Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport ππ
Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport
Smuggler caught with dozens of venomous vipers "concealed in checked-in baggage" on plane, customs officials say
A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai, India, from Thailand, Indian customs officials said.
The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were "concealed in checked-in baggage," Mumbai Customs said in a statement late Sunday.
"An Indian national arriving from Thailand was arrested," it added.
The passenger also had three Spider-tailed horned vipers — which are venomous, but usually only target small prey such as birds — as well as five Asian leaf turtles.
Mumbai Customs released photographs of the seized snakes in a post on social media, including blue and yellow reptiles squirming in a bucket.
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