venomous snakes

A package carrying three potato chip containers with king cobras and a drink bottle that held soft-shell turtles was intercepted by U.S. agents.

National

King Cobras In A Can: Deadly Snakes Arrive In U.S., Shipped As Potato Chips

1:39pm July 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

An expert told federal agents "that if someone had been bitten by one of the cobras, they likely would have died as there is not a ready source of anti-venom" nearby.

Health & Safety

Snake Bites In North Carolina On The Rise This Year

1:07pm May 03, 2017

by Associated Press and Keri Brown

The number of North Carolina residents bitten by snakes in April increased nearly four-fold over the same period in 2016, and officials say mild winter weather may be to blame.

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