Snake spotted on flight still not found:
A snake escaped on a packed UK-bound plane and the reptile has still not been found four days later.
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Key FactsVenomous Snake Smuggling Intercepted at Mumbai Airport
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thestar.com.my
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thestar.com.my
- A passenger arriving from Thailand was arrested for carrying 44 Indonesian pit vipers in checked baggage.
- Three spider-tailed horned vipers and five Asian leaf turtles were also confiscated during the seizure.
- Customs officials noted that animal smuggling is rare compared to more common seizures of gold, cash, or drugs.
- Several other wildlife smuggling cases involving gibbons, turtles, hornbills, and caimans occurred at Mumbai airport last year.
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