Snake found on Malaysian plane, plane rerouted

A Malaysian Air Asia airliner was forced to divert to land after a snake was found in the aircraft's ceiling lights.

A video that has gone viral on social media shows the reptile's silhouette waving in the cabin light fixtures.

The incident, described as "exceptional" by the company, occurred last week on a flight from the capital Kuala Lumpur to Tawau, on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo.

An AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau was forced to change course after a snake was seen on board.

To warn of any unexpected incidents involving passengers and crew, the flight was diverted to Kuching.

Here, the reptile is seen moving very slowly behind a translucent panel.

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Landing 900 km from final destination

After discovering the snake, the captain took "appropriate action" and landed in the city of Kuching, 900 km west of Tawau, to have the plane treated with a smoke bomb, AirAsia said.

The passengers then boarded another flight to reach their final destination.

On social networks, users have had fun drawing a parallel with the American thriller

(2006) directed by David Richard Ellis.

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