You Can Twitter Without Being an Asp

Occasionally, I need to break my own rules.  "What rules," you wonder?  Since Twitter first came to the social media scene, I have avoided the 140 character app, like the plague.  I simply couldn't understand why anyone would need to communicate in a matrix, with so limited a character restraint.

But that was before a very adventurous Egyptian cobra managed escape from The Bronx Zoo this past weekend.  Shortly thereafter, BronxZoosCobra, began tweeting its "sssslithering" escapades in New York City.  I have visited NYC, but must admit BZC is experiencing The City with a totally different and insightful perspective. 

In one tweet, BronxZoosCobra posted, "On top of the Empire State Building - All the people look like little mice down there. Delicious little mice."  But my favorite BZC tweet is his visit to Wall Street, "Visited Wall Street as well, but didn't stay long since the people down there made my skin crawl."

Real Estate Professionals often attend classes and seminars on how to network and use social media to effectively reach the world with marketplace wisdom of the day.  BronxZoosCobra has accumulated 120,000 followers within a couple days after checking out of its digs at the Bronx Zoo.  That's an enviable number of subscribers by any standard.

In one tweet, BZC describes itself as "venomous - not poisonous," reminiscent of some bank negotiators during short-sale transactions.  Except I suspect BZC would call them "short-tales" rather than "short-sales."

While some news media is labeling the "missing in action" reptile as a "fugitive," I don't see it that way.  If someone cooped me up indoors for a number of years, I'd seek escape and a Twitter account too.  Afterall, wars are currently fought in the name of FREEDOM.

So, as of this morning, I can also be reached at twitter.com/MyrlJeffcoat . . . And as BronxZoosCobra would say, "Thankssss."

A few Tweets from BronxZoosCobra follow here:

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Getting on the ferry to Ellis Island. Let's hope this goes better than that time on the plane. #snakeonthetown 

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Checking Google maps. RT @sesamestreet The @bronxzooscobra is visiting places around NYC. Can anyone tell it how to get to Sesame Street?

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Getting my morning coffee at the Mudtruck. Don't even talk to me until I've had my morning coffee. Seriously, don't. I'm venomous.

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City may not sleep, but I'm ready to. Ooh a chimney! I bet you bragged to your friends about having a working fireplace in NYC. Hi roomie.

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At Planet Rose in the East Village to get my karaoke on. Gonna sing some "White Snake." #snakeonthetown #likeadrifteriwasborntowalkalone

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Hey @piersmorgan, @jack and @biz, What does a snake have to do to get this account verified?

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Thinking about seeing "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." That Daniel Radcliffe really speaks to me. #snakeonthetown 

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Craigslist missed connection? RT @MikeBloomberg President Obama & I toured Museum of Natural History, saw 94ft whale but no @BronxZoosCobra

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On top of the Empire State Building! All the people look like little mice down there. Delicious little mice. #snakeonthetown

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Can you hear me now? RT @SteveMartinToGo Phone rings. Caller ID: Bronx Zoo. It's the snake. Hard to hear. Lots of hissing on line.

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Enjoying a cupcake @magnoliabakery. This is going straight to my hips. Oh, wait. I don't have hips. Yesss! #snakeonthetown

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Taking the Sex and the City Tour!!! I'm totally a SSSamantha. #snakeonthetown

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At the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Temple of Dendur really kicks some asp. #snakeonthetown
 

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Rise & Slither. #snakeonthetown

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It's getting pretty cold out. I think it's probably time to crash. Oh look, an apartment window someone left open just a crack. Perfect!

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If I recognize a single belt... RT @Bergdorfs @dkny @BronxZoosCobra it's a good time to visit you know. Our resident mongoose is on holiday

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I agree with Brett Favre. Snakes should be set free!

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Gonna listen to some Jazz tonight. You know I love some great flute work. Do they provide it or is it bring your own basket? #snakeonthetown

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Forgot DWTS is tonight! Someone DVR it for me. Want to watch Ralph Macchio go down for what he did to Cobra Kai Dojo. #snakeonthetown

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Just me or is every sketch artist displaying the EXACT same sketch of John Lennon & Marilyn Monroe as examples of their work? Seems sketchy.

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Dear @CharlieSheen, know what's better than tiger's blood? Cobra venom. #winning #snakeonthetown Also I'm 20 inches long. Just sayin'.

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Leaving Wall Street. These guys make my skin crawl. #snakeonthetown