A two-foot snake was found on Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport, delaying the passengers on board.

Because the snake is native to the Brisbane region, Mark Pelley suspects it escaped from a passenger’s luggage during a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.

The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane, according to snake catcher Mark Pelley.

Snake catcher Mark Pelley wrangled the non-venomous green tree snake out of the aircraft On July 1, a 2-foot snake found its way onto a commercial plane and delayed the flight for two hours Snake ...

In thit photo released by The Snake Hunter, snake handler Mark Pelley lifts a a harmless 60-centimeter (2-foot) green tree snake in the cargo hold of a plane at Melbourne Airport, Tuesday, July 1 ...

In thit photo released by The Snake Hunter, snake handler Mark Pelley lifts a a harmless 60-centimeter (2-foot) green tree snake in the cargo hold of a plane at Melbourne Airport, Tuesday, July 1 ...

The snake in the cargo hold. Pics: Mark Pelley But it turned out to be a harmless 60cm green tree snake. "It wasn't until after I caught the snake that I realised that it wasn't venomous.

In this photo released by The Snake Hunter, snake handler Mark Pelley lifts a 60-centimeter (2-foot) green tree snake in the cargo hold of a plane at Melbourne Airport, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane, according to snake catcher Mark Pelley.

The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane, according to snake catcher Mark Pelley.