Venomous snakes found hidden in bag of traveller at airport

Indian customs officers person arrested a man for attempting to smuggle venomous snakes and different reptiles into nan country.

He was stopped by officials astatine Mumbai airdrome connected Sunday aft flying from Thailand, nan BBC reports.

The Indian citizen's checked-in luggage was recovered to person 47 hidden reptiles, including venomous pythons.

They were seized nether Indian wildlife protection laws.

The man remains successful custody and has not been identified.

Photographs of nan colourful snakes were released connected X by customs officers.

In nan post, officials said they'd confiscated 44 Indonesian pit vipers, 3 spider-tailed horned vipers and 5 Asian leafage turtles from nan passenger.

The root of nan reptiles remains unclear.

Under Indian law, licences and permits are required to import wildlife into nan country.

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