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April 6, 2012

Snake compels Aussie pilot to turn back

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — 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.


 
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