Bronx Zoo cobra searchers stumped? Just follow her on Twitter.

Why is 海角大神 Science in our name?

Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The 海角大神 Science Church, and we鈥檝e always been transparent about that.

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we鈥檝e aimed 鈥渢o injure no man, but to bless all mankind,鈥� as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.

Here, you鈥檒l find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences 鈥� a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.

Explore values journalism About us

USA

Bronx Zoo cobra searchers stumped? Just follow her on Twitter.

Bronx Zoo cobra searchers say the snake, which went missing Friday, is likely still in the zoo. But a lampoon Twitter account begs to differ, tweeting the Big Apple adventures of the Bronx Zoo cobra.

Alfredo Sosa / 海角大神 / File

'Cobra wuz here'? The Bronx Zoo and a meddlesome Twitter account differ over whether the missing Bronx Zoo cobra made a pleasant sightseeing trip to the Empire State Building.

By Aaron Couch Contributor

March 29, 2011, 5:05 p.m. ET

A snake that went missing from New York鈥檚 Bronx Zoo on Friday has finally emerged (sort of). Thanks to a Twitter-equipped iPhone, someone claiming to be the baby Egyptian cobra has been tweeting from @, chronicling her Big Apple exploits.

Zookeepers think the snake is still on zoo premises. According to the Twitter account, the snake has actually been taking in New York's most popular tourist attractions, such as:

The Empire State Building: 鈥淎ll the people look like little mice down there. Delicious little mice. 鈥�
The financial district: 鈥淟eaving Wall Street. These guys make my skin crawl. #snakeonthetown鈥�
The Museum of Natural History: 鈥淗olding very still in the snake exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. This is gonna be hilarious!"

@BronxZoosCobra has made a lot of friends in the one day into its social media foray, with more than 64,000 followers and counting. Other animals on the lam have enjoyed similar celebrity on Twitter, such as the mystery monkey of Tampa Bay.

But in New York, an antagonist has arisen in the form of @BronxZookeeper, a self-described 鈥渄isgruntled zookeeper鈥� who is hot on the cobra's trail, tweeting while in pursuit.

鈥淪eriously, @BronxZoosCobra. I give you special entrance to the rodent exhibit and this is how you re-pay me? NOT COOL,鈥� @BronxZookeeper tweeted Monday.

@BronxZookeeper has as of yet had no luck finding the snake. Meanwhile, the official account acknowledged the stir the missing snake has caused:

鈥淲e understand interest in this story & that everyone wants us 2 find the missing snake. Right now, it's the snake's game.鈥�