"As a lot of you may have heard by now, there was a death that may have resulted from a cobra bite in the Austin area.
I was brought in to assist with the situation along with caring for the animals that were found in the car.
It was a long night removing contained animals and searching the vehicle for any animals that may have gotten loose in the vehicle.
The cobra was not found. It was a Monacle Suphan Cobra about 3 ft. long.
In my opinion there are some indications that Grant Thompson may have met up with someone last night and sold the Monacle Cobra he owned.
After discussing this with the Detective on the case, he agreed that it would be ok to reach out to the venomous community to see if some actually has this snake in their possession.
I don't need to point out the worst case scenario would be an escaped cobra which will be made public shortly.
It would be a great sigh of relief if someone stepped up and said they had possession of this snake even if they lived in an area where possession was illegal.
I would even offer to be the recipient of the snake if someone wants to remain anonymous.
This is the ammunition that animal rights groups live for even though this is extremely rare."
If anyone can assist with this inquiry, please call me at (512) 83-SNAKE or e-mail me at [timcole@austinreptileservice.net]. No texts or pm's.
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