Eek: Snake Discovered On United Airlines Flight

Venomous, not poisonous.

In this case, snake bites are venomous because it refers to the bite or the sting so this term would be applied to as venom. As such, it can also apply to jellyfish, spiders, and bees, etc. Yet, Ben’s use of poisonous can be considered correct in this situation because poison would refer to being from ingestion, skin to skin contact or inhalation. Garter snakes are considered poisonous because it absorbs the poison from it eating poisonous newts and salamanders. In addition, they are known to be mildly venomous.

I once sat next to a guy named Snake. And, yes, it was on Spirit.

I actually learned something new today from OMAAT!

So is Mike Tyson venomous or poisonous?

The 3 Snakes I know, either Escape from NY then LA, or Escape from Springfield Penitentiary. The last one was a special force code name Solid.

Snake Plisken please!

That snake wouldn't DARE get on a MF'n plane with me!

In this case, actually, YOU would be incorrect.

Yes, generally snakes are venomous, not poisonous..... but Garter snakes are one of the few species that ARE actually poisonous. The toads and frogs that they commonly eat allow them to store poison within their tissues, that can be lethal to small animals (e.g. shrews, birds) that would try to eat the snake, and would make larger animals (dogs, cats, badgers, etc) seriously ill.

So this is one of the few cases where "poisonous" would be accurate.

The snake was actually @Eskimoo's packed lunch. Don't ask what her dinner was..

Whooooa! @ConcordBaby is a qualified herpetologist now? LOL I thought she was a proctologist, for some reason.

This isn't the same plane is it that turned around and blew two tires landing in Ft Myers?

It's so scary for people as myself that I am terrifying If I see any snake anywhere ! I probably die from a heart attack ? The airlines should clean the ✈ plane thoroughly and check each space under the seat ! I can't imagine myself seeing one snake under my seat !

Eek?

IKR, you’ve got to really lean into it, and add an !.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!

Ben

Here is how I progressed my, once severe phobia of snakes.

I learnt about them. I then got closer to them, so close through glass that I could see a pythons nostrils. I never realised that they had nostrils. I talked to it, that actually helped a lot (think like an owner talking to a cat or dog).

Eventually with numerous small steps over many years, I was able to handle a snake with my daughter without any issue whatsoever.

Not sure that I would like to accidentally stand on one in a Jungle though!

You can surmount your phobia Ben, if you chose too. Just be realistic about timescales. Try to work up a snake handling session at a zoo. And don’t get embarrassed by the young kids getting stuck in.

It is easier once you realise that a snake is just an animal, living its life, like any other animal.

Hope that helps Ben.

"The plane continued its flight, was captured by passengers, and was removed upon landing."

How precisely did they capture the plane? 😉