Elizabeth Ladzinski, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
BRONX — The venomous Egyptian cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo on Saturday has been captured.
"We're really happy right now to announce that the cobra that has been missing for the past seven days is here and alive and well," said the zoo's director Jim Breheny during a press conference.
The roughly 20-inch female snake escaped from her habitat sometime on Friday but never left the Reptile House, according to zoo officials. She was found in a non-public, secluded corner of the House around 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Zoo officials are still investigating how she escaped and are currently double-checking their protocols to keep the incident from reoccuring.
Soon after the snake escaped, an unknown Twitter user detailed her adventures using the handle@bronxzooscobra. The humorous Twitter cobra quickly garnered 190,000 followers as it detailed an eventful week in the Big Apple.
"Got a bagel at H & H Bagels on upper west side. When I ordered I said, 'I'll have the snakes on a PLAIN.' He did not laugh. Tough crowd," the "BronxZoo'sSnake" tweeted Thursday morning.
Earlier in the week, she also visited Planet Rose in the East Village, went to the top of the Empire State Building, and ate a cupcake at Magnolia Bakery.
The tweets stopped around 2:10 p.m., shortly after the announcement of the real snake's capture.
Breheny said that the zoo might hold a contest to decide on a name for the famous cobra.
She will be held under observation until zoo officials feel she is ready to be put back on exhibit.
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Missing Bronx Zoo Cobra Now on Twitter The deadly cobra that's been missing from the Bronx Zoo is checking out Manhattan, a spoof Twitter feed says. [DNAinfo]
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