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TIL in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', most of the snakes in the 'Well of Souls' scene were actually just pieces of hose. The scene was filmed in England where producers couldn't find enough snakes in pet shops to make the scene work. Many of the real snakes used would also not be found in Africa.

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