New Delhi, July 5 -- A Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Brisbane was delayed for nearly two hours after a green tree snake was found inside the plane's cargo hold shortly before take-off. Cabin crew spotted the reptile and quickly closed the cargo door, trapping it inside before calling for help. Professional snake catcher Mark Pelley, also known as The Snake Hunter, was urgently called to the airport.

"I got a call from Virgin Australia. They said, 'There's a snake on a plane, can you come now?' I raced out there," Pelley told the Daily Mail Australia.

Although he reached the airport in about 30 minutes, strict security checks caused a further delay. "It took me about 30 minutes to get to the airport, then security took anothe...