Police searching for monocled cobra in connection to teen's death

[Texasgal]

AUSTIN -- Austin police announced it is looking for a monocled cobra in connection to the death of an 18-year-old Temple man.

Police said in a release Wednesday that it believes Grant Thompson owned a monocled cobra, but have not been able to locate it.

Thompson was found unresponsive Tuesday evening in his vehicle in the Lowe's parking lot along the 13000 block of the southbound Interstate 35 service road in Austin. He was transported to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center where he later died.

Thompson was found unresponsive Tuesday evening in his vehicle in the Lowe's parking lot along the 13000 block of the southbound Interstate 35 service road in Austin. He was transported to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center where he later died.

http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/07/15/police-searching-for-monocled-cobra-in-connection-to-teens-death/30218585/


JADE HELMMMMM! YIKES!!!!

[valerief]

1. I never knew cobras wore monocles.

[Texasgal]

2. heh!

Last I heard the snake ditched his monocle for a heavy black frame hipster look!

[petronius]

4. Well they don't have ears - how did you think they wore corrective lenses?

[valerief]

19. You mean there are no cobra contact lenses? Not even for 1%er cobras?

[pinboy3niner]

8. Can you imagine how nervous his optometrist was?

[valerief]

20. Ha! nt

[procon]

3. Another Darwin contender, eh?

Aren't there regulations for keeping venomous snakes, safety training, a requirement to have some sort of permit or license... oh, never mind, it's Texas. He should have just bought a gun.

[Texasgal]

5. Oh I agree...

Apparently his mother owned an exotic pet store in Temple.

The whole story is weird.

[beam me up scottie]

6. When will people realize that wild animals are not pets?

I'm sorry he's dead but that poor creature didn't deserve to be kept in captivity.

It's cruel to keep animals in tiny enclosures so that you can brag about how brave you are to your pals.

Want a critter who won't kill you and a friend for life?

Go to a local shelter and adopt a homeless animal.

[haikugal]

12. Much too rational BMUS....

Lost on someone like this unfortunately. I thought owning something like this was illegal, it should be but even so he's dead. Pretty final.

[beam me up scottie]

16. I think you can get a permit for it.

I love snakes but would never keep one as a pet. They belong in the wild.

[haikugal]

17. They get a bad rap and I agree with you...

I get very excited when I see one on our place and do everything I can to protect them. They should not be kept as pets, sorry...I feel that about a lot of animals that are kept and aren't allowed a normal life.

[restorefreedom]

21. well said. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. one same page:Father throws napkin holder at son after he spills macaroni noodles

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Police: Father throws napkin holder at son after he spills macaroni noodles


AUSTIN -- A man is charged with a third degree felony after he threw a metal napkin holder at his 6-year-old son, according to an arrest affidavit.

According to police, on April 16 police responded to a family disturbance call. When police arrived, they noticed a boy with a black colored bruise and a swollen cheek.

The boy told police that a day earlier, his father, 42-year-old Eduardo Vasquez Moreno, became mad after he spilled three macaroni noodles on the floor. Moreno threw a metal napkin holder across the table, hitting his son.
Moreno is charged with injury to a child, a third degree felony. His bond is set at $2,500.

http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/07/10/police-father-throws-napkin-holder-at-son-after-he-spills-mac-and-cheese/29961205/

[Texasgal]

13. Oh dear GOD!

I didn't see that!

How horrid!

[TeeYiYi]

9. This thread needs a picture...

...or two:





TYY

[thelordofhell]

10. Video of Monocled COBRA in action

Dr. Mindbender

[struggle4progress]

11. A useful guide for keeping monocled cobras as pets:

CAPTIVE CARE AND BREEDING OF THE MONOCLE COBRA
Naja naja kaouthia
By: William Beard

... They are extremely venomous and can be incredibly dangerous snakes ... They are also smart, fast, and aggressive. This leaves no room for error; your first mistake may be your last! ... The first thing to consider is setting a “bite protocol”:

- Find an MD trained in envenomations and administering antivenom correctly. Also, make sure there is antivenom available to you.
- Post your MDs phone number and the hospital you need to go to in a visible spot in your facility.
- Have a cell phone, car keys, and restriction bandages at arms reach at all times.

With these things handy, and if a bite does occur, you are ready to rock n' roll ...

http://www.venomousreptiles.org/articles/449

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. tip.#1 don't get bit

[struggle4progress]

15. "In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're different"

[Telcontar]

18. The sound of silence

is me reloading.

brrrrr *shudder*