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BoomerD

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The first picture is definitely a cobra.(don't know of any other snake that has that "hood.") but the second picture of the snake hanging on a branch looks like a completely different snake. (Color and markings)

But I suppose it could be...lots of fucking idiots import snakes that shouldn't be imported...many illegal to import...and they escape.
 
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BoomerD said:
The first picture is definitely a cobra.(don't know of any other snake that has that "hood.") but the second picture of the snake hanging on a branch looks like a completely different snake. (Color and markings)

But I suppose it could be...lots of fucking idiots import snakes that shouldn't be imported...many illegal to import...and they escape.
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First picture is definitely a cobra. Second picture is, as you said, a completely different snake. The Eastern Hognose snake can flatten its head into a hood and is commonly mistaken for a cobra. Eastern Hognose snake is very common in Florida. The snake in the second picture has the colors and markings of an Eastern Hognose. Without seeing the head up close I'd still lay 1000:1 that it's not a cobra.
 
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whm1974 said:
A Florida 89 y/o woman killed a six foot snake that has been eating the birds and squirrels in her backyard. Looking at the snake I have to ask, is this a damn Cobra? Just who in Hell has been sneaking them in the United States?
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Who indeed.
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I didn't know that are native snakes with hoods in the US.... However it wouldn't be surprising to find folks smuggling actual Cobras to sell to those who want exotic pets.
 
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um, the photo in the lead is a stock photo of a cobra and not the one that the lady killed. The lower photo is a boa or python, and I'm guessing the one that she killed.

but I wouldn't be surprised if cobras start turning up in FL. Lots of sociopaths that live there and think that owning exotic, non-native, ridiculous pets is super cool. And of course they always release them because they can't take care of them, can't contain them, and are always shortchanged in the chromosome department.
 
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There used to be a guy on Reef Central who kept a variety of cobras and other venomous snakes. He had a couple of escapes...but (IIRC) he caught them before they got out of the house.
 
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BoomerD said:
lots of fucking idiots import snakes that shouldn't be imported ... many illegal to import...and they escape
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Or those same idiots "set them free" and in Florida next thing you know they're breeding then boom another invasive species problem.
 
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This was cruising loose around my city for a couple of days.

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It is now on display at the Sand Diego zoo.
 
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In other news, there is an increased interest in mongoose as pets.
 
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The Oklamhoma City zoo has (had?) jackals. They're really cute, kind of junior coyotes.
 
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whm1974 said:
I didn't know that are native snakes with hoods in the US.... However it wouldn't be surprising to find folks smuggling actual Cobras to sell to those who want exotic pets.
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Florida is a hotbed for reptile smuggling. Now I have to watch out for cobras in addition to all of the other non- indigenous critters. I'm in central Florida and have a natural area behind my house. I setup a wildlife camera in the back yard to catch critters on video. So far I have deer, coyotes, possums, armadillos, foxes, bobcats and maybe a Florida panther. My area used to be farmland and woods until it was developed in the mid-2000s.
 
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Lanyap said:
Florida is a hotbed for reptile smuggling. Now I have to watch out for cobras in addition to all of the other indigenous critters. I'm in central Florida and have a natural area behind my house. I setup a wildlife camera in the back yard to catch critters on video. So far I have deer, coyotes, possums, armadillos, foxes, bobcats and maybe a Florida panther. My area used to be farmland and woods until it was developed in the mid-2000s.
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how big are Florida panthers? Are a threat to people?
 
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Unheard said:
Well both Alexander Petrovic and Aaron Ekblad are 6'4". So I'd say they are pretty big, and if provoked are probably a threat.
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Especially if they are wearing full pads and carrying hockey sticks...additional agitation might occur if you taunt them by saying only sissies play hockey...
 
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