--- title: King Cobra Missing in Orlando Finally Found description: The snake is eight-feet long canonical: https://time.com/4066235/king-cobra-florida/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-08T14:15:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:44:41.532Z og:title: King Cobra Found After a Month on the Loose in Florida og:description: His name is Elvis og:url: https://time.com/4066235/king-cobra-florida/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: King Cobra Found After a Month on the Loose in Florida twitter:description: His name is Elvis twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # King Cobra Named Elvis Found After a Month 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 Oct 8, 2015 2:15 PM UTC by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Oct 8, 2015 2:15 PM UTC A king cobra named Elvis that had been on the loose in Orlando since [September 1](http://time.com/4021438/king-cobra-orlando-florida/) was finally found behind a woman’s dryer in Ocoee. The 8-foot long cobra slithered nearly half a mile away from its original owner, Mike Kennedy, who didn’t report the escape right away. Animal Control officials said the snake was [hissing and acting aggressive](http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/10/08/florida-orlando-ocoee-king-cobra-captured-behind-dryer/73567636/) under the woman’s dryer. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission stopped looking for the snake two weeks after it went missing. Kennedy stars in the Discovery Channel’s show _Airplane Repo_ was upset about the public’s fear-filled reaction to Elvis’ escape. “For someone who has adamantly protected wildlife for over 20 years I feel crucified by this,” he told [FOX411](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/09/04/airplane-repo-star-mike-kennedy-escaped-snake-has-town-on-edge/). “It makes you feel like Cecil the Lion’s hunter. I’m the guy the county goes to fix problems, and now to be the problem is devastating. I’m a wildlife conservationist. “ ### 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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