The snake belongs to Lewis Mark Pellicer, the closest venomous reptile permit holder to where the snake was spotted. Spoede said Pellicer was interviewed about the snake and said his Asian monocled cobra was missing. “You’re looking for ways they would eat,” Spoede said. Officials search for missing pet cobra in Florida They checked underneath a boat, inside of a shed and culverts along side of the road. Have you told Florida about the snake's origin No, sir. Mike Kennedy, who operates an exotic animal shelter on his property, reported the venomous snake missing. It is much more common and can be found in every county in Florida. Sep 3, 2015, 10:19 AM EDT Authorities in Orlando, Florida, are on the lookout for an 8-foot king cobra that escaped from its owner's home on Wednesday. The Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake is the largest poisonous snake in Florida and also the most deadly in the United States. On Saturday, a group of wildlife officials and volunteers concentrated in the brush next to a home where the owner keeps bird feed. Maybe they know of someone here who might have ordered a poisonous snake from abroad. Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are the largest poisonous snake in Florida. “You try to find a snake in something like that,” Spoede said, signaling the woods behind him, “It’s almost impossible.”
On Friday and most of Saturday afternoon, the FWC and volunteers scoured the brush that lines the street where it was seen, capturing it at 4 p.m., 200 yards west from where it was initially reported. The 5-foot cobra was first seen on Friday by a man in a van, who called 911 around 2 p.m. Investigators will be looking into whether the owner violated any regulations. The snake’s owner, Mike Kennedy, describes him as 8 feet long not very big as king cobras go but still a very venomous visitor to Central Florida. It took little more than 24 hours to capture Buckingham’s missing snake, a feat that surprised Officer Stuart Spoede of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The FWC requires the rooms where venomous reptiles are kept to be escape-proof.