![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/zoo-on-lockdown-as-deadly-king-cobra-named-sir-hiss-makes-houdini-escape/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/angry-king-cobra-attack-position-771030844.jpg&description=A DEADLY snake has forced a zoo into lockdown after breaking free from its cage. King cobra Sir Hiss, renamed Houdini after its daring escape, managed to slither away from its enclosure at Skansen Zoo in Stockholm, Sweden. A king cobra has escaped from its cage at a Swedish zoo. Stock picCredit: Getty Staff at Skansen zoo in Stockholm are searching for the creatureCredit: AFP The scaley critter had arrived at the zoo just days before disappearing on Saturday through a lamp fixture in a terrarium. Bosses have been forced to partially shut down the zoo as staff continue to search for the venomous vagrant. Staff have spread out flour to try and track the slithery fugitive and sticky traps have been set up. They have also brought in special cameras designed to inspect sewage pipes. It is feared the reptile could be hiding somewhere in the inner ceiling. The snake has now been renamed Houdini after the famed escape artist, Jonas Wahlstrom, director of the Skansen Aquarium, said. Wahlstrom told AFP that the terrarium has housed king cobras for about 15 years, but it only took the new tenant a few days to find a way out. He joked: "It turned out to be clever." Wahlstrom explained that staff had recently replaced the lamp at the top of the enclosure with a low-energy bulb. He added: "The old light was so hot that no snake wanted to get close. "But now it's not hot at all and the new king cobra discovered this and wedged its head in between the lightbulb and the light fixture and managed to push itself out." Wahlstrom said there was no danger of it escaping outside. He said: "It won't get out, but hypothetically it's also so cold outside that it would doze off immediately. He also stressed that king cobras are typically quite calm and unlikely to attack. King cobras, originally from South and Southeast Asia, are the world's longest venomous snake, growing up to 18 feet long. They mainly prey on other snakes but their bites can be fatal to humans if untreated. It comes after){kind=link}
A DEADLY snake has forced a zoo into lockdown after breaking free from its cage.
King cobra Sir Hiss, renamed Houdini after its daring escape, managed to slither away from its enclosure at Skansen Zoo in Stockholm, Sweden.
The scaley critter had arrived at the zoo just days before disappearing on Saturday through a lamp fixture in a terrarium.
Bosses have been forced to partially shut down the zoo as staff continue to search for the venomous vagrant.
Workers have spread out flour to try and track the slithery fugitive and sticky traps have been set up.