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King cobra snake found

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

An 8-foot king cobra has been found just about 1,500 feet from where it escaped its Orlando home in late August. King cobras are carnivorous animals that can grow up to 18 feet long. The venom in one cobra bite is enough to kill 20 people or an elephant, but they rarely attack humans. With proper licensing, they can be legally kept as pets in Florida. The cobra, which belongs to reality TV personality Mike Kennedy, was reported missing on September 2, launching a widespread snake hunt. Kenned

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Spider Smuggler Snared in Sting Operation

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Spider Smuggler Snared in Sting Operation

Around the world, tarantulas are kept as pets but many popular species are endangered in the wild. Photo credit: christopher.woo / Creative Commons ” Operation Spiderman “—which had nothing to do with the fictional crime-fighting web-slinger—came to an end this weekend with the arrest of Sven Koppler, a German man thought to be responsible for the smuggling of thousands of endangered spiders. Authorities began tracking Koppler after intercepting a package concealing 3… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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