SOUTH AFRICA -- South African authorities are applauding a pilot's courage for safely landing an aircraft after feeling a venomous stowaway cobra slithering on his body mid-flight. The pilot, Rudolf ...

When flying on Monday, Rudolf Erasmus encountered a venomous Cape cobra while 11,000 feet in the air, The New York Times reported on Friday. Somehow, he was able to keep his composure and safely carry ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the ...

Stunning footage of a deadly cobra eating another snake has been posted on social media. Marrick Safari owner Trevor Datnow shared on Facebook the spectacular video he filmed of the Cape cobra ...

Snakes on a Plane is an infamous Samuel L. Jackson movie from the mid-aughts. It’s also what one South African pilot came face to face with this week. When flying on Monday, Rudolf Erasmus encountered ...

A South African pilot is being praised for keeping his cool after he discovered a most unwelcome passenger midflight: a Cape cobra. Pilot Rudolf Erasmus was piloting a Beechcraft Baron 58 with four ...