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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 the 20-inch-long Egyptian cobra has been unaccounted for since Friday afternoon, zoo officials say they are confident it hasn’t gone far and isn’t in a public area.
“To understand the situation, you have to understand snakes,” zoo director Jim Breheny said in an e-mail Sunday.
The animals seek out confined spaces, so this one has doubtless hidden in a place it feels safe, he said.
Once the snake gets hungry or thirsty enough to leave its hiding place, workers will have their best opportunity to recover it, Breheny said.
Denver Post wire services
