Who needs “snakes on a plane” when you have “eels on the apron?” I’m guessing this incident may have caused some last minute menu changes at a Japanese restaurant…

Vancouver Airport’s strange eel incident

While details of this incident are fairly limited, we do know that it took place on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). In a video shared on social media, you can see cargo either being loaded onto or off an aircraft (it’s not entirely clear in which direction it’s headed).

However, the operation stops, as some of the “live cargo” escapes from a box. Specifically, a huge number of eels are suddenly seen on the apron, with more escaping from the box. It’s unknown how…