Snakes on a Plane Becomes a Reality for Terrified Airline Passengers

Earlier this summer, the cult hitSnakes on a Planecelebrated its 10th Anniversary, and as implausible as that movie was, it just became a reality for a group of Mexican airline passengers. During an AeroMexico flight from Torreon to Mexico City yesterday, passengerIndalecio Medinaposted a video to social media, which shows a massive snake, believed to be a venomous green viper, falling from an overhead compartment to the main cabin. The plane was givenpriority clearanceto land in Mexico City so that animal control could properly remove the snake.

While it still isn’t known how the snake even got on the plane,UPIreports thatIndalecio Medinacaptured the snake in a blanket and gave it some “magazines to read.” He also posted another brief video on Twitter that showsanimal controlworkers removing the snake. Here’s what a representative for AeroMexico airlines had to say in a statement.

“The procedures carried out for this flight are currently being evaluated to determine how the animal entered the cabin and measures have been taken toavoid such incidentsin the future.”

Snakes On a PlanestarredSamuel L. Jacksonas FBI agent Neville Flynn, who is about to bring back Sean Jones (Nathan Phillipsto Los Angeles, to testify against a mob boss who killed a powerful prosecutor. The mob boss hires an assassin to release over 450 deadly snakes onto the plane, as Neville, Sean and the rest of the passengers must to whatever they can to survive the trip from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

David R. Ellis(The Final Destination,Shark Night 3D) directedSnakes on a Plane, from a script byJohn HeffernanandSebastian Gutierrez(Gothika,Elektra Luxx). The supporting cast for thisaction-thrillerincludedJulianna Margulies,Rachel Blanchard,Flex Alexander,Kenan Thompson,Keith Dallas,Lin ShayeandSunny Mabrey. Take a look at these videos to see the realSnakes on a Planeunfold.