--- title: King Cobra Missing in Orlando description: A venomous snake is on the loose. canonical: https://time.com/4021438/king-cobra-orlando-florida/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-03T14:50:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:13.284Z og:title: A King Cobra Is on the Loose in Florida og:description: The snake is eight feet long og:url: https://time.com/4021438/king-cobra-orlando-florida/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8433265cdf1e802/6988622ae20a873582a8d111/king-cobra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3959 og:image:height: 2227 og:image:alt: King Cobra og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A King Cobra Is on the Loose in Florida twitter:description: The snake is eight feet long twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8433265cdf1e802/6988622ae20a873582a8d111/king-cobra.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A King Cobra Is on the Loose in Florida > Sponsored content. 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For the last 20 years there has been an average decline in 98% of the everglades' small mammal population, and the Python is suspected to be the root of that_ by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Sep 3, 2015 2:50 PM UTC  11984993.tif 11984993.tif Getty Images by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Sep 3, 2015 2:50 PM UTC A king cobra has been on the loose in Orlando since Tuesday, officials say. “We are used to snakes here in Florida, but a king cobra is a totally different story,” a TV anchor said on [WESH2](http://www.wesh.com/news/king-cobra-escapes-in-orlando-area/35071872). The male cobra is green and yellow and about 8-feet long. The owner, Mike Kennedy, didn’t report the escape right away when it went missing on Tuesday, and could face criminal penalties. Kennedy is the star of the Discover Channel reality show _Airplane Repo_ and calls himself an exotic animal dealer on his [website](http://www.kennedyinternational.net/#!biography/cle6). His site also features images of him with various exotic animals, including a [king cobra](http://www.kennedyinternational.net/#!King Cobra/zoom/c24vq/i3evn). Officials believe the snake will stay close to home in a woody area. According to [_National Geographic_](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/king-cobra/), one bite contains enough venom to kill 20 people. ### 26 of LIFE’s Best Animal Covers  February 8, 1937 LIFE Magazine cover (photo by Charles J. Belden). LIFE Magazine  March 1, 1937 LIFE Magazine cover (photo by Henry M. Lester). LIFE Magazine  April 26, 1937 LIFE Magazine cover (photo by Torkel Korling). LIFE Magazine  July 26, 1937 LIFE Magazine cover (photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt). LIFE Magazine  January 10, 1938 LIFE Magazine cover (photo by Lane Flinders). 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