Snakes on a Plane
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Snakes on a Plane
| image = SOAP poster.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = The image on the movie poster is a reference to the [[caduceus]], the staff belonging to the [[Greek mythology|Greek god]] [[Asclepius]].
| director = [[David R. Ellis]]
| producer = Craig Berenson<br>Stokely Chaffin<br>Toby Emmerich<br>Penny Finkelman Cox<br>Don Granger<br>Justis Greene<br>Jeff Katz<br>Gary Levinsohn<br>Sandra Rabins<br>George Waud<br>David J. Taylor
| writer = John Heffernan (script/story)<br> Sebastian Gutierrez (script) <br>[[David Dalessandro]] (story)
| starring = [[Samuel L. Jackson]]<br>[[Julianna Margulies]]<br>[[Nathan Phillips (actor)|Nathan Phillips]]<br>[[Bobby Cannavale]]<br>[[Rachel Blanchard]]<br>[[Terry Chen]]<br>[[Kenan Thompson]]<br>[[Todd Louiso]]
| music = Trevor Rabin
| cinematography = [[Adam Greenberg (cinematographer)|Adam Greenberg]]
| editing = Howard Smith
| distributor = [[New Line Cinema]]
| released = [[August 18]], [[2006]] ([[United States|U.S.]]) <br> [[August 18]], [[2006]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]]) <br> [[August 24]], [[2006]] ([[Australia|Aus]])
| runtime = 105 min.
| country = [[Cinema of the United States|U.S.A]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = [[United States dollar|$]]33,000,000
| gross = [[United States dollar|$]]59,377,419
| website = http://www.snakesonaplane.com
| amg_id = 1:313497
| imdb_id = 0417148
}}
'''''Snakes on a Plane''''' is a [[cult film|cult]] [[high concept]],<ref name="NYT-letdown">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/movies/21box.html?ref=arts | title=After Hype Online, "Snakes on a Plane" Is Letdown at Box Office | work=New York Times | date=[[August 21]] [[2006]] | author=Sharon Waxman}}</ref> [[horror film|horror]]-[[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[feature film]]<ref name="David R. Ellis">{{cite interview| url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/51670| accessdate=2006-10-24 |last=Ellis |first=David R.|subjectlink=David R. Ellis |interviewer=Keith Phipps |program=A.V. Club |date=2006-08-16}}</ref> starring [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. It was released by [[New Line Cinema]] on [[August 18]], [[2006]] in [[North America]]. The film, directed by [[David R. Ellis]] (''[[Final Destination 2]]'', ''[[Cellular (film)|Cellular]]''), was written by [[David Dalessandro]], John Heffernan, and [[Sheldon Turner]].
The movie gained a considerable amount of attention before its release, forming large fan bases online and becoming an [[Internet phenomenon]], due to the film's title and premise. In response to the Internet fan base, New Line Cinema incorporated feedback from online users into its production, and added five days of reshooting. Before and after the film was released, it was parodied and alluded to on television shows and films, fan-made videos, video games, a [[Noise music|noise]] album dubbed ''Soundtrack for the Motion Picture Snakes on a Plane'', and various forms of literature. Despite the immense Internet buzz, the film's gross revenue did not live up to expectations.<ref name="NYT-letdown"/><ref name="EW-nobite">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1229136_1_0_,00.html |title=Box Office Report: "Snakes" doesn't have much bite |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |author=Joshua Rich|date=2006-08-20 |accessdate=2006-11-30}}</ref>
The film is rated R by the [[MPAA]], 15 by the [[BBFC]], M by the [[OFLC]] and 14A by the [[CHVRS]], due to explicit language, a scene depicting drug use and [[sex]], and sequences of terror and violence.<ref name="MPAA">{{cite web| url=http://www.mpaa.org/| title=The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)| month=August 17| year=2006| accessdate=2006-08-17}}</ref>
==Plot==
After witnessing the murder of a [[District Attorney|prosecutor]] by gangster Eddie Kim ([[Byron Lawson]]) and his thugs, Sean Jones ([[Nathan Phillips (actor)|Nathan Phillips]]) is escorted by [[FBI]] agents Neville Flynn ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) and John Sanders ([[Mark Houghton]]) to testify in a case in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Despite increased security for the flight, Kim arranges for a time-release crate full of venomous snakes to be placed in the cargo hold of South Pacific Air Flight 121, a [[Boeing 747-400]] on which Jones will be flying from [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] to [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]] in Los Angeles. [[Lei (Hawaii)|Leis]] given to passengers before they leave were secretly sprayed with [[pheromone]]s to make the snakes more aggressive in an attempt to bring down the plane before it reaches its destination.
The crate opens midway through the flight, and the snakes make their way throughout the cabin. A couple having [[sex]] in a bathroom are the first killed, followed by a man [[urinating]] in another bathroom. The plane's captain, Sam McKeon (Tom Butler), investigates an electrical short, and after fixing the problem, is killed by the viper that caused the short. Co-pilot Rick ([[David Koechner]]) believes Sam had suffered a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] and continues to head to LAX.
Eventually, some snakes attack Rick, and while fending them off, Rick accidentally releases the oxygen masks throughout the plane, and snakes drop into the cabin with them. Numerous passengers, including Agent Sanders, are killed in the attack. The surviving passengers, who had made their way to the front of the plane where there were no snakes, put up a blockade of luggage.
Agent Flynn contacts FBI Special Agent Hank Harris ([[Bobby Cannavale]]) on the ground who contacts [[ophiology|ophiologist]] Dr. Steven Price ([[Todd Louiso]]). Price asks Flynn to gather the dead snakes so he can determine the antivenom needed. Mercedes sends photos of the dead snakes using her [[smartphone]]. Price notices that the snakes are originally from all over the world and believes a Los Angeles snake dealer could have been the person that compiled the snakes.
Rick is attacked by the viper that had killed Sam and the plane starts to dip downwards, causing a food trolley to crash through the luggage blockade. Many passengers decide to flee to the first class cabin, where there are no snakes, while several others are killed in the chaos. As all the surviving passengers reach first class, the snakes continues to pursue them and the passengers block the cabin's entrance with an inflatable [[liferaft]]. Agent Flynn and Claire manage to regain control of the plane after a struggle with the [[yoke]]s. Flynn then goes into the cargo hold of the plane in order to restore the air conditioning/ventilation system, without which the plane would overheat and plummet into the ocean. He discovers a mechanical panel that had been intentionally left open to allow the snakes to reach the cabin while successfully fixing the ventilation system.
In Los Angeles, Harris and Price go to the snake dealer's snake farm. After a shootout, the dealer reveals that he was the person who illegally obtained the snakes for Kim's use. He is then taken into custody, with his stock of [[antivenin]] being commandeered for the surviving snakebite victims aboard the plane.
Flynn is contacted by Harris, who lets Flynn know that he has the antivenom and it will be ready for passengers when they reach the airport. However, Flynn discovers that the cockpit is filled with snakes and that Rick is dead. After a brief discussion, Troy (([[Kenan Thompson]]) agrees to land the plane based on prior experience. Flynn then delivers the movie's fan-anticipated catchphrase: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these [[motherfucker|motherfucking]] snakes on this motherfucking plane!" After everybody gets prepared, Flynn shoots out two windows with a [[pistol]], causing the plane to [[Cabin pressurization#Rapid loss of pressure (rapid decompression)|depressurize]]. The snakes are removed from the cockpit and the lower floor of the plane.
Flynn and Troy take the controls of the plane and Troy reveals that his only flight experience was from a [[video game]] [[flight simulator]]. After a nearly-unsuccessful emergency landing, Flight 121 safely lands. The surviving passengers leave the plane, and antivenom is given to those who need it. However, just as Flynn and Sean are about to get off the plane, a snake jumps out and bites Sean in the chest. Flynn draws his gun and shoots the snake, and paramedics rush to Sean, who is unharmed. Flynn rips open Sean's shirt to reveal a [[bulletproof vest]]. The closing shots feature Sean [[surfing]] with Flynn, presumably in [[Bali]]. As a last scare, a snake jumps out at the screen.
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Samuel L. Jackson]]
| Neville Flynn
|-
| [[Nathan Phillips (actor)|Nathan Phillips]]
| Sean Jones
|-
| [[Lorenzo Varano]]
| Chen Leong
|-
| [[Julianna Margulies]]
| Claire Miller
|-
| [[Rachel Blanchard]]
| Mercedes Harbont
|-
| [[Mark Houghton]]
| John Sanders
|-
| [[Byron Lawson]]
| Eddie Kim
|-
| [[Sunny Mabrey]]
| Tiffany Englehart
|-
| [[Todd Louiso]]
| Price
|-
| [[Flex Alexander]]
| Three G's/Clarence Dewey
|-
| [[Kenan Thompson]]
| Troy
|-
| [[Bruce James (actor)|Bruce James]]
| Ken
|-
| [[David Koechner]]
| Rick
|-
| [[Bobby Cannavale]]
| Hank Harris
|-
| [[Elsa Pataky]]
| Maria
|-
| [[Samantha McLeod]]
| Kelly
|-
| [[Taylor Kitsch]]
| Kyle "Crocodile" Cho
|-
| [[Kevin McNulty]]
| LAX Air Traffic Controller
|}
==History==
The story is credited to David Dalessandro, a [[University of Pittsburgh]] administrator and first-time Hollywood writer, who developed the concept in 1992 after reading a nature magazine. Dalessandro said: "I read about the Indonesian [[brown tree snake]] climbing onto planes in cargo during [[World War II]]." He originally wrote the [[screenplay]] about the brown tree snake loose on a plane, titling the film ''Venom''. He soon revised it, expanding upon the premise to include a plague of assorted poisonous snakes, then—crediting the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''—revised it once again to include "lots of them loose in the [[fuselage]] of a plane."<ref name="pg">{{cite news | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06228/713732-254.stm | title='Snakes on a Plane' scares up a following based on Hollywood's frightful track record | publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post Gazette]] | work=post-gazette.com | date=[[August 16]] [[2006]] | author=John Hayes}}</ref>
Dalessandro's third draft of ''Venom'' was turned down by more than 30 Hollywood studios in 1995. However, in 1999, a producer for [[MTV]]/[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] showed interest in the script, followed up by New Line Studios, which took over the rights for production.
Originally, the film was going to be directed by [[Hong Kong]] action director [[Ronny Yu]]. Jackson, who had previously worked with Yu on ''[[The 51st State]]'', learned about the announced project in the Hollywood trade newspapers and, after talking to Yu, agreed to sign on without reading the script based on the director, storyline and allegedly the title.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZijbpxNXII | title=Samuel L. Jackson interview with [[Jon Stewart]] | publisher=YouTube | work=The Daily Show [[August 16]] [[2006]] | accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref>
Surprisingly, the film's title and premise generated a lot of pre-release interest on the Internet. One journalist even wrote that ''Snakes on a Plane'' is "perhaps the most internet<!-- "internet" is lowercase in the source of the quote, so no need to uppercase it to "Internet" -->-hyped film of all time".<ref>{{cite news | author=Mark Brown | url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1852937,00.html | title=Snakes on a Plane leaves critics flying blind | publisher=The Guardian | date=[[August 18]] [[2006]]}}</ref> Much of the initial publicity came from a [[blog]] entry made by screenwriter [[Josh Friedman]], who had been offered a chance to work on the script.<ref name="friedman">{{cite web| url=http://hucksblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/snakes-on-motherfucking-plane.html| title=I find your lack of faith disturbing: Snakes on a Motherfucking Plane| first=Josh| last=Friedman| month=August 17| year= 2005| accessdate=2006-03-18}}</ref> The casting of Jackson further increased anticipation. At one point, the film's working title was altered to ''Pacific Air Flight 121''. In August 2005, Jackson told an interviewer, "We're totally changing that back. That's the only reason I took the job: I read the title."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/news| title=Snakes on a Plane News at IMDB|accessdate=2006-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-04-17-snakes_x.htm| title='Snakes on a Plane' sssssssays it all| first=Susan| last=Wloszczyna| month=April 18| year=2006| accessdate=2006-04-18}}</ref> On [[March 2]], [[2006]], the studio reverted the title to ''Snakes on a Plane''. New Line hired two additional writers to smooth out the screenplay.<ref name="pg" />
Taking advantage of the Internet buzz for what had been a minor movie in their 2006 line-up, New Line Cinema ordered five days of additional shooting in early March 2006<ref name="Fan frenzy for 'Snakes' is on a different pane">{{cite web| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002234847| title=''The Hollywood Reporter.com'': Fan frenzy for 'Snakes' is on a different plane| month=March 24| year=2006| last=Borys Kit| accessdate=2006-03-24}}</ref> ([[principal photography]] had wrapped in September 2005). While re-shoots normally imply problems with a film, the producers opted to add new scenes to the film to take the movie from [[MPAA film rating system|PG-13]] into R-rated territory and bring the movie in line with growing fan expectations. The most notable addition was a revision of a catchphrase from the film that was parodied on the Internet by fans of the film, capitalizing on Jackson's typically foul-mouthed and violent movie persona: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGv6Ijf1aU "Enough is enough! I have ''had'' it with these ''motherfucking'' snakes on this ''motherfucking'' plane!"]. Subsequently, the public responded favorably to this creative change and marketing strategy, leading some members of the press to speculate that "the movie has grown from something of a joke into a phenomenon".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1219727_1_0_,00.html|title=Snakes on a Plane: Kicking Asp|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|author=Jeff Jensen|accessdate=2006-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003019676|title=Snakes on a Plane|author=Kirk Honeycutt|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2006-08-26|date=[[21 August]] [[2006]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1538874/08182006/story.jhtml|title=Snakes on a Plane: Wild Fang|author=Kurt Loder|publisher=MTV Movies|accessdate=2006-08-26|date=[[18 August]] [[2006]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/sho-sunday-snakes13.html|title=Kicking Asp: Jackson is fed up with snakes|author=Cindy Pearlman|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|date=[[13 August]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-08-26}}</ref>
On [[June 3]], [[2006]] while presenting the award for best movie at the [[MTV Movie Awards 2006|2006 MTV Movie Awards]], Jackson declared that ''Snakes on a Plane'' would win the award the following year, jokingly stating:
{{cquote|No movie shall triumph over ''Snakes on a Plane''. Unless I happen to feel like making a movie called ''More Motherfucking Snakes on More Motherfucking Planes''.}}
During a [[July 21]], [[2006]] panel discussion at the [[Comic-Con International|Comic-Con Convention]] in [[San Diego, California]], a preview clip from the film was shown to a crowd of more than 6,500 people. The panel included actors Samuel L. Jackson and [[Kenan Thompson]], director David R. Ellis, and snake-handler [[Jules Sylvester]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2006/07/cant_stop_the_s.html | title=Can't stop the 'Snakes'| first=Whitney| last=Matheson| month=July 22| year=2006| accessdate=2006-07-22}}</ref>
In a move meant to exploit the attention from the film, a [[B-movie]] horror movie with a supernatural twist, ''[[Snakes on a Train]]'', was released straight to DVD on [[August 15]], [[2006]], only three days before ''Snakes on a Plane'''s theatrical release.
===Box office===
Robert K. Shaye, the founder of [[New Line Cinema]], expressed that he was "disappointed" that ''Snakes on a Plane'' was a "dud" despite "higher expectations".<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/business/media/19new.html For New Line, an Identity Crisis - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The press declared that ''Snakes on a Plane'' was a "box office disappointment",<ref name="NYT-letdown">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/movies/21box.html?ref=arts | title=After Hype Online, "Snakes on a Plane" Is A Letdown at The Box Office | work=New York Times | date=[[August 21]] [[2006]] | author=Sharon Waxman}}</ref><ref name="EW-nobite">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1229136_1_0_,00.html |title=Box Office Report: "Snakes" doesn't have much bite |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |author=Joshua Rich|date=2006-08-20 |accessdate=2006-11-30}}</ref> with the [[The New York Times]] reporting that after all the "hype Online, ''Snakes on a Plane'' is letdown at box office"<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/movies/21box.html?ref=arts | title=After Hype Online, "Snakes on a Plane" Is Letdown at Box Office | work=New York Times | date=[[August 21]] [[2006]] | author=Sharon Waxman}}</ref> and [[Entertainment Weekly]] reporting that the film was an "internet-only phenomenon."<ref name="EW-nobite">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1229136_1_0_,00.html |title=Box Office Report: "Snakes" doesn't have much bite |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |author=Joshua Rich|date=2006-08-20 |accessdate=2006-11-30}}</ref> The film debuted on [[August 18]], [[2006]] with some late-night screenings on [[August 17]], [[2006]]. Due to the amount of Internet hype surrounding the film, industry analysts estimated the movie's opening box office to be between [[United States dollar|US$]]20 million and US$30 million.<ref>{{cite web | title=Oh Sssssnap! | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1229136_1_0_,00.html | accessdate=2006-08-24 }}</ref> While ''Snakes on a Plane'' did narrowly beat ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]'' for #1 during its opening weekend, it failed to meet these estimates and grossed only US$15.25 million in its opening days, a disappointment for [[New Line Cinema]].<ref name="NYT-letdown"/> In its second weekend, the movie fell to 6th place with US$6.4 million, a 57.6% loss from its opening weekend revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=357860|title=Box Office Wrapup|date=[[27 August]] [[2006]]|author=Binh Ngo|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=snakesonaplane.htm|title=Snakes on a Plane (2006)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=[[27 August]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1376206_1_0_,00.html|author=Joshua Rich|title=Box Office Report: Touchdown!|date=[[28 August]] [[2006]]|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref> By the end of its theatrical run, the movie generated approximately $62,022,014 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=snakesonaplane.htm|title=Snakes on a Plane (2006)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=[[27 August]] [[2006]]|accessdate=2006-09-04}}</ref>
===Critical reaction===
In mid-July 2006, New Line Cinema revealed that it would not be showing any advance screenings for critics. After the film opened, ''Snakes on a Plane'' received a 69% favorable rating among the consensus of critics tracked by Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snakes_on_a_plane/?page=1 | title=Snakes on a Plane | publisher=IGN | work=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=2006-08-26}}</ref>
Reviewers reported audiences cheering, applauding and engaging in "[[call and response]]", noting that [[Audience#Audience participation|audience participation]] was an important part of the film's appeal.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=15043&reviewer=416 |title=Snakes on a Plane | publisher=EFilm Critic | author=Rob Gonsalves | accessdate=2006-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-etmovsnakesaug19,0,983553.story?coll=ny-moviereview-headlines | title='Snakes on a Plane' | author=Gene Seymour | accessdate=2006-08-22 | publisher=Newsday}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ae.philly.com/entertainment/ui/philly/movie.html?id=666924&reviewId=21342&startDate=NEXT7 | publisher=philly.com | title='Snakes' is a concept in need of a story | author=David Hiltbrand | accessdate=2006-08-22}}</ref>
==Media coverage==
===Print===
[[Black Flame]] published the [[novelization]] of the film, written by Christa Faust.<ref>{{cite book | title=Snakes on a Plane | publisher=Black Flame| first=Christa | last=Faust | authorlink=Christa Faust | year=2006 | id=ISBN 1-84416-381-4}}</ref> It is 405 pages long and contains significant amounts of backstory for characters who appear in the film only briefly or are not explored in depth, such as Ms. Bova's life story and Troy's anecdotes of Three G's as a child, and introduces other characters who were not featured in the movie at all, including a skilled Triad assassin called Lulu Fang.
On [[June 13]], [[2006]], comic book writer [[Chuck Dixon]] announced on his web site that he would be writing the comic book adaptation of ''Snakes on a Plane''. [[DC Comics]] has since released a two-issue miniseries on [[August 16]], [[2006]] and [[September 27]], [[2006]] under their [[Wildstorm]] imprint.
In January 2006, ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' featured the film as "The best worst film of 2006", based solely on the title and concept of the movie.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.01/play.html | title=The Best Worst Movie of the Year | publisher=Lycos | work=Wired, January 2006 | accessdate=2006-08-20}}</ref>
An illustrated book from Thunder's Mouth Press, ''Snakes on a Plane: The Guide to the Internet Ssssssensation'' by David Waldon, details the Internet phenomenon and was published [[July 28]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Snakes on a Plane: The Guide to the Internet Ssssssensation | publisher=Thunder's Mouth | year=2006 | last=Waldon | first=David | id=ISBN 1-56025-971-X}}</ref> Waldon details various [[viral video]]s relating to the ''Snakes'' craze, and interviewed their producers to find out what about the movie captured their attention.
Sterling Publishing released the tie-in [[sudoku]] book ''Snakes on a Sudoku'' by [[Francis Heaney]] and Conceptis Puzzles on [[August 1]], [[2006]]. According to the book description, the puzzles are standard sudoku puzzles, but with the 3x3 blocks of numbers replaced with "deadly snakes" (actually, snake-shaped groups of squares).<ref>{{cite book | title=Snakes on a Sudoku | publisher=Sterling | first=Francis | last=Heaney | id=ISBN 1-4027-4343-2 | year=2006}}</ref>
''Snakes on a Plane: The Complete Quote Book'' was released by [[HarperCollins]] on [[August 8]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Snakes on a Plane: The Complete Quote Book | publisher=HarperPaperbacks | id=ISBN 0-06-123886-4 | year=2006}}</ref>
===Music and audio===
On [[March 16]], [[2006]], New Line Cinema publicly announced a contest on [[TagWorld]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane/Main/Snakes-Tagworld_Release.pdf| title=TagWorld and New Line Cinema Team for ''Snakes on a Plane'' Soundtrack Contest| format=PDF| accessdate=2006-03-18}}</ref> and a website promoting the film.<ref name="snake home">{{cite web| url=http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane| title=TagWorld :: snakesonaplane's - Home| accessdate=2006-03-18}}</ref> The contest allowed artists on TagWorld to have their music featured in the movie. A flood of ''SoaP''-themed songs by artists such as [[Captain Ahab (band)|Captain Ahab]] (who ultimately won the contest), Louden Swain, the Former Fat Boys, [http://nispy.org Nispy] and others are now available because of the TagWorld contest. In addition, a [[music video]] for the film, released [[July 10]], [[2006]] on [[MTV2]]'s ''[[Unleashed]]'', has also generated publicity for the movie. The video is for the first song on the soundtrack CD, [[Cobra Starship]]'s "[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]". Additionally, the video appears during the beginning of the credits at the end of the movie.
In October 2005, Nathanial Perry and Chris Rohan recorded an audio trailer [[parody|spoof]], which helped fuel the internet buzz. Perry and Rohan recorded the "motherfucking snakes" line in the audio trailer which was added to the film during the week of re-shoots.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002234847 | title=Fan frenzy for 'Snakes' is on a different plane | publisher=Hollywood Reporter | accessdate=2006-08-20}}</ref> In July 2006, New Line Cinema signed a worldwide licensing agreement with the Cutting Corporation to produce an [[audiobook]] of the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070517033240/http://www.graphicaudio.net/press/20060807press.asp | title=Snakes on a Plane in GraphicAudio | publisher=Graphic Audio | accessdate=2006-08-20}}</ref>
The [[Snakes on a Plane: The Album|soundtrack]] was released on [[August 15]] [[2006]] and is currently available for streaming in its entirety on MTV's ''The Leak''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/the_leak/snakes_on_a_plane | title=The Leak: Snakes on a Plane - Original Soundtrack | publisher=MTV | work=The Leak | accessdate=2006-08-20}}</ref>
Some radio stations have noted the hype associated with the movie in their broadcasts, creating fake promos for supposed sequels such as ''Dinosaurs in a Cab'', ''[[Whitesnake]]s on a Plane'', and ''[[Trouser snake|Trouser Snake]]s on a Plane''. Many have also been using the voice message of Samuel L. Jackson, which is found on the film's official site, for promoting their stations.
===Television and video===
Beginning in May 2006, episodes of ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' and its sister show ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' contained references to ''Snakes on a Plane'''s title, the [[catch phrase]], and general premise. Colbert accompanies the references with an imitation of [[Samuel L. Jackson]] saying "I have had it with these muthafuckin' snakes on this muthafuckin' plane!" One notable example on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' occurred just after the alleged terror plot in August 2006, which resulted in a large number of items being banned from airplanes in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]]. This story was accompanied by the satirical tagline "Snakes not allowed on a plane." On [[August 15]], [[2006]], Samuel L. Jackson guest featured on ''The Daily Show'', opening with the movie's catch phrase. Stewart claims that Jackson is his favorite actor. On [[August 21]], [[2006]], during a segment on the show called "Snakes on a Plane: Could it Muthafuckin Happen Here", correspondent [[Samantha Bee]] asked a snake expert if there had been any reported snake attacks on planes. He denied it, to which Bee replied, "I've had it with these motherfuckin' experts denying that there's motherfuckin' snakes on motherfuckin' planes!" [[Keith Olbermann]] has featured stories about the movie and Internet buzz several times on his [[MSNBC]] news program ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann|Countdown]]''. In addition, [[G4 (television)|G4]]'s ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'' features a semi-regular segment entitled "Snakes on a Plane: An Attack of the Show Investigation", and even had a week dedicated to the movie which included interviews, including a conversation with [[Sunny Mabrey]] in a re-creation of an airplane bathroom; and a day where hundreds of snakes were on set, leading up to an event in which Olivia Munn had all of the snakes poured onto her. Additionally, [[MTV Canada]]'s ''[[MTV Live (Canada)|MTV Live]]'' has made sketches of an eager man waiting in line for months to see ''Snakes on a Plane'' first.
In June 2006, New Line Cinema commissioned famed UK audio-visual film [[remix]]ers and chop-up artists [[Addictive TV]] to cut and [[Sampling (music)|sample]] ''Snakes on a Plane'' to create trailers for the US television networks.
In September 2006, [[Rove (TV series)|Rove Live]] hosts Rove McManus and Peter Helliar spent several minutes on the show raving about how much they had been looking forward to the movie and how much they liked it, repeatedly re-iterating what they thought was the film's best selling point: "It's snakes, on a plane." The ranting was followed by a small skit of their proposed sequel, entitled 'Spiders on a Glider' and including Rove saying "I want these motherfuckin' spiders off this motherfuckin' hanglider!"
===Merchandising===
Several independent [[T-shirt]] manufacturers made T-shirts with graphics illustrating various humorous representations of the movie. One, created by [[Jeff Rowland (webcomics)|Jeffrey Rowland]], depicts a frontal exterior view of a plane [[cockpit]], with the pilot and co-pilot depicted as snakes themselves. Another uses vintage road signs to formulate "Snakes + Plane = ''Snakes on a Plane''". A third showed a cartoon representation of Samuel Jackson's [[Mace Windu]] character from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' film series cutting down snakes with a [[lightsaber]]. It was pulled, presumably for copyright reasons.
An official ''Snakes on a Plane'' T-shirt was available at [[Hot Topic]] retail stores. Samuel L. Jackson was dressed in the snakes in cockpit fanshirt in the official music video ''Snakes on a Plane''. The shirt he is wearing is from [[Jeff Rowland (webcomics)|Jeffrey Rowland's]] TopatoCo; it is unknown if he chose the shirt himself, or if someone working on wardrobe selected it. Jackson wore another fan-made shirt (from Damnation) during the MTV Movie Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snakesonablog.com/2006/06/07/snakes-on-samuel-l-jackson-on-the-mtv-movie-awards/ | title=Snakes on Samuel L. Jackson on the MTV Movie Awards | publisher=Snakes on a Blog | accessdate=2006-12-12}}</ref>
New Line Cinema partnered with the internet company [[CafePress.com]] to permit fans of ''Snakes on a Plane'' to become official licensees of ''Snakes on a Plane'' merchandise. This opened the door for millions to design and sell not only t-shirts, but other gift items such as mugs. Designers are restricted from using any copyrighted images or content created by New Line Cinema (e.g. images from the film), or images/depictions of the individual actors in the film. Fans have already responded by creating hundreds of designs including those using the full title of the film, something allowed by the New Line Cinema/CafePress partnership.
===Product placement===
The film includes several [[product placement]]s including [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] and [[Red Bull]] (which did not pay for the placement)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snakesonablog.com/2006/08/23/snakes-on-a-fact/ | title=Snakes on a Fact | publisher=Snakes on a Blog | accessdate=2007-01-02}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=April 2008}} in the opening scenes, [[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] Trucks driven by Eddie Kim, onscreen use of a [[Sony]] [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] and [[Nintendo DS]], a mention of an [[Xbox]] and a [[PlayStation 2]] (which is credited by Flynn as indirectly saving the plane: "All praises to the PlayStation!"), a [[Palm Treo]] phone (used by the character Mercedes to advance the plot, photographing the snakes and e-mailing the photos to rescue workers on the ground to have the right antivenom ready), [[Purell]] hand sanitizer, [[San Pellegrino]] mineral water, and [[Pepsi]] products on the plane. Various [[Dell]] product placements are also in the film, such as Dell LCD TVs and Flat Panel Monitors onboard. There was also an [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iBook]] in use by one of the passengers on the plane, when the passenger sits up to move, the Apple logo is seen clearly on the entire screen.
===Internet===
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''Snakes on a Plane'' generated considerable buzz on the internet after Josh Friedman's blog entry<ref name="friedman" /> and mentions on several Internet portals. The title inspired bloggers to create songs, apparel, poster art, pages of [[fan fiction]], parody films, mock [[movie trailers]] and even short film parody competitions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.originalalamo.com/sites/2blanks/about.aspx| title=(Blanks) on a (Blank): A Filmmaking Challenge Inspired by "Snakes on a Plane| accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref>
''Snakes on a Plane'' was highly promoted on the Pod-cast ''[[Filmspotting]]'', formerly known as ''[[Cinecast]]''.
Evo Terra, co-host of the popular podcast ''Michael and Evo's Wingin' It'', began promoting the film in early 2006 and frequently using the phrase "snakes on a motherfuckin' plane!" on the show. Listeners sent in Snakes on a Plane-themed voicemails and links, and the show continually featured Snakes on a Plane in various segments (for example, listeners were encouraged to call in and leave voicemails while standing in line for the film or while in the cinema watching it).
A [[viral video]] entitled "Snakes on a Plane Early Auditions" features comedian Dave Coyne doing impressions of actors [[Christopher Walken]], [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Joe Pesci]], and [[Robert De Niro]], and Muppet [[Beaker (muppet)|Beaker]], doing casting auditions for the movie.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAJgFDCU3So | title=Snakes on a Plane Early Auditions | publisher=YouTube | accessdate=2006-08-26}}</ref> The film has been featured on [[Digg]], [[iFilm]], and [[YouTube]], and was included as enhanced content on [[Snakes on a Plane: The Album|the film's soundtrack]]. Coyne's voice acting talent can be heard in the audiobook dramatization of ''Snakes on a Plane''.
In March 2006, the [[Zebro]] comedy group produced the first ever ''Snakes on a Plane'' music video contest. Contestants were told to write and record original songs inspired by the movie and then make them into music videos. The top three videos were produced by Zebro itself, including the rap song "Snakes on an MP3" which has been featured on Extra, MTV, CNN, and MSNBC after being put on [[YouTube]]. Another song entitled "100%: A Tribute to SoaP" is a [[claymation]] video dedicated to the film.
Many of the early fan-made trailers and later other viral videos and commercials circulated via YouTube, and captured media attention there with such titles as: "Snakes Who Missed The Plane", "All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us" (a spoof of the [[All your base are belong to us]] phenomenon), and "Steaks on a Train". Several websites also held contests about the film in fan-submitted short films and posters.
On [[July 6]], [[2006]], the official ''Snakes on a Plane'' website started a promotional [[sweepstakes]] called the "The #1 Fan King Cobra Sweepstakes". The contest makes innovative use of the publicity-generating potential of the Internet, requiring contestants to post links on forums, blogs, and websites and collecting votes from the users of those sites. The winner was Max Goldberg, owner of [[YTMND]], who opted to split the prize with the second place winner.
In August 2006, [[Varitalk]] launched an advertising campaign in which fans can send a semi-personalized message in Jackson's voice to telephone numbers of their choosing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=2313405&page=1 |title=If Samuel L. Jackson Called, Would You See His Movie? |date=2006-08-15 |accessdate=2006-10-31 |last=Leo |first=Alexandra}}</ref>
===Trailers===
The official [[teaser trailer]] premiered before ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand|X-Men 3: The Last Stand]]'', and the first official trailer appeared online on [[June 26]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/snakesonaplane.html Official Trailer]. [[Yahoo!]] Movies. Retrieved [[July 22]] [[2006]].</ref> Another trailer circulated in July 2006, showing several of the snake attacks and a missing pilot and co-pilot.<ref>"[http://www.allianceatlantisfilms.com/title/incinemas/48?m=1 Snakes on a Plane]." Alliance Atlantis & Odeon Films. Retrieved [[July 22]] [[2006]].]</ref> In addition, New Line Cinema commissioned famed UK audio-visual film [[remix]]ers and chop-up artists [[Addictive TV]] to cut and sample the film to create trailers for the US television networks. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] has video clips of the official trailers, as well as fan-made trailers.<ref>"[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snakes_on_a_plane/trailers.php ''Snakes on a Plane'' trailers]". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved [[July 22]] [[2006]].</ref>
==DVD release==
New Line Cinema released the "Snakes on a Plane" DVD on [[January 2]] [[2007]]. It included commentaries, deleted scenes, several featurettes, a music video, and multiple trailers. The R2 version of the DVD was released on [[December 26]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63253 | publisher=DVD Times | title=R2 Snakes on a Plane DVD Details | accessdate=2006-10-06}}</ref>
The DVD was released in Australia on [[December 28]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.roadshowentertainment.com.au/ | publisher=Roadshow Entertainment | title=Australian Snakes on a Plane DVD Release Date | accessdate=2006-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.videoezy.com.au/default.aspx?page=detail&itemId=38454 | publisher=Video Ezy | title=Australian Snakes on a Plane DVD Details | accessdate=2006-10-06}}</ref>
==Parodies and references in popular culture==
Due to its mass Internet and media interest, ''Snakes on a Plane'' has been referenced to in a variety of aspects of popular culture.
When the film was released in theaters, rumors circulated that two live [[Crotalus atrox|diamondback rattlesnakes]] had been released at a showing of the film on [[August 22]], [[2006]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]]. It was later revealed that one snake had made its way into the lobby of the theater on its own, and another had been found in the parking lot in a separate incident. The snakes were later released back into the desert.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.topix.net/content/reuters/3677687676024347936911009826240847640701?threadid=26B647K877NGB2TV|accessdate=2006-08-28| date=2006-08-22|title=Rattlers freed in ‘Snakes on a Plane’ theater prank|publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
===Literature===
*In the first issue of [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics']] miniseries dedicated to [[Stan Lee]]'s 65th anniversary at Marvel, ''Bees on a Zeppelin'' merchandise can be seen in various panels of [[Joss Whedon]]'s story "Some Steves".
*The [[August 16]], [[2006]] installment of the anthology webcomic ''[[The Joy of Tech]]'' depicts a parody of the film named "Sapiens on a Planet"; specifically, it shows a world where the roles of people and snakes are reversed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/857.html | publisher=Joy of Tech | title=Sapiens on a Planet | accessdate=2006-08-26}}</ref>
*In Issue 11 of [[Nextwave]], a series splash panel battle scenes depicts the members of Nextwave fighting various unusual and random enemies. One of these enemies is a series of snakes piloting various types of planes.
*''Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader'', a book of trivia, contains an article called "Snakes on a..." made up of several anecdotes about snakes.
*The December [[2006]] issue of ''[[Mad Magazine]]'' had a spoof saying "More High Concept Movie Titles From the Producers of Snakes on a Plane" and mentioning fake titles of movies like "Raccoons on a Moped" or "Cannibals in a Laundromat".
===Film and television===
*The [[2007 in film|2007 film]] ''[[Epic Movie]]'' contains a parody of ''Snakes on a Plane'' with an actor portraying Samuel L. Jackson who is focusing on the wordplay of the "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!" quote. In the PG-13 cinema release, "motherfucking" is replaced by "goddamn", but the DVD is uncensored.
*In the fourth episode of [[List of Gilmore Girls episodes#Season 7: 2006-2007|season 7]] of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', [[Christopher Hayden]] and [[Lorelai Gilmore]] see the film in a theater.
*UK [[Channel 4]]'s Internet show ''[[thisisaknife]]'' parodied ''Snakes on a Plane'' various times in their episode dated [[25 May]], including a trailer for "Snacks on a Train."
*In the second season finale of the show ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', a student gives a speech at his middle school graduation ceremony in which he refers to the graduating class as "a plane, soaring majestically in the air", and that recent events have threatened the ceremony, and there are now "motherfucking snakes on the motherfucking plane!"
*[[Pilobolus (dance company)|Pilobolus]], an interpretive dance/performance troupe, formed a ''Snakes on a Plane'' [[caduceus]] logo, as well as acting out snakes attacking host [[Ellen DeGeneres]], all while renditions of the score played at the [[79th Academy Awards]].
*The Bungie website announced the movie "Flood on a Plane" as an April fools gag, referring to the [[Flood (Halo)|Flood]] species in the [[Halo (series)|Halo]] universe.<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/bwu/index.html?item=66 Bungie's Weekly Updates<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Season 3, Episode 12 of Bravo's ''[[Top Chef]]'' is entitled "Snacks on a Plane." The elimination challenge was to prepare a meal in the [[Continental Airlines]] kitchen at [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], then reheat and serve it aboard a [[Boeing 777]].
*April 5 2008 YES Network announcer related a bases loaded situation with no one out as a "Snakes on a Plane" Situation (Yankees vs. Rays).
*There is a multitude of You Tube videos parodying the movie, including one entitled "Ticks on a Plane".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Wyc4eiLoc]</ref>
===Video games===
*In the [[video game]] ''[[Trauma Center: Second Opinion]]'', one of the missions is named "[[Caduceus]] on a Plane". In the [[Nintendo DS]] version, ''[[Trauma Center: Under the Knife|Under the Knife]]'', the same mission was named "Miracle at 9,800 Feet".
*Various online games refer to the film. ''[[Gaia Online]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s upcoming battle system features an enemy called "Snake+Plane". ''[[Adventure Quest]]'' has an enemy challenge called "Sneaks on a Plain". ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' has an item named "A Bag of Airline Peanuts", which, when used, releases snakes and makes a Samuel L. Jackson reference if the player is in the area called "The Nearby Plains." There is also a line in the game that says, "reaches into a higher plane and pulls out a snake!"
*The film has also been popular in several [[MMORPG]]s including ''[[Guild Wars Nightfall]]'', where an escort quest is entitled "Drakes on a Plain" and a member of the party declares: "Enough is enough, I have had it with these Balthazar-blasted Drakes in this Balthazar-blasted plain!". Also, there is a mission in the ''[[EverQuest]]'' expansion ''[[The Buried Sea]]'' called "Snakes on the Plain."
*In ''[[The Burning Crusade]]'', the expansion pack to the popular ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', there is airplane wreckage with snakes in it.
*During one of comedy central's "Last Laugh" of the year shows, Ben Stiller, as magician David Blane, put "himself" into a plastic box filled with snakes. He called the trick, "Snakes on a Blane". He would not leave the box for 48 hours, excluding his several smoke breaks.
==Snakes==
Over 450 snakes were used for filming to represent thirty different species of snakes.<ref name="IGN3">{{cite web| url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/720/720471p1.html | title=Comic-Con 2006: Snakes on a Plane Panel | accessdate=2006-12-19}}</ref> The different species include a 19-foot [[Burmese python]] named Kitty (which the crew named Kong for film purposes), a [[Scarlet Kingsnake]] (the non-venomous double for the [[coral snake]]), a [[Milk Snake|milk snake]] to fill in for the Taipan (which attacks the couple having sex), [[Corn Snake|corn snake]]s, [[rattlesnake]]s, and [[mangrove snake]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060724-snakes-plane.html | title="Snakes on a Plane": Behind the Scenes With the Movie's Snake Wrangler | publisher=''National Geographic'' | accessdate=2006-12-19}}</ref> About two-thirds of the snakes seen throughout the film were either [[animatronic]] or computer generated.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060724-snakes-plane.html | title="Snakes on a Plane": Behind the Scenes With the Movie's Snake Wrangler | publisher=''National Geographic'' | accessdate=2006-12-19}}</ref> The snakes that were real were mostly the non-venomous ones that are never seen attacking anyone. The scenes where someone is clearly bitten were often done with the most animation. According to the DVD, "all" the snakes had production names, but only "Scarface" (an animated [[pit viper]]), "Peanut" (a [[cobra]]) and "Kong" are mentioned by name in the audio commentary.
==Ratings==
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| | {{USA}}
| | Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence.
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| | [[BBFC]]
| | {{UK}}
| | Contains strong language, sex and bloody violence.
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| | Rated B-15 for language, violence and nudity.
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| | 14A for violence, sexually suggestive scenes, nudity, coarse language
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| | M for moderate horror violence, moderate coarse language, sex scene and incidental drug use.
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| style="background-color:#008000; color:#000000; font-family:arial, helvetica; text-align:center; font-size: 20px; font-weight:bolder;" | '''16'''
| | [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft|FSK]]
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| | Released to age 16 or older.
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| | M for violence, offensive language and sex scenes.
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| | [[IFCO]]
| | {{IRL}}
| | Strong violence and language, moderate sex/nudity, mild drug references.
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| style="background-color:#000000; color:#ffffff; font-family:arial, helvetica; text-align:center; font-size: 20px; font-weight:bolder;" | 16
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| | 16 for violence, fear and coarse language.<ref>[http://www.kijkwijzer.nl/classificaties2.php?id=21026 Kijkwijzer.Nl:<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| | {{Malaysia}}
| | Classified as "umum" (General), but possibly with moral censorship applied before release
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| | Singapore Media Development Authority
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| | Uncut version passed M18 for violence and gore. An edited version was granted an NC-16 certificate.<ref>[http://www.mda.gov.sg/wms.www/resources_result.aspx?search=Snakes%20on%20a%20Plane&actor=&producer=&rating=&language=&decision= Media Development Authority - Film Classification Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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*[http://www.snakesonablog.com/ Snakes on a Blog]
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