South Africa snake on plane: Deadly cobra in cockpit forces emergency landing

[GregariousGroundhog]

Source: BBC News

It felt like just another flight for South African pilot Rudolph Erasmus, until he noticed an extra passenger on his plane at 11,000ft in the air.

"It was a moment of [...] awe," he added, saying he initially thought the cold feeling on his back was his water bottle.

"I felt this cool sensation, sort of, crawling up my shirt," he said, thinking he may not have closed the bottle properly and water might have been dripping down his shirt.

"As I turned to the left and looked down I saw the cobra [...] receding its head backwards underneath the seat."

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65188013

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Fortunately, the flight landed safely and there was no need to ask if there was a doctor on board.

[Marcuse]

1. I saw the movie.

[GregariousGroundhog]

2. Me too!

I'm sick of these mother 'effin snakes on this mother 'effin plane!

[Auggie]

4. That film was a lot of fun

[sdfernando]

6. It was!

I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[elleng]

3. OMG!!!

[cstanleytech]

5. 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKING SNAKES ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING PLANE!'

[El Supremo]

7. ...

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[AllaN01Bear]

8. indiana jones , i hate snakes , why does it has to be snakes. eep indeed.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. My heart would have stopped beating at the first sight

of the snake.

[IronLionZion]

10. That is a thing with some cornered prey, like rodents

They have a heart attack from fear and just drop dead.

[TygrBright]

11. Life imitating art... n/t

[electric_blue68]

12. Luckily while I'd be Very Cautious around, move away from Dangerous ones; I like them.

I always have, and reptiles in general. Snakey! 🥰

Good thing bc my Chinese Astrological sign is the snake.

But, oh, poor pilot! 😲

At a reptile zoo (family vacation) my dad took a snapshot of me running my hand along it's belly scales.
Contrary to the "belief" of "sliminess" they were cool and dry.

[Kennah]

13. I did NOT have this on my April 2023 Bingo Card

[sakabatou]

14. Someone call Samuel L. Jackson!

[jmowreader]

15. Easy fix

Open the passenger door and dump about a kilo of sulfur in there. Snakes despise the smell of sulfur, so he’ll leave quickly.

[Wolf Frankula]

16. Would that have happened on an Indian airliner?

Or would the pilot have said, "Say Hello to my little friend." and let out a hungry mongoose.

Wolf