Viola the elephant escaped from her pen after being scared when a truck backfired near where she was getting a bath. 🐘 Thankfully, no one was injured, and the handlers were able to corral Viola without the need for law enforcement intervention after no more than 20 minutes. Link in bio for the full nbc_montana story. #TODAYShow #Elephant #ButteMontana 📹: Brittany McGinnis via Storyful, Town Pump, Matayah Utrayle-Shaylene Smith, Andrew Horbochuk