This is the terrifying moment a snake sparked panic after it was seen slithering across the floor at an airport.<br /><br />Hundreds of passengers were waiting in the departure lounge at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban, Philippines, on September 9 when the serpent appeared at 6:30pm.<br /><br />The black rat snake was seen winding its way across the shiny tiled floor as passengers leapt from their seats screaming in fear.<br /><br />Onlooker Leon Anover said he was catching a plane with his wife that evening when he noticed people panicking at the sight of the reptile.<br /><br />The father-of-two said: ''I couldn't believe there was a snake in the airport. It's not what anybody would expect. A lot of people were frightened. It was quite exciting and but also funny.''<br /><br />The Philippines rat snake, a non-venomous predator which feeds on rodents and birds, slithered through the airport lounge for around five minutes before it was caught.<br /><br />Footage shows one member of airport security staff using a long pole to pin the snake down before another stuffs it into a plastic bag.<br /><br />The snake was then released back into the wild in bushes near the airport. <br /><br />A spokesman for the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport said today (Sat) that nobody was injured by the snake.<br /><br />They added: ''The snake was also not harmed and it's now safe. We don't know how it got past security!<br /><br />''There was a bit of commotion but it settled down and no planes were affected. There was no danger to any passengers.''
