The venomous Bronx Zoo Egyptian cobra that alarmed and delighted New Yorkers when it escaped from its enclosure was found today, ending a six day search for the celebrated snake.
The elusive snake was found “coiled, sort of secluded in a dark corner” about 9 a.m. a couple hundred feet away from the enclosure she had slipped out of, said Bronx Zoo Director Jim Breheny.
The poisonous cobra disappeared from the zoo last Saturday and immediately became New York’s newest and skinniest celebrity. The teenage cobra built up a huge following on Twitter with nearly 200,000 followers while it was on the lam. Since Monday, the Twitter account @BronxZoosCobra has tweeted the imaginary escapades of the escapee.
The tweets have delighted New Yorkers as they lampooned the city’s foibles and its famous. “Donald Trump is thinking about running for president?! Don’t worry, I’ll handle this. Where is Trump Tower exactly?” said one sample.
200,000+ followers on Twitter, a gig on Kimmel and Conan and hundreds of column inches of news.
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