A person has been stuck seeking to smuggle over 100 are living snakes into mainland China by way of cramming them into his trousers, in keeping with the rustic’s customs authority.
The unnamed traveller used to be opposed by way of customs officials as he sought to slide out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border town of Shenzhen, China Customs mentioned in a observation 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 observation mentioned.
“Once opened, each bag was found to contain living snakes in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colours,” it added.
The observation mentioned officials seized 104 of the scaly reptiles, together with milk snakes and corn snakes, a lot of that have been non-native species.
An accompanying video confirmed two border brokers peering into clear plastic baggage full of squirming pink, red, and white snakes.
China is among the international’s largest animal trafficking hubs, however government have cracked indisposed at the illicit deal fresh years.
The rustic’s biosecurity and condition regulate regulations restrain public from bringing in non-native species with out permission.
“Those who break the rules will be… held liable in accordance with the law,” the customs authority mentioned, with out specifying the person’s punishment.
