Travel | airport 10-Foot Snake Found at Airport It was roaming the tarmac in Key West By John Johnson Posted Oct 12, 2012 12:54 PM CDT Copied Authorities haven't said what kind of snake it was. (File) (Shutterstock) It was a snake … near a plane. A 10-foot-long snake was found in the grass near the commercial ramp at a Key West airport yesterday, NBC Miami reports. It has been turned over to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. (Impressive, but not in the giant-eyeball-on-a-beach class.) Read These Next E. Jean Carroll is ready to collect from Trump. It was a crazy scene atop the Empire State Building. Authorities find 16 kids inside a 'deplorable' Ohio home. Runner's finish-line glance at opponent doesn't land well. Report an error