22 snakes and a chameleon were seized from a woman’s luggage by customs officers in India after she landed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Agents discovered the animals while searching the traveler's luggage as she passed through customs at the Chennai Airport.
The traveler, who officials only described as a woman, hauled the snakes and chameleon from Malaysia to Chennai in her checked bags, thereported. They were seized under India's Wildlife Protection Act, which intends to"provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants ... with a view to ensuring the ecological and environmental security of the country."
The most recent discovery at Chennai Airport followed another similar one in January when customs agents found and intercepted a traveler whose baggage contained 45 ball pythons, three marmoset, three star tortoises and eight corn snakes, officialsTrending News
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