Former governor David Paterson appointed Ward in 2008 to the executive directorship of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the labyrnthine and notoriously awful - to - manage snakepit of a bistate authority that oversees the trains, airports, bridges and ports that make New York City run. (politico.com)
Rikers Island, never a garden spot, devolved into a seething snakepit after the mayor settled a federal suit in 2015 by effectively stripping corrections officers of the ability to maintain order in coherent, predictable ways. (nypost.com)
That's a good thing, because if your work can't survive the peer - review snakepit you're most likely fooling yourself. (skepticalscience.com)