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Snakes alive! King cobra reported in Cumberland woods ( N.C. )
WRAL ^
| May. 19 , 2008
Posted on 05/19/2008 10:32:58 PM PDT by george76
Vernon Byrd was on an all-terrain vehicle in a field off Johnson Road last Tuesday when he said an 8-foot-long snake reared up beside him – and the serpent's head was about shoulder high to him.
"I caught something out of my eye, and this snake comes up beside me and looked at me," Byrd said. "I've seen every kind of snake in this part of the country, but I've never seen a snake like this."
He called Freddie Mims, a licensed wildlife rescue agent, who said the description of the snake sounded like a king cobra, the world's largest poisonous snake.
"Somebody (probably) had one illegally and sold it illegally. The person that bought it (likely) accidentally let it escape,"
Residents said pit bull puppies and chickens have disappeared in recent days.
Byrd said he doesn't walk in the field anymore without a gun, and he won't go into the woods where he last saw the snake.
"(Wildlife agents) tried to get me to go with them, but I wouldn't. I told them they hadn't seen what I'd seen."
(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...
TOPICS: Conspiracy; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cobra; fayetteville; kingcobra; northcarolina; serpents; snake; wildlife
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:32:58 PM PDT
by
george76
To: Grammy; Alia; ~Vor~; SJackson; SunkenCiv
pit bull puppies and chickens have disappeared in recent days.
2
posted on
05/19/2008 10:35:11 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Scratch N. Carolina off my places to visit list.
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:42:59 PM PDT
by
Free Vulcan
(No prisoners. No mercy. Fight back or STFU!!!)
To: george76
Just wait until they start coming up through the toilets in NYC.
To: george76
Our neck of the woods is blissfully boring here in the Appalachians. I welcome a few exotic pets being turned loose in the woods to make life more interesting. Rattle snakes and Copper heads get boring after awhile.
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:47:35 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: george76
Would a King Cobra be able to survive winter in that area of N.C.?
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:49:02 PM PDT
by
Huntress
(Barack Obama--Not just another empty suit.)
To: george76
Paging Rikki-Tikki-Tavi...
To: george76
8
posted on
05/19/2008 10:52:41 PM PDT
by
Global2010
(Waiting for Hillary to pull the Rabbit outa the Hat)
To: Huntress
Who would he have little snakes eggs with?
9
posted on
05/19/2008 10:54:02 PM PDT
by
Global2010
(Waiting for Hillary to pull the Rabbit outa the Hat)
To: george76
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posted on
05/19/2008 10:57:49 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: george76
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posted on
05/19/2008 11:00:25 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: KoRn
....turned loose in the woods to make life more interesting. Rattle snakes and Copper heads get boring after awhile.Oh! I agree, next time I hit "the old swimming hole"....
I may find some piranhas...w/ me. 
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posted on
05/19/2008 11:40:56 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c you're paranoid,doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you..our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: rfp1234
....that's an (really) ugly one.
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posted on
05/19/2008 11:42:34 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c you're paranoid,doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you..our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: Global2010
Maybe the Cobra is a female and already expecting little Cobras? (What a horrible thought, I hope not.)
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posted on
05/19/2008 11:47:07 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: george76
I’ve seen a King Cobra in the PI. The snake can rear up to shoulder height and if your bitten you’re dead in half an hour.
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posted on
05/19/2008 11:53:15 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
To: george76
Residents said pit bull puppies and chickens have disappeared in recent days. that'll give some freepers multiple Os
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posted on
05/20/2008 12:01:29 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Obama is for the Deliverance Was A Documentary crowd)
To: george76
Wow. And I bet they don’t have handy access to the King Cobra antivenin here in NC either.
I’d guess the best chance to catch this snake is right after its had a pit puppie sandwich or some chicken a la king cobra.
To: Zack Attack
No, but they have access to plenty of King Cobra!
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posted on
05/20/2008 12:16:42 AM PDT
by
uglybiker
(I do not suffer from mental illness. I quite enjoy it, actually.)
To: Free Vulcan
A King Cobra in North Carolina? That is frightening. Someone posted a picture of a Cobra on a thread and I read that they will chase their prey with their body raised up like that!
To: uglybiker
I'll see your one nasty tasting beer, and raise you one '78 Mustang II:
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posted on
05/20/2008 1:20:44 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
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