King Cobra Sleeping Beauty Undergoes a Successful Operation at West Midland Safari Park

Our 3metre long female King cobra nicknamed Sleeping Beauty has undergone a lifesaving threehour operation to remove a malignant tumour. As the tumour had grown rapidly, we decided to seek expert advice from vets and medical professionals as far afield as Singapore and Australia to give the King cobra the best chance of survival. At the invitation of Mark O Shea, two veterinary surgeons specialising in reptilian medicine (Doctors Edgar Wefer and Nelo Civera Vico) came to Britain from the H