Where’s Samuel L. Jackson when you need him? The actor’s 2006 film Snakes on a Plane became reality on an EgyptAir flight Monday, after a cobra slithered its way out of a carry-on bag, CNN reported.
Although EgyptAir’s plane had just one unwelcome reptile on board
instead of the dozens that Jackson had to contend with, the cobra caused
an emergency landing after it bit its owner—a Jordanian man who had
smuggled the serpent in his hand luggage—and started wriggling its way
under the seats. The aircraft, which was transporting 90 passengers from
Cairo to Kuwait, made an abrupt landing at the airport of a Red Sea
resort, according to the Jordan Times. The flight resumed after authorities ejected the passenger and his contraband reptile.
(MORE: Australian Pilot: ‘I’ve Got a Snake on Board the Plane’)
The snake’s 48-year-old handler, Akram Adbul Latif, owns a reptile
store in Kuwait and refused emergency medical treatment for his wound,
insisting the bite was superficial. Latif also declined to heed doctors’
suggestions that he spend 24 hours in hospital as a precautionary
measure, the Jordanian paper reported, as cobra venom can be fatal.
CNN noted that the venom can kill a full-grown elephant within three hours and a human in just 15 minutes, as the poison destroys nerve tissues, induces paralysis and causes respiratory failure.
Although EgyptAir’s plane had just one unwelcome reptile on board
instead of the dozens that Jackson had to contend with, the cobra caused
an emergency landing after it bit its owner—a Jordanian man who had
smuggled the serpent in his hand luggage—and started wriggling its way
under the seats. The aircraft, which was transporting 90 passengers from
Cairo to Kuwait, made an abrupt landing at the airport of a Red Sea
resort, according to the Jordan Times. The flight resumed after authorities ejected the passenger and his contraband reptile.(MORE: Australian Pilot: ‘I’ve Got a Snake on Board the Plane’)
The snake’s 48-year-old handler, Akram Adbul Latif, owns a reptile
store in Kuwait and refused emergency medical treatment for his wound,
insisting the bite was superficial. Latif also declined to heed doctors’
suggestions that he spend 24 hours in hospital as a precautionary
measure, the Jordanian paper reported, as cobra venom can be fatal.CNN noted that the venom can kill a full-grown elephant within three hours and a human in just 15 minutes, as the poison destroys nerve tissues, induces paralysis and causes respiratory failure.
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