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08-26-2019, 08:52 AM

https://www.apnews.com/2fcc5783aa6e440e9f1be6500e9a7b36

Flour trail and evacuations: German city seeks escaped cobra

08/26/2019

BERLIN (AP) — An escaped cobra is on the loose in a city in western Germany, and authorities are still trying to figure out how far the reptile has slithered.

Municipal authorities in Herne said the venomous snake was spotted Sunday morning in the hallway of a house where snakes were kept, and it may have left the building. Four houses on the street were evacuated as a precaution and people within a 500-meter (-yard) radius were advised to exercise caution, leaving their doors and windows closed.

Officials sprinkled flour in the building in hopes that the snake would leave a trail, and laid down two-sided sticky tape that could stop the reptile.

Police said Monday that the cobra’s whereabouts are still unknown.

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bcr229	Flour trail and evacuations: German city seeks escaped cobra https://www.apnews.com/2fcc5783aa6e440e9f1be6500e9a7b36 Flour trail and evacuations: German city seeks escaped cobra 08/26/2019 BERLIN (AP) — An escaped cobra is on the loose in a city in western Germany, and authorities are still trying to figure out how far the reptile has slithered. Municipal authorities in Herne said the venomous snake was spotted Sunday morning in the hallway of a house where snakes were kept, and it may have left the building. Four houses on the street were evacuated as a precaution and people within a 500-meter (-yard) radius were advised to exercise caution, leaving their doors and windows closed. Officials sprinkled flour in the building in hopes that the snake would leave a trail, and laid down two-sided sticky tape that could stop the reptile. Police said Monday that the cobra’s whereabouts are still unknown.