Article: Snakes on Plane' a tall tale Jesse Rothacker Forgotten Friends Reptile Sanctuary Lititz

Editor, New Era:

The most-hyped movie of the year, "Snakes on a Plane," is set to be released in theaters this weekend.

In the movie, 400 snakes are released on a commercial airplane while it is flying over the middle of the Pacific Ocean, resulting in pandemonium.

The reptile community is disappointed, yet again, with Hollywood's bogus portrayal of snakes.

The snakes in the movie are aggressive agitators, repeatedly instigating attacks on humans. In reality, releasing 400 snakes on an airplane would cause very little chaos.

Rather, the result would be 400 snakes that would find the quietest, darkest spot on the plane where they could hide. If any ...

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