The Raleigh Police Department sent out an urgent alert Tuesday morning after the zebra cobra was spotted on a resident’s front porch at about 5 p.m.
The snake is mostly nocturnal and is often found on tarred roads, according to the Institute’s website.
According to Greg Lewbart, a professor of aquatic, wildlife and zoological medicine at North Carolina State University, the snake’s venom can cause blindness, tissue damage and even death, WTVD reported.
14-417, “It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, use, transport, or traffic in any venomous reptile that is not housed in a sturdy and secure enclosure.
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