Snake found on passenger jet in Australia, delaying flight 2 hours: “It looked very dangerous to me”

Snake found on passenger jet in Australia, delaying flight 2 hours: "It looked very dangerous to me"

An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane, according to snake catcher Mark Pelley. The snake turned out to be … Read more

Plane passenger in India caught with 16 live snakes in luggage, including a rhino rat snake

Plane passenger in India caught with 16 live snakes in luggage, including a rhino rat snake

Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes — the third such seizure this month. “Customs officers … foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes … seized from passenger returning from Thailand,” customs officers said. They said it took place … Read more