Following many hours of consultation and preparation by officers from Raleigh police and animal control, law enforcement and animal control officers trapped the venomous snake on a north Raleigh porch Wednesday night, ending an eventful 48-hour period that attracted attention throughout North Carolina.We guided the cobra into a red bucket and took it to a safe location so that we could fully remove the glue from its body.An earlier image captured by WRAL show the snake scrabbling to the front porch of a house on Sandringham Drive, crawling through the siding. As it lifted its head, the hood was visible.Officers from Animal Control moved the cameras back after confirming that it was the snake, trying to capture it before moving in.This same residence had called 911 early Tuesday, sparking the search.NEWS LOCALA glue trap ends a day-long hunt in north Raleigh for a venomous snakeVenomous snake, Raleigh CobraThis? was posted July 1, 2021 7:21 a.m. EDT10:00 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 13 2021The story is from Kasey Cunningham, Joe Fisher, and Matt Talhelm, reporters for WRAL; and Heather Leah and Maggie Brown, multiplatform producers for WRAL.N.C., and Raleigh, N.C. Following hours of consultation and preparation by police and animal control officers, a venomous zebra cobra was caught with a glue trap on a Raleigh porch Wednesday night, coming to an end in North Carolina after nearly 48 hours of turmoil.A red bucket was used to guide the cobra into a safe location so that the glue could be removed from its body completely. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PJwnO2zSTu5ObZ2yXOeiA A striped snake was captured by WRAL cameras crawling onto a front porch on Sandringham Drive earlier in the day. When it lifted its head to look around, its hood was visible.When officers confirmed it was the snake, they walked back from the camera crew before moving in to try and capture it.911 call from that same home sparked the search in the early morning Tuesday.Tee from House of Swank: North Raleigh Spitting Cobras. #RaleighCobra?: Shirts, memes and Twitter accounts inspired by venomous snakes.The ordeal has ended, said Joan Nelson, her neighbor.It makes me really happy and I feel much more secure, she said. It feels good to be outside now, even walking on my deck. Though I do feel a little sorry for the snake.The snake in question was found laying out on a porch in a north Raleigh neighborhood where a zebra cobra had been reported missing. A zebra cobra, which can spit up to nine feet, is faster than most snakes, so even a morning stroll with the dog becomes a fearsome event. African Snakebite Institute has described the snake as very dangerous. It is possible for the venom to cause a victim's nervous system to shut down.One who is poisoned by the cobra would immediately feel pain, swelling, irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. Afterward, a fever and breathing problems would result, possibly resulting in respiratory failure.Dr. Salina Locke, a veterinarian with Avian and Exotic Animal Care, treats an array of animals.Cobras of this species do not bite. They spray their venom more often -- they're very accurate, she said.Due to its dangers, Locke advises against keeping this snake as a pet.In most cases, bites occur when people are sleeping. A bit could cause health issues for years, research shows.It was Tuesday afternoon when police conducted a search of 6917 Chamonix Place, near the street where the snake was last seen.Four officers were dispatched to that home for an animal issue in March. On Monday and Tuesday, they returned after spotting the zebra cobra on a porch about a half mile away.According to county records, Keith and Rebecca Gifford live at that address. A Facebook account associated with Keith Giffords shows several photos of snakes, which he identifies as being his son's, Christopher.Chris Gifford has more than 460000 followers on TikTok?. His post claims he has a zebra cobra that is 7 feet long.


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