Monocled cobra similar to the one Austin police are searching for in connection to an 18-year-old Temple man's death.(Photo: Provided by Austin Police Department)
AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities
are looking for a monocled cobra in connection to the death of a Temple man this week.
Austin Police said in a release Wednesday that they believe Grant Thompson, 18, owned a monocled cobra, but they have not been able to locate it.
Thompson was found unresponsive Tuesday night in his vehicle in a Lowe's parking in Austin. He was transported to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center where he later died.
Authorities believe he was bitten by the snake. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
Police said they believe the cobra was inside Thompson's vehicle.
A monocled cobra is black with a distinctive circle on its back and a tan under belly. Police said the cobra is highly aggressive.
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