The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it has mailed a letter of intent to the owner of a king cobra that was loose for a month in the Orlando area to revoke his license to keep the snake.

FWC officials sent Mike Kennedy a letter, with intent to revoke his license to keep venomous reptiles.

Kennedy has 21 days to respond to the notice.

The king cobra, named "Elvis," escaped from Kennedy's ranch on North Apopka Vineland Road on Sept. 2. Elvis was found Wednesday night underneath a dryer in the garage of a woman's home in Ocoee.

The letter said FWC has "documented multiple public safety violations involving your venomous reptiles, to include three escapes."

Kennedy's wife, Valerie said she hadn’t yet heard about FWC’s plans to revoke her husband’s license.  When learning the news, she said it is disappointing and heartbreaking.

FWC revocation letter

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Kennedy: Water damage ruined cobra's cage

In an exclusive interview last month, Kennedy said damage from severe weather caused the roof to leak in the garage where the snakes are kept. In the FWC letter, Kennedy attributed the damage to a large tree limb that damaged the roof vent.

The water from the leak damaged the cobra's cage, causing it to weaken and beomce soggy. That gave the snake enough space to push through and escape.

Kennedy said he emptied the garage and the attic to search for the snake before calling FWC. The agency, however, fined Kennedy for not reporting the escape in a timely manner.

Kennedy said he knows of people who have lost their snakes and not reported it.

“I know half a dozen snakes that people have lost. Many of them were monocled cobras and they never said a word but I can’t do that,” Kennedy said. “It would just be the wrong thing to do.  It’s too important what I am doing. I have to be straight up and legal, and I was and I have taken a lot of heat for it.”