Snakes On A Plane: Actual Snake Found Aboard AeroMexico Flight

Now how in the world can that possibly happen Mr. Flynn? This has nothing to do with the 2006 movie Samuel L. Jackson, Snakes on a Plane, but what's the snake doing aboard this AeroMexico flight?

A news report by The Guardian said that this reptile came "slithering out from behind an overhead luggage compartment" last Sunday. A mobile video was taken by a passenger named Indalecio Medina which he posted to Twitter and is now creating a worldwide buzz online.

The snake measuring about 3ft (1m) in length frightened most of the passengers but no one panicked and they were able to endure the creature being with them on this flight until the they were able to land in Mexico City.

Upon arrival at Mexico City, animal control immediately took over the Aeromexico flight 231 and escorted passengers out before proceeding to catch the creeper.

It was initially believed that believed that the snake was a venomous green viper. Reports said that the pilot had an emergency landing, and that the plane was given priority landing at Mexico City, where officials immediately secured the snake.

Aeromexico has issued a statement on the incident, saying that they were surprised to find the snake on the flight, and that the crew "followed established safety protocol and acted quickly to notify animal protective services in order to humanely capture the wayward reptile while maintaining passenger safety."

The statement then confirms that the snake is from the southeast region of Mexico, and that it was non venomous. "We are working with local authorities to determine how the unregistered passenger made it onboard," the statement added. "Our passengers' safety remains an integral part of our core values and we will continue to work to make every flight as enjoyable as possible."

This was not the first time that a snake was able to get on board. Last July, a passenger was nabbed on an Indonesian flight to Saudi Arabia carrying 10 baby pythons. According to Stuff, "a security official was reportedly shocked to see Koufiah Jihad Zaki's trousers wriggling" that led to the discovery of the snakes on his person.

Stricter measures clearly must be enforced and airlines should be penalized for compromising the safety of everyone on board.