Bronx Zoo "Loses" Deadly Cobra, Confident "It Hasn't Gone That Far Maybe"

[BWYuko]

Where in the hell...

For anyone in the North Jersey area who may have been thinking of visiting the Bronx Zoo any time soon, take note: You will be greeted by the following sign: “The World of Reptiles is closed today. Staff observed an adolescent Egyptian cobra missing from an off-exhibit enclosure on Friday.”

That Egyptian cobra went missing from his enclosure sometime Friday afternoon and zookeepers quickly closed off the Reptile House, officials said.

The snake — native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula — was not recovered Saturday night, officials told the New York Daily News.

Zoo officials say they're confident it hasn't gone far and isn't in a public area. Its enclosure was in an isolation area not open to visitors.

The New York Times reports the Egyptian cobra, a favorite of snake charmers — and probably the asp whose venom Cleopatra used to commit suicide — is a dark snake with a narrow hood, and grows up to two yards in length. (The missing animal was only 20 inches, a zoo employee said.) It usually preys on toads and birds, not humans.

But Mail Online reports its venom is so deadly it can kill a full-grown elephant in three hours - or a person in about 15 minutes, according to wildlife experts.

The venom destroys nerve tissue and causes paralysis and death due to respiratory failure.

Workers canvassed the building, eying several closed-in spaces that the reptile would naturally be drawn to coil inside, officials said.

Once the snake gets hungry or thirsty enough to leave its hiding place, workers will have their best opportunity to recover it, zoo director Jim Breheny said.

[Ksandra]

they should find this kid and start asking questions:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...ZQSPILrgap&t=1


also, kill it with fire

[Dimmauk]

I would check the airport.

[Kais]

i live 3-4 block away from the zoo
rip

[*Shinzon*]

Peace Kais. Better hire a snakecharmer to get that shit.

[Kerberoz]

Bet it was stolen by an employee.

[Headspace]

I would check the airport.

Most logical answer.

[BWYuko]

I don't think you completely understand what is going on here. The last time we haphazardly let reptiles run amok in New York City, they exposed themselves to radioactive sewage and we got Ninja Turtles. Think at how much stronger the cobra will become once it's like 30 feet long and capable of complex decision-making. It's probably already in the sewers; only a matter of time I'd say...

[Coren]

Well, it's a good thing too. Because how else would we get rid of Super Shredder.

http://images.wikia.com/tmnt/images/...erShredder.jpg

[Tellahh]

Bet it was stolen by an employee.

This.
Probably saw an opportunity to nab a pet worth thousands of dollars lol.

[Chun Liroy]

How did Jon Stewart put this Cameo together so fast lmao.

[Cleverness]

Even more reason to avoid the Bronx, awesome.

[plue]

I don't think you completely understand what is going on here. The last time we haphazardly let reptiles run amok in New York City, they exposed themselves to radioactive sewage and we got Ninja Turtles. Think at how much stronger the cobra will become once it's like 30 feet long and capable of complex decision-making. It's probably already in the sewers; only a matter of time I'd say...

Don't you guys l;ready have crocodiles in the sewers? I hear that's a widely believed fact...

[plue]

I don't think you completely understand what is going on here. The last time we haphazardly let reptiles run amok in New York City, they exposed themselves to radioactive sewage and we got Ninja Turtles. Think at how much stronger the cobra will become once it's like 30 feet long and capable of complex decision-making. It's probably already in the sewers; only a matter of time I'd say...

Don't you guys l;ready have crocodiles in the sewers? I hear that's a widely believed fact...

[Kuya]

A widely believed fact?

[Ksandra]

http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/gator.asp

[Niiro]

The myth that there's crocs or alligators living down there is ridiculous.

They've long since been killed off by the comodo dragons.

[Chun Liroy]

Komodo* and those went extinct after the giant rats ate them all.

[Niiro]

No not Komodo dragons, comodo dragons.

Dragons that would occasionally play music at an easy or convenient tempo.

[toqabowl]

lets hope the snake doesn't get a hold of a gun