a reaction beyond what I would have imagined. I figure, she must be allergic. So many factors come into play. They are finding that rattle snake venom can vary even within teh same species, locations are considered etc If it's true for them, it's likely true for other venomous animals.
What was breeding like ? I’m very curious but can’t find much info
@@jj_vel0561 it was simple. This species likes it hot, I turned their hot side down by 10 degrees during the day and off at night and did this for 6 to 8 weeks and kept feeding at its usual pace, they aren’t nearly as interested in food at this time but feeding them isn’t dangerous. After this I turned everything back up and introduced females to males and got locks. I did try a trio once and didn’t change anything for the year and the male locked with both of them, one female had a few slugs and the other was perfect. They aren’t incredibly difficult. If you have balls or boas in a rack, easiest way to drop temps is just moving them to large bins in the ball rack so your hot spot will already be set for 90 degrees and they get a 1.5-2 month period of darkness and that seems to stir things up a bit once you move them back but cooling them is not like cooling other colubrids.
This is one of the coolest snakes I've ever seen hopefully they become Captain bread ASAP until then I'm going to avoid getting one
Captain Bread! Not making fun of you for your typo, I assume it was autocorrect, but it genuinely made me laugh outloud. Please name it Captain Bread if you manage to get one in the future...
we have them available captive bred in Egypt and we have researches and papers about their venom, hopefully we can export some captive bred ones soon
That is an adorably funny typo! LOL I assume you meant "Captive bred". I second the suggestion to name a snake Captain Bread, if you ever get a chance to own a cute snek!
Nice video, can we have a blood python update pls
you should do a review on one of the 2 species of the Gopherus genus of tortoise. I've seen Texas and Mojave CB hatchlings around fairly recently.
Super fun video, never heard these guys before 👍
Clint, I'm still having trouble getting my hands on the last false, false cobra you showed off, I don't need another one thanks
Look up the Puerto Rican Racer. They have a good sized hood. They are also rear fanged venomous.
Late comment but it is insane that when you said a false false cobra is indeed a cobra. Double negative realization had me dying 😂
Finally I’ve been waiting on someone doing a video on these …can you do one with white lined geckos and feel free to use my shorts of ours in the video
Lamprophiids are so weird. House snakes look like pythons, stiletto snakes look like elapids, and these look like natricines. And yet somehow they're closer to each other than anything else. Funky
Ive noticed that a few channels understate the importance of thermostats. I would argue that it is imperative rather than 'a good idea'.
I've seen some videos (vary few) of Chinese False Cobra's. Could you do a video on one if you cam find one available? Maybe I'm searching in the wrong places but I have had no luck.
I love my egyptian false cobra she is way way more easy to handle then my fwc. But I will say she is very very defensive if woken up. But buyer be ware they are difficult to get eating if not captive bred and they can slither backwards really fast and well. But as for personality she is a hoot to watch
it's a lizard, disguised as a snake disguised as a cobra. Woah. Also my super dwarf retic bit a snake hook when I was going in with it to distract him so I could adjust his misting nozzles(he likes to climb on them and move their positioning).
I know it's been awhile, but I wanted to remind you of this:
I have been lax with reminding you about my idea for the Lacey Act ammendment because nothing was being done at the time and you were busy.
My idea was to get a bunch of RUclipsrs to make a short video each, compile them all together and have everyone who made a clip post the entire video on their channel at the same time.
Many reptile RUclipsrs have not only made a *ton* of videos about the Lacey Act threat, many of them have made videos that have been well over an *hour and half or more long* since news of this stupid bunch of bills came out. Including Clint. Look in his video lineup--he has one that's something like two hours long about this threat to the reptile hobby. A video that long isn't just him chatting. That isn't how Clint operates. He's thorough. It's full of information, what the bill is about, what it threatens and how it affects reptile keepers and the implications the bill might have in the future, how to fight the bill, who to talk to, where to put your efforts to fight it, and so on. And they make updates to remind their viewers. They've been posting petitions, they donate money to USARK, the group that works heavily to fight bullshit laws like this, and sometimes wins. Your idea, while fine, is a drop in the bucket compared to what the reptile RUclipsr vloggers have *already* been doing.
@@DrachenGothik666 I have seen everything he has posted in the last 3 or so years. So trust me, I know.
I suggested this idea way back when the ammendment to the Lacey act was first proposed and RUclipsrs had not yet made videos about it. Clint replied to my suggestion and said he loved the idea. He further went on to ask me to remind me of the idea so that when we had more info, and there was more of a call to action than just calling your MPs, he could help get this together. I have it in my memory that I was to remind him quite often (daily even) but I haven't been. I was worried I would get annoying. People had stopped talking about it, and when I brought the ammendment up for any reason, it began to fall either on deaf, indignant, or uncaring ears. So I stopped, fearing I would be ostracized from the community for being a nuisance. That's why it may seem as though this is coming out of nowhere, and that I sound put of touch. I'm not. I'm just doing what was asked of me.
What a pretty snake. Could we get a video on weevils? Please?
A question about the defense of cobras, the king (not actually a) cobra in particular: do you think these snakes, given their size and intelligence, have some awareness of just how intimidating they are to about everything in their native environment?
I’m from Egypt and I like snake I have a Leoperd gecko but I can’t convince my parents to get me a snake
Can you do a video on black racers? Also love egyptian false cobras thanks for the video 💜💜
I LOVE the intro! Great video as always, Clint! What an interesting snake! Would love to see a video on Macklot’s pythons btw!
Resembles the Beaked snakes, which would be a much better choice if you have the room.
clint do you think you could do a video on elephant trunk snakes?? i just learned about them existing the other day and i would love to hear you talk about them 🥺
Where you can find & buy those kevlar - gloves? Are they expensive? I would imagine that they work greatly with rear fanged venomous snakes? 🐍💕
I had one of these when I was a kid (like, 50 years ago). Sold to me as a non-venomous "Royal Banded Rat Snake". It was sassy but I don't think it ever succeeded in biting anyone... just as well it seems.
I remember looking at false cobras and coming across this beautiful animal. Couldn’t find much information about them as pets tho.
"But this snake is a legitimate false cobra and not a false false cobra, like a false water cobra....and the true cobras." LOL
Would love to see more about this species and the psammophiidae family! Really fascinating, especially considering that they are social and can be cohabitated. There is recent research about chemical communication between members of their species, through the rubbing of a fatty excretion that they use to mark territory and each other.
Their eyes are so big. They’re cute!