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A venomous Egyptian cobra went missing from New York's Bronx Zoo. Zoo officials said they are confident the 20-inch-long snake is contained in a nonpublic, isolated area of the building.The Egyptian cobra is most commonly found in North Africa. The venom destroys nerve tissue and causes paralysis and death due to respiratory failure. It can kill a human in less than 15mins and a fully grown elephant in 3 hours.

James ~ be sure when summarizing, you summarize. I can see that you chose various facts/sentences throughout the article and what you chose was great in giving a short overview of the important parts of this article. Be sure, however, to always use your own words to retell what you read versus direct sentences from the source. Did I just see somewhere, too, that one escaped in California?

We all hear about those false zombie outbreaks over in Europe, but that deadly Egyptian cobra on the loose in New York is a hole another story. A venomous cobra escaped from the New York Bronx Zoo. Workers say the snake was isolated in a non-public area of the building, what's next for the city of New York.

Snakes where? On a plane?

@Brett ~ what do you think might have been a better comment that could have added value to Corey's post and comment? Remember when commenting that your thoughts or questions should add value to the posting.

Hosni Mubarak has been under detention at a hospital in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Egyptian authorities ordered that he will be transferred to Tora Prison hospital. The former president's medical team says a move is too risky. Authorities are investigating Mubarak in deaths of hundreds of activists during a recent uprising in Egypt. He is also being tried on allegations of corruption and misuse of state funds.

Former Egyptian President Mubarak hospitalized. He is being treated at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital. No information is given on his recent visit at the hospital, but there is plenty of operations he had in the past.