Headed to the Blue Zoo Aquarium today? It's on lockdown after a python escaped

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) - The Blue Zoo Aquarium is currently on lockdown after a python is believed to have escaped its enclosure inside of the mall.

Here are a few details about the missing snake that were provided by a representative of the aquarium:

• Her name is “Cara”
• She is a *friendly Burmese Python
• She is frequently handled by employees
• She is also used routinely for educational purposes
• Blue Zoo chose to close voluntarily while they look for Cara

We'll provide more details as they are made available.