Did you all hear the great news about the three new additions to the Zoo? Three beautiful new lions! Can't wait to go this weekend they seem to be doing well and the Zoo promised new additions soon! Hope the tickets don't go up.
Trinidad Emperor Valley Zoo (Hover)
Those are fantastic news but why they didn't get a tiger instead of three lions? I have never seen a tiger in the Emperor Valley Zoo, I would like to see more water type of animals and the weather should be a plus but is it me or you guys think they should re-locate to a bigger place?
A young woman was bitten by a yellow python in the petting animals section at the Emperor Valley Zoo. She requested to pet the snake (It's the same one I pet a few years ago) and when the zoo keeper placed the snake on her lap, the python went around her leg tightly to the point of making the young woman turned "Purple" According to relatives and then, the python bite her in her abdomen. The girl passed out and is absolutely traumatized.
The Zoo apparently, took away the snake for a few days but they still took another one for children to pet without taking other measures. They told the young lady that she was petting a guinea pig before and the scent probably stay on her and caused the python to attack however, they also reminded the public of the dangers of petting wild animals.
This is a video with her story and a few pictures of the incident. Source 2
The zoo in Trinidad keeps jacking up the price but everything is the same when you go there. They need something more than putting up a few chairs and tables to sit down and a couple of new animals to justify such a big increase in expense.