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Jilly_in_VA

(11,116 posts)
Wed Jul 10, 2024, 11:59 AM Jul 2024

Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

A man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority.

The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the trousers the passenger was wearing were packed with six canvas drawstring bags and sealed with tape,” the statement said.

“Once opened, each bag was found to contain living snakes in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours,” it added.

The statement said officers seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/10/man-in-china-caught-smuggling-100-live-snakes-in-his-trousers

I'm not afraid of these types of snakes, but this gives me the creeps!

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Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 OP
I've Had It With These MFing Snakes Deep State Witch Jul 2024 #1
Isn't one snake in the pants enough? Linda ladeewolf Jul 2024 #2
Really glad to see you unc70 Jul 2024 #3
Can you imagine being on a plane and all of sudden a bunch of snakes come slithering between your feet and down the kimbutgar Jul 2024 #4
... Javaman Jul 2024 #5

kimbutgar

(23,624 posts)
4. Can you imagine being on a plane and all of sudden a bunch of snakes come slithering between your feet and down the
Wed Jul 10, 2024, 01:12 PM
Jul 2024

Aisle. I’d have a heart attack.

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