South African pilot Rudolph Erasmus was forced to make an emergency landing after finding a deadly Cape Cobra aboard his aircraft during a private flight on April 3.

Rudolf Erasmus, a pilot in South Africa, thought he had four passengers on his flight. As it turns out, he had five: four human passengers, and one deadly Cape cobra.

South African pilot Rudolf Erasmus made an emergency landing after discovering a Cape cobra accompanying him in the cockpit on Monday. The snake has not been found again since the plane landed.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A South African pilot noticed a deadly snake on his plane while up in the air and decided to make an emergency landing. Pilot Rudolf Erasmus who had four passengers on ...

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A South African pilot is being hailed as a hero this week after he unexpectedly came face-to-face with a venomous snake 11,000 feet in the air. The pilot, Rudolf Erasmus, 30, ...

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