A glue trap ends a days-long search in north Raleigh for a venomous zebra cobra.

Following many hours of consultation and preparation by Animal Control officers,the glue trap finally caught a venomous zebra cobra on the porch of a home in north Raleigh on Wednesday night,capping a 48-hour case involving North Carolina media.

A red bucket was used to guide the cobra into a safe location where all glue could be removed from its body.

An earlier video interview had captured a striped snake crawling onto a porch on Sandringham Drive from the siding of a house. When it lifted its head to look around, its hood was visible.

When officers confirmed it was the snake, they walked back from the camera crew before moving in to try and capture it.

911 call from that same house sparked the search at the beginning of Tuesday.

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In north Raleigh, the days-long hunt for a venomous zebra cobra is ended by a glue trap
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N.C., and Raleigh, N.C. Despite hours of preparation by animal control and law enforcement officers,a zebra cobra was caught on a Raleigh porch on Wednesday night,capping an incident that drew widespread attention.

brisbane north snake catcher As soon as the cobra was guided into the red bucket, it was moved to a safe location where the glue could be fully removed.

At youtube.com, a striped snake crawled out of the siding of a house on Sandringham Drive onto the front porch of a home earlier in the day. When it lifted its head to look around, its hood was visible.

When Animal Control officers confirmed the snake was the one they moved camera crews back before they attempted to catch it.

Searches were launched early Tuesday after the same home made a 911 call.

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Neighbor Joan Nelson said the ordeal was over.

'I feel very safe now,' she said. After spending time on my deck, I feel like I can go outside now. The snake, however, was in a terrible position.

Snake laying out on a porch in a north Raleigh neighborhood where a zebra cobra has gone missing.

A zebra cobra can spit 9 feet long and is faster than most snakes, making morning dog walks extremely hazardous. African Snakebite Institute has described the snake as very dangerous. As a result of the venom, a victim's nervous system could shut down.

An immediate reaction to the poison of a cobra is pain, swelling, irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. The symptoms would be a heavy fever and breathing problems that could lead to respiratory failure.

The Avian and Exotic Animal Care is run by veterinarian Salina Locke, who treats all types of pets.

The species of cobras that are found in this area do not bite. Venom is more likely to be sprayed by them, since their venom hits straight for the eye since they are so accurate.

Due to the risks, Locke does not recommend this snake as a pet.

People tend to get bitten most often when they're sleeping. A study shows that those who are bitten may suffer long-term health issues.

In the afternoon of Tuesday, police searched a home near the street where the cobra was last spotted, at 6917 Chamonix Place.

A police officer visited that home four times in March for an animal issue. In the afternoon, the zebra cobra was spotted on a porch half a mile away.

According to county records, Keith and Rebecca Gifford live at that address. The Facebook page containing Keith Gifford's name contains several photos of snakes that he claims to own.

Christopher Gifford has over 460000 followers on TikTok. A zebra cobra that is seven feet long is claimed by him on one of his posts.