ATLANTA -- The search is over! Zoo officials founda missing python Sunday that escaped from its enclosure on Saturday.
Officials said Sunday that the Timor python escaped an outdoor enclosure at Zoo Atlanta's behind-the-scenes conservation breeding center on Saturday.
According to the zoo, the snake was not in a public area of the zoo, but had been held in an enclosure at the Zoo's Conservation Breeding Center.
"While some animals use outdoor enclosures outside this center so that they may benefit from natural sunlight during the day, it is the Zoo’s policy not to house venomous snakes in any of these spaces, and additional measures will be taken to ensure that these spaces are secure," the zoo said in a statement.
Zoo officials reassured the public that the python was not venomous and not a danger to humans or pets. The snake was found Sunday.
The snake is between 5 and 6 feet long and 1 to 2 inches in diameter and weighs just under 7 pounds.
The Timor python is native to southeast Asia and is shy and non-aggressive officials said.