It's hard enough sending a cat to Abu Dhabi

But a guy from an Etihad flight from Jakarta had snakes, birds, and a squirrel. The result? Snakes on a Plane 2: A True Story. The guys at Abu Dhabi did a good job by confiscating the contraband because who knows what could've happened had the lapses in security that occurred back in Indonesia had occurred again in the UAE - the snakes could have been diseased and if they were allowed through, they could have caused some real damage to the local ecosystem or maybe harvested for their skin or their meat. But at least that was the end of the matter and he was allowed to enter the UAE - sans the snakes.