, had only recently arrived at the park when he went missing for the first time. The venomous king cobra forced a closure of Djurgarden island zoo and sparked a six-day search before being found ( Getty Images/iStockphoto) It is thought he had squeezed himself out of a gap located around new energy-saving bulbs installed inside the enclosure. Skansen zoo, which has housed king cobras for almost 15 years, had previously used an older model of lightbulb thought to have prevented previous escapes by emitting heat. It is thought the snake named 'Mr Hiss' escaped due to new energy-saving lightbulbs being used in the enclosure ( Getty Images) Speaking at the time, Skansen Aquarium director Jonas Wahlström told AFP: "He won't come out - in theory, it's so cold outside that he would fall asleep" "He must be a smart guy. The old lamps were too hot, which kept the snakes away." Customs officers eventually found the snake on Friday after bringing X-ray machines and wire cameras usually used in drugs busts, to trace him inside a wall cavity at the zoo. Customs officers eventually){kind=link}
A venomous snake that forced a zoo to close after escaping its enclosure has vanished only hours after being recaptured following a six-day search involving the authorities
A potentially deadly king cobra has gone missing again – only hours after being tracked down from a previous escape.
The snake housed at Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm’s Djurgarden island zoo sparked a closure of the attraction last week when it suddenly disappeared from inside its enclosure.
After six days of frantic searching, the evasive reptile was eventually found by authorities and placed in a supposedly secure enclosure in the park.
But it has since made another bid for freedom, with zoo staff now waiting to attempt a second recapture after isolating him within the terrarium area.