Customs find in Dresden
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At the airport in Leipzig, Germany, customs officials have found live snakes in a freight package. The animals were hidden in toy car trailers, as the main customs office in Dresden announced on Monday.
The shipment had come from Indonesia and was destined for a recipient in the UK. Customs officials found a total of 14 Pacific boas (pictured below) and snail snakes in two toy trailers.
Declared as noodles and toys
The sender had declared the consignment as noodles and two toy vehicles with trailers. However, when the parcel was inspected last week, X-ray images revealed that it might actually contain snakes.
One animal did not survive transportation
In fact, one of the toy trailers contained nine small snakes, one of which had not survived transportation. Experts from the Senckenberg Institute in Dresden identified them as snail snakes.
Another trailer contained five Pacific boas - these were juveniles. All the snakes were housed in the veterinary clinic.
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