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Once again, snakes are being used in Hollywood as a subject or terror for some stupid as# horror movie. "Snakes on a Plane."

I feel like kicking the producer, actors, directors, screewriters, and any technical advisor right square in the nuts for this totally idiotic movie.
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Peace.

-John

Look out it's the Yellow-Kingcopperheadedcoralrattler.
OH my lions, tigers and Kingcopperheadedcoralrattlers, Oh my!!!
What a loser of a movie. . .

Zee
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"I am an expert on everything, but I know so little and have so much to learn!" -Carsten "Zee" Zoldy-

The plot doesn't really interest me, but :shrug: - the kind of people who can't separate entertainment from reallity are generally hopeless as far as snake phobias go anyway.

Doesn't bother me any more than any other movies about animals attacking humans (or humans attacking humans or robots attacking humans ...)
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Hey it was mentioned in REPTILES magazine (the one with the Moloch/thorny devil on the cover, February 04 i think) so it's not stupid! lol just kidding.

have you just heard of this move now? Like i said, it was mentioned in the one REPTILES issue, but it also has received lots and lots and lots and lots of hype because it's appears to be such a stupid movie idea.

I think people will be finding the movie too funny and stupid and will not pay much attention to the snakes to be "scary, evil, demonic messengers of satan" or some other crapolla that gives snakes a bad rep. Besides, it is impossible to eliminate humans' irrational fear of snakes. The fear has lasted since the beginning of man. It;s probably a fear that is natural for every animal, even certain monkeys have developed a certain cry that means "snake" in order to warn the rest of the group.

>"Hey Besides, it is impossible to eliminate humans' irrational fear of snakes. The fear has lasted since the beginning of man. It;s probably a fear that is natural for every animal, even certain monkeys have developed a certain cry that means "snake" in order to warn the rest of the group."

That's not true dude...there are cultures were people are taught to respect and revere snakes and not fear them outright. I love snakes but if I see anything that scares/suprises me I'll react in a primitive way. That's a human response toward safety in general, and not limited to snakes. After the initial shock, it's all culture.

But you are right, some people will never change, but you can't blame it on biology...it's culture.
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Peace.

-John

If they wanting it to be really terrorizing, they should call it PETA on a plane! aaaaaahhhhhhhh

It could happen...

ok first of all HOW WOULD THEY GET THE SNAKES INTO THE PLANE!! they x ray every single bag. second Why on the trailer is here some guy beating the crap out of a king. And there is a kingsnake crawling in a cat cage while a rattle sound is playing!?!?!?!?! Overall this movie is going to suck....but i still have to see it for kicks. LOL!

...just kidding dude

I've smuggled snakes, a snapping turtle (into California - big no no), Red Legged Frogs (the northern subspecies, collected from my brothers property in WA - not the endangered subspecies), lizards, etc. on planes.

Granted - this was all in the 90s before 9/11 but it isn't that hard to do. Well, at least wasn't that hard to do.

All my flights were domestic though.
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3.0 WC; 0.1 CB L. getula californiae
0.1 CB L. pyromelana pyromelana
0.1 WC Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata (gravid)

On an only slightly more positive note, a what-looks-like-it-might-be-a sinaloan milk appears briefly in the new "The Pirates of the Carribean" movie.

I wasn't expecting it, and it only was a brief shot of human aversion to the snake. However, my husband turned to me and stage whispered "Hey baby, don't you have one of those?" The woman sitting next to me muttered, "Dear God, help me. . ." and moved to sit on the other side of her husband. She spent the next 5 minutes glaring at me.(lol)

rgs,
althea

Now that is a good snake-movie story!

land this plane somewhere safe and isolated, before the Air Force shoots us down.movies over roll credits....Dee du DEEE!

...people do not separate fact from fiction. Anybody outside the hobby isn't going to have the same passion for snakes that we do, so they are going to freak out when they see a Corn on the big screen. I am interested in seeing the audience's reactions when they release the Garters, Milks, Kings, and - Heaven forbid! - a Burmese Python!

I personally have to see this flick cause I want to see snakes, even though I know they used a Florida King as a stand-in for an Inland Taipan...LOL.
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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
3.4 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.0.0 Boa Constrictor
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
0.1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
0.0.1 Ribbon Snake
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
0.1.0 Pueblan Milksnake
1.2.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
1.0.0 Western Hognose
1.0.0 Albino San Diego Gopher Snake
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
1.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (River Road)
0.1.0 Desert Kingsnake
LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.0.0 Turquoise Sunburst Veiled Chameleon
1.0.3 Leopard Geckos
1.1.0 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Green Anoles
1.1.0 Bahama Anoles
FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Striped Walking Frogs
0.0.3 White's Tree Frogs

I want to see this movie just because I know how bad and stupid it's going to be. I love stupid movies. This might be one of the greatest horrible movies ever made.
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np

I don't know about sneaking snakes onto a plane, but me an a few of my snake collectin' buddies'll be sneaking a few beers into the theatre to help make this flick more palatable.

reako45

I plan to netflix it (at some point) - don't have to worry about sneaking beer

Very few movies get my ticket sales anymore. It seems that cgi effects have become more important to hollywood than things like plots that are actually interesting.
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3.0 WC; 0.1 CB L. getula californiae
0.1 CB L. pyromelana pyromelana
0.1 WC Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata (gravid)

You are a true Hepetologist, Bro!