An extremely deadly cobra was hidden under the pilot's seat when he made a hurried emergency landing in South Africa. On the trip, Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board when he felt "something chilly" creep across his lower back. He looked down and noticed a very huge Cape Cobra's head "receding back under the seat." “It was as if my brain didn't know what was going on,” he told The Associated Press. After taking a moment to compose himself, he informed his passengers of the slippery stowaway. “There was a moment of stunned silence,” he said. Everyone stayed cool, especially the pilot. Erasmus called air traffic control for permission to make an emergency landing in the town of Welkom in central South Africa. He still had to fly for another 10 to 15 minutes and land the plane with the snake curled up by his feet. Brian Emmenis, who works at Welkom radio station Gold FM and is also an aviation expert, received a phone call to see if he could help. He called the fire and rescue department, which sent emergency responders and a snake handler to meet the plane at the airport. Emmenis was first at the scene and saw everyone disembark, “visibly shaken," Emmenis said, but all safe thanks to Erasmus.