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Following many hours of consultation and preparation by Animal Control officers, a glue trap snared a venomous zebra cobra on a north Raleigh porch Wednesday night, ending an eventful 48-hour period that attracted attention throughout North Carolina.The glue was removed from the cobra's body after being guided into a red bucket and brought to a safe location.The snake was seen crawling onto a porch of a house on Sandringham Drive earlier in the day. Looking around, its hood was visible as it lifted its head.When officers confirmed it was the snake, they walked back from the camera crew before moving in to try and capture it.On Tuesday, police searched the same home after receiving a 911 call there.WESTERN NEWSA glue trap endangers days-long search in north Raleigh for venomous zebra cobrasPosted in Snakes, Raleigh CobraI posted this at 7:21 a.m. EDT on July 1, 2021.The time has been updated to 10 a.m. EDT on July 13, 2021Kasey Cunningham, Joe Fisher, and Matt Talhelm of WRAL; Heather Leah & Maggie Brown of multiplatform producersIn Raleigh, North Carolina. Despite hours of preparation by animal control and law enforcement officers, a venomous zebra cobra was captured on a north Raleigh porch on Wednesday night, bowing out a nearly 48-hour ordeal that gained national attention. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PJwnO2zSTu5ObZ2yXOeiA Glue was removed from the cobra's body by placing it in a red bucket and moving it to a safe location.WRAL's cameras caught the snake the previous day crawling onto the porch of a house on Sandringham Drive. In looking around, the hood of the vulture was visible.Camera crews had to be redirected after Animal Control officers confirmed it was a snake before moving in to try to capture it.Early Tuesday, early Tuesday morning, a 911 call from inside the same house sparked the search.RaleighCobra?: T-shirts, memes and Twitter accounts inspired by roaming venomous snake residents#RaleighCobra?: North Raleigh Spitting Cobras T-shirt from House of SwankThe? ordeal is over at last, said neighbor Joan Nelson.I feel much safer and I am really happy, she said. Having gone outside, I feel as though I can now go on my deck and walk around. The snake, though, must have felt bad.Striped snake lying out on a porch on a north Raleigh street where a zebra cobra is missing. A zebra cobra can spit 9 feet long and is faster than most snakes, making morning dog walks extremely hazardous. It is very dangerous, according to the African Snakebite Institute. It could cause a victim's nervous system to shut down.A person hit by the poison would experience pain, swelling, irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. The symptoms would be a heavy fever and breathing problems that could lead to respiratory failure.Avian and Exotic Animal Care is owned and operated by veterinarian Salina Locke.Cobras of this type are rarely known to bite. Venom is more likely to be sprayed by them, she said; they are very accurate and aim straight for the eyes.She is not recommending it for pets, due to its risks.The majority of bites occur during sleep. Bite victims may suffer health problems for years, research reveals.In the late afternoon on Tuesday, police searched 6917 Chamonix Place, near the place where the snake was last spotted.There were four visits by police to that house in March in connection with an animal issue. Following the sighting on Monday and Tuesday of the zebra cobra on a porch about half a mile away, they returned.According to county records, Keith and Rebecca Gifford live at that address. In a Facebook profile associated with Keith Gifford's name, there are several pictures of snakes he says his son Christopher owns.TikTok? user Christopher Gifford has more than 460000 followers. According to one of his posts, he claims to have a 7-foot zebra cobra.