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Anyone Seen The Bronx Zoo's Cobra?

032711cobra.jpg New York's Bronx Zoo has shut down the World of Reptiles after a poisonous Egyptian cobra went missing Friday afternoon. The 20-inch cobra was being held at an off-exhibit enclosure that is not open to the public. Good thing the zoo is full of reptile experts!

The zoo says in a statement, "Based on our knowledge of the natural history and behavior of snakes, we know they seek closed-in spaces and are not comfortable in open areas. We are confident that the snake, about 20 inches long, is contained in a non-public, isolation area within the building." They say they're informing the public out of an "abundance of caution." Still, today looks like a great day to not leave the house, doesn't it?

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  • Snake Plissken, I thought you were dead.

    http://www.cafepress.com/trail...
  • SnakeBliscan
    In unrelated news the Mouse House is also closed. I give it a few more days until they call in the big guns (Samuel L. Jackson) for total snake annihilation. I was there the day the Egyptian cobra got loose.

    Here's my account of what I thought would be a normal day at the Zoo... http://newyork101challenge.blo...
  • It's Venomous, NOT Poisonous. Poison is injested, Venom is injected.
  • I understand it's called 'Cobra-dino', but as to why..maybe it hisses in harmony..and power is suggested.
  • "poisonous" huh? Funny I thought that because snakes have venom that they were venomous. Weird right? I guess that shows how much I know....
  • robingee
    Cobra Kai never dies.
  • GothamExtremist
    I hope this cobra gets to lay a bunch of eggs before getting caught.
  • Guest
    20 inches, eh? it's a goner, at least for now. it'll turn up in a few years when it's 20-feet long.

    now i gotta watch out for a friggin' cobra when i visit the 'hood. ugh...
  • em_dash17
  • zombie_cakes
    you did it right.
  • Bugenhagen
    This sounds like a YouTube video in the making. Does this cobra have a name by any chance?
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