Snake on a train
Small delays on Japan’s bullet trains are rare. More unusual still are snakes holding up Shinkansen services.
This month, a passenger of a train that arrived in Tokyo from Nagoya alerted security to a 40cm serpent lurking on-board. A 17-minute hold-up ensued as officials captured it.
It was unclear whether the cold-blooded commuter was venomous or how it got on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers, says a spokesman for Central Japan Railway.
Small dogs, cats and other creatures, including pigeons, can accompany Shinkansen customers. But not snakes and the authorities appear to harbour suspicions a human took his or her pet on the trip.
“It’s difficult to imagine wild snakes somehow climbing onto the train at one of the stations,” ponders the spokesman. “But we don’t check passengers’ baggage.” Click here for the Japan Times’ full story.
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