Oh, look at that - a big snake. Let's video tape it from tail to head, just to show our friends on teh InterWeb how docile and harmless snakes really are.
Wait for it ... wait for it ... http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2008/07/dont-bother-the.html [embedded YouTube]
Something that size moving that fast, must have been like being hit with car.
How would you like to live someplace where snakes that size are crawling around? Now that would give you nightmares.