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An Air India flight to Mumbai was grounded at the airport on Monday after the crew spotted an unexpected guest on board — a cobra.
The snake was found inside a domestic aircraft (Airbus A319) that had arrived from Srinagar (IC-822) and was at parking bay number 150. Around 9.30 pm, airline staff on maintenance duty found the snake below a seat. The plane was to take-off for Mumbai on Tuesday morning.
“There was commotion which scared the snake and it went further inside,” said an airport source. The snake crawled inside a small air vent below the seat after which the staff opened all doors and unscrewed panels.
The airline informed the airport authorities, who called the NGO Wildlife SOS. But the snake remained untraceable. “The plane was fumigated but it seems the snake went further inside the aircraft,” he said.
The snake was not found despite repeated checks. “The plane was already late for the Mumbai flight and a spare plane had to be used,” the source said.
747m8te From Australia, joined Aug 2008, 33 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (3 months 6 hours ago) and read 4399 times:
Quoting LAXDESI (Thread starter): The airline informed the airport authorities, who called the NGO Wildlife SOS. But the snake remained untraceable. “The plane was fumigated but it seems the snake went further inside the aircraft,” he said.
The snake was not found despite repeated checks. “The plane was already late for the Mumbai flight and a spare plane had to be used,” the source said.
I vaugely remember hearing a rumor (or news report actually...anyone know???) a few years ago now about a Taipan snake on a Qantas flight, and the aircraft was fumigated yet no snake could be found either?
Beaucaire From Syria, joined Sep 2003, 4974 posts, RR: 23 Reply 8, posted (3 months 5 hours ago) and read 4315 times:
Quoting 747m8te (Reply 6): I vaugely remember hearing a rumor (or news report actually...anyone know???) a few years ago now about a Taipan snake on a Qantas flight, and the aircraft was fumigated yet no snake could be found either?
400:1 for the Taipan ( potency of the venom that is..)
Meaning the quantity of one bite of an inland Taipan is between 300-400 times more powerful than the bite of an Indian cobra (not the King-cobra that is thoug,who usually injects large quantites...)
I would have brought in a mangoose..they go after cobras and have a great odor-capability to trace them.. http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=P3BfL7X1uU8&NR=1
Maxisno1 From New Zealand, joined Jul 2007, 202 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 months 5 hours ago) and read 4248 times:
"In awake of the snake event involving Air India, airlines will now be required to have a safety pamphlet involving what to do in case snakes board the aircraft.
Maverick747 From United States, joined Jul 2007, 23 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (2 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2165 times:
Quoting CrimsonNL (Reply 15): 747-600....yes please stop..other wise I'll have a HISSy fit !!!
and what was the scheduled inflight moive....Monthy PYTHON ??
Comorin From United States, joined May 2005, 1896 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (2 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1634 times:
Jokes aside, imagine what would have happened if the snake had been discovered by a pax in flight! Would it have been cause for an emergency landing? I suspect there are marshals on these flights who would have shot the critter dead. Or maybe an explosive decompression like in 'Alien'.
Jokes aside, imagine what would have happened if the snake had been discovered by a pax in flight! Would it have been cause for an emergency landing? I suspect there are marshals on these flights who would have shot the critter dead. Or maybe an explosive decompression like in 'Alien'.
People trying to shoot a snake in an aircraft full of people?
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People trying to shoot a snake in an aircraft full of people? 