Support Your Local Serpent (1972): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1972, Support Your Local Serpent is an animation film directed by Arthur Davis, running about 6 minutes.

What it’s about. The Blue Racer is trying to catch Japanese Beetle. He first tries to catch him by hiding inside a hose, however, plan is backfired when Japanese Beetle turns on the faucet. Then he tries to catch him by hopping, but again, plan foiled because he ran across a rolling roller. While chasing the Beetle again, Blue Racer runs into a venus flytrap, which spits the snake out (the flytrap claims that it tasted awful). The Blue Racer decided he needs to fly in the air to catch the bug and sucks a can of helium, and floats in the air. However, when he opens his mouth, he flys off in the air and falls into a bag of genuine fertilizer.

Who’s in it. Support Your Local Serpent stars Bob Holt as Blue Racer / Japanese Beetle / Venus Flytrap / Jake (voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Support Your Local Serpent has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Support Your Local Serpent page.

If you liked it. Fans of Support Your Local Serpent tend to enjoy Spirited Away, Your Name., Grave of the Fireflies and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.