Stowaway! Garden snake removed from United Airlines flight at Newark Liberty

There was an unwelcome passenger aboard a United Airlines Flight at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirms that a garter snake was found on United Airlines flight 2038 which landed in Newark around 1:15 p.m.

A passenger on that flight told News 12 New Jersey that as the plane was taxiing on the runway, passengers in business class started shrieking and pulling their feet up.

A Port Authority spokesperson says that Port Authority police officers came on the plane and removed the snake.

No one was injured.