Last Friday, July 12th, a man was caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into Mainland China, by stuffing them down his pants. The man was intercepted, traveling through a checkpoint between Hong Kong and Mainland China.
During an inspection, officers found six canvas drawstring bags sealed with tape stuffed into his pants. Five species of snakes were later identified – the milk snake, western hognose snake, corn snake, Texas rat snake and bullsnake – four of which are non-native to China. None of the species is venomous. Now, Chinese officials didn’t say if the man was arrested or not, but did state that customs policies were compromised and they will pursue legal liability. So, it’s a pretty sure thing he’s sitting in a jail somewhere in China.
In June, another man was arrested attempting to smuggle 454 endangered turtles into Mainland China, once again…down his pants.
