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Plane passenger in India caught with 16 live snakes in luggage, including a rhino rat snake

  • Indian customs officers in Mumbai seized 16 live snakes from a passenger arriving from Thailand, marking the third seizure this month.
  • The snakes included non-venomous reptiles commonly sold in the pet trade, according to customs officers.
  • Earlier in June, customs officers also intercepted a passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers from Thailand.
  • TRAFFIC reported a 'very troubling' trend in wildlife trafficking linked to the exotic pet trade.
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Indian customs officials have stopped a passenger from Thailand with live snakes in his luggage, the third such raid in a month.

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The Hindu broke the news in India on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
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