Atlanta Zoo Still Looking for Missing Rattlesnake

No word Sunday morning on the whereabouts of Atlanta's missing rattlesnake.

The snake may still be in the same building where it escaped, a zoo spokeswoman said Saturday night.  If it is, they should be able to locate it soon.

Zoo workers continued the search overnight for the venomous female tiger snake that escaped quarantine Friday.

The roughly 2-foot long snake was part of a shipment of confiscated snakes sent to the zoo by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, Hines said. It is unclear whether the snake was going to be in an exhibit, she said.

The building where the snake may be is secured building, not accessible to the public.  If the snake got out of the building it could be anywhere in the area.

Tiger Rattlesnake Facts

* Species name: Crotalus tigris

* Pitviper species

* Color can range from gray to bluish gray to beige or orange; named for striped pattern

* Adults are just over two feet long, roughly comparable to a cheerleading baton

* Native to Arizona and northwest Mexico

* Venomous

* Conservation status stable/not endangered

* Habits: generally calm and sedentary and nocturnal, staying close to thick cover or rocks, avoiding open

* They do not climb.