Highly venomous mamba missing for days
A green mamba is causing a stir in Tilburg in the Netherlands. The highly venomous snake has allegedly escaped and the police have been searching for the animal for days. Now it turns out that the mamba never left the owner's house.
The alleged escape of a highly venomous green mamba has caused a stir in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg over the past few days. The snake has now been found in its owner's house. The police had previously assumed that the dangerous snake had escaped from its owner and had been searching for the animal. The residents of Tilburg had been asked to stay indoors and not to try to catch the two-meter-long reptile.
In addition, a wanted poster was published with a warning about the highly poisonous snake. It also stated that the animal has a preference for dark and warm places: "If it finds this, it will behave very passively." In the search for the animal, officials had also used sniffer dogs and consulted snake experts - to no avail.
Now the two-meter-long mamba has been found behind a plaster wall in its owner's house. This was announced by the authorities. The snake apparently survived its game of hide-and-seek unscathed. The animal was "lively and active", said biologist Freek Vonk, who helped with the search. "It was able to drink enough water and is in good health." The case of the missing mamba made national headlines despite other major issues such as the Dutch parliamentary elections.
Despite the international interest, the green mamba incident in Tilburg, Netherlands, proved to be a local affair, as the snake was discovered within its owner's residence. The international snake community, however, was surprised to learn that the Netherlands hosts such venomous reptiles.
Source: www.ntv.de
