Though no snakes were involved, you’d be forgiven for thinking of Samuel L Jackson after watching this video.
A video of eels escaping and writhing on a tarmac after a cargo box tipped over at a Canadian airport went viral on social media, prompting many to reminisce about the2006 movie Snakes on a Plane.
On July 7, a shipment of eels was being handled from Toronto to Vancouver when a container box spilled by accident during unloading, Air Canada Cargo said in a statement.
The video, most likely taken anonymously by an employee, shows a swarm of eels slithering on the tarmac, while more slowly exit a tilted open cargo box and fall from the conveyor belt. A worker watches the scene before him while another person is heard shrieking in the background.
One Giphy was shared more widely than others on X in response to the eel video: The scene where Neville Flynn, played by Samuel L Jackson in the 2006 movie, said: “Enough is enough! I’ve had it with these motherf***ing snakes on this motherf***ing plane! Everbody strap in”.
In December, a python fell from a plane arriving from Brisbane onto Queenstown Airport’s runway. According to the Otago Daily Times, the animal was later decapitated with a shovel.
