Passengers on a Qantas jet flying over Australia got a shock when they spotted a 12ft python clinging on to a wing at 30,000ft.
The plane was around 20 minutes into its flight from Cairns in northern Australia to Papua New Guinea when a female passenger first announced she could see the reptile.
Those on board could only watch as the snake - thought to be a Scrub Python - spent the flight battling to survive in freezing conditions.
http://www.dailymail...s-30-000ft.html
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Snake on a plane clings to wing of aircraft
as it flies 500 miles at 30,000ft
Started by Still Waters , Jan 10 2013 08:26 PM
quantas scrub python
Started by Still Waters , Jan 10 2013 08:26 PM
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 08:26 PM
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 08:34 PM
I'm sure there must be ways of squeezing in puns about Pythons and Flying Circuses.
I'll work on it.
I'll work on it.
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 10:06 PM
After that long flight and it still survived..wow. I love snakes I would have cried if they had to put it down. 
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 10:59 AM
I can't believe it survived the flight.
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 12:48 PM
It died when they arrived but that shows you how tough animals are
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 04:22 PM
The New Richard Nixon, on 11 January 2013 - 12:48 PM, said:
It died when they arrived but that shows you how tough animals are
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 07:53 PM
DKO, on 11 January 2013 - 10:59 AM, said:
I can't believe it survived the flight.
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Posted 12 January 2013 - 05:03 AM
Poor baztard, he got the skin whipped of him.The whole wing was bloody.
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Posted 12 January 2013 - 05:14 AM
To all snakes: BUY A TICKET. 
Oh, and mind your manners while on-board, please.
Oh, and mind your manners while on-board, please.
Edited by pallidin, 12 January 2013 - 05:16 AM.
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Posted 12 January 2013 - 05:17 AM
pallidin, on 12 January 2013 - 05:14 AM, said:
To all snakes: BUY A TICKET.
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"All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand... "
"I have a black belt in Feng Shui, the subtle martial art. I go home to you and move a lamp and a chair... twelve years later you lay there on the floor with broken kneecaps and destitute."
"All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand... "
"I have a black belt in Feng Shui, the subtle martial art. I go home to you and move a lamp and a chair... twelve years later you lay there on the floor with broken kneecaps and destitute."
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Posted 14 January 2013 - 07:19 PM
I am sorry the snakes died. I am ****ing tried of the Mother****ing snakes on the Mother****ing plane
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