Tunnel Snakes

The "" was a gang of greasers in Vault 101. They wore Grease-style brown leather jackets over their vault suits and had recognizable 1950s haircuts. The members of the gang were Butch DeLoria, Wally Mack, and Paul Hannon Jr.. The leadership of the gang shifted consistently between Butch and Wally, with Paul following whomever was in charge at the moment. One other Vault resident, Freddie Gomez, desired membership in the "Tunnel Snakes" gang and his bullying of others was approved by the gang members. ("Growing Up Fast", "Future Imperfect", Fallout 3 Official Game Guide)

In the late 2260's, the young Butch was actively organizing the gang and recruiting new members. During a late afternoon meeting on July 13, 2268, Butch held an open panel for possible gang names. Wally suggested "Mackers" and "Hell's Overseers"; whereas, Paul suggested "Grease Weasels", "Vaultikins", and "Vault Dwellers". Butch suggested "Vault Rats" and "Vault Snakes". The name "Vault Snakes" was eventually accepted by the gang, and changed to "Tunnel Snakes". A carefully drawn and designed snake was sewn onto the leather surface of the jackets' backs. The snake's body formed the letter 'S'. ("Growing Up Fast", "Future Imperfect")

Many years later, on August 3, 2274, the gang members are harassing Amata Almodovar near the classroom. They are chiding her for being a daddy's girl and a daughter of the Oversser, and the gang would give her a good time in the storeroom. By a good time, the young males were implying sexual intercourse. Amata was offended by the unwanted sexual advances of the gang members, and visibly protected herself by crossing her arms across her chest. ("Future Imperfect")


 * In this situation, a player's character could chose one of three possible paths. The paths could involve a player's character helping Amata for good karma, helping the "Tunnel Snakes" for bad karma, or forcing Amata into resolving the situation for herself.

It is later discovered by the Lone Wanderer while accessing the Overseer's computer that the Overseer has used them to harass people in secret in situations where having his security force do so would be undesirable. ("Escape!")

Appearances
The Tunnel Snakes appeared only in Fallout 3. Male player characters could choose to have the same haircut as Butch. The haircut is named "The Tunnel Snake".

Sexual Innuendo
The name of the gang was associated by Wally with male genitalia during his harassing of Amata.