NewsDecember 19, 2001
Pet cobra bites owner
WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- A man was bitten by his pet cobra while picking mites off the poisonous snake. The 25-year-old man, whose identity was not released, drove himself to a nearby hospital after being bitten on the thumb Monday. He was later transported to Jacobi Medical Center in New York, a regional center for the treatment of snake bites...
The Associated Press
WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- A man was bitten by his pet cobra while picking mites off the poisonous snake.
The 25-year-old man, whose identity was not released, drove himself to a nearby hospital after being bitten on the thumb Monday. He was later transported to Jacobi Medical Center in New York, a regional center for the treatment of snake bites.
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The man could be hospitalized for several days, and may need surgery on his thumb, Touger said.
Connecticut law forbids individuals from owning venomous snakes. The Asian cobra was confiscated.
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