Snake, on a plane, for real
Friday 14 July 2006 - 21:10:49
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- There really was a snake on a plane -- and a poisonous one at that.
Dutch customs officials found a live poisonous snake in a package sent by airmail from Hong Kong to a collector in the Netherlands.
Officials said customs inspectors thought the snake was a rubber gag gift when they first scanned the package. However, the inspectors learned that the snake was a live creature when they noticed it moving.
Officials don't know if the snake might have posed a threat to passengers had it escaped, as in the upcoming movie "Snakes on a Plane." Dutch authorities said it is illegal to ship vipers to the Netherlands without special permits.
(Source: KPTV.com)
Dutch customs officials found a live poisonous snake in a package sent by airmail from Hong Kong to a collector in the Netherlands.
Officials said customs inspectors thought the snake was a rubber gag gift when they first scanned the package. However, the inspectors learned that the snake was a live creature when they noticed it moving.
Officials don't know if the snake might have posed a threat to passengers had it escaped, as in the upcoming movie "Snakes on a Plane." Dutch authorities said it is illegal to ship vipers to the Netherlands without special permits.
(Source: KPTV.com)
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