Snake Pops Out Of Plane Dashboard During Flight (VIDEO)

An airline executive says this snake popped out of a plane dashboard during a cargo run forcing the pilot to turned back to his north Australian base.

CANBERRA, Australia -- An airline executive says a pilot on a cargo run found a snake loose in his light plane and turned back to his north Australian base.

In a scene reminiscent of the 2006 movie "Snakes on a Plane," pilot Braden Blennerhassett saw the snake's head pop out from under the dashboard of his twin-engine Beechcraft Baron G58 shortly after takeoff from Darwin airport on Tuesday.

Air Frontier director Geoff Hunt said Thursday that his employee was a "cool character" who told air traffic control: "I'm going to have to return to Darwin. I've got a snake on board the plane."

The reptile quickly slithered away. A snake handler was later unable to find the snake, which might have escaped after the plane landed. The snake's species is not known.

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Comments

[jonny dipstick]

01:31 PM on 04/09/2012

What?! He gets to fly for free! I feel so discriminated against.

[Lindsgrace33]

11:10 AM on 04/07/2012

I cannot imagine having to land that plane with that huge snake slithering down my leg! He was probably trying to stay calm but screaming "ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod" Haha that is crazy!

[theschneider92]

10:58 AM on 04/06/2012

My dad would have freaked out so bad if he was on that plane

[dave ochs]

10:02 AM on 04/06/2012

i saw that movie.
dave

[anitafeeney]

03:41 AM on 04/06/2012

well i like snakes but i dont think i would have been as calm

[rav1267]

04:49 PM on 04/06/2012

I like snake too, with potatoes, onions, salt and pepper fried in olive oil. YUM.

[anitafeeney]

07:23 PM on 04/06/2012

yeah they are good that way but i prefer to leave them alone

[tccat4]

03:30 AM on 04/06/2012

He was calm and cool, I wouldn't have been...lol

[dmm1047]

08:36 PM on 04/05/2012

I didn't know Cheney was in Australia.

[emeathead45]

07:43 PM on 04/05/2012

They say that a snake handles was unable to find the snake, that maybe it got off the plane when they landed. Yet they show a pic of a lady holding a snake that they say was the snake on the plane. Which story is true? lol

[antiquepicker62]

07:04 PM on 04/05/2012

I might be able to fly around a snake. But that nasty deadly spider down there the funnel web..... Had that walked out of the dash I would have pulled Amelia Eerhart for sure

[yukidongo1]

01:00 AM on 04/06/2012

You and me both... Actually, unless the plane could drive itself, instantly, or someone else took over, that would be the end. I have never gone t Australia. Keep think about it, but can't get past the huge , evil, aggressive spiders. Snakes...no problem. Spiders that will chase you, are deadly, large, and some of them have ten legs...no, oh no.... I.ll stay here and deal with wolf spiders

[anitafeeney]

03:44 AM on 04/06/2012

i am with you i dont mind snakes spiders on the other hand i shiver just thinking about them my coworkers laugh at me because i see a spider i head as fast as i can in the other direction it happend the other night my coworker said she had never seen me move so fast

[nanaofmysky]

06:56 PM on 04/05/2012

OMG!!! Never would I ever get on or near that plane again. In fact there would be no plane left. Because I would of had a heart attack and crashed the plae. TERRIFIED of snakes. Just gives me the shivers thinking of it.

[anitafeeney]

03:45 AM on 04/06/2012

my husband too want to send my hubby screaming like a little five year old girl show him a snake or put one in his path me its spiders

[nanaofmysky]

04:55 AM on 04/06/2012

I am so bad, if there is even a threat of a snake on tv I will change the channel. LOL Spiders are okay as long as they are small. Cenntipeads ( sp ) are another thing. They remind me of a little snake and spider all in one. Just all those legs . Again a shudder. They just creap me out. Thank goodness we don't see many snakes here. And most are harmless. Well have a happy spider free day. LOL

[bmitche]

06:05 PM on 04/05/2012

Maybe to be on the safe side, the snake was just checking to see who the pilot was.

[wayne123]

08:28 PM on 04/05/2012

Was obama in Australia ?

[rav1267]

06:03 PM on 04/05/2012

Not another sequel of "Snake in a Plane"

[eekeek72]

05:59 PM on 04/05/2012

I would never, ever get on that plane again! Yikes! Couldn't find it and just ASSUME it got off? Not good enough when you have a real fear of snakes and Australia is known for having some of the most poisonous snakes in the world. Also, if there is one, could there be more? That plane would find it's way to the trash heap if up to me. LOL

[yukidongo1]

01:03 AM on 04/06/2012

Need to bring in some terriers, a dachshund, or even the little ptbulls. My pits and most terriers will dig out a snake in a heartbeat. Pits and terriers have as good a nose as most hunting breeds. If there was a snake on that plane, my Katana or Ruca could find it. Even Jezzy...and she is only half. They dig them up, they sniff them out. We live in the country, and copperheads abound. We don't have to worry about them.

[eekeek72]

02:22 AM on 04/06/2012

LOL...I have three tiny yorkshire terriers which are known for originally being used to kill rats in the mines but I'd be terrified for my little ones. Our mower found a snake in our yard last year and a snake skin also...made me so happy that my girls never get off the deck. I'm sure they could probably handle a snake but I'd die of fright worrying that something would happen to them.

[tstratford]

05:53 PM on 04/05/2012

Wasn't it Shaggy who said " Snakes Alive!

[Canefighter]

05:28 PM on 04/05/2012

Now I have to break out my Snakes on a Plane dvd and watch it again.

[Gregster]

07:26 PM on 04/05/2012

Why??????