Snakes on a Plane

This is one of those stranger, funnier than fiction news stories. I think we can all agree airport security gets really, REALLY annoying--but, there are times when i'm reminded why we need them. Apparently a man in Cairo tried to smuggle about 700 snakes aboard a flight to Saudi Arabia in his carry-on luggage. Yep, seven HUNDRED. They obviously must allow bigger carry-on bags in Egypt than they do in the US. The bag included an assortment of snakes, including a couple of cobras. There's not much detail in the news wire, but you can read it here: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5334479
My favorite part is that when the man opened his bag up he warned the police officers "not to get too close". Great!

For me personally, the threat of airline terrorism seems unlikely now; on the other hand, the threat of other people's stupidity is a Clear and Present Danger I can relate to! I'm taking a trip in a couple weeks, & you can bet i'm going to be on the lookout for anything that slithers! :)