A real live snake in the grass... http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/search-continues-for-venomous-cobra-in-thousand-oaks

A memorable quote: "The biggest snake in he world is the one in your tent..."

And you thought all we had in SoCal was earthquakes and wildfires

Albino cobras in the suburbs ... that's a first!

Is there any word on the dog that was bitten. He was in bad shape as of the article I read yesterday... Cobra on loose in Southern California neighborhood

The latest word is that the dog is just fine. The LA Times has a picture...

Not sure how he can be serious one day and fully recovered the next...dry bite?

You'd think it must have been dry. Either that or they have an awesome antivenin for Cobra neurotoxins. But looking at that list, seems the antivenin in North America is for NA pit vipers. Would a neurotoxin AV be available as a routine in Thousand Oaks?

I understand they have a source located somewhere in Los Angeles. Of course Amgen is headquartered in TO - maybe they could whip up something on their coffee breaks.....

The cobra is no longer on the loose. Captured: One wily albino cobra

Edit: Cobra will be sent to San Diego Zoo Of note,

The latest article on the cobra captured in Thousand Oaks. Venomous white cobra arrives at San Diego Zoo
Note that the reason San Diego was selected is because of the availability of the antivenom, SD being one of two zoos that have it. So the antiV is very not common. Must've been a dry bite...