What is a Beer Snake? XFL clamps down on iconic celebration

A beer snake is the stacking of numerous plastic beer cups to form a "snake". They are quite the thrill, as it has been reported that a snake once reached 175m before it was taken down. Furthermore, beer snakes are commonly accepted in sports like cricket, soccer, rugby, and other association events.

If you want to make the perfect snake, you will need a couple of materials. First, you'll need many empty plastic beer cups, which can be gotten within or outside the stadium. Next, you'll need a lot of cooperation, as your fellow fans must join the party. So, when your fellow fans are up for the thrill, you can construct the snake by inserting the cups into each other.

The first ever snake was reportedly constructed in 1969, in a cricket match, and it has featured in numerous cricket matches since then. As such, it's clear that the XFL and American football came late to the party.

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Interestingly, the beer snake was clamped down on in a recent XFL game. In a D.C. Defenders versus Seattle Sea Dragons game, Defenders fans tried to create a little snake, but security quickly curtailed their efforts. That didn't sit well with the fans, who pelted the field with lemons. Yes, you heard that right, lemons.

It's unclear why security took such measures and why the XFL is averse to beer snakes. We can only hope that the iconic crowd pleaser makes a glorious return in the not-so-distant future.

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Will the Beer Snake make a return to XFL?

It's unsure whether the snake will return to the XFL, as we don't know why it was removed in the first place. The XFL has an array of cool on-field inventions, but they eroded some goodwill by banning a popular crowd activity.

The league has only just started, so the snake could return to arenas. However, till that is confirmed, we will ready our ripe lemons for some target practice.