About

Bronx Zoo Cobra, also recently known as Mia, is an Egyptian cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo and became a popular joke on the Internet.

Origin

On March of 2011, the cobra escaped from the Bronx Zoo. Because the snake is highly poisonous, the staff secured and closed off the reptile house in hopes that the snake is still within the enclosure.

However, many people seem to embrace the snake's escape. A fake twitter account for the escaped Egyptian cobra was opened in response, and as a result, has eventually gathered more than 200,000 followers on the website.

The snake has also gathered attention from various late night talk show hosts including David Letterman and Jon Stewart.

The snake's account on the site has made responses based on sightseeing in New York, including visiting the Empire State Building, and has even made a tweet to Charlie Sheen's account.

The snake was found Thursday, March 31st, hiding in the reptile house.

On April 7, 2011, The Bronx Zoo organized a public poll to name the cobra. Of the 33,000 votes, the results of the poll was to name the cobra Mia. In response, another Twitter account in Mia's name was established, gaining the attention of hundreds of thousands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMSUvqzPbTY

Origin of the Cobra's Name: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13008307
Twitter Account: http://twitter.com/bronxzooscobra