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Australian pilot tells airport, ‘I’ve got a snake on board the plane,’ reverses course
CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian pilot said he was forced to make a harrowing landing reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller after a snake popped out from behind his dashboard and slithered across his leg during a solo cargo flight. Braden Blennerhassett — unsure whether the snake was venomous — said Thursday that his heart raced as he tried to keep his hands still while maneuvering the plane back to the northern city of Darwin. The snake popped its head out from behind the instrument panel… (www.washingtonpost.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I can't say I would have kept my cool like that. I'm almost having a panic attack here in my office after just reading that story!
I can remember hunting/catching live rattlesnakes out in Oklahoma, along the Red River, but I don't care about gettting within a half mile of one today; of course we were bullet and bite proof in those days.LOL
Wayne.......U sir, are insane!
sorry to post twice
Preach........you are insane sir
Well, Toby, at 18, we were bite proof and bulletproof.LOL. Just like teenagers today.LOL
You did read the rest of the post that I have no hankering today. Much older & wiser.LOL
You did read the rest of the post that I have no hankering today. Much older & wiser.LOL
I'm not ashamed to say that I'd have been freaking out! LOL