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Related: About this forumPA woman uses shovel to kill cobra slithering on her patio
FALLS, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania woman used a shovel to kill a cobra she saw slithering on the patio of her apartment.
Kathy Kehoe says the squawking of some blue jays outside her unit caught her attention Monday. When she looked outside, she saw a 4 to 5-foot-long serpent.
Kehoe, 73, says she noticed the lateral spot commonly found on cobras and nudged its tail. When it rose and spread its hood, she realized it was a cobra.
Her apartment complex in Falls is the same one where officials removed 20 venomous snakes from another apartment in March. Officials arent sure if the cobra had escaped from that unit.
Wildlife officials say people who spot snakes should call police and let experts handle the situation.
https://www.apnews.com/404e8f0d1a7f49b7a5bfea02860bc574
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)Hopefully the cold winter will kill them off. Exotic animals should be banned for exactly this reason. People are idiots.
FakeNoose
(35,657 posts)I don't believe many people could survive a cobra bite, certainly not a 73-year-old woman.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Unless that's a myth.
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)Sneederbunk
(15,094 posts)SWBTATTReg
(24,085 posts)enough presence of mind to effectively deal with the poisonous snake before it harmed someone...
Thyla
(791 posts)Well shame on her for killing it, even if it's an introduced species then more reason to call a professional to capture it alive.
They can milk it's venom to create anti venom, it may be needed.
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)But if I found a Cobra, on my porch, coming towards my sorry, Irish ass ----
goodbye, Cobra.
customerserviceguy
(25,185 posts)I have a duty to save myself before thinking about the possibility of milking a snake.
Assholes and their exotic pets...
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)This HAD to have been someone's pet. WHY ?? I will never understand the attraction to having deadly, lethal species as pets.
And just WHERE did they acquire this snake ? Cobras are not legal as pets here in the US. So, how did it get here and who is selling these things ?