Baby Pythons Escape on Flight in Australia

MSNBC ^

[nickcarraway]

2 flights canceled, but reptile expert fails to find non-venomous creatures

Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday.

Twelve non-venomous Smitten pythons were being transported Tuesday on a flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne in the plane's cargo area in a bag inside a plastic foam box with air holes.

When the flight landed, it was discovered that four snakes had escaped from the package, a Qantas spokeswoman said in a statement.

A reptile expert searched for the 6-inch-long snakes but did not find them. It was not known if the snakes were still on the plane or if they had somehow escaped outside after the plane landed.

In the meantime, the plane missed two flights it had been scheduled to fly and the passengers were transferred to other flights.

When the snakes were not found, the airplane was fumigated and it returned to service on Wednesday.

[B-Chan]

You-know-whats on a you-know-what.

[rednesss]

What's next........

[the invisib1e hand]

You-know-whats on a you-know-what.

indeed.

[Paved Paradise]

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/files/images/snakesonaplane.jpg

[Joe 6-pack]

"Twelve non-venomous Smitten pythons...."

I wonder with whom they were smitten.

[Paved Paradise]

Oh man, I don’t know why that didn’t work.

[Joe 6-pack]

I didn’t like that one as much as I enjoyed “Sharks on a Winnebago,” and “Wolverines on a Train.”

[Paved Paradise]

That’s cute.

[Future Snake Eater]

Or even...

[Paved Paradise]

Test

[Future Snake Eater]

Or for the mathematically inclined...

[kenth]

Outstanding!

[rednesss]

Did you see “Tribbles on a Spaceship”????

[rednesss]

That’s funny.

[Cheburashka]

Smitten Wesson pythons?

[Paved Paradise]

[Paved Paradise]

Hey - My first “just learned something new” for the day!

[bmwcyle]

LOL

[Joe 6-pack]

"Did you see “Tribbles on a Spaceship”????"

I saw it at a drive-in where I also caught crabs from a girl.

[Tax-chick]

I wonder with whom they were smitten.

Anyone with a body temperature higher than theirs. Reptiles are easily won over!

Poor little snakes. Whoever was shipping them must have been an idiot. Our 5-foot corn snake can escape through a space that doesn't look like a pipe-cleaner would fit. (Nothing like an empty snake cage in the morning to wake you right up!)

[rednesss]

"I saw it at a drive-in where I also caught crabs from a girl."

I don't want no doctor
To stick no needle in me
Why does it hurt when I pee?
I got it from the toilet seat
I got it from the toilet seat
It jumped right up
'N' grabbed my meat
Got it from the toilet seat

[Cheburashka]

I didn’t like that one as much as I enjoyed “Sharks on a Winnebago,” and “Wolverines on a Train.”

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Tarantulas on a Tour Bus.

Lawyers on a Cruise Ship.

Moray Eels on a Motorcycle

Alligators on a Sixteen Wheeler.

Lions on a Stagecoach.

[Into the Vortex]

How is a baby python threatening? Is it gonna strangle someones pinky? I'll bet there were critters in first class that were far more dangerous.

[Wife of D]

OMG you guys are funny! Thanks for all the giggles!

btw....anyone ever do the fake phone call thing from Snakes?? I did, with the other 4 employees of a Christian radio station; madly sending these phone calls to everyone we ever knew...laughing like idiots...and in between, going on air trying to act holy...you had to be there, but damn those calls were a riot!

[Erasmus]

Carvilles on the tube.

[Cheburashka]

Obamas in the Oval Office.

Komodo Dragons on Horseback.

Jaguars on a Steamroller.

Wolves on a Jet Ski.

Buzzards on a Space Shuttle.

[Cheburashka]

Richard Simmons on a Guided Missile Frigate.

[waxer1]

Thank you for sharing that little tid-bit. LOL

[Forgiven_Sinner]

LOL! I’m crying, I’m laughing so hard!

[Free Vulcan]

I'M TIRED OF THESE MOTHER******* SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER******* PLANE!!!