There was this movie Snakes on a Plane which, as it happens, grew out of an idea on the Internet, and became relatively successful and a bit of a frightener. Now comes the possibility of a Pixar version which will be called Mice on a Plane. It will be a case of life imitating art.

U.S. Reuters reports a Chinese government emergency team being rushed onto a United Airlines jet in Beijing, after the crew notified air traffic control Sunday they found evidence of mice on board the plane.

For two days, inspectors set traps and eventually found eight mice, some dead. The live ones were sent out for lab analysis.

The good news: none of the mice tested positive for bubonic plague antigens or parasites, and airline officials say there was no damage to the plane’s wiring by nibbling mice.

United spokesperson Robin Urbanski said, ‘Our customers on this flight were always safe and unaware of the situation.’ One trusts that Robin is not stretching the truth here.

Some of the mice were found hiding in pillows. And the passengers did not notice?