Posted on 09/03/2014 12:58:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA.com) — A poisonous albino monocled cobra was loose in Thousand Oaks after it bit a dog Wednesday morning, officials said.
The attack happened late Monday afternoon in the backyard of a home in the 1300 block of Rancho Lane.
The dog was taken to a veterinarian and its condition was unknown.
The cobra, which was photographed by the dog’s owner, is venomous and very dangerous, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.
State Fish and Wildlife and the LA animal services responded to the area in an effort to find the snake.
Residents were advised to keep their pets and small children indoors.
If anyone sees the snake, immediately call 911 or (818) 991-0071.
An AR-15 doesn’t bite for no reason.
That was not my point.
We either support nanny statism or we do not.
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True that.
Sometimes laws are in place to protect the public from the few, and sometimes the laws protect the foolish from themselves.
Here in central Georgia. I have 3 animals bit by diamond back Rattler that survived due to anti venom shot. Lost quite a few that I did not get to in time. Cats just dont seem to stand a chance
Last two were hit by one snake. Positive on Diamond back. Two doses of antivenom. Emergency vet care. Steriod shots and two days stay at Vet.
Not quite 1200$. We are fortunate to have a wonderful vet.
Can you explain the deal with Whole milk and Cream. Lot of people around here swear by it. Give them all they will drink and keep pushing it. Even saw a dog survive being hit by a large cottonmouth. Recovered as quick as my treated dogs.
Thanks
Thousand Oaks (aka T.O.)?
Oh there are firearms there — and Moorpark is just down the road.
It a fine line and a slippery slope.
I’d rather err on the side of freedom.
I wish it were as simple to just administer one vial of antivenin to treat a snake bite. The shock, the serum reaction, the hemolysis of RBC's, the swelling of the site, the infection and kidney failure all make many snake bites nightmares.
I did save one cat that was bitten on the head above the eyes by a rather large Copperhead. The venom was subcutaneous when presented between the skull and skin. I anesthetized the cat, made a bold incision from fang mark to fang mark extending the cut to around one inch and then vigorously flushed the area with sterile saline. I had little tissue damage and actually sutured the incision back and the cat healed quickly. Lucky to have had the cat presented within minutes after envenomation along with the dead snake for identification.
The current pETA/HSUS driven histrionic push to outlaw the ownership of many species of reptiles is going to grievously impact the antivenin *and* medical research industries.
“Unintended consequences” for all of us.
Imagine what antivenin will cost if they succeed.
Impress yall...
You see, If you bite something, then you die, its poisonous.
If something bites you, then you die, its venomous.
(I have been waiting a long I’ve been waiting to use that one.)
Living in SE Asia will dispel any myths that killer snakes don't exist. Anyone keeping or breeding these creatures is a menace to society and should be dealt as such. These kinds of reptiles should not even be allowed into the country other than for legitimate research.
ironically, the very thing that makes the snake valuable may have saved the dog’s life.
Cobras have excellent vision and aim.
*Albinos* are functionally blind as their pupils contract uselessly, due to not filtering out excess light.
I have two Kahl Albino boas and feeding them takes more care than the others.
Veronica does okay, mostly but I have to feed Jake dark colored dead rats or he will, almost without fail, bite *himself* rather than the offered white rat.
The other boas’ homes are situated with good lighting so that they can enjoy watching the goings on.
The albinos live in an area with subdued lighting, lest they be in constant pain from bright lights or become stressed by all the unfocused movement happening around them.
Generally, I wait until Jake is distracted and place his food where he is *not* looking so that he will not be over-excited when he finally stumbles upon it.
*All* albino animals have degrees of light sensitivity issues.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
IMO, it’s bordering on cruel to intentionally create them unless you also make sure they live in a suitably humane low light environment.
Being nearly ‘blind’, it may have struck at the dog from fear..but odds are the dog harassed it.
“It may not be known, but we can pretty much guess that it didn’t end well for the dog. How many vets keep antivenin for cobras?”
Cobras aren’t as effecient at injecting venom as a rattlesnake or copperhead. They have fixed fangs and have to chew a while to pump it
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