Overview
- Schools in Castelginest reopened Monday after a prefecture decision Sunday night, with most public sites back in use except the Hers riverside bike path and Arénal park.
- Firefighters carried out a sweep that found no snake in the collège or nearby schools following two days without fresh testimonies.
- Search teams from the fire service and gendarmerie, joined by snake specialists, are still looking for the animal using drones, thermal cameras, barricades, and about 20 traps.
- Authorities urge residents to avoid tall grass, stay away from any snake they see, and call firefighters to report a sighting.
- The reptile has not been identified or found, and the state is seeking its owner because a cobra à lunettes is a non-native, highly venomous species typically kept as an exotic pet.