Customs representatives at Chennai Airport took 22 snakes of numerous types and a chameleon after discovering the reptiles inside baggage coming from a traveler who had actually gotten here in India from Kuala Lumpur, authorities said.
Photos and video footage shared on social networks by India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs revealed a number of big snakes loaded into transparent plastic containers that appeared to have actually been sealed with duct tape.
Agents found the animals while searching the tourist’s baggage as she went through custom-mades at the Chennai Airport.
The tourist, who authorities just referred to as a female, transported the snakes and chameleon from Malaysia to Chennai in her examined bags, the Indian Express reported. They were taken under India’s Wildlife Protection Act, which means to “attend to the security of wild animals, birds and plants … with a view to making sure the environmental and ecological security of the nation.”
The most recent discovery at Chennai Airport followed another comparable one in January when custom-mades representatives discovered and obstructed a tourist whose luggage included 45 ball pythons, 3 marmoset, 3 star tortoises and 8 corn snakes, authorities said at the time. Those reptiles were deported back to Bangkok, according to the Indian Express.
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