Snakes on board the swift “shinkansen” services are even more unusual than even minor delays in Japan’s much-heralded bullet trains.
A passenger on a train between Nagoya and Tokyo on Tuesday night reported to security about a 40-centimeter (about 16-inch) snake that was hiding there, causing a 17-minute hold-up.
A representative for the Central Japan Railway Company told AFP that there were no injuries or reports of panic among the passengers, but it was unclear how the cold-blooded commuter got on the train or whether it was poisonous.
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Customers traveling on Shinkansen are permitted to bring small dogs, cats, and other animals, such as pigeons, on board, but not snakes.
“It is hard to imagine wild snakes at one of the stations somehow getting on the train. The spokesperson told AFP, “We have policies prohibiting bringing snakes onto the Shinkansen.
He clarified, “But we do not check passengers’ baggage.”
There was a delay of approximately seventeen minutes, he said, as the company opted to use a different train for the trip instead of the one that was originally planned to continue on to Osaka.
The number of uniformed security guard patrols on bullet trains was increased following the 2018 fatal stabbing on a shinkansen, which startled Japan’s usually extremely safe society.
For the 2021 Summer Olympics and the Group of Seven meetings last year, more security was added.
According to Japan Railways, since the network’s inception in 1964, there has never been an incident that has left a passenger dead or injured.
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