Snake on plane scare passengers onboard United airlines

Dhaka: A snake aboard the United Airlines flight 2038, from Florida’s Tampa city to New Jersey, shocked passengers which resulted in a lot of panic.

The officials were called to catch the reptile. The Boeing 737 registered N27252 had landed only a few minutes before the snake was discovered on the flight.

The snake was found while the aircraft was taxiing to the gate. None of the passengers were injured and no delays in operations were reported.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement that the airport’s wildlife operations staff and Port Authority Police Department officers met United Flight 2038 at the gate and removed the "garter snake" and later on released it into the wild, according to reports.

In a statement, United said passengers alerted the crew to the snake, and the airline "called the appropriate authorities to take care of the situation." The passengers flying in business class spotted the snake while the plane was taxiing after landing. Passengers started shrieking and pulling up their feet.

After the snake was removed, passengers deplaned with their baggage, and the plane was searched for any other reptiles crawling aboard and found none.