A python that escaped its enclosure Tuesday at the Blue Zoo inside the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge has been located, according to a post by the Blue Zoo on Facebook.

According to a Blue Zoo spokesperson, the aquarium made the decision to shut down voluntarily out of an abundance of caution. The snake, named Cara, is a yellow Burmese python and is not poisonous ...

Blue Zoo issued the following statement Tuesday afternoon: “While we’ve created a very secure home for Cara, our Burmese Python, she has slithered out of her exhibit.