Planes grounded because of a mysterious snake.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was grounded for several days while aviation engineers and animal experts searched for a snake.

The snake was spotted on a crowded flight from Mexico to England and, four days later, it has still not been found. It was seen crawling around the cabin of a Tui Airlines overnight flight from Mexico, reminiscent of the 2006 horror film "Snakes on a Plane," according to The Sun.

Remarkably, none of the 345 passengers on board noticed the uninvited guest, believed to be a mildly venomous mock viper (a non-venomous snake that closely resembles a venomous viper). It was discovered by a terrified cleaning staff member shortly after the plane landed at Gatwick Airport in London. An airport employee managed to photograph the reddish-brown snake, possibly smuggled onto the plane in Cancun, before it disappeared.

The image of the cobra was posted to a Facebook group, stating that it was found 'on a long-haul passenger plane'.

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Aerospace engineers and animal experts attempted to locate the snake on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner but were unsuccessful, grounding the aircraft. Four days later, the plane remains restricted. "It's unbelievable that a passenger would bring a snake onto the plane. We don't know what damage the snake might have caused to the aircraft's systems," said one passenger.

The sight of the snake nearly gave the airline's cleaning staff a heart attack. But by the time they raised the alarm, the animal had disappeared. Since then, the plane has not been allowed to take off again.

If passengers spotted the snake at an altitude of 10,000 meters, panic and chaos would likely ensue on the plane. It's unknown what would happen in such a dangerous situation. Sources at Tui say the search for the snake is like "finding a needle in a haystack," and they are adhering to the guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

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