Albino cobra in California - The venomous white snake that has been running loose for days in a SoCal neighborhood has finally been captured.
In multiple TV reports about the albino cobra in California, the Los Angeles County animal control officers could be seen using metal hooks or tongs to snag the monocled cobra from a pile of scrap lumber in a backyard in Thousand Oaks past 3 p.m. On Thursday.
The capture of the albino cobra in California was confirmed by county spokesman Brandon Dowling, according to the Associated Press. He said officials are glad no individual was bitten.
The albino cobra in California had been on the loose since Monday. Megan Goldsby of KNX 1070 reported the same day of an attack by the snake in a backyard of a home in the 1300 block of Rancho Lane near Rancho Road.
Its victim was a greyhound named Kiko - bitten in the neck. The dog was taken to a veterinarian following the attack and is expected to make a full recovery. The dog's owner reported the attack to authorities on Tuesday, however, neighbors were only alerted Wednesday.
Measuring 5 foot long, the albino cobra in California photographed by the dog owner is venomous and dangerous, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.
The cobra is reportedly illegal in California, and the owner of the animal has not yet been identified.
CBS Los Angeles has learned that Brocketts Film Fauna - the company that rents out exotic animals for film and TV shoots just 10 miles away - advertises an albino monocled cobra for rent . The company reportedly could not be reached for comment, and officials are investigating whether the albino cobra in California belongs to Brocketts Film Fauna.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and LA Animal Services officers reportedly responded to the location after the attack, in an attempt to capture the albino cobra in California.
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