Escaped king cobra crawls back to Swedish terrarium

AP ^ | 29 Oct 2022 | AP

[DUMBGRUNT]

A venomous 2.2-meter (7 foot) king cobra that escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo has returned back home by itself, bringing a happy ending to over a week-long disappearance saga.

...As a result of an intensive search with X-ray machines, “Houdini” was located earlier this week in a confined space near the terrarium in the insulation between two walls.

Holes were drilled into the walls where the snake was hiding but the cobra disappeared from the view of the X-ray cameras in the early Sunday. It turned out the snake had given up its freedom ride and crawled back to its terrarium.

“It was too stressful for Houdini with all the holes in the walls, so he wanted to go home again,” Wahlstrom told SVT.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Attempting to get away from Greta?

[BradyLS]

“I’m a king a THIS is how they treat My Majesty!”

[gov_bean_ counter]

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

[Nifster]

It got chilly and hungry

[blueunicorn6]

OK.

Who here hasn’t crawled home?

[Paladin2]

If Sweden can’t handle a single snake, how are they to deal with Russia?

[lee martell]

Houdini lived up to his name with a disappearing act, but soon he started to get hungry - like really hungry.
Frozen Mice don’t grow on trees, you know!

[jonascord]

It’s sad that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi would be an obscure reference.

[rfp1234]

Reptilicus.

[gundog]

FReepers seem pretty well versed in Kipling.

[Bethaneidh]

Of course, he got Stockholm Syndrome. ;-)

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Baby it’s cold outside.

[Scarlett156]

There’s no place like terrarium.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”

Yes, Rikki would have taken care of the snake!

A friend had a cobra and mongoose mounted on a log.
IIRC he picked it up in Saigon many years ago.

[SJackson]

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[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Who here hasn’t crawled home?”

For early morning worship at the porcelain palace.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”If Sweden can’t handle a single snake, how are they to deal with Russia?”

They will do just fine, but Greta is a different kettle of fish.

[gitmo]

I used to be a zookeeper. Animals often return to their enclosures after escaping.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

So, you CAN go home again! :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Animals often return to their enclosures after escaping.”

Cows do that. If given her choice, Old Bessie will return to the same stanchion 2x a day for her hay and milking.

People do it, too. Ever been to a large gathering such as a hotel conference? Even after a break for lunch, people will return to the exact same seats they occupied from the beginning of the conference.

All ‘animals’ seem to be creatures of habit. :)