Snakes On A Reporter!
When the reptile legions are not busy planning the takeover of the Earth, sometimes they just like to take in a baseball game. This, of course, is a manifestation of the well-known fascination that snakes have with shoes. Cleats really get to them. But the snake who attended the spring training game between the Mets and the Indians had a little extra fun.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 3-foot black snake sent reporters scurrying in the press box as the the New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in a spring training game on Tuesday.
As the snake slithered across notebooks and laptop computers in the bottom of the fourth inning, fans stood up and laughed as they gazed into the press area.
The snake was last seen rolling around on the ground laughing. Which is particularly painful for snakes because they are unable to hold their bellies when that happens. A collection will be taken up to provide emergency underwear for reporters who cover games held at the Chain of Lakes ballpark.
UPDATE: Thusly:
By Hurricane Shirley, Wednesday, 14 March , 2007 @ 10:06 am
Maybe the reporters can wear astronaut diapers.