Live snake found on plane after flight canceled in southwestern Japan

A small creature spotted aboard an airplane that caused its flight cancellation Monday in southwestern Japan turned out to be a nonvenomous Japanese snake, the affected airline operator said.Japan Air Commuter Co., a group company of Japan Airlines Co., said Tuesday the snake measuring about 40 centimeters in length, was found by a mechanic under the carpet in the aircraft at Fukuoka Airport at around 1 p.m.It was identified by an expert as a juvenile Japanese striped snake and later captured, according to JAC. The airline said the point of entry is unknown, adding that it was the first tim…READ FULL ARTICLE