US EditionSnake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
- On Tuesday, Virgin Australia Flight VA337 was delayed two hours at Melbourne Airport after a non-venomous green tree snake was discovered in the cargo hold, prompting safety and animal handling protocols.
- Following the cargo hold alert, snake catcher Mark Pelley took 30 minutes to arrive and warned staff of evacuation risk if the snake escaped.
- Tests confirmed the snake was a 60-centimeter non-venomous Dendrelaphis punctulatus, with Pelley noting it's very uncommon for snakes to be on planes.
- Following the capture, the two-hour flight delay affected passengers, with the harmless snake handed to a Melbourne veterinarian for quarantine and placement with a licensed keeper.
- The protected green tree snake cannot be released into the wild and has been handed to a Melbourne veterinarian to find a home with a licensed keeper.
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Snakes on a Plane! Reptile Delays Flight After Sneaking into Commercial Aircraft
A snake found its way onto a plane, causing a two-hour delay so that professionals could remove it. The reptile was found behind a panel inside the cargo hold, per snake catcher Mark Pelley.
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