http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91976479 The current Washington DC production of Anthony and Cleopatra is apparently using real snakes. Yikes. Interview with snake wrangler Dani Rose interview with NPR.
Shakespeare makes life better.
Sounds intense, but my problem is that once real snakes come into play, I’m not longer watching a play, I’m watching a snake.