Passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 2038 were in for a slithering surprise when they found a snake on their plane Monday.
Unlike in the 2006 cult film "Snakes on a Plane," starring Samuel L. Jackson, however, this lone garter snake was not venomous.
Once passengers alerted them about the reptile, crew members on the flight, which was bound for New Jersey from Tampa, Florida, "called the appropriate authorities to take care of the situation," United Airlines said in a statement.
The airline did not clarify when the snake was discovered or how it got on the plane.
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