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King Cobra On the Loose After Escaping Home in Orlando
NBC Miami ^
| Sep 3, 2015
Posted on 09/03/2015 9:04:42 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Wildlife officials in Florida say they're searching for an 8-foot-long king cobra snake that escaped from a home in Orlando.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Greg Workman says the snake was reported missing Wednesday by its owner.
Officials say the non-native, venomous snake is green and yellow.
Workman says the snake's owner has the proper permit to keep it as a pet and officials say the owner is an experienced snake handler.
Wildlife officials say they've been canvassing the area looking for the snake. Officials warn residents not to approach the reptile if they see it and instead urge them to contact the agency's alert hotline.
TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: florida; floriduh; snakes
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To: nickcarraway
Neighbors said Kennedy, who stars in the Discovery Channel TV series "Airplane Repo," has many rescued exotic animals at his ranch. Photos and videos on Facebook show Kennedy with crocodiles, cheetahs and his king cobra.
This photo, posted on Facebook, shows 'Airplane Repo' star Mike Kennedy, of Orlando, with one of his king cobra snakes. Kennedy reported one of his cobras missing Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2015. (Facebook/Mike Kennedy)
Judy Brown and other neighbors who live near the ranch said they were very concerned about a venomous snake getting loose in the woods near their homes.
"Snakes are extremely versatile and extremely good climbers, and so is this one," said Brown. "He's eight feet now, but could grow to 18. When are they going quit looking, and will they find it? I just don't have any confidence they'll find it in that deep woods."
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/9/2/fwc_searching_for_es.html
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/03/2015 9:41:51 AM PDT
by
Flag_This
(You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
To: nickcarraway
Many years ago.there was a news story about somebody who broke into a house through the bathroom window, saw the guard python wrapped around the shower curtain rod, freaked out, and ran.
To: Oldexpat
I was on a nature trail many years ago in Boiling Springs state park with a pal, came upon some terrified Brownies (little girl scouts) in a clearing.
We had been warned there might be snakes, so we each had a shovel. For the last half of the walk there must have been a snake—a lot of them `wedge-heads’—every few feet.
We got through without anyone bitten, but since then snakes give me the damwillies.
Yeah, moccasins can be aggressive too, but dayum, cobras just look bad.
If you want a good laugh, search youtube for `Jackass, defanged king cobra dropped on Bam Margera’.
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posted on
09/03/2015 9:48:27 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: HonkyTonkMan
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/03/2015 9:53:53 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: nickcarraway
I don’t care if someone is a experienced snake handler, the State should make rules for keeping them that are so onerous that no one would ever be endangered. No excuses.
And if a snake does evade the precautions through the handlers negligence or just an act of God like a hurricane, the handler/owner should be criminally liable for any injury or death caused by the snake.
If a damn King cobra got loose and killed my child, I’d be tempted to take the law into my own hands. He’d be praying to make it to trial.
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posted on
09/03/2015 9:56:55 AM PDT
by
wildbill
(If you check behind the shower curtain for a murderer, and find one.... what's yoIur plan?)
To: tumblindice
Good for you for rescuing Brownies. Better you than Josh Duggar.
To: nickcarraway
My dog has gotten out of my fenced yard a couple of times; I have gotten her back each time.
She is a chocolate lab. That is a non-venomous species of canine.
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posted on
09/03/2015 10:02:21 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Going to Planned Parenthood for medical care; would be like going to Auschwitz for medical care.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/03/2015 10:04:09 AM PDT
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(The Confederate Flag is the new "N" word.)
To: HonkyTonkMan
Photo entitled, “Not long for this world.”
To: tumblindice
To: HonkyTonkMan
So this a-hole has more than one king cobra?
To: Snickering Hound
I’d love to see him try that with a rattlesnake or another fast strike snake.
Gaboon Viper, krait, adder
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posted on
09/03/2015 10:41:18 AM PDT
by
Vinnie
To: MIchaelTArchangel
To: wardaddy; BCR #226
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posted on
09/03/2015 1:44:22 PM PDT
by
Salamander
('Cause We're All Kinds Of Animals Coming Here. [Occasional Demons, Too])
To: wardaddy
Why does that sound like a backwaters blues song?
:D
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posted on
09/03/2015 1:45:33 PM PDT
by
Salamander
('Cause We're All Kinds Of Animals Coming Here. [Occasional Demons, Too])
To: BuffaloJack
The same type that worships Cecil the Lion.
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09/03/2015 1:48:47 PM PDT
by
sport
To: Vinnie
I have a friend who not only has several types of Cobras and Rattlers, he also has Gaboons.
He says they’re slower to strike than any of his other hots.
And despite the hysterical rants of others, King Cobras are infamously non-aggressive.
In India, the rice paddy workers welcome them as they keep the rodents at bay.
When they spot one ranging too close to their homes, they have officials come and relocate it.
They go out of their way not to harm them.
Some people need to stop getting their “information” from sensationalistic TV shows.
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posted on
09/03/2015 1:51:25 PM PDT
by
Salamander
('Cause We're All Kinds Of Animals Coming Here. [Occasional Demons, Too])
To: sport
Are you aware that most herpers tend to be politically conservative?
Didn’t think so.
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posted on
09/03/2015 1:52:50 PM PDT
by
Salamander
('Cause We're All Kinds Of Animals Coming Here. [Occasional Demons, Too])
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