Some Genuinely Weird Stuff Went Down On The Set Of The X-Files

FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigated some pretty strange stuff on The X-Files — but on top of all the weirdness on-screen, plenty of bizarre stuff happened on the set, too. Trust us on this one: The truth is way out there.

Animal wrangling is a dangerous business on the best of days - and for a show like The X-Files, it could be particularly harrowing. For example, the episode "Signs and Wonders" features Mulder and Scully encountering an Appalachian snake-handling church.

Director Kim Manners insisted on using real rattlesnakes for the episode, according to the X-Files Episode Guide. In fact, thirty actual snakes were used in "Signs and Wonders." While filming, a professional snake wrangler was standing by the whole time — along with medical services, just in case.

And here's a buzzworthy news nugget for you. In a scene from The X-Files: Fight the Future film, a bee wanders out from under Scully's collar and along her shoulder. This was achieved in a totally bizarre way. First, a bee wrangler handpicked bees that tended to walk more than fly. Then, the bee wrangler used a pheromone trail and a small fan to direct the bee where to go. The bee successfully pulled off its big scene 12 times. Great work, bee!

Watch the video for more genuinely weird stuff that went down on the set of The X-Files!

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