Various Notes...

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Aberforth's Goat" <Aberforths_Goat at Y...> wrote:
> Amber wondered,
> 
> > Actual: why burma and not brazil
> > Translation: Is there a reason to have the snake be from Burma and
> > not Brazil?
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Actual: No "Amigo"
> > Translation: The snake doesn't say "Thanksssss Amigo"! What, they
> > couldn't spend the half a second to have it say Amigo? Hmph.
> 
> I think the people at the zoo must have pointed out that pythons live Burma,
> not Brazil, and convinced the film people to correct the habitat. 

The book originally said boa constrictor from Brazil.  The film switched to a 
python frm Burma.  Presumably because pythons get much larger than boas.

Naturally, a snake from Burma wouldn't say "Amigo."  For that matter, nor 
would a snake from Brazil, since Brazilians speak Portuguese, not Spanish.