There's a Good Snake

For three weeks now a cobra, yes, a COBRA, has been on the loose in west end Toronto. YIKES! Even though I live in the east end of Toronto, this story always gives me the creeps when I hear about it. Apparently the cobra is a reclusive reptile which mostly dines on small animals such as mice. It is also, ahem, capable of killing a man or even the occasional woman within four hours. But it won't bite unless provoked. And who the hell knows what may or may not provoke a cobra...hell, I'm still trying to figure out what provokes my wife!

So anyways, the cobra escaped from a venomous reptile afficianado. The Globe and Mail has a good story on the snake and the effect its having on the neighbourhood where it now lives. Maybe. No one has seen the the little bastard in a few weeks.

Knowing that you, my two loyal readers, would be interested in more info. on cobras, I have found a site with a Cobra Quiz.

Nice snake, nice snake.