{"id":3806,"date":"2021-06-30T14:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2021-06-30T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:21:00","slug":"snake-rattle-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/snake-rattle-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Snake, Rattle &amp; Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ve seen this picture, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2021\/06\/29\/1932de14-97ad-4303-8dec-4d8040887fa5\/thumbnail\/620x349\/50fdab8d2d49c5419dd62d6dabbe22df\/cobra.jpg#\" alt=\"cobra.jpg \" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the zebra cobra, indigenous to Africa but belonging to a Raleigh resident, that&#8217;s now loose in the Oak City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may be wondering if it&#8217;s legal to own a venomous snake in North Carolina. The answer is yes, but there&#8217;s a lot you have to do for it. N.C.G.S. Chapter 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/EnactedLegislation\/Statutes\/PDF\/ByArticle\/Chapter_14\/Article_55.pdf\">Article 55<\/a> governs the regulation of reptiles, including snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a number of snake species in North Carolina. Which ones are deadly? What should you do if you see one? The NC Wildlife Resources Commission has answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Snake information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/Learning\/Species#8682112-reptiles-snakes\">page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/Portals\/0\/News\/documents\/Coexist-Snakes-v3.pdf\">Coexist with Snakes<\/a><\/li><li>What to do when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/News\/wildlife-commission-offers-advice-when-seeing-a-snake-outdoors\">see a snake outdoors<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of NC&#8217;s snake species are endangered, meaning they are protected by the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/endangered\/laws-policies\/\">Endangered Species Act<\/a>. You need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/Licensing\/Other-Licenses-and-Permits\/Endangered-Species-Permit#6630591-permit-description\">permit<\/a> from the Commission to own one of these species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe you have a friend who is into snake handling and you&#8217;d like to know more. Read up on its history <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/first-amendment\/article\/928\/snake-handling\">here<\/a> and its NC history <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncpedia.org\/snake-handling\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, are you a trial lawyer looking for a new, can&#8217;t-miss approach to winning cases? Check out Don Keenan and David Ball&#8217;s reptile <a href=\"https:\/\/reptilekeenanball.com\/\">revolution<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve seen this picture, right? 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