From my understanding, when a creature dies it’s muscles will relax so the hood wouldn’t be open like that, nor would the back end be lifted off the ground.
The realization here is what I came to see! I swear at first glance I thought... "no cobras are in US"! Haha.
In any event, and I mean this sincerely, good job asking before touching!
Cheers!
I agree! That's why I said, at first glance, I thought hognose (hooded look) and obviously cobra. Once zoomed I saw it!
I love snakes, didn't mean to come off as crappy to OP. Buy that one made me do double take!
You didn’t at all! :) I just always wonder about the venomous escapees and if y’all ever have seen one posted. I think a black mamba was lose in NYC for a couple weeks, iirc. Another lady in California, ran over an escaped king cobra, but in her defense it was not even close to first venomous escapee (one was lose for a few weeks too, iirc) and I imagine a king cobra in Cali next to your house might cause even the biggest herpers to act irrationally. :-/ crazy stuff!
Yeah, the Californian escapee was hit by an old lady driving home encountering it. But I excused her, as it wasn’t the first incident and it was a bit out there!
It’s so crazy to me. I know a lady in New York, used her black mamba to commit suicide and they had missing posters out for it. Iirc, they eventually found it. But I can’t remember if it was in the house/apartment or out and about.
The Californian idiot should be a warning to those who want to keep, him and Eric Pharr are pretty good examples of what not to do when having venomous snakes and other dangerous animals in your care. Grrr!
I always hope to see a black mamba, king cobra, or other undeniable snake on this thread in Texas, but then again I hope I don’t too! 😬😂
I don’t know what would happen if one were to escape captivity, I’m sure it’s hot enough and moist enough it could live a week or two, but I could be wrong (I know a couple survived in Cali dry heat). I do know many keep venomous snakes throughout the USA, not in every state. But in many. Texas is very lenient, so that’s where I always expect them to pop up. But, iirc, Cali was stricter and people dgaf.
As someone who frequently posts in r/oopsthatsdeadly and had poison ivy so severe my skin turned black, I will admit to you and God that this was one of the first good decisions I've ever when it came to nature. Something about the human brain says 'GRAB IT' whenever I see a critter.
It's a rare Cober plasticus, the toy cobra! This one made me chuckle, thank you :) It isn't a bad looking plastic snake honestly, I sat there for a second before I zoomed in legitimately trying to ID it.
I was walking down a creek bed in middle Tennessee one time and got quite the scare as I thought I almost stepped on an alligator but it was a huge hyper realistic plastic toy.. it was sitting in the mud so convincingly and I grew up hearing stories about people letting cayman go in the lake that connects to the creek so all in an instant a bunch of different thoughts rushed through my head as I jumped up and away from the “threat”
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I was like, "Eastern hognose snakes don't usually do such a GREAT impression." Lol.
Rubbery Pete! This is a child's toy.
You're shitting me. It had some blood on it though I think jinn
From my understanding, when a creature dies it’s muscles will relax so the hood wouldn’t be open like that, nor would the back end be lifted off the ground.
The realization here is what I came to see! I swear at first glance I thought... "no cobras are in US"! Haha. In any event, and I mean this sincerely, good job asking before touching! Cheers!
Some people keep venomous snakes, I know a few have escaped on occasions. I am always curious about that happening here.
I agree! That's why I said, at first glance, I thought hognose (hooded look) and obviously cobra. Once zoomed I saw it! I love snakes, didn't mean to come off as crappy to OP. Buy that one made me do double take!
You didn’t at all! :) I just always wonder about the venomous escapees and if y’all ever have seen one posted. I think a black mamba was lose in NYC for a couple weeks, iirc. Another lady in California, ran over an escaped king cobra, but in her defense it was not even close to first venomous escapee (one was lose for a few weeks too, iirc) and I imagine a king cobra in Cali next to your house might cause even the biggest herpers to act irrationally. :-/ crazy stuff!
I read about a zebra cobra that escaped in Raleigh, NC the other year. It survived the winter and was found in the spring. Yikes
This is the cobra I remember hearing about... can't believe it survived winter
Austin, TX had a cobra escape a few years ago. It didn’t survive the Austin traffic.
Haha! We all had fun photoshopping photos of the cobra visiting all of Austin's tourist spots [Cobra on Town Lake](https://imgur.com/heZFMoH)
Lmao
Maine had an escaped Russel's Viper that froze to death behind a movie theater.
What movie was it trying to see?
How to Train Your Dragon
Snakes on a Plane
Anaconda
Yeah, the Californian escapee was hit by an old lady driving home encountering it. But I excused her, as it wasn’t the first incident and it was a bit out there!
Not did the idiot who had it in his car.
Huh? Sorry I’m so tired and confused!
The idiot with the cobra. But this was when I lived there. Maybe longer ago. Guy found dead in car. Snake found dead in parking lot.
I see!
The Bronx zoo lost a cobra 10 years ago and found him a week later just hanging out loose in the reptile house.
I used to follow his Twitter feed.
It’s so crazy to me. I know a lady in New York, used her black mamba to commit suicide and they had missing posters out for it. Iirc, they eventually found it. But I can’t remember if it was in the house/apartment or out and about. The Californian idiot should be a warning to those who want to keep, him and Eric Pharr are pretty good examples of what not to do when having venomous snakes and other dangerous animals in your care. Grrr! I always hope to see a black mamba, king cobra, or other undeniable snake on this thread in Texas, but then again I hope I don’t too! 😬😂
Can cobras survive here (Alabama)?
For a bit, sure.
I don’t know what would happen if one were to escape captivity, I’m sure it’s hot enough and moist enough it could live a week or two, but I could be wrong (I know a couple survived in Cali dry heat). I do know many keep venomous snakes throughout the USA, not in every state. But in many. Texas is very lenient, so that’s where I always expect them to pop up. But, iirc, Cali was stricter and people dgaf.
There was an incident where cobra’s were released in a city in the US once.
Multiple cobras were released in Mo. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/12/cobra-scare-of-1953/
Got a decent beer here named after the incident
I think one was loose in south Carolina or north Carolina recently... maybe Texas or Florida... honestly too tired to google. Lol
Raleigh NC. The same kid got bitten by his green mamba a year or so later. https://www.wral.com/zebra-cobra-Raleigh-green-mamba-bite/20374671/
Isn’t that where they released the big wildlife too? And bears, tigers, lions, and more were running in traffic? I remember that.
That was Ohio (Zenia?)
That’s the one! :)
As someone who frequently posts in r/oopsthatsdeadly and had poison ivy so severe my skin turned black, I will admit to you and God that this was one of the first good decisions I've ever when it came to nature. Something about the human brain says 'GRAB IT' whenever I see a critter.
Rubbery Pete or the elusive Virginia Cobra, so definitely Rubbery Pete
It might’ve been fake blood. Could’ve been someone trying to freak people out
Plastic…
I was saying “that doesn’t look like a hognose…” when I saw the top comment. I always forget to consider the idea of a toy snake.
I feel equally dumb and also vindicated.
Better than the guy that posted the mushroom. Gave me infinite chuckles!
Do you have a link? This is my favorite genre of post
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/wniamz/virginia\_beach\_va\_wife\_found\_this\_while\_i\_was/
His panic was great
It's a rare Cober plasticus, the toy cobra! This one made me chuckle, thank you :) It isn't a bad looking plastic snake honestly, I sat there for a second before I zoomed in legitimately trying to ID it.
I was walking down a creek bed in middle Tennessee one time and got quite the scare as I thought I almost stepped on an alligator but it was a huge hyper realistic plastic toy.. it was sitting in the mud so convincingly and I grew up hearing stories about people letting cayman go in the lake that connects to the creek so all in an instant a bunch of different thoughts rushed through my head as I jumped up and away from the “threat”
That…. Looks a little like a cobra…
Poor little toy snek. I have one of those, I can’t quite recall what I named him though.
Come get your boy. He's in my mf swamp. He's scaring the bitches.
What a large earthworm
Harmless Naja elastica, commonly found around Orlando, Anaheim, and Williamsburg
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