The main points and matters needing attention of breeding king cobra

The king cobra is the king of snakes with few wild resources and broad prospects for artificial breeding. The following introduces the key points and matters needing attention in breeding king cobra.

1. Key points about breeding King Cobra

1. Appearance characteristics and living habits the king cobra is similar to the cobra in appearance, except that the king cobra has a seal shape "king" on its head, and its body length is 1 inch longer than the cobra. 4 likes to perch in the shade, ferocious temperament, life habits similar to cobra.

2. The place setting and daily management site should choose the shelter zone and adopt two methods of indoor cage culture and open-air pond culture. Indoor cage is generally made of stainless steel wire or alloy material into a snake cage, the specification is 30cm × 20cm × 60cm, there is a fixed sink in the cage, two covers are made on the top of the cage, the inner layer is a movable cover, and the outer layer is a fixed cover, so it is safer to set up one cage, and the stocking density can be determined according to the size of the snake. Open-air pond culture: the area of each pond is 30~50m2, there is one small snake pond, one middle snake pond and one big snake pond. The height of the wall around the pond is 4m, the wall is smooth with cement, the top is made into a "T" shape, a snake nest is made in the pond, and a small pool of 2m long, 1m wide and 0.3m deep is built. Breeders should wear protective clothing and face masks when they enter the open-air farm. Daily management should pay special attention to observing the feeding and excretion of snakes, and increase or decrease bait and pesticide accordingly.

3, the source of bait and feeding snakes, generally raise some bullfrogs, frogs, rice field eel and so on as live bait, can also be fed with formula feed. Can also feed the scraps of the slaughterhouse, first cut the leftovers into small pieces and cook them, then feed them regularly, quantitatively and positionally. During the peak marketing season, you can put some live chickens, ducklings and mice in the first day and feed them once or twice a day.

4. Disease prevention and capture methods King Cobra is generally prone to enteritis and parasitic diseases. when snakes suffer from enteritis and diarrhea, 2-3 tablets of oxytetracycline and chloramphenicol can be added to the diet. When snakes have parasites, they tend to be thin, and can be repelled by adding appropriate amount of levamisole to the diet (see instructions for dose). If the body surface parasites can be sprayed with 10%-15% potassium permanganate solution, the feces in the cage or pool should be washed clean every day, and the appropriate amount of sleeping pills can be given in advance when catching, or with 0.7-1m long iron pliers or low-voltage electric shock rods. King Cobra can be listed when it weighs more than 0.5kg.

5. the extraction and treatment of snake venom requires the cooperation of two people: one person grabs the head of the king snake, one person stuffs it into the snake's mouth with bamboo chopsticks or a 0.3m-long glass stick, and places a small clean bowl under the snake's head. When the snake bites the bamboo chopsticks or glass stick, the venom is shot out of the tooth canal and flows into the bowl along the bamboo chopsticks or glass stick. The venom is obtained one by one by this method, and then the oar venom is centrifuged in the centrifuge for 3-5 minutes, and then dried, which is called snake venom crystal.

Matters needing attention in breeding King Cobra

1. Breeding cobras needs to make him eat more and grow fast. once it is found that the king cobra refuses to eat, it needs a certified examination. generally, the problems that cause the king cobra to refuse to eat are oral ulcers, parasites, indigestion and other diseases. It was found that the disease needed symptomatic treatment, and some farmed king cobras refused to eat, and forced feeding was also needed.

2. The prevention of king cobra bites is critical. The king cobra has a large amount of venom and is ferocious. Once bitten by the king cobra, it is very dangerous. It has been reported that being bitten by the king cobra can kill within one minute. Therefore, great caution is needed. Some king cobras sometimes have sudden aggressive behavior during hunger, molting, or mating. Raising the king cobra needs to be fully armed to operate, and when feeding, you need to wear special gloves and glasses, because the king cobra has a habit of spraying poison, which will spray poison on our eyes, causing blindness in both eyes and seriously affecting life.