A South African pilot who made an emergency landing after a venomous snake crawled into his seat was praised by the authorities for “displaying impeccable bravery”
Rudolf Erasmus was flying a small private aircraft with four passengers from Bloemfontein to Pretoria earlier this week when he felt a large cape cobra snake moving across his back
Despite the extreme pressure, he landed the plain incident-free in Welkom, a city located roughly midway along the route
I wish to congratulate Rudolf for the courageous steps taken and for how he handled what could have been a major aviation incident “ said South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) director Poppy Khoza.