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 Valerie Bertinelli makes big reveal: 'Furious about it.' Cleveland dog walker stumbles upon a 'horrific' find. Talarico wins Texas Senate primary, but Crockett isn't conceding. US troops gripe about leader talk that's 'over the line.' Report an error