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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: Salamander
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posted on
09/03/2015 2:31:21 PM PDT
by
OddLane
To: OddLane
42
posted on
09/03/2015 2:39:11 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(...and He who made kittens, put snakes in the grass...)
To: Salamander
I love snakes, and most orders of reptiles. Hence, the website name and logo.
![](http://american-rattlesnake.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DSCN3218_1487-e1356672809763.jpg)
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posted on
09/03/2015 2:52:22 PM PDT
by
OddLane
To: OddLane
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posted on
09/03/2015 3:00:14 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(...and He who made kittens, put snakes in the grass...)
To: Salamander
I don’t even know what a herper is.
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posted on
09/03/2015 3:11:52 PM PDT
by
sport
To: sport
I dont even know what a herper is.A carrier of herpes.:^)
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posted on
09/03/2015 3:19:13 PM PDT
by
Vinnie
To: Vinnie
Thanks. First time I had heard of it.
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posted on
09/03/2015 3:54:56 PM PDT
by
sport
To: BuffaloJack
Plenty of people keep cobras and other venomous snakes as pets. But please, I don’t want to hear about irresponsible snake owners until 1. We know the whole story and 2. Something is done about irresponsible cat owners.
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09/03/2015 5:17:55 PM PDT
by
BCR #226
(02/07 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
To: Oldexpat
They’re not aggressive, they’re curious. I’ve been around cobras, they’re really laid back unless you hurt them or scare them.
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posted on
09/03/2015 5:19:37 PM PDT
by
BCR #226
(02/07 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
To: Salamander
Love that pic. I love how people start jumping up and down on irresponsible snake owners without knowing the whole story. More people have been killed by pet cats than pet snakes.
Could it have been negligence by the owner? Yep. Could it have been something else? Yep. Until the whole story is known, people really should keep their opinions to themselves.
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posted on
09/03/2015 5:23:38 PM PDT
by
BCR #226
(02/07 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
To: BCR #226
I made that pic and used a Retic especially to ping you to this thread.
Feel free to spread it far and wide.
:)
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posted on
09/03/2015 5:26:42 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(...and He who made kittens, put snakes in the grass...)
To: Vinnie; sport
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09/03/2015 5:27:39 PM PDT
by
OddLane
To: Vinnie; sport
A herper is the active counterpart to a herpee.
:)
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posted on
09/03/2015 5:28:30 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(...and He who made kittens, put snakes in the grass...)
To: Salamander
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posted on
09/03/2015 5:40:58 PM PDT
by
sport
To: Salamander; wardaddy; BCR #226; OddLane
Somebody say they were missing a green and yellow Cobra? ![](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTExMFgxNjAw/z/~M8AAOSwQJhUjNJy/$_35.JPG)
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09/04/2015 2:45:24 AM PDT
by
shibumi
("Have you driven a Fnord lately?")
To: Salamander
This is a photo I took of a king cobra last year. This one was about 13 feet long in PA.
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posted on
09/04/2015 4:47:06 AM PDT
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BCR #226
(02/07 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
To: shibumi
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09/04/2015 11:44:35 AM PDT
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OddLane
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