Panic struck a United Airlines jet when a slithering snake stowed away on the flight last Monday. The flight originating from Tampa, Florida, landing in New Jersey, had the passengers panicked and broke into screams when the snake was sighted.
United Airlines Jet Ruckus
An unruly human usually disrupts rare incidents on a flight, but not at this time, as a snake is a cause now. The UA flight 2038 was disrupted by an unusual occurrence that would make that startled passengers.
As the plane landed at the Newark Liberty International Airport, at this part of the flight, the passengers were already in a panic and told the staff that a snake was inside the plane, reported Republic World.
At that point, the staff was preoccupied with requests to capture the slithering snake onboard the plane.
A report by News 12 Bronx mentioned that when the aircraft landed at the airport at about 1:15 pm (local time), after a two-hour flight from Tampa, At that time, the screams were frantic coming from the business class section in the United Airlines jet, while the airliner taxied to where it should stop.
Many reports from various outlets said that witnesses in that section of the aircraft where the reptile was slithering about had terrified passengers, raising their feet to avoid the animal going all over the section floor.
Snake Boarded the Plane in Florida
In part thanks to this, the port authorities of New York and New Jersey disclosed in a statement that representatives from the port authority police department and the airport's wildlife operations staff met at the entrance of the United Flight 2038 and got the "garter snake."
The Washington Post noted that after capturing the stowaway animal and sending it back to the wilderness, they added that no one was hurt during the fiasco.
UA flight added that the staff took action when the passengers informed the team, who acted on it as soon as possible. The relevant authorities were reached to deal with the situation, mentioned NDTV.
When the plane positioned itself at the gate, said a Port Authority representative, officers promptly entered the plane and got the snake from inside. But one question is how the slithering reptile found its way into the plane, asked another outlet.
Further information has been added to the UA flight 2038 incident, which included the removal of the snake, the deplaning of passengers and their belongings, and a thorough investigation to see if any additional snakes might still be hidden inside the aircraft. As a relief, none were discovered.
The Washington Times mentioned that according to the Florida Museum of Natural History, these common garter snakes are dispersed all over the state of Florida.
Furthermore, this snake specie is not considered venomous or dangerous to people. With a typical length of 18 to 26 inches, it is timid, will avoid people or animals, and will attack only if mishandled.
A United Airlines jet from Florida landing in York turned into a panic with a slithering snake on board.
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