the Bronx Zoo could probably make use of its own. someone on Twitter engaged 203,000 followers with the freed snake’s fictional exploits. There was no immediate comment from the person who had been sending messages on Twitter as the snake and whose updates had attracted more than 200,000 followers by Thursday afternoon. A COBRA ONCE ESCAPED (AND SIGNED ONTO TWITTER). He also said the zoo would investigate how the snake managed to escape its enclosure, which was in a non-display area of the reptile house. “Right now, she’s resting comfortably and securely,” said Breheny, adding that the World of Reptiles, closed since Friday, would be reopened after the snake had been observed for a few days to ensure she was in good health. Bronx Zoo workers were closing up exhibits Tuesday night when they noticed a Mangrove Snake had slithered out of its enclosure, the AP.
Bait in the form of wood shavings used by rats, mice and other rodents helped lure the snake from its hiding spot. On March 26, 2011, the Bronx Zoo announced that the reptile house was closed after a venomous adolescent Egyptian cobra was discovered missing. A venomous snake is reportedly on the loose in the Bronx. Breheny said the roughly 20-inch-long, pencil-thin black snake had been curled up in a dark corner and was discovered at about 9 a.m. (NYPL) Escapes from the Bronx Zoo are relatively rare today, so news of a 20-inch Egyptian cobra slithering away last Friday its current whereabouts unknown struck fear and excitement in the hearts of Bronx residents. As zoo officials had predicted since the snake was discovered missing from its enclosure at the reptile house Friday, the snake was found inside the building. These 1906 Bronx zoo employees won’t let this snake out of sight.
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