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'.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.
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"
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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