Real-life Snake on a Plane moment forces emergency landing

PASSENGERS were given a shock when a snake slithered into their cabin in a scene straight out of a certain Hollywood thriller. And it was all caught on camera.

IT WAS a moment that would make even Samuel L. Jackson shriek in fear.

Passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were given a shock when a serpent slithered into the cabin in a scene straight out of the Hollywood thriller Snakes on a Plane.

Carrier Aeromexico confirmed that a live snake was found on board a flight Sunday afternoon in a statement released to Mexican news agency Publimetro.

Flight 231, which makes the two-hour trip once a day from Torreon, Coahuila, to Mexico City was forced to make a landing so animal control could come aboard to collect the reptile.

A brief video posted to Twitter shows a greenish snake emerging from the ceiling behind an overhead luggage compartment and then partially dropping down into the cabin.

La vibora voladora...ja ja ja. Una experiencia única en el Vuelo Torreón-México, vuelo 231 de Aeroméxico. Eso si...Prioridad en aterrizaje. pic.twitter.com/qwDk6Wtszw

— Indalecio Medina (@Inda_medina) November 6, 2016

Aeromexico said in a statement that the plane was given priority landing in Mexico City, where workers “secured the reptile.”

No passengers reported any injuries due to the incident but flyer Indalecio Medina wrote on Facebook that he and another passenger caught the snake using a blanket and magazines before emergency personnel arrived.

The airline says it’s investigating how the snake got into the aeroplane and is taking measures to avoid it happening again.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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