New York ( CNN ) -- The Egyptian cobra that turned media darling following its escape and subsequent capture at the Bronx Zoo is doing well and should return to display in a week or so , the zoo 's director said Friday . The 3-ounce , 20-inch reptile slithered out of her enclosure on Saturday and turned up Thursday after zoo officials scattered rodent-scented wood shavings in a bid to lure her out in hopes of a meal . Zoo officials still do n't know how the snake got out , director Jim Breheny said . `` Anyone who has ever dealt with snakes or kept snakes knows that they are notorious as escape artists , '' he said . The disappearance of an animal whose venom can kill an elephant in three hours -- and a human in 15 minutes -- sparked more amusement than panic , drawing 200,000 followers to an anonymously authored Twitter feed that had the snake taking tours of the city and threatening to drop down the chimneys of unsuspecting city dwellers . All the attention has brought plenty of notice to the zoo , Breheny said , laughing . `` It certainly has put us out there , '' he said . `` But we would have preferred to be out there for another reason . '' Still , the zoo is going to make the most of it . Zoo workers will closely monitor the snake to make sure she 's suffered no ill effects from her escapade , then will put her back on display so people who have been so supportive since her disappearance have a chance to see her , Breheny said . Then they plan to have a naming contest with the New York Daily News .
Recaptured cobra appears to be doing well , Bronx Zoo director says . She will be watched for a while then return to normal . The zoo plans a naming ceremony for the snake .