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.

An airline official said that the flight was delayed by about two hours. He said that the snake caught is originally found in Brisbane. It is suspected that it may have come in with the luggage of a passenger and may have escaped and gone into the plane during the flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.