so with the grab, she is pretty calm. >> the individual anaconda is strong enough to kill, like myself one, but when you have so many people involved the odds are very slim. >> once the snake is out of exhibit, she's measured it. >> it's gained about a foot. >> it makes it 14 feet long now. >> she is a lot calmer this time around, too, so veterinarian can do a complete exam from head to tail. >> checking scale codes and how good the muscle tone is and then work your way down pushing on the belly to see if there any masses that might be of concern. >> there is no children in here. >> the final step is a blood test, tricky because you can't see the veins but the snake hardly seems to mind. >> we share all this information with institutions as far as blood values to establish what is normal for an anaconda. >> next, it's the iguana's turn. he is so feisty he highway has to be put under sleep for checkup. >> we are palpating him for masses. he feels great. he is really good. this was a rescue animal that what we got when he was about this big. >> the iguana was about a year old when he cam

and we have anaconda, and at the camp here in our district. i turn it over to you. >> thank you for being here tonight. this is the first step in the budget process. we are beginning early. we are being engaged. there will be a short time for public comment. it will be a short time. if you are not able to speak or bring your issues to the table, there will be more of these town halls. there will be the budget process. the more we are involved, the more we can work with the mayor and the supervisors to make sure that the budget reflects the priority of said francisco. one correction is that the translation today was provided by the office for immigrant affairs. [applause] >> how are you? thanks for coming out tonight. we want to thank greg wider. i did not read that correctly. the budget director. i could not read my own handwriting. chief good when from the police department, please be respectful. these people have given their time to come and be part of the process. from the department of public works and barbara garcia from the department of

. >> reporter: hollywood has been tapping into it for years from "anaconda" to "indiana jones."real life reptile has snaked its way into the spotlight. even steve martin, who once paid tribute to the boy king, tweeted an egyptian cobra escaped and is hiding in the bronx zoo. i'm sitting in my king tut hat by the phone awaiting their call for help. ♪ >> reporter: always good to have some king tut in a story like this. how do you catch a cobra? the zoo director said you wait until it gets thirsty or hungry. that's when it starts moving around the building. the zoo director said it could take days or weeks to find. >> peter, thank you very much. takes that long before it gets hungry? >> they are pretty sure it's in the warm building because it's freezing in new york. >> the cobra has a twitter page with 18,000 followers. want an example of a tweet? leaving wall street, these guys make my skin crawl. that's the cobra, not me. >> very cute. >> we'll be back after news and weather. ♪ [ water running ] [ indistinct talking on television ] hola padre. hola. [ male announcer ] you do eve