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Baby Pythons Escape on Flight in Australia
MSNBC ^
Posted on 04/23/2009 2:33:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
2 flights canceled, but reptile expert fails to find non-venomous creatures
Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday.
Twelve non-venomous Smitten pythons were being transported Tuesday on a flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne in the plane's cargo area in a bag inside a plastic foam box with air holes.
When the flight landed, it was discovered that four snakes had escaped from the package, a Qantas spokeswoman said in a statement.
A reptile expert searched for the 6-inch-long snakes but did not find them. It was not known if the snakes were still on the plane or if they had somehow escaped outside after the plane landed.
In the meantime, the plane missed two flights it had been scheduled to fly and the passengers were transferred to other flights.
When the snakes were not found, the airplane was fumigated and it returned to service on Wednesday.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: australia; plane; pyhtons; pythons; snakes
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To: nickcarraway
You-know-whats on a you-know-what.
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:34:41 PM PDT
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: nickcarraway
What's next........
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:39:35 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
To: B-Chan
You-know-whats on a you-know-what. indeed.
To: nickcarraway
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/files/images/snakesonaplane.jpg
To: nickcarraway
"Twelve non-venomous Smitten pythons...." I wonder with whom they were smitten.
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:41:26 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: nickcarraway
Oh man, I don’t know why that didn’t work.
To: rednesss
I didn’t like that one as much as I enjoyed “Sharks on a Winnebago,” and “Wolverines on a Train.”
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:42:45 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: rednesss
To: rednesss
Or even...
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:44:56 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: Paved Paradise
Test
To: nickcarraway
Or for the mathematically inclined...
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:47:50 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:50:04 PM PDT
by
kenth
(He won? No, he zero.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Did you see “Tribbles on a Spaceship”????
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:53:26 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
To: Future Snake Eater
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:54:30 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
To: Joe 6-pack
Smitten Wesson pythons?
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:55:11 PM PDT
by
Cheburashka
(Lesson #1 from Battlestar Galactica: Never turn your back on your toaster.)
To: Future Snake Eater
To: Future Snake Eater
Hey - My first “just learned something new” for the day!
To: rednesss
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:58:30 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(American voters can fix this world if they would just wake up.)
To: rednesss
"Did you see “Tribbles on a Spaceship”????" I saw it at a drive-in where I also caught crabs from a girl.
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posted on
04/23/2009 2:58:53 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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