Snake found on Metro Blue Line train at Reagan National Airport

[marmar]

ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — There were reports of a snake slithering around on a Blue Line train at Reagan National Airport around 9:30 p.m. on July 12.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said no riders were harmed but they were surprised and nervous to “find the reptile passenger on board.”

WMATA had passengers get off of the train which it took out of service. Animal Control was called to remove the snake. ..........................(more)

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/arlington-county/snake-on-the-loose-on-the-blue-line-train/

[Ocelot II]

1. Snakes on a train. Somebody had to say it.

[Blue Owl]

2. Karl Rove's taking public transportation now?

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Looks a harmless little water snake

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Fare jumping is a big problem on the DC Metro.

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[DBoon]

5. Would this be a case of "fare slithering"?

[marmar]

10. LOL. Nobody tried to stop him.

.... and actually now that you mention it, I was in DC last week and the fare gate jumping was pretty rampant.

[SalamanderSleeps]

6. Everytime I hear "Reagan" National Airport I get a little pissed.

Why the fuck is anything named after that asshole?

He did not invent the propeller or circumnavigate Antarctica.

He did fuck the air traffic controllers through the wall though.

He was a two faced lapdog that got two of my friends splattered in Granada.

He deserves no positive mention in history.

But the GOP has managed to get his name stuck on a whole bunch of shit he had nothing to do with.

Like:

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) - Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

The Ronald Reagan Highway

The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Georgetown, Texas.

The Ronald Reagan Leadership Medal

And multiple high schools in various states, including Texas, California, and Wisconsin. All when he was the asshole that gutted public schools.

The snake was probably just trying to hop the train to get the fuck out of there.

[kimbutgar]

7. I still refer to that airport at the national airport

My late Dad hated Reagan and said he was a lousy actor and governor of California. I wasn’t political when reagan ran for president. My Dad educated me to never vote repuke.

[Ocelot II]

8. A lot of old air traffic controllers still call it National, and with good reason.

Just wait until TFG's fanboys start trying to name things.

[SalamanderSleeps]

9. I think a little room in Leavenworth should have his name on the door.

I could not help but to vote for that.