Exotic Incident #2641

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Homestead, FL - USA

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06/08/2016

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Summary:

A neighbor found a young, 8-inch spitting cobra after it escaped from a snakekeeper’s house, and reported it to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The owner was cited for six violations of the laws for caging and keeping venomous reptiles. The cobra was given temporarily to a third-party licensed to keep venomous snakes but will probably be returned to its owner.