COBRANADO hits Los Angeles. Fear and panic ensue!

Is Southern California facing a COBRANADO crisis?

Maybe, maybe not, but questions are being raised in the reptile community about the timeline of the search for an "albino" monocled cobra in the Los Angeles area. The snake was photographed Monday after it allegedly escaped and bit a pet dog.

News stories indicate the dog was bitten and taken to the vet on Monday, yet the incident was not reported to animal control until late Tuesday, with a subsequent search, which involved helicopters, being launched, then cancelled on Wednesday.

How could the resident have the presence of mind to take photos of the cobra, then take his dog to the vet, yet somehow wait a full day to alert the authorities that a potentially lethal exotic snake was roaming the neighborhood?

To read more about the ongoing search for this apparently escaped cobra, check out the Los Angeles Times article here, or follow the ongoing debate by reptile hobbyists and experts alike on Facebook with the hashtags #LACOBRA and #COBRANADO.