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The snake.
Key Quote: The snake, the species of which was unknown, will be taken to the nearby Hartebeespoort Snake Park for safekeeping and rehabilitation before being released into the wild, Ms Nothnagel said.
We have two questions:
1. Rehabilitation?
2. Ms. Nothnagel?
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We have two questions:
Oh wait, you said them already.
Posted by: Marvin | Paranoid Android | January 19, 2005 at 01:52 PM
how can the snake "guard" anything if it's in a glass case?????
Posted by: lollyk | January 19, 2005 at 01:52 PM
Wait, no, there are more questions. LOTS of questions. Many of them, many much, much questions.
Posted by: Marvin | Paranoid Android | January 19, 2005 at 01:53 PM
The "rehabilition" is probably physical rehab due to head trauma caused by trying to break out of the glass cage to get to the "dagga".
Posted by: slyeyes | January 19, 2005 at 01:57 PM
A lot of men's best friends are their "snakes."
Posted by: Mike "Mad's Dork" Weasel | January 19, 2005 at 02:00 PM
in my experience most men ARE..... well i just mean they ACT like snakes
Posted by: lollyk | January 19, 2005 at 02:02 PM
sorry, i had a (guy related) rotten weekend
Posted by: lollyk | January 19, 2005 at 02:03 PM
Hartebeespoort Snake Park
and they give ME a hard time about weird place names in Oz.....
Posted by: wysiwyg | January 19, 2005 at 02:07 PM
What excercises are involved in snake rehab? Is this like physical therapy or perhaps drug rehab?
Posted by: Jessica R. | January 19, 2005 at 02:13 PM
I'm with lollyk on this one - if I were a dagga snagga, wouldn't slow me down much...
Posted by: jamester | January 19, 2005 at 02:13 PM
Maybe the snake also needs to go into detox before being released into the wild...
Otherwise, all the other snakes will beat on him and he'll be too stoned to fight back...
Posted by: Higgy | January 19, 2005 at 02:20 PM
they're (not there or their) probly just jealous and that's why they want to beat him up
Posted by: lollyk | January 19, 2005 at 02:23 PM
woops, i meant probably
Posted by: lollyk | January 19, 2005 at 02:24 PM
What exactly is a snake park anyway? I've heard of dog parks, but snakes?
Man: I'll be back in a few minutes, honey. I'm going to take Monty* for a slither at Hartebeespoort's.
Woman: OK, don't forget the tiny snakey pooper scooper!**
*almost certainly the most common name for a pet python.
**which WBAGNFA REM song.
Posted by: Mike "Mad's Dork" Weasel | January 19, 2005 at 02:34 PM
Farmer: Dammit Snake, you were supposed to GUARD the dagga!
Snake: Sorry, dude *cough, cough* I was one "baked" snake
Farmer: Well, now you've gone & done it. I'm going to jail and you're going to rehab
Snake: REHAB!
Farmer: Yeah... Rehab!
Snake: What are they gonna do with the stuff?
Farmer: Burn it I guess
Snake: BURN IT!
Farmer: Yeah, Burn it... see what you've done
*crying*
Snake: I want a lawyer
Farmer: You're a snake
Snake: Professional courtesy dude. I'll get one for free.
Farmer: That's just a punchline
Snake: They think that was a glass case
Farmer: You mean your bong? What did you do with your permit?
Snake: Where else was I gonna get paper? I'm a snake.
Farmer: This just isn't my day
Posted by: Writer's Cramp | January 19, 2005 at 02:36 PM
Where's Steve Irwin when you need him?
Posted by: opiesgirl | January 19, 2005 at 02:40 PM
One (more) question :
If the species of the snake was unknown, how did they know it was indigenous???
Mebbe they're (not their, or there) being disingenuous...
Posted by: El Tio Oma'r | January 19, 2005 at 02:47 PM
El Tio Oma'r,
The snake had to be indigenous. Mr. Pot Grower was far too busy tending his crops to go out and import a snake, but maybe the snake is his emotional support pet and he should be allowed to take it to jail with him.
Posted by: Jessica R. | January 19, 2005 at 05:20 PM
Almost sounds like the caption from one of those Far Side cartoons.
Posted by: dvd1d | January 19, 2005 at 06:54 PM
Stoned Snakes wbagnfarb
Posted by: Alex D. | January 20, 2005 at 02:36 AM
Jessica R. -
Okay, I'll buy your explanation without question ... the problem I have is their statement of "fact" and the corresponding failure ot back it up ... bad reporting ... sorry, newspaper virus biting once again ...
but then, I suppose an Aussie paper doesn't hafta use the AP stylebook, eh?
Posted by: E.T.O. | January 20, 2005 at 03:29 AM
C-bol -
mebbe they shoulda just smoked the snake?
Posted by: E.T.O. | January 20, 2005 at 04:09 AM
C'bol -
mayhap they should've just smoked the snake?
Posted by: e.t.o. | January 20, 2005 at 04:11 AM
C'bol -
mayhap they should've just smoked the snake?
Posted by: e.t.o. | January 20, 2005 at 04:11 AM
stupid dialup ...
Posted by: eto | January 20, 2005 at 04:14 AM
stupid dialup ...
Posted by: eto | January 20, 2005 at 04:15 AM
Snake park?
SNAKE PARK??!?
Posted by: Ol' Chumbucket | January 20, 2005 at 06:13 AM
Now let's not forget, the snake would be venemous, not poisonous.
Posted by: Robert | January 20, 2005 at 01:21 PM
If one takes the snake to a snake park, must the snake be leashed? Harnessed? Staked out? Or may they run freely? I mean, may they slither freely?
Would the owner get in trouble if his snake ate somebody else's snake? Or if his snake ate somebody else?
Come on people! We need answers!
Posted by: proggy | January 20, 2005 at 03:21 PM
ahhh...nothnagel. i dated a mike nothnagel in college. his name alone was reason enough to date him.
Posted by: velvis | January 22, 2005 at 03:33 PM
Wow. This is interesting.
is interestingPosted by: peridot | June 13, 2006 at 03:00 PM
Try again. This
is interestingPosted by: peridot | June 13, 2006 at 03:01 PM