Cobra

Cobra

The Bronx Zoo has closed its Reptile House indefinitely while it looks for a highly venomous cobra that has gone missing.
Here, according to The New York Times, is the sign explaining the problem:
The World of Reptiles is closed today. Staff observed an adolescent Egyptian cobra missing from an off-exhibit enclosure on Friday.
The 20-inch-long cobra vanished from its enclosure outside public view sometime Friday, but zoo officials say they are confident it is hiding in an isolated area away from the public.


Zoo dirctor Jim Breheny tells the Associated Press in an email that reptiles seek out confined spaces and that the cobra is undoubtedly hiding in a place it feels safe.
Zoo officials are now waiting for its to get hungry or thirsty and slither out into the open.
The AP, quoting from a fact sheet on the San Diego Zoo's website, says cobra bites can t be deadly if not treated, but that cobras aren't likely to attack people unless they feel threatened.
Sources: http://content.usatoday.com

Cobra