An Australian Airline Uses 'Wheel Whackers' To Keep Snakes And Scorpions Off Planes
An Australian Airline Uses 'Wheel Whackers' To Keep Snakes And Scorpions Off Planes
Many planes have been parked in the Mojave desert during the pandemic. The area attracts snakes and scorpions to the wheel wells around the tires.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Airlines have needed fewer planes during the pandemic. Many are parked in the Mojave Desert - perfect dry conditions for storage, also perfect for scorpions and rattlesnakes, which curl up in the wheel wells and around the tires. Qantas Airlines shared its solution. Each sophisticated plane comes with a broom handle, a wheel whacker, so technicians can safely scare the creatures away. It's MORNING EDITION.
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