Snake on a plane

A pilot a cargo run has revealed that he found a snake loose in his light plane and had to turn back to his north Australian base.

Snake on a plane

A pilot a cargo run has revealed that he found a snake loose in his light plane and had to turn back to his north Australian base.

In a scene reminiscent of the 2006 movie 'Snakes on a Plane', pilot Braden Blennerhassett saw the snake’s head pop out from under the dashboard of his twin-engine Beechcraft Baron G58 shortly after takeoff from Darwin airport.

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