Snake references just as ok as Monty Python jokes/references in python community? :)

[Roy Smith]

In article <1165607250.544331.124360 at j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
 "seberino at spawar.navy.mil" <seberino at spawar.navy.mil> wrote:

> I'm semi-seriously wondering if snake jokes are valid in the Python
> community since technically, Python came from Monty Python, not
> slithery animals.
> 
> Problem is I don't know that anyone born after Elvis died gets any of
> these Monty Python jokes.
> 
> Is it kosher to make snake jokes/references even though officially they
> don't have anything to do with the name of our favorite language?
> (*Everyone* gets snake jokes! :)
> 
> Chris

It's people like you wot cause unrest!