{"id":6718,"date":"2021-08-05T12:42:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2021-08-05T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:51:45","slug":"highly-venomous-cobra-on-the-loose-in-texas-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=6718","title":{"rendered":"Highly venomous cobra on the loose in Texas town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" autoplay controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cobra.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Highly-venomous-cobra-on-the-loose-in-Texas-town-TheHill.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A highly&nbsp;venomous&nbsp;cobra is on the loose in Grand Prairie, Texas, after it went missing from a home on Tuesday.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a close up of a snake: A cobra\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAMYv6H.img?h=450&amp;w=799&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\">\u00a9 Getty Images&nbsp;A cobra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;West African banded cobra was reported missing by its owner on Tuesday as the owner, a venomous snake apprehension professional and animal services searched for the snake inside and outside the home all Tuesday night with no luck, the police said in a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprairiepolice.org\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/13132\/4044\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner was permitted to have the snake by the State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grand Prairie Police Department and Fire Department have been in touch with hospitals in the area so they can prepare to treat a bite from the snake if an incident occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bite from the West African Banded Cobra could be lethal to humans, and the snake is aggressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I did make a mistake and I feel very sorry for the community,&#8221; the owner, who asked not to be named, told NBC 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner was feeding the snake a rat when he left to get more food for the other animals he owns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I left to go get food for my other animals down the street and I came back, and the cage door was open by an inch,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She must have found a way to open it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes the snake is either dead inside the walls of his home or died outside in the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police are talking to the State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department regarding the policy to allow individuals in residential neighborhoods to have such&nbsp;venomous&nbsp;snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police are telling residents not to approach the snake if they find it and to call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident follows a 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