A South African pilot who made an emergency landing after a venomous snake crawled into his seat was praised by the authorities Friday for "displaying impeccable bravery".
A picture taken on October 5, 2018 at the Palais de la Decouverte in Paris shows a Cape cobra during the installation of an exhibition called"Poison" gathering 30 poisonous species. JOEL SAGET / AFP
Rudolf Erasmus was flying a small private aircraft with four passengers from Bloemfontein to Pretoria earlier this week, when he felt a large Cape Cobra snake moving across his back. "I wish to congratulate Rudolf for the courageous steps taken and for how he handled what could have been a major aviation incident," said South African Civil Aviation Authority director Poppy Khoza.
Erasmus told local media he became aware of the snake mid-flight after feeling something cold pressing against his back.
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