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A garden snake was reportedly found aboard a United Airlines flight at Newark Airport on Oct. 17 and later removed from the plane.
According to CNN, an airline passenger reportedly found the garden snake underfoot after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told CNN that Police and operations employees met the plane at its gate “and removed the garden snake.” PANYNJ also confirmed that the flight was United 2038 from Tampa and that the incident didn’t affect operations at the airport.
A passenger onboard United 2038 told News 12 The Bronx that “passengers in [the] business class [area of the plane] started shrieking and pulling their feet up” while the flight was in transit. United Airlines additionally told CNN that “after being alerted by passengers,” crew members requested help from airport officials to remove the snake.
Airline officials declined to discuss the incident but still released a brief statement, NJ.com reported.
“After being alerted by passengers, our crew called the appropriate authorities to take care of the situation,” the statement read.
Thankfully, no one was injured.
According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, several types of garter snakes are often called “garden” snakes. The snakes, while found in gardens, are relatively harmless and help keep control of pests–nothing like the freakishly huge and scary pythons that were seen in the ridiculous 2006 film Snakes On A Plane.
“I’ve had it with these motherf**king snakes on this motherfucking plane!” legendary award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson famously said in the movie. In it, he portrayed the hilarious fictional FBI agent Neville Flynn.
Snakes On A Plane reportedly received mixed reviews and was a “box office disappointment” as it only earned $15.25 during opening weekend. The film grossed $62 million globally before it was released on home video in January 2007.