bronx zoo cobra
NEW YORK - A poisonous cobra has vanished from an enclosure outside public view at the Bronx Zoo, and its Reptile House remained closed Sunday as a precaution while zoo workers searched for the missing reptile. [1]
NEW YORK ‘ Like a true New Yorker, the escaped Bronx Zoo cobra appears to be angling for fame. [2]
New Yorkers can now rest easy ‘ the escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra has been found ssssafe and ssssound, and not at Yankee Stadium. [3]
The zoo, which has stayed open, said it was notifying the public about the missing snake “out of an abundance of caution.” [4]
Zoo officials said Monday they were confident the snake was hiding in the Reptile House but conceded that finding it would be difficult. [5]
A venomous Egyptian cobra that slipped out of its home at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is still missing this morning and is believed to be trapped inside the zoo’s now-shuttered World of Reptiles exhibit. [4]
A Twitter account has been created to personify the cobra currently missing from the Bronx Zoo. [6]
The extremely poisonous Egyptian Cobra that escaped the Bronx Zoo over the weekend is still missing, as zoo officials scramble to locate the dangerous reptile. [7]
NEW YORK (AP) - The Bronx Zoo may still be looking for its missing cobra, but a tongue-in-cheek Twitter user is charting its supposed progress. [5]
But zoo workers are on the hunt for the deadly snake, which experts in the species’ behavior believe will stay hidden until it becomes hungry or thirsty, compelling it to seek nourishment. [3]
The runaway cobra has inspired a sketch on The Daily Show, which showed a fake snake riding cabs around New York and vomiting in Times Square, and a Top Ten list on The Late Show of “Bronx Zoo Excuses: “No 2. [2]
But it’s for a good reason: zoo officials say an adolescent Egyptian cobra has been slithering around loose somewhere in the facility. [...] “When the snake gets hungry or thirsty it will start to move around the building,” Bronx Zoo director Jim Breheny, said in a statement. [3]
While the roughly 20-inch-long Egyptian cobra - a highly venomous species of snake - has been unaccounted for since Friday afternoon, zoo officials say they’re confident it hasn’t gone far and isn’t in a public area. [1]
Fordham University owned most of the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. [7]
Sources:
[1] Bronx Zoo Closes Reptile House After Cobra Disappears
[2] Missing cobra gains followers, even on Twitter - USATODAY.com
[3] Slithering Escapee: Egyptian Cobra on the Loose at Bronx Zoo …
[4] Poisonous Cobra on the Loose at Bronx Zoo
[5] WTOP.com - Bronx Zoo’s missing cobra speaks out on Twitter
[6] Escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra Gets Own Twitter Account - Live Tweets
[7] Cobra Escapes Bronx Zoo