So Sad - 33 Reptiles Die Overnight at Zoo

[Albert Clark]

So very sad and upsetting. I just have to lean in the direction of a respiratory event that occurred. How and what seems to be a mystery but with the irritated state of the lungs and the substrate found in the mouths of the snakes is telling. CO gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Things that make you go hmmm.

[zina10]

Has anyone ever heard of an update in this situation ?

[Starscream]

A quick google search gives me this: http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2...les/316341001/

They say it was a "unknown toxin" and that they may never know the cause, which is really sad. And apparently the total death count ended up being 34. They ended up deciding to never use that building to house animals again, because they couldn't replicate anything that their sensors were rigged to detect.

[zina10]

A quick google search gives me this: http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2...les/316341001/

They say it was a "unknown toxin" and that they may never know the cause, which is really sad. And apparently the total death count ended up being 34. They ended up deciding to never use that building to house animals again, because they couldn't replicate anything that their sensors were rigged to detect.

Wow. How unfortunate. Its bad enough that so many have died, but never finding out WHY is kind of scary...