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.
I’ll be concerned when it’s zombies on a train.
I saw that documentary
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!
Well we have:
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:
And a whole car based spinoff series (not all of which are quite as scary):
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.