Deadly snake watch

King Cobra comes to the BioPark

Sam Adams [ Mon Jul 11 2011 2:42 PM ]

Adult king cobras can reach up to 18 feet

In April the BioPark acquired two deadly sea snakes. Now it has added another deadly herpetological specimen to the fold.

There is no venomous snake in the world that can reach the length of a fully grown king cobra (up to 18 feet). But the BioPark says not to worry about this slithery 12-foot addition, who hails from Iowa. "Although king cobras are normally aggressive and eat other snakes, this cobra is quite docile and eats mice," the park writes in a press release.

But not so fast. The press release also says that fully grown cobras are capable of killing adult elephants, and that they show "signs of advanced thinking such as problem solving."

If I were locked in a cage and were an advanced problem solver, I can think of about one problem I would try to solve first. After accomplishing such a task, I could then think of a few other problems to solve—namely with the use of my almighty venom.

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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi [ Mon Jul 11 2011 4:39 PM ]

He solves your cobra problem:
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Alibi is soooo' interesting now... [ Mon Jul 11 2011 9:59 PM ]

What a shallow news source now. Parking reports are the lead every issue; now pointy boots.
Why doesn't the Alibi editorial staff make a case for anything interesting? Do you guys actually think signing on to your paper is worth viewing the parking issues?
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I read your post, Pattriot [ Tue Jul 12 2011 3:35 PM ]

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Looks like somebody [ Wed Jul 13 2011 12:00 PM ]

doesn't have a funny bone. All seriousness and no fun is booooooooring. I personally like my information scattered with some entertainment. But hey, that's just me (and everyone else who isn't a sourpuss!)
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Entertainment... [ Wed Jul 13 2011 3:09 PM ]

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Collapsed funny bone, tight-ass Rod Stewart fans and a drinking tale [ Wed Jul 13 2011 8:31 PM ]

Came home from happy hour and bumped the garage door. This should qualify for news at the Alibi. It crinkled and when I pushed the remote it went up 10 inches and buckled. This ought to be a headline at the Alibi. I went inside and through the garage door to fiddle with it and the damn thing collapsed, on a weekend with the home exposed to any tight-ass Rod Stewart fan who wanted to enter. Nearly hit my funny bone too. This is definitely a Grammy at the Alibi.