kˈiːθ ɐlˈeɪn ʌvðə mˈʌnθli fˈɪlm bˈʊlɪtˌɪn ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt æn "ɐtɹˈæktɪv stɹˈiːk ʌv hjˈuːmɚ sədʒˈɛsts ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒᵻz ðæt ˌɛsˌɛsˈɛssnˈeɪk mˈeɪ tˈɜːn ˌɪntʊ ɐ məkˈɑːbɹə lˈɪɾəl θɹˈɪlɚɹ ɔnðə lˈaɪnz ʌvðə flˈaɪ," ænd lɐmˈɛntᵻd ðˈæt "pˈæɹədi ɪz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dʒˈɛɾɪsənd ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv poːɹtˈɛntəs hˈɔɹɚ ...
Keith Alain of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that an "attractive streak of humour suggests in the early stages that Ssssnake may turn into a macabre little thriller on the lines of The Fly," and lamented that "parody is eventually jettisoned in favour of portentous horror ...