We’re willing to admit that we have a little bit of ophidiophobia—it’s a fear of snakes, we had to look it up too—so we were excited to hear that less and less of the slithery serpents will be making their way to the United States. The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a proposal that would ban the important of certain snake species from other countries. Of course this would also greatly reduce the chance of a Snakes on a Plane sequel.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently spoke about the danger of certain snakes and what they’re doing to our environment. He specifically addressed the issue of what happens when pet snakes are released into the wild. The rogue critters have been specifically troublesome for Everglades National Park. There’s been 1,200 snakes taken out of the park since 2000, because they’re usually up to no good. ]]>