Pythons Escape On Australian Flight

Life imitated art on an Australian passenger plane when four snakes being transported on board escaped from captivity. No one was hurt, and the snakes were never found.

An Australian airliner was grounded after four baby pythons escaped from their container in the aircraft's hold.
The snakes, just six inches long, were among 12 Stimson's pythons being flown from Alice Springs to Melbourne.

Twelve non-venomous Stimson's pythons were being transported on a flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne on Tuesday. They were in the plane's cargo area in a bag inside a plastic foam box , which was studded with air holes.

When the flight landed, it was discovered that four snakes had escaped, leading to a prolonged search of the aircraft and forcing the cancellation of two flights, the airline confirmed.

Here's what I think is going on here:

First, the Snakes on a Plane phenomenon has been building momentum for well over a year now.

Alerting the public to a film so far in advance is a high risk matter for the movie producers -- since people can form strong opinions based on leaked photos or footage on such sites and those first impressions can be hard to shake.

So, if the film really strikes it big at the box office, we can see this as a powerful illustration of Life Imitating Art.

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