Snakes on a Plane!
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James Joyner | Friday, April 17, 2009 |
You’re in a 200-foot aluminum tube and you’re 30,000 feet in the air. Action:
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-venemous Stimson 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 (15-centimeter) -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.
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About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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As I understand it, the airline ended up fumigating the plane...twice...so if the little guys didn't make it off the aircraft beforehand, they're goners now.
Hey, this gives me an idea of how to thwart piracy!
Baby pythons are kool!
Q:What smells really bad if you're traveling?
A; Sneaks on a plane.
(Ducking)
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