Escaped Spitting Zebra Cobra In Raleigh
Incident Date:
07/01/2021
Location:
Raleigh, NC - USA
Facility Name:
Private Residence
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Spitting Zebra Cobra
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Raleigh’s venomous snake saga is over. The missing spitting zebra cobra had a northwest Raleigh neighborhood stepping lightly with their heads on a swivel was safely captured Wednesday night, but authorities have yet to reveal what, if any charges are pending in the case. The snake was found in the same neighborhood from which it escaped. Law enforcement and animal control officers cornered the snake Wednesday and eventually captured it in a red bucket. Raleigh Police focused their investigation at that home and in the adjacent Brittany Woods neighborhood Tuesday, the day after someone called 911 reporting they had seen the venomous snake outside a home on Sandringham Drive.
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