To provide proof to his doubtful wife that there was indeed a snake aboard, Bahreini shot a video of it on his cellphone. "People were joking about it, saying it's like that movie, Snakes on a Plane," said Bahreini. The incident reminded stranded passengers of a 2006 film starring Samuel L. "I texted my wife and said 'there's a snake on the train,'" Bahreini told CBC News. With chest-high water surrounding the train, the passengers could do nothing but try to stay dry while awaiting rescue in sweltering humidity.Ībout 30 minutes later, the situation became more surreal when Bahreini saw a snake slithering over the surface of the water. With the train bogged down on the tracks near Bayview and Pottery Road, water began seeping into the coach, forcing passengers to pull up their feet or move to the coach's upper seating area. The water soon rose above the level of the train's wheels, forcing it to stop. About 30 minutes into the journey, the train became bogged down as a downpour hit the region with record floods. The train left downtown Toronto headed for Richmond Hill at 5:30 p.m. A passenger aboard a flood-crippled Toronto commuter train captured video Monday of a snake slithering between the seats.ĬBC viewer Ben Bahreini was one of about 1,400 passengers aboard a northbound GO Transit train forced to stop as a massive flood hit the city during Monday’s evening commute.
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