I was not an observer to the following event, but it was related to me by someone who knew someone who was.
The bird aviary along the Pangani Forest Trail at Disney's Animal Kingdom is full of various exotic birds (well, duuh) and the occasional local snake which is attracted by the assortment of feathered food possibilities.
It so happened that one particular little snake, browsing for breakfast, was driven out of the aviary by the birds which had been alerted by some sort of avian early warning system.
So the little guy slithered into the gorilla compound.
Now, gorillas are physically impressive; they weigh about 300-400-pounds each and have massive arms and powerful legs. All the better to stomp a little snake. Right? Wrong.
The gorillas spot the little snake and take off at a run for the door leading to the interior shelter, whereupon they began pounding on the door until a Cast member/Keeper opened up. The gorillas shot inside and refused to come back outside for the rest of the day.
The moral of the story: Size does not matter when you're ophidiophobic.
Photo: Allears.net
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