rescue the snakes

To do something you've been putting off. To do something you don't want to do.

I've been cleaning the house for hours, and it's spotless. Now it's time to rescue the snakes and clean up the puke in the bathroom.

Reference: from the movie "Pee Wee's Big Adventure." The scene wherein Pee Wee Herman is rescuing animals from the burning pet shop. He does not like snakes, and rescues them last after every animal is safe, with a grimace on his face while screaming.

by Rick Anders March 19, 2008

In the snakes

When you're feeling sad or bummed out. Based on the latin inus snakus thus.

Leechi: Gee, Mrs. Othelia's math class today sure was not fun!
Rambutan: You said it, friend. We are in the snakes right now.

by Cookie Jerusalem Monster February 16, 2021

What the snakes?

To express a feeling of confusion i.e. "What the hell?"

Kid 1: I just made out with a window licker that rides the short bus to school!
Kid 2: What the Snakes?

by moe deca 1200 September 26, 2006

it's the snakes

A way of explaining an odd happening or a strange, inexplicable occurrence. Taken from the movie Snakes On A Plane, when the lights go off and someone shouts: "It's the snakes! It's the snakes!"

Joe: So did you hear about Jeff? His clothes caught on fire and he had to be treated for first-degree burns!

John: Ouch! How did that happen?

Joe: No one knows. Haha, maybe it's the snakes.

John: Maybe.

by Andrew Fisher January 1, 2007

Watch out for the snakes

To keep an eye out for people who you think you can trust, but will end up stabbing you in the back.

Chris "I thought Rey was a bro but him and his girl haven't been talking to me. So I asked her what was wrong and she said that he sees me as a threat and he told her to stop talking to me. Even though when they were going to break up I vouched for him and told her not to because I thought he was a good guy."
Ed: "Gotta watch out for the snakes bro!"

by Sir.Darkfox January 7, 2016

Feed the Snakes

An analogy for feeding an addiction, namely cigarettes.

"Hey Emily, can you watch the kids? I desperately need to feed the snakes."
"No problem, just don't take too long."

by CrunchyZombies October 9, 2019

Cutting the snakes head off

When you have to shit but there is no good option, so you shit a bit to relief the pressure.

I was cutting the snakes head off , but i forgot to close the door.

by Big daw March 4, 2026