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Search resumes for cobra loose in S. California
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Search-on-for-deadly-cobra-loose-in-S-California-5732561.phpAuthorities have resumed the search for a venomous cobra that is on the loose in a Southern California suburban neighborhood.
Brandon Dowling, a Los Angeles County spokesman, says state wildlife officials and animal control officers began searching again at 7 a.m.
Authorities are concentrating on the cooler morning and evening hours when the snake would be more active and more likely to hunt for mice and other food.
The monocle cobra was last seen Monday evening, when it bit a dog in Thousand Oaks, a Ventura County community just past LA County's western border.
Brandon Dowling, a Los Angeles County spokesman, says state wildlife officials and animal control officers began searching again at 7 a.m.
Authorities are concentrating on the cooler morning and evening hours when the snake would be more active and more likely to hunt for mice and other food.
The monocle cobra was last seen Monday evening, when it bit a dog in Thousand Oaks, a Ventura County community just past LA County's western border.
Hmmm... Ventura County is kind of red... quite a few snakes in the grass there.
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https://gma.yahoo.com/venomous-albino-cobra-loose-days-southern-california-051800752--abc-news-topstories.html
Should make it easier to spot.
A rare and venomous albino cobra is on the loose in southern California after it bit a dog Monday night, authorities said.
Should make it easier to spot.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Captured-cobra-in-custody-at-Los-Angeles-Zoo-5736239.php
A monocled cobra that roamed a California neighborhood for days could have given a potentially deadly bite, a snake expert said Friday.
"There's no indication that it's had its venom glands removed," said Ian Recchio, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Los Angeles Zoo....
There is a thriving black-market trade around the world in exotic and dangerous wildlife but Recchio said he couldn't understand the motivation of the owner.
"I can't get into the person's head who would put their neighbors and their family at risk," he said.
"There's no indication that it's had its venom glands removed," said Ian Recchio, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Los Angeles Zoo....
There is a thriving black-market trade around the world in exotic and dangerous wildlife but Recchio said he couldn't understand the motivation of the owner.
"I can't get into the person's head who would put their neighbors and their family at risk," he said.
