STORMS WATER COBRA (Boulengirina annulata stormsi)
The storm’s Water cobra looks totally different from the Banded Water Cobra in colour this snake is mostly yellowish-grey from colour and about sometimes shows a bluish gloss. The tail of this subspecies is much longer than the tail of the Banded Water Cobra and mostly shiny black. They only have two and sometimes three distinct black bands in the neck. The ventral side is mostly pale cream or yellowish-white from colour. This subspecies is only known from the shores of Lake Tanganyika. As water cobras are active snakes do they need a large enclosure with a large part of the enclosure for water as this species is semi-aquatic. The average length of the enclosure for a adult water cobra must be 250 x 100 x 100 cm the part of water needs to be 25% of the total size of the enclosure. The enclosure can be decorated with trunks, rocks and artificial plants as hiding spot. Water cobras are egg layers but not much is known about their breeding behaviour.Nothing is known about breeding water cobras in captivity
Scalation Boulengirina annulata stormsi: - Dorsal scales on the midbody 21 - Ventrals 210-223- Subcaudals 65-74- Subcaudals are paired- Analscale is entire- Upper labials 6(7)- Upper labials entering the eye 3(4) - Preoculairs 1- Postoclurairs 2 - Lower labials 9(8)