Passengers spot snake inside an AirAsia flight, here's what happens next [Watch]

An Air Asia filght in Malaysia was diverted after a snake was was spotted inside the plane. Pilot of the airplane shared a clip of the reptile slithering near the overhead baggage area of the aircraft on Twitter, where it has amassed thousands of views. However, NPR reports that the video first surfaced on TikTok, where it collected more than 2 million views.

The pilot, whose Twitter bio states she is a commercial pilot, theorised that the snake could be an escaped pet from the baggage area or had climbed into the plane. "Yikes! Snake on a plane!" she wrote while sharing the clip. "Either an escaped pet from passenger carry on/luggage or possibly climbed its way into the aircraft from the ground."

The video dispalys the snake slithering inside the illuminated area of the aircraft, where it stayed till the flight was diverted.

Here's the video:

AirAsia's security personnel Liong Tien Ling verified the incident.

"AirAsia is aware of the incident that occurred on the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau on Thursday. As soon as the captain was notified, the plane was diverted to Kuching to be disinfected," he said in a statement to CNN Turk.

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