US 103.1 Classic Rock Radio » Escape http://us103.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra Captured http://us103.com/escaped-bronx-zoo-cobra-captured/ http://us103.com/escaped-bronx-zoo-cobra-captured/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:24:39 +0000 J. Patrick http://us103.com/?p=4405 The highly venomous cobra, which made headlines after she escaped from her holding cage in the Bronx Zoo last Friday, was captured Thursday morning in a dark corner of the Reptile House, according to Bronx Zoo officials.

During her week on the lam the Egyptian Cobra has become a world-wide celebrity, and a joke Twitter account set up on the snake's behalf now has about 200,000 followers.

]]> http://us103.com/escaped-bronx-zoo-cobra-captured/feed/ 0 Salah Malkawi, Getty Images Dangerous Cobra Gets Loose at New York's Bronx Zoo, Is Still Missing http://us103.com/dangerous-cobra-gets-loose-at-new-york%e2%80%99s-bronx-zoo-is-still-missing/ http://us103.com/dangerous-cobra-gets-loose-at-new-york%e2%80%99s-bronx-zoo-is-still-missing/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:56:46 +0000 J. Patrick http://us103.com/?p=4219 A highly poisonous Egyptian cobra got loose this weekend at New York's Bronx Zoo, sending guests, zoo neighbors and zookeepers alike into a nervous tizzy. The 20 inch-long snake forced the zoo to shut down and stay closed through Sunday.

]]> http://us103.com/dangerous-cobra-gets-loose-at-new-york%e2%80%99s-bronx-zoo-is-still-missing/feed/ 0 Salah Malkawi, Getty Images