Tui flight left shocked after snake discovered on board London-bound plane

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A snake which had been smuggled onto a flight bound for Britain is still missing days later.The reptile was brought on board a TUI flight from Cancun in Mexico to London Gatwick.In an incident that echoes the cult Samuel L Jackson film from 2006, Snakes on a Plane, the reptile was let loose on board the aircraft.

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Even more shockingly, none of the 345 passengers on board clocked the stowaway.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say While it was initially suspected the snake was "mildly venomous", TUI has now refuted these claims.The snake was eventually discovered by a cleaner, who made the shocking discovery after the plane had landed at Gatwick.

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An airport worker managed to spot the reddish-brown snake, thought to have been smuggled on at Cancun, before it disappeared.The creature is theorised to be a lizard-eating Salmon-bellied Racer, usually found in the tropical dry forests throughout Central America.The Salmon-bellied Racer is not venomous but is known to bite people if caught.Animal...

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