Scorpions, not Snakes.
A passenger on board a domestic United Airlines flight was stung several times by a scorpion, and had to be treated by medical staff upon landing.
An image of the scorpion on board Thursday's flight from San Francisco to Atlanta was first published by TMZ, which reported how the unnamed female passenger started feeling a stinging sensation on her leg.
When she went to the bathroom, it got worse and she saw the creature fall from her pant leg after she was stung several times, according to USA Today.
The creature ran along the floor and caught by cabin crew, TMZ reported.
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"The customer was transported to a local hospital. We have been in contact with our customer to ensure her well-being."
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The airline would not say how the scorpion got on board or whether there would be an investigation into the incident.
USA Today noted that this was at least the third time this year that a scorpion has made its way onto a flight.
In February, a passenger filmed a12-inch long dark black arachnid as it crawled out an overhead bin on a Lion Air flight to Indonesia.
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A month later, a scorpion stung a passenger on an Air Transat flight from Toronto to Calgary, CTV News reported.
In 2017, a business class passenger on a United Airlines flight from Houston to Calgary was reportedly stung by a scorpion as he was eating lunch.
Richard Bell's wife Linda told CNN that the creature fell from an overhead bin and landed on his hair, saying, "As he was grabbing it by the tail it stung him.
The Black Scorpion, angry with airlines due to seating reassignment.
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