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| Snake on a plane goes 9,300 miles from Australia to Scotland in woman's shoe | Snake on a plane goes 9,300 miles from Australia to Scotland in woman's shoe |
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| As souvenirs go, it is a unique one. A woman has returned to Scotland from a holiday in Australia to discover a stowaway snake hidden in one of her shoes. | As souvenirs go, it is a unique one. A woman has returned to Scotland from a holiday in Australia to discover a stowaway snake hidden in one of her shoes. |
| In an incident that will confirm the worst fears of visitors to Australia, Moira Boxall unpacked her luggage after the more than 9,300-mile journey from Queensland to find the small and very much alive creature curled up in her slip-ons. It even shed its skin during its voyage in her footwear. | In an incident that will confirm the worst fears of visitors to Australia, Moira Boxall unpacked her luggage after the more than 9,300-mile journey from Queensland to find the small and very much alive creature curled up in her slip-ons. It even shed its skin during its voyage in her footwear. |
| Cane toads snake ride on python's back to escape storm in northern Australia | Cane toads snake ride on python's back to escape storm in northern Australia |
| The resilient reptile – later identified as a non-venomous spotted python, a breed commonly kept as a pet – travelled safely from Mackay to Glasgow, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. | The resilient reptile – later identified as a non-venomous spotted python, a breed commonly kept as a pet – travelled safely from Mackay to Glasgow, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Paul Airlie, Boxall’s son-in-law, told the ABC news network that when Boxall opened her bag and saw the animal she thought it was a toy put there as a prank. | Paul Airlie, Boxall’s son-in-law, told the ABC news network that when Boxall opened her bag and saw the animal she thought it was a toy put there as a prank. |
| Airlie said throughout Boxall’s visit he had deliberately tried to downplay how common snakes were in Queensland, so as not to alarm her. | |
| After making the surprise discovery, Boxall put the shoe in the garden with a box over the top. She then called Airlie, who contacted the Scottish RSPCA. | After making the surprise discovery, Boxall put the shoe in the garden with a box over the top. She then called Airlie, who contacted the Scottish RSPCA. |
| He told ABC: “She said she’s not so keen to come back and visit. But I suspect she will – she’ll have to think about it at first.” | He told ABC: “She said she’s not so keen to come back and visit. But I suspect she will – she’ll have to think about it at first.” |
| The snake is in quarantine in Scotland. | The snake is in quarantine in Scotland. |
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