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Snakes in a Cinema

23-08-2006 12:43pm

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http://www.local6.com/news/9717727/detail.html

Two live diamondback rattlesnakes were released in an Arizona movie theater during a showing of the new film "Snakes on a Plane," according to Local 6 News.

Authorities said pranksters released the young venomous rattlesnakes in a dark theater at the AMC Desert Ridge near Tatum and Loop 101 in Phoenix.

The two snakes caused a panic in the dark theater, according to the report.

"That to me is very scary," herpetological association representative Tom Whiting said. "I would hate to be watching a movie about snakes and have a rattlesnake bite me."

Wranglers were called to collect the snakes, the report said.

No one was injured in the incident and, so far, the culprits have not been caught.

Officials believe the snakes were smuggled into the theater in backpacks.

"This thing is under someone's chair and they go to sit and they just push your foot in the air and startle it -- obviously all they got to do is startle this thing," Phoenix Herpetological Society spokesman Daniel Marchand said. "It's dark. They can't see you, you know that well. If it's scared, boom it strikes."

The snakes were released into the desert.

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#2 23-08-2006 12:49pm

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Pretty stupid prank but

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#3 23-08-2006 1:15pm

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haha.
anyone see the daily show last night?
they did a bit about snakes terrorising american planes. i can't find it on youtube. it was really funny.

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#4 23-08-2006 1:18pm

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julep wrote:

haha.
anyone see the daily show last night?
they did a bit about snakes terrorising american planes. i can't find it on youtube. it was really funny.

I did, that was absolutely hilarious, I'll try and dig it up.

edit: clip is on the daily show website at comedy central entitled "Karr on a Plane" very good.

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#5 23-08-2006 1:54pm

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"I would hate to be watching a movie about snakes and have a rattlesnake bite me."

What a great comment. How very true.

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#6 23-08-2006 1:56pm

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Funny how I had this thought when sitting in Cineworld. Getting bitten by one during SOAP. If there was ever a legendary way to die

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#7 23-08-2006 2:05pm

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Tar.Aldarion wrote:

What a great comment. How very true.

To be honest I wouldn't like a snake to bite me during any movie

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#8 23-08-2006 2:08pm

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Donald-Duck wrote:

To be honest I wouldn't like a snake to bite me during any movie

What a great comment. How very true

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#9 23-08-2006 2:15pm

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So is the movie any good?

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#10 23-08-2006 2:20pm

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what do you think?

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#11 23-08-2006 2:25pm

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Donald-Duck wrote:

To be honest I wouldn't like a snake to bite me during any movie

To be honest, I wouldn't like a snake to bite me during anything.

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#12 23-08-2006 2:43pm

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Tar.Aldarion wrote:

To be honest, I wouldn't like a snake to bite me during anything.

What a great comment. How very true

But I wouldn't like anything to bite me anywhere.

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#13 23-08-2006 2:50pm

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We brought Snakes into cineworld on Friday morning.
Well, they were PLASTIC ones, but still...

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#14 23-08-2006 4:37pm

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Donald-Duck wrote:

What a great comment. How very true

But I wouldn't like anything to bite me anywhere.

what about daffy duck and on the ass?

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#15 23-08-2006 4:45pm

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The poor snakes. People can be so cruel.

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#16 23-08-2006 4:49pm

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*sjones goes home and eats his lamb sandwich*

What a great comment. How very true.

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#17 23-08-2006 5:03pm

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Tar.Aldarion wrote:

What a great comment. How very true.

What a great comment. How very true.

What were we talkin about again?

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#18 23-08-2006 5:15pm

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This reminds me of this thread. Hehe.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054913292

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#19 23-08-2006 5:18pm

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Personally, I think thats an excellent post.

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#20 23-08-2006 5:21pm

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The snakes were released into the desert.

Probably one of the happiest endings to a news report I've ever read:)

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#21 23-08-2006 5:27pm

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Yeah. Released into the desert to be detained for questioning for not less than 28 days by american troops. The snakes were later flown to Guantanamo bay where they will be held on site for an indeterminate amount of time and forced to listen to Metallica really loudly with no pants on.

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#22 23-08-2006 6:12pm

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Personally, I think it's an excellent game.

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#23 23-08-2006 6:20pm

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Nehpets wrote:

Personally, I think it's an excellent game.

What a ****ing fantastic comment, and incredibly ridiculously true.

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#24 23-08-2006 6:23pm

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dr.bollocko wrote:

What a ****ing fantastic comment, and incredibly ridiculously true.

P.I.T.I.A.E.P.

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#25 23-08-2006 7:07pm

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Tar.Aldarion wrote:

P.I.T.I.A.E.P.

""

snakes ftw!

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#26 23-08-2006 7:15pm

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I Pwn PITIAEP

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#27 23-08-2006 7:31pm

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Ryanair charge extra for snakes :mad:

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#28 23-08-2006 8:07pm

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Bambi wrote:

Ryanair charge extra for snakes :mad:

Only if your snake is over 32kg.

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#29 23-08-2006 8:10pm

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And they'd still lose him on some other flight, then wash their hands of it, and it would take 6 months to get the slightly smelly carcass back, now complete with half-digested non-union ground staff.

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#30 23-08-2006 8:15pm

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from ah.

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