Man Whips Out His Snake on Australian Train, Frightens Passengers

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales were called after a man started showing everyone his pet snake, which he was taking for a ride on a train.

In the early hours of Wednesday, police were called to the scene after the 20-year-old man began disturbing other travelers on a Central Coast train by showing them his long, scaly friend. The python's owner did not have a permit for the snake that he kept in his backpack, according to an official police statement.

The New South Wales police also tweeted a picture of the snake, complementing it with a reference to "Snakes on a Plane," the action thriller film starring Samuel L. Jackson.

*Insert Samuel L. Jackson voice* Snake on a train at Woy Woy https://t.co/AzQ1F3Zfkq pic.twitter.com/SbPjTpKW1n

— NSW Police (@nswpolice) 19 июля 2016 г.

​The meter-long jungle python named Bread was confiscated from its owner near the Woy Woy railway station.

Dear Pokémon Go fans — we can confirm it was NOT Ekans. https://t.co/P0SxWoJeGT

— NSW Police (@nswpolice) 19 июля 2016 г.