Captured Wednesday, a cobra which had been on the loose in a Brownwood Home was rescued by an area wildlife outreach and educational non-profit group Thursday afternoon.
Sarah Strom-Kieschnick, founder and herpetologist with For the Love of Nature, a wildlife outreach & education non-profit group of Abilene, came to Brownwood and picked up the recently captured Sunset Monocled Cobra from the Brownwood Police Department. She and the cobra were on their way to Abilene shortly after 12:00 noon on Thursday.
Strom-Kieschnick was very surprised when she received a call regarding the cobra’s capture around 8:40pm Wednesday night.
“I was just so glad to know that it was alive,” said Strom-Kieschnick. “Nick did such a great job removing it from the glue trap. It didn’t even lose a scale.”
Strom-Kieschnick stated that the cobra has actually an unusual, somewhat rare pigmentation that was most likely bred for its color and was a more valuable shade. She explained that having completely red eyes, that it was a true albino reptile, not a leucistic or white/blonde pigmentation which would be indicated by its having a black pupil.
Strom-Kieschnick and Jeremy Wilson came to Brownwood to present an educational program on Saturday, February 5th in light of the panic and worry caused by the cobra’s escape in mid-January. According to Strom-Kieschnick, the snake will not be going to the Abilene Zoo; however, their organization will be keeping the snake for educational purposes, to be used in talks regarding responsible pet ownership. Because of the snake being venomous, it will not be traveling with them for school programs.
For more information on For the Love of Nature’s educational talks, various outreach program types and relocation programs, email: fortheloveofnature@ymail.com or visit and like their Facebook page www.facebook.com/fortheloveofnature.
