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A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country's customs authority.A screengrab shared by Customs China shows agents handling a bag full of live snakes that were found in the trousers of a man trying to enter China.BEIJING, China — A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country's customs authority.
"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 colors," it added.
The statement said officers seized 104 of the scaly reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species. An accompanying video showed two border agents peering into transparent plastic bags filled with squirming red, pink and white snakes.A screengrab shared by Customs China shows agents handling a bag full of live snakes that were found in the trousers of a man trying to enter China.
The country's biosecurity and disease control laws forbid people from bringing in non-native species without permission. "Those who break the rules will be... held liable in accordance with the law," the customs authority said, without specifying the man's punishment.KENS would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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