Snake On The Loose! Venomous Snake Has Been Missing In Bronx Zoo For A Week

A venomous mangrove snake escaped its enclosure at the Bronx Zoo last Tuesday, and it’s STILL missing!

The 3-foot, tree-climbing serpent got free from its Jungle World exhibit Aug. 6 — when zoo officials claim it escaped via a mesh-covered vent in its glass case .

Previous report via ABC News:

According to New York Post, after a week-long search, staff admitted the fanged fugitive could be anywhere by now — with one administrator at Jungle World saying she thinks it might be somewhere else in the zoo.

There have been no known mangrove snake fatalities but their venom can cause painful swelling, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.

Mangrove snakes hunt a wide variety of prey including other snakes, birds, lizards, bats and frogs — species that all reside at the zoo.

Keep your eyes peeled, New York!