Snake found in plane in Australia, panic among passengers; flight delayed

Snake in Flight: The Australian domestic flight was delayed by two hours due to a snake being found. Snake catcher Mark Pelley said that the snake was seen on Tuesday when passengers were boarding Virgin Australia flight VA337 to Brisbane at Melbourne airport. It was about two feet long. However, it was not poisonous. It could hide anywhere in the plane.

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Snake found in plane in Australia, panic among passengers; flight delayed
Snake found in plane in Australia, panic among passengers; flight delayed

Australian domestic flight was delayed by two hours due to a snake being found. The snake catcher, Mark Pelley, said that he saw the snake when Virgin Australia passengers were boarding flight VA337 to Brisbane at Melbourne airport. The length of the snake was approximately two feet. However, it was not poisonous.

Pelley said that when they entered the cargo hold, the snake was half hidden behind a panel. It could hide anywhere in the plane.

He told the aircraft engineer and airline staff that if the snake hid somewhere inside the plane, they would have to evacuate the plane. Thankfully, I caught it on the first attempt.

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