{"id":54840,"date":"2023-04-14T10:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T08:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/snakes-on-a-plane-nie-net-20230412-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:46:19","slug":"snakes-on-a-plane-nie-net-20230412-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/snakes-on-a-plane-nie-net-20230412-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Snake(s) on a plane\u2019 nie net &#8216;n rolprent nie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/netwerk24\/nuus\/aktueel\/vliegtuig-na-noodlanding-uitmekaar-gehaal-op-soek-na-kobra-20230404\" title=\"www.netwerk24.com\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019n Gevaarlike dog komiese oomblik het hom verlede Maandag (3<br>\nApril) in die lug oor die Vrystaat afgespeel toe \u2019n vlie\u00ebnier, wat van<br>\nWorcester na Mbombela (Nelspruit) gevlieg het, \u2019n Kaapse kobra in sy Beechcraft<br>\nBaron gewaar het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Rudolf 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bekende slangvanger<br>\nEduanne Niemand skakel om hom oor di\u00e9 ongewone situasie te raadpleeg, het sy<br>\naan <em>Paarl Post<\/em> vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op die vraag of daar \u2019n manier was om die slang as \u2019n leek<br>\nte benader, het Niemand dit ten sterkste afgekeur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy raad aan hulle was om die gevaarlike passasier in vrede<br>\nte laat totdat \u2019n veilige noodlanding uitgevoer kon word en dit eerder aan die<br>\nervare hand van \u2019n slangvanger oor te laat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Welkom het die slangvanger Johan de Klerk lank probeer om<br>\ndie slang te kry, maar die ou het goed weggekruip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erasmus het toe maar verlede Woensdag (5 April) n\u00e1 sy ongeskeduleerde<br>\nstop in Welkom die pad met sy glibberige passasier aangepak Mbombela toe en<br>\nveilig daar aangekom met die slang wat st\u00e9\u00e9ds in die vliegtuig skuil en<br>\no\u00ebnskynlik die Wynland vir die Laeveld verruil het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit blyk die dinge wat in 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