Snakes on Your Plane? Serpents Are Frequent Fliers Too

In the new horror movie Snakes on a Plane, which slithers into theaters this Friday, hundreds of deadly snakes are set loose inside an airplane, where they proceed to attack the passengers.

It's only a movie, of course, but snakes are regular airline travelers in real life too, crisscrossing the skies as part of the burgeoning trade in pet reptiles.

Not that you're likely to face one in the seat next to you. Snakes—at least those traveling legally—go strictly cargo, and must be safely stowed away inside fortified crates.