Rudolf Erasmus, the pilot of a Beechcraft Baron, has been hailed a hero by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) for safely executing an emergency landing in Welkom with four passengers after realising a Cape cobra had snuck inside the aircraft. Hardly ideal in the midst of a country-wide antivenom shortage. Also read: The Cape’s most venomous snakes, and … Continue reading No joke: Cape cobra sneaks onto aircraft, pilot makes emergency landing