As a child, I sustained deep psychological scars after watching a terrifying movie called The Gorgon , in which Medusa turned people to stone when they stared at the writhing snakes on her head. Girlfriend applies pliers to serpent. Girlfriend dials 911. Cops rush in. Paquin X-rayed for stray teeth.
Cops begin execution.
Execution drags on . . . Dead snake squirms for hours . . . . The characters and plot were so relentlessly bizarre that one merely had to step out of the way much of the time, kind of like a toreador letting the bull rush past the red flag. This is all my blood. On a serious note, as a former zoo docent, I handled snakes many a time.