If you'd like to participate, please register here. Zoology experts and leaders with the humane society will also be part of the town hall. The town hall discussion comes on the heels of the zebra cobra escape from a Raleigh home, but the lawmakers say that's just the most recent example of the state's lax exotic animal regulations putting people in danger. on Zoom and focus specifically on non-native venomous snakes and big cats. The discussion will take place July 22 at 5 p.m. North Carolina Senators Jay Chaudhuri (District 15) and Wiley Nickel (District 16) will join Raleigh City Council Member David Knight to talk about ways to ban and/or more closely regulate the possession of dangerous animals. Raleigh Police said they first learned of the escaped snake Monday evening from a 911 call in the Brittany Woods neighborhood near Lynn and Leesville roads. (WTVD) - In light of the recent escape of a pet zebra cobra, state and local lawmakers are considering new regulations on exotic animals.

Largely nocturnal, the zebra cobra can spit at a distance of up to 9 feet.

In light of the recent escape of a pet zebra cobra, state and local lawmakers are considering new regulations on exotic animals. The town hall discussion comes on the heels of the zebra cobra escape from a Raleigh home, but the lawmakers say that's just the most recent example of the state's lax exotic animal regulations. The zebra cobra is a venomous spitting snake, known for its black or brown head and black vertical stripes along its body.

Raleigh snake escape