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This is the Friends of History Debating Society.

I'm John Bachelor with my dear colleague

Jeremy Sackis, reporting from New South Wales,

The Snakes are awake.

Sounds like a horror movie.

One of my favorite ideas for a Hollywood movie

tells you the depth of planning that goes on in Hollywood.

Snakes in a plane.

I understand it was a hit.

I didn't see it.

It'll probably come back in five or ten years

as one of those celebrated late night shows, Snakes in a plane. You've got snakes in a

plane except for the plane is all Australia. Jeremy, this is a semi serious

question. Does snake handlers not wear gloves because it's macho?

Do they not wear gloves because that makes them more sensitive to the snake's attitude? Do they not wear gloves because they forget? Do they not

wear gloves because they left them in the truck? What explains not wearing gloves

handling an Eastern brown snake.

John I wish I knew and I can tell you it's not just a new thing either growing up in Adelaide we had the snake capture over many many times living near a national park and they never wore gloves never once and I just don't

understand it. I assume maybe there is some much of wisdom to it. I assume maybe a little bit of truth in the fact that you can

feel the snake better when you've got it in your

bare hands but honestly I think in some ways it may actually just come down to pure

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