8-foot King Cobra On The Loose Near Orlando

By John A. Heatherly

I’ll bet “the neighbors are even more worried about what could be slithering into their yards…” as MyNews13 reports. How does an exotic snake like this escape for a so-called “inescapable room.” If I lived down the street I would have a few words for this snake’s owner!

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it won’t stop looking until an 8-foot-long king cobra that escaped from a home in west Orange County is found.

According to wildlife officials, the snake’s owner said it escaped from a 5-acre property called Dragon Ranch, on the 4800 block of North Apopka Vineland Road, east of Ocoee.

The owner is Mike Kennedy, the star of the Discovery Channel TV series “Airplane Repo.”

He is also a self-proclaimed exotic animal dealer.

On his website, he said he rescues animals that people know to be dangerous predators.

The snake is supposed to be kept inside an inescapable room, but it somehow got out on Wednesday and now officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife are canvassing the woods before the king cobra gets too far.

One of Kennedy’s friends is Bob Cross, owner of the Critter Capture Service.

“Turning all the palmettos over,” Bob Cross said. “Any piles …read more

Source:: Patriot Outdoor News