Life imitates the Dumbass Movie of the Decade.

AFP: 'Snakes on a Plane'... and in the theater

Reality mirrored fiction in Phoenix, Arizona, when moviegoers watching the film "Snakes on a Plane" found a rattlesnake in the theater and one outside, cinema chain AMC Entertainment Inc. said.

"One of the snakes was found inside the theatre and the other one in the parking lot," AMC spokeswoman Melanie Bell told AFP, when asked about last weekend's incident just after the film's nationwide debut.

In a statement, AMC said no one was injured in the scare and indicated that pranksters had placed the poisonous snakes, native to the southwestern US desert, at the theater.

"We hope our guests will continue to respect their fellow moviegoers by not engaging in any disruptive activities during the film and, as always, AMC takes steps that are both proactive and cautionary to ensure the safety and security of our guests and associates," the company said.

Deadly rattlesnakes are merely "disruptive"? I guess a goat rapist bombing is merely "inconvenient"...