A snake that escaped its enclosure at the Blue Zoo Aquarium in the Mall of Louisiana was identified just after a two-day search. Cara, a 12-foot python, went missing from her enclosure Monday evening, reports UPI. The snake’s flight to freedom forced the zoo to close down for two days as workers searched for Cara.
The Blue Zoo is an interactive aquarium that not too long ago opened at the Mall of Louisiana in the US. The zoo flew in a specialist and workers spent Tuesday evening browsing for the python – to no avail. On Wednesday, the zoo was shut down once more as workers continued the search.
Cara was ultimately recaptured in the early hours of Thursday. The snake was identified “in the wall, ceiling area”, according to Ronda Swanson, chief promoting officer for the Blue Zoo Aquarium. It would seem as if Cara had managed to locate her way into a little crawl space in the mall.
The zoo shared the great news on social media alongside a video which shows Cara getting plucked from the wall. The python was identified protected and healthier, the zoo stated in its Facebook post.
Cara, an albino Burmese python, was described by her caretaker Victoria as a gentle and curious animal. Victoria told WBRZ that it was about 3.45 am in the morning when she received news that the python had been identified.
“I don’t think I’d ever driven that fast to get back to Blue Zoo,” Victoria stated. “I’d actually just left whenever they’d found her. It was a quick turnaround, and I was back at that zoo before anyone even realized it.”
“She was in our ceiling,” she added. “We knew exactly where she was for the most part.”
“The Burmese python is an easy-going snake. These guys are one of the largest snakes and they have the kindest hearts. This girl came from a family that had little kids, she was their puppy dog,” Victoria stated.