A 12-foot-long python escaped from an aquarium zoo located inside the Mall of Louisiana on Tuesday, forcing down closures as authorities scrambled to locate the large snake. A fire department spokesperson said that the Blue Zoo located inside the mall was closed after the female python escaped her closure on Tuesday morning.
Officials say the snake, a Burmese python named Cara, was likely still located within the zoo and may have climbed into the ceiling. By Tuesday afternoon it was not immediately clear how the snake managed to escape, or whether or not the animal had been found.