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Superguy Aug 13, 2007 8:56 am
RL snakes on a plane prevented
 
Heard this on the radio this morning:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n3159076.shtml

Originally Posted by the Article
AP--A man was stopped at Cairo's airport just moments before he boarded a Saudi Arabia-bound plane with carry-on bags filled with live snakes, as well as a few baby crocodiles and chameleons.

Security officials became suspicious of the 22-year-old Saudi man's bags when the X-ray machine at the departure gate gave odd readings. Police said they opened the bags and found a large number of reptiles, including at least one cobra, squirming to escape.

The animals were confiscated and turned over to the Cairo Zoo and the man was allowed to board his flight home.
:eek:

Glad Egyptian security caught this. With a cobra in there, this could have been a real disaster.

Super

horse glasses Aug 13, 2007 1:31 pm
I almost didn't open this thread for fear of there being a picture. I have such an extreme snake phobia, if I had been around, I would have for sure had some kind of breakdown. Are they allowed on planes in the way cats or dogs are?

etch5895 Aug 13, 2007 1:47 pm
Clash of cultures.

Global_Hi_Flyer Aug 13, 2007 2:08 pm
That this happened at Cairo is no surprise, especially after watching what kind of stuff people checked and collected at baggage claim.....

Superguy Aug 13, 2007 2:21 pm
Tried to update the thread title so it wouldn't look misleading. Guess it didn't work.

Folks do check some strange stuff, so in this part of the world, I can't say it surprised me either. Rather than someone would be dumb enough to do this. In some 3rd world countries, it wouldn't surprise me to hear of other livestock being attempted/brought on the plane either.

Global_Hi_Flyer Aug 13, 2007 2:45 pm
Originally Posted by Superguy (Post 8224363)
it wouldn't surprise me to hear of other livestock being attempted/brought on the plane either.
A friend of mine from the old CIS Travsig got on a plane in SE Asia one time, and saw plenty of fowl being brought on board. Caged, fortunately, but still left a distinct odor in the plane.

Superguy Aug 13, 2007 7:59 pm
Originally Posted by Global_Hi_Flyer (Post 8224480)
A friend of mine from the old CIS Travsig got on a plane in SE Asia one time, and saw plenty of fowl being brought on board. Caged, fortunately, but still left a distinct odor in the plane.
Sounds like a fowl experience. :D

flyrad Aug 14, 2007 6:19 pm
But, notice, the guy didn't even miss his flight!


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