'We were cruising at 11,000 feet in the air when I felt something cold against my hip,' pilot Rudolf Erasmus said.
After a tense 10 to 15 minutes, Erasmus successfully landed the plane at the nearest airport, in Welkom. Carefully, the passengers disembarked, with Erasmus getting out last.
Local snake catcher Johan de Klerk was called to the scene, but by the time he arrived the snake had disappeared.Lize-May de Klerk/Johan de KlerkLize-May de Klerk/Johan de KlerkLize-May de Klerk/Johan de Klerk."On Tuesday morning we continued the search until Aircraft engineers arrived from Bloemfontein and stripped the inside completely, but we still could not find the snake. It must have gotten out during the night before the engineers started stripping.
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