Slithering snake halts bullet train

A Japanese bullet train was forced to make an emergency stop on Monday after a snake was found slithering between the seats, media reported. A passenger spotted the 30-centimeter-long serpent poking between a gap in the seats, prompting the train, traveling between Tokyo and Hiroshima to stop and allow police to capture the slippery stowaway. The brown snake was not believed to be poisonous and no injuries were reported.