Neon Reefer Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 The deadly snake near Lowe's in North Austin was found dead 1/4 mile from Lowe's on an access road for I35. A lot of people will sleep better tonight, knowning they only have to fear rattler's now" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My daughter has found 2 coral snakes this year in our yard. Big difference in aggression though. Really sad story that comes with the cobra though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yeah, I'm near that area. Had to put out a warning to my friends/neighbors that night until they found it. Poor kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 While I understand the concern over having a non native snake on the loose, a monocled cobra is less aggressive then a cotton mouth, and less aggressive then most rattle snakes. Monocled Cobras are actually quite shy. Thankfully it wasn't a king cobra or a lance head or a eyelash or gaboon viper. While I feel bad the young man lost his life he violated several key rules of keeping hot snakes. Number one being never handle a hot snake in an unsecured location. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) +1 jestep I almost stepped right on a coral snake that was under a leaf while walking on a trail last weekend. thank god the dog was on a leash. I thought the cobra story was hilarious until I found out the details, really sad. the kid was only 18. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 17, 2015 by Bluemoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Yea apparently quite a few of my family members heard "young person" and "pet store employee that likes reptiles" and thought it was me. Thankfully it wasn't. Im only into King Snakes but dont own one I never saw the full story of why he had the snake in a Lowe's parking lot? But I agree there are much more dangerous snakes native to here people should be much more concerned out and educated about. People freak over the Ball Pythons at work but will go walking blindly out on trails in flip flops and shorts :/ We need a snake safety 101 course in Austin Sent from my LGLS660 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We also have the worlds largest mosquitoes that land on tarantulas and eat them while you are watching in the driveway. I will admit I was not man enough to get any closer and smoosh these ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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