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Passengers on a Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Phuket have been shocked after they noticed a snake within the cabin’s overhead compartment.
The discovery led to some passengers shifting away from the seats that have been nearer to the snake whereas others took out their telephones to report the reptile. A TikTok video of the incident, shared by a person with the deal with @wannabnailssalon, has gathered greater than 3.4 million views because it was posted.
The tiny snake was seen slithering over the cabin lights on an AirAsia Airbus A320 airplane on 13 January.
One of the cabin crew members reportedly tried to seize the snake inside an empty plastic water bottle. The snake was later swept right into a rubbish bag utilizing a plastic bottle.
It was not instantly clear how the snake ended up contained in the plane.
The snake was discovered because the airplane was making ready to land on the Phuket airport.
Once the airplane landed, the airplane was searched completely. Reports stated that no different snakes have been discovered.
Some observers on TikTok likened the state of affairs to the Hollywood movie Snakes on a Plane – a 2006 motion thriller starring Samuel L Jackson that follows an FBI agent escorting a witness on a flight when criminals launch venomous snakes, inflicting chaos.
The Independent has reached out to AirAsia for remark.
