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I do not usually like to copy and paste, but this I could not resist.
Makes me wonder how I would react. I am not a fan of snakes.

Hard to say exactly what kind of snake was involved, but I'm not aware of
any venomous snakes in the US that are all black. A venomous snake would
certainly worry me a bit, but a non-venomous one (such as was most likely
involved in this story) is unlikely to cause any sort of trouble at all,
unless the pilot specifically attacks it (such as in the posted story). The
worst it is likely to do is bite, which would be painful but not otherwise
threatening to the flight.

Even a venemous snake could easily leave the pilot alone all the way to a
safe landing, as long as the pilot leaves it alone too. IMHO, the correct
response would be to simply identify the nearest airport and land there
ASAP. Once on the ground, then you can worry about whether the snake is
venomous, and what to do with it (generally speaking, the local animal
control officials would be a good place to start).

Wrestling with a snake in the airplane when you ought to be flying the plane
instead seems like a pretty bad idea.

Pete