Panic as snakes escape at Saudi airport (You can't make up stuff this good)

RTE Interactive News ^ | 7.31.02

[mhking]

Panic as snakes escape at Saudi airport

(11:48) A passenger caused panic at an airport in Saudi Arabia after hundreds of live poisonous snakes escaped from his luggage.

It is reported that the cobras escaped from the man's suitcases after customs officers insisted the luggage was opened for a search.

Eyewitnesses estimate that around 300 snakes escaped before being killed by the authorities.

[shaggy eel]

,,, even cobras take vacations.

[Ready2go]

Wonder if he was headed here?

[Vidalia]

Wouldn't hundreds of writhing snakes show up on a couple of X-ray monitors?

Or are these folks only interested in the static weaponry.

Where are the Saudi Agriculture nazis?

"Uhm, Heap Saudis do good to protect you, white man!"

[dighton]

Great story.

Another moment of silence, please, for dead and missing editors:

It is reported that the cobras escaped from the man's suitcases after customs officers insisted the luggage was opened for a search.

[general_re]

Another moment of silence, please, for dead and missing editors

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[lilylangtree]

Too bad that the 300 snakes weren't let loose at the most Islamic religious site in Mecca. Do ya think that good ole Allah will forgive everyone for not showing up at the appointed time, considering that a muslim must take a trip to Mecca once in his lifetime?