Snakes on a Plane

I have noticed that snakes have been making a wide comeback recently. And by "snakes," I mean all slithering reptiles. In the movies, we started off with 1997's Anaconda (definitely NOT J Lo's finest film):

Then, there was the basilisk (AKA huge snake with poisonous fangs) in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as well as all the other snake references throughout the series:

And most recently, we had the Samuel L. Jackon cult flick Snakes on a Plane:

There are definitely other movies out there that featured snakes...but I'm not a huge fan of snakes, so I didn't see those movies and therefore do not know what they are.

Snakes permeate our everyday lives as well. Why, just today I was perusing through the news and came across an article about a python in Kuala Lumpur who inhaled at the very least ELEVEN guard dogs! The hounds were protecting a fruit orchard, but apparently met their demise when they came face to face with the 23 foot long reptile. Thankfully, some people got wise to the fact that their canines were disappearing. The snake was caught by villagers, though not harmed. He was simply tied to a tree. I hope it was a big tree...I mean, a 23 foot long snake has got to be pretty strong, right? And how do you even tie a snake to a tree? Wouldn't it slither out? Well, no matter. Wildlife officials took over from there.

Those villagers don't look the least bit sad about their dead dogs. I would be so pissed that I had not only lost my companion but also my employee, that I would not look quite so delighted at the prospect of holding this spitting, sin-causing beast. Anyway, this all leads to the question that I would like you to ponder: Are snakes taking over the world? (Or have they already done so?)


PS
I know that this article is really random. It has been that kind of day.