Raleigh police seal days-long hunt for venomous zebra cobra with glue trap.
Despite the efforts of animal control officers and law enforcement, a glue trap was ultimately deployed to capture a venomous zebra cobra on a north Raleigh porch on Wednesday, capping a 48-hour case involving North Carolina media.
To ensure fully removal of the glue from the cobra's body, we guided it into a red bucket and took it to a safe area.
An earlier video interview had captured a striped snake crawling onto a porch on Sandringham Drive from the siding of a house. In looking around, the hood of the vulture was visible.
After confirming it was a snake, Animal Control officers moved the camera crews back of the area and attempted to capture it there.
911 call from that same home sparked the search in the early morning Tuesday.
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In north Raleigh, the days-long hunt for a venomous zebra cobra is ended by a glue trap
Venomous snake, Raleigh Cobra
On July 1, 2021, at 7:21 a.m. EDT
Posted at 10:00 a.m. EDT, July 13 2021
We are Kasey Cunningham, Joe Fisher & Matt Talhelm, from WRAL; Heather Leah & Maggie Brown, multiplatform producers
The North Carolina capital is Raleigh. Despite hours of preparation by animal control and law enforcement officers, a venomous zebra cobra was captured with a glue trap on a north Raleigh porch Wednesday night, coming to an end in North Carolina after nearly 48 hours of turmoil.
As the cobra was guided into the bucket, it was taken to a safe area where the glue on its body could be removed completely.
A striped snake was captured by WRAL cameras crawling onto a front porch on Sandringham Drive earlier in the day. Lifting its head, it was able to see its hood.
When officers confirmed it was the snake, they walked back from the camera crew before moving in to try and capture it.
Searches were launched early Tuesday after the same home made a 911 call.
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Neighbor Joan Nelson said the ordeal was over.
I feel much safer and I am really happy, she said. It feels good to be able to walk on the deck and outside. Even so, I feel kind of sorry for the snake.
A zebra cobra has been missing from a north Raleigh neighborhood where this stunted snake is seen.
Even a morning walk with your dog becomes dangerous due to the snake's ability to spit up to nine feet and be as fast as a zebra cobra. The African Snakebite Institute reports that this snake is very dangerous. It is possible that the venom can damage a victim's nervous system.
Anyone who has been poisoned by the cobra will feel pain, swelling, irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. In the next few hours, a heavy fever would occur, as well as respiratory difficulty.
At Avian and Exotic Animal Care, veterinarian Salina Locke treats all kinds of pets.
Cobras of this kind usually do not bite. She said they are more likely to spray their venom . they are very precise and go straight for the eyes.
Despite the risks involved, Locke doesn't recommend buying this snake for a pet.
Bite incidents are most common during sleep. Bite victims can experience health problems for decades, research shows.
There was a police search of 6917 Chamonix Place Tuesday afternoon, near the street where the last sighting of the cobra was reported.
There were four visits by police to that house in March in connection with an animal issue. The zebra cobra was spotted on a porch a half mile away on Monday and Tuesday.
The records of the county show Rebecca and Keith Gifford live at the address. logan snake catcher A Facebook account associated with Keith Giffords shows several photos of snakes, which he identifies as being his son's, Christopher.
Christopher Gifford has 460000 followers on TikTok. His post claims he has a zebra cobra that is 7 feet long.