Snakes (almost) on a Plane
September 2, 2010 10:02 PM Subscribe
95 snakes found in bag at Malaysia airport. That's 95 live boa constrictors. Keng Liang "Anson" Wong, 52, was previously convicted of wildlife trafficking in the United States. It is unclear whether he served the full term. (previously)
Boa constrictors from Malaysia? Perhaps reticulated pythons? That said, I vote for giving him a damn good flogging!
posted by Ahab at 10:14 PM on September 2, 2010
posted by Ahab at 10:14 PM on September 2, 2010
Ways to get caught smuggling exotic snakes:
Short breathe
Squirming asexually
Erogenous zone petting
Talking to the hand
Unheard beat of drums
Asking for a double ice
posted by Mblue at 10:49 PM on September 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
Short breathe
Squirming asexually
Erogenous zone petting
Talking to the hand
Unheard beat of drums
Asking for a double ice
posted by Mblue at 10:49 PM on September 2, 2010 [3 favorites]
Now that the snakes on a plane joke has been made, where do we go from here?
posted by bicyclefish at 11:57 PM on September 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bicyclefish at 11:57 PM on September 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
It will be good for the world when this guy dies.
posted by pracowity at 2:36 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by pracowity at 2:36 AM on September 3, 2010
Prison is not good enough for this guy, whose wife helped him to run his business when he was behind bars the first time. I doubt that he's fazed by the prospect of jail.
I'm actually shocked that Wong was apprehended in KLIA. This Nat Geo article from January suggests that he has allies in customs and the freaking Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Worse, a number of parks and sanctuaries in the country appear to be fronts for animal smuggling operations. *sigh*
posted by peripathetic at 3:01 AM on September 3, 2010
I'm actually shocked that Wong was apprehended in KLIA. This Nat Geo article from January suggests that he has allies in customs and the freaking Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Worse, a number of parks and sanctuaries in the country appear to be fronts for animal smuggling operations. *sigh*
posted by peripathetic at 3:01 AM on September 3, 2010
I own a rusty egg-beater. Just give me five minutes with this guy.
posted by Sutekh at 3:12 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by Sutekh at 3:12 AM on September 3, 2010
Isn't this what No-Fly lists are for?
posted by scruss at 4:15 AM on September 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by scruss at 4:15 AM on September 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
It's not often I envy airport security personnel. It seems like a pretty shit job most of the time. But I would really have liked to see a bag full of 95 boa constrictors break open on a conveyor belt. I mean, people often assume that I, as a bartender, have tons of interesting bar stories, but I ain't got nothing on a bag full of boa constrictors bursting open on my shift.
posted by Jawn at 5:21 AM on September 3, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by Jawn at 5:21 AM on September 3, 2010 [5 favorites]
Now that the snakes on a plane joke has been made, where do we go from here?
8(+87) Heads in a Duffle bag?
posted by Widepath at 7:39 AM on September 3, 2010
8(+87) Heads in a Duffle bag?
posted by Widepath at 7:39 AM on September 3, 2010
95 Snakes in a bag on a plane
95 Snakes in a bag,
Take one out,
pass it about,
94 Snakes in a bag on a plane.
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:55 AM on September 3, 2010 [6 favorites]
95 Snakes in a bag,
Take one out,
pass it about,
94 Snakes in a bag on a plane.
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:55 AM on September 3, 2010 [6 favorites]
after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
My mother-in-law is unbelievably phobic of snakes. Like mistakenly-beat-a-garden-hose-to-death-with-a-shovel-while-screaming level of phobic.
I'm trying to imagine her standing waiting for her bags when this happened. I can only assume that most of the casualties to people nearby would have been the result of her going from standing still to supersonic in the space of just a few feet, as she went for the door.
Who let the snakes on a plane out of the bag?
Thanks, now I've got this stuck in my head:
WHO LET THE SNAKES OUT? HISSSS HISSS HISSS HISSS
WHO LET THE SNAKES OUT? HISSSS HISSS HISSS HISSS...
posted by quin at 7:57 AM on September 3, 2010
My mother-in-law is unbelievably phobic of snakes. Like mistakenly-beat-a-garden-hose-to-death-with-a-shovel-while-screaming level of phobic.
I'm trying to imagine her standing waiting for her bags when this happened. I can only assume that most of the casualties to people nearby would have been the result of her going from standing still to supersonic in the space of just a few feet, as she went for the door.
Who let the snakes on a plane out of the bag?
Thanks, now I've got this stuck in my head:
WHO LET THE SNAKES OUT? HISSSS HISSS HISSS HISSS
WHO LET THE SNAKES OUT? HISSSS HISSS HISSS HISSS...
posted by quin at 7:57 AM on September 3, 2010
Given that exotic snakes are, without fail, smuggled in groups of 100, the question becomes- where did Anson hide the final five?
(puts on sunglasses)
posted by Casimir at 9:02 AM on September 3, 2010
(puts on sunglasses)
posted by Casimir at 9:02 AM on September 3, 2010
Anything over, say, 20 snakes (or monkeys or birds or whatever) starts to sound less like a crime scheme and more like a bad dare.
posted by redsparkler at 10:28 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by redsparkler at 10:28 AM on September 3, 2010
together with a few other snakes and a turtle
All in ONE bag? What the hell? I can't even imagine the size of the bag that holds 95 boas, plus "a few other snakes and a turtle." I keep envisioning this giant burlap sack that won't stop moving.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:07 PM on September 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
All in ONE bag? What the hell? I can't even imagine the size of the bag that holds 95 boas, plus "a few other snakes and a turtle." I keep envisioning this giant burlap sack that won't stop moving.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:07 PM on September 3, 2010 [1 favorite]
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