Baby pythons escape during flight in Australia

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Source: Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia – 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.

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.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_re_au_an/as_odd_australia_snakes_on_a_plane

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Snakes on a plane!

[aquart]

1. Wait. They STILL haven't found FOUR PYTHONS?

Two boys and two girls, perhaps?

[Cheap_Trick]

2. THAT IS IT!!!

I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!


Someone had to say it.....

[zbdent]

3. "I am TIRED of the MOTHERF*CKING SNAKES on this MOTHERF*CKING PLANE!"

[Ilsa]

6. Best line of the movie! Died laughing when he said that! nt

[ForrestGump]

4. Anyone seen

Sam Jackson, lately?

[ForrestGump]

5. I've been known to smuggle a python through airport checkpoints...