Snake on a Plane

[marmar]

When a passenger aboard a Qantas flight en route to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, pointed out that a snake was slithering on the wing, she got the same reaction William Shatner did after he spotted a gremlin on his plane in the Twilight Zone: Mostly scoffing and disbelief.

But there was no ambiguity here: A 10-foot scrub python was indeed coiling for dear life on the plane's exterior.

"There was no panic," said passenger Robert Weber, who snapped several shots of the flying reptile. "At no time did anyone stop to consider that there might be others on board."

Passengers in the vicinity were "totally focused on the snake," which was caught in "a life and death struggle." .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://gawker.com/5974780/snake-on-a-plane-qantas-passenger-spots-python-on-wing-during-flight

[wryter2000]

1. Poor baby snake

Poor thing. Why didn't someone see it there before they took off?

[liberal N proud]

4. It was probably curled up under a flap or somewhere unexposed before flight.

[ellisonz]

2. Obligatory

[TwilightGardener]

3. Feel bad for the poor thing. I assume it didn't survive.

[ellisonz]

5. Judging from the video

That would be correct

[DefenseLawyer]

6. To be precise, that's a motherfuckin snake on a motherfuckin plane n/t

[hedgehog]

7. The photo appears to have been taken by someone standing

next to the wing of the flying plane.......

[srican69]

8. Monty Python's Flying Circus?

Sorry couldn't resist ...