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Mar. 30th, 2011

06:44 pm - Bronx Zoo's Cobra

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Heard about this? An Egyptian cobra has escaped from the Bronx Zoo, and is now doing some sightseeing around New York City, and tweeting about it, much to the chagrin of the Bronx zookeeper, who is also tweeting.

Sample tweets from the cobra:

"I want to thank those animals from the movie "Madagascar." They were a real inspiration."

"Donald Trump is thinking about running for president?! Don't worry, I'll handle this. Where is Trump Tower exactly?"

"It's getting pretty cold out. I think it's probably time to crash. Oh look, an apartment window someone left open just a crack. Perfect!"

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From:nefaria
Date:March 31st, 2011 12:42 am (UTC)
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I wouldn't be surprised if they fall in love and elope to the Bahamas after realizing how much they really mean to each other.
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From:gedrean
Date:March 31st, 2011 01:26 am (UTC)
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I first learned of the BZC from George Takei, who tweeted:
This snake got more followers in one day than I did in 3 months. No, I don't mean Charlie Sheen.
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From:krinndnz
Date:March 31st, 2011 03:51 am (UTC)
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I was most fond of "On top of the Empire State Building! All the people look like little mice down there. Delicious little mice."
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From:deckardcanine
Date:March 31st, 2011 07:51 pm (UTC)
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I heard about the cobra's account, but not the keeper's. So cute.
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From:nefaria
Date:March 31st, 2011 09:24 pm (UTC)
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Looks like the cobra is back from his sight-seeing tour: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/31/new.york.missing.snake/index.html?hpt=T2
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:April 1st, 2011 12:39 am (UTC)
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One part of that article doesn't seem to make sense...

"It's Twitter profile listed the reptile as "an Egyptian cobra out on the town."

The species' more common home, however, is North Africa."

Um, isn't Egypt *in* North Africa?
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