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One Thousand Angry Spiders ... On a Plane?!

Posted Nov 14th 2009 4:11AM by TMZ Staff

Even Samuel L. Jackson isn't badass enough to handle this nightmare. Some English pet shop owner was busted in an airport in Brazil for trying to smuggle 1,000 LIVE SPIDERS onto an airplane.



He almost made it too -- dude was arrested on Wednesday right before he boarded his flight back to Europe at Rio de Janeiro's international airport ... when an x-ray of his suitcases revealed he was traveling with an army of illegal 8-legged cargo ... including tarantulas.

He hoped to sell the creepy crawlies once he got home -- but now faces up to a year in jail if convicted of animal trafficking, plus millions in fines.

Tags: airport, brazil, england, europe, rio de janeiro, RioDeJaneiro, spiders

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1. What a Winner lol

Posted at 12:16AM on Nov 14th 2009 by jrlou

2. "dude"

Posted at 12:21AM on Nov 14th 2009 by t

3. Good grief! I'd have to be sedated if those things ever got loose on the plane, I'd be trying to jump out of the damn plane.

Posted at 12:23AM on Nov 14th 2009 by Cassey

4. eww

Posted at 12:39AM on Nov 14th 2009 by victoria

5. Holly god damn, this story is so freaky that is makes my skin crawl. Can you imagine the guys face who open the briefcase and one of these little freaky boxes. I don't even want to know what else shows up in the overhead that doesn't get caught in security. At least the damn freaky goolish english dude could have checked it in and worse case those creepy crawlers would have to get through the cargo hold, to bad for the baggage handlers if they inspected it. That could brought down a plane if they got loose and started a mass panic, the soccer mom's would have fainted. The old grandma in isle three would have died and kids would be running around with spiders in there hair laughing at the adults.

Posted at 1:00AM on Nov 14th 2009 by Brian L

6. Ewwww Ewww Ewwww!!!!

What a dumb a$$!

Nut job!

Posted at 1:14AM on Nov 14th 2009 by TRM

7. poor spiders! they are gross but i hope they are ok.

Posted at 1:46AM on Nov 14th 2009 by kitty

8. Holy crap...the guy who wrote #4 up there is the NUT! Forget about the story!!!

Posted at 1:47AM on Nov 14th 2009 by Sideshow

9. "Spiders on a Plane!" There's a movie, just work in some sexy young vampires, at least one lesbian kiss, the plane crashes in the mountains, spiders build a huge web and ensnare the survivors! Hollywood Gold!

Posted at 2:00AM on Nov 14th 2009 by Alan

10. 8. "Spiders on a Plane!" There's a movie, just work in some sexy young vampires, at least one lesbian kiss, the plane crashes in the mountains, spiders build a huge web and ensnare the survivors! Hollywood Gold!

Posted at 2:00AM on Nov 14th 2009 by Alan

LOL!

Posted at 2:39AM on Nov 14th 2009 by great idea

11. What a dumbass!

Posted at 2:44AM on Nov 14th 2009 by in a world full of idiots

12. I love how tmz asked this idiot kooky to quit posting stupid crap and STILL does it I hate this person this isn't my space or facebook go somewhere where your village idiot ways are wanted ........ your as gross as these spiders

Posted at 5:43AM on Nov 14th 2009 by republican mensa

13. Wow, this is why I never fly. I would be freaking out.

Posted at 7:38AM on Nov 14th 2009 by omg

14. I own around 16 tarantulas, they are great exotic pets that don't bark & interesting to look at.
That guy would have made a lot of money if he went through. Some hard to get tarantulas cost between $300-$600.
Most tarantulas though range in the price of "$20-$50".

Just want to clarify that arachnids shouldn't be scary, there is no reason to be scared. I'm pretty sure humans are a lot larger and more powerful than spiders.

Posted at 8:44AM on Nov 14th 2009 by Larizza

15. There are M*****-F***ing spiders on this M*****-F***ing plane!!!
Yea. I saw that movie to.
I even saw that guy on CNN creating that saying.
He diden't want money or anything, only credit for creating that line.

Posted at 8:31PM on Nov 15th 2009 by ralphie the one-eyed

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