Snake Spotted In US Plane, Business Class Passengers Panic: Report

The unexpected appearance of a snake on a plane sent passengers into a panic on Monday at the end of a flight from Florida's Tampa city to New Jersey and called the workers at Newark Liberty...

The unexpected appearance of a snake on a plane panicked passengers Monday at the end of a flight from Tampa, Florida, to New Jersey and called in workers at Newark Liberty International Airport to catch the reptile.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement that airport wildlife operations crew and Port Authority Police Department officers met United Flight 2038 at the gate and removed the "garter snake" and then released it into the wild, it was reported. Washington Post.

The statement added that no one was injured and the operations were not affected.

In a statement, United said passengers alerted the crew to the snake, and that the airline "has contacted the relevant authorities to take care of the situation".

The Washington Times, citing a local New Jersey media outlet, reported News 12 New Jersey,

Business class passengers spotted the snake as the plane was moving after landing. The television station said that the passengers began to scream and raise their feet.

After removing the snake, the passengers disembarked with their luggage, the plane was searched for any other reptiles crawling on board and none were found,

According to the New York Post, citing Simple Flying.

The Washington Times, citing the Florida Museum of Natural History, reports that the common lace snake is found in every county in Florida and is not venomous or aggressive towards humans. Snakes, which are typically 18 to 26 inches long, tend to avoid direct contact with humans or pets, and only bite if they are "on purpose molested."

Citing a brochure "New Jersey Snakes" published by the state, The Washington Times said that Garter snakes are also common in New Jersey.

Earlier, in February, a similar accident occurred on an AirAsia flight in Malaysia when passengers found a snake while the plane was flying.

A viral TikTok video from the flight showed that the crawler was inside a flashlight above the passengers.

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