Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy "shinkansen" services.It was unclear whether the cold-blooded commuter was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers, a spokesman for Central Japan Railway Company told AFP Shinkansen customers can bring small dogs, cats and other animals, including pigeons on board -- but not snakes.
    • HossenfefferEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      Snakes on a plane, zombies on a train, crocodiles on a snowmobile, vampires on a ferry, werewolves on a funicular, moth men in a kayak, sasquatches on a tricycle, golems in an uber, mermaids on a tram, mummies on a dirigible, ghouls in a jeep…

      This franchise has legs!

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        Well we have:

        • Snakes on a Train (2006)
        • Zombies on a Plane (2025) - OJ’s last film?

        And Train to Busan is basically Zombies on a Train.

        So there is plenty of room for more, in the way people went wild after Cocaine Bear.

        I’d add to your suggestions with:

        • Walrus on a Tourbus
        • Fairies on a Ferry
        • Yeti on a Cable Car
        • HossenfefferEnglish
          3·
          7 months ago

          And a whole car based spinoff series (not all of which are quite as scary):

          • Pandas in a Fiat Panda
          • Vipers in a Dodge Viper
          • Jaguars in an E-Type
          • Stag Beetles in a VW Beetle (and the out of sequence, fan-favourite instalment: Stag Beetles in a Triumph Stag)
          • Male Horses (under four years old) in a Mitsubishi Colt
          • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
            3·
            7 months ago

            Pandas in a Fiat Panda

            I could definitely see this as a viral as back in the day - SLJ turns up and his Fiat Pandanus full of pandas, prompting a sweaty rant.