
On Oct. 14, Civil Defence Force personnel at Tawau Airport in Sabah, Malaysia, were handling a report about a hornet's nest when another wildlife issue emerged: a spitting cobra was found near an office entrance during an emergency exercise called Ex Payau 2026.
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According to The Star, the hornet's nest call came in at about 12:30 p.m. A Civil Defence Force officer and another team member, accompanied by an airport security officer, inspected the airport area to evaluate the report and locate the nest. As they were heading back to the airport fire station, they were informed that a snake had been spotted inside an office.




