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Mumbai Customs Nab 16 Live Snakes in Suitcase, Rhino Rat Snake Included

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Mumbai customs officers intercepted 16 live snakes—albino rats, Kenyan sand boa, and an elusive rhino rat snake—smuggled from Thailand, all writhing inside a single suitcase. Trending queries like 'How do people smuggle snakes on planes?' and 'Exotic pets legal in India?' meet their answer. The seizure at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, usually home to gold busts, now hosts a reptilian parade. Customs noted, “Further investigation underway,” after arresting the passenger.

After the suitcase’s serpentine debut in Mumbai, officials revealed a spike in bizarre animal busts: just weeks prior, 100 lizards and possums arrived in a rival’s carry-on. 'How many animals are smuggled from Thailand?' and 'Why is wildlife trafficking increasing in India?' are now hot searches. Imagine customs agents trading gold bars for a tangle of king snakes—TRAFFIC calls the weekly discoveries “very troubling,” but Mumbai’s lost-and-found may soon need terrariums.

Over 7,000 animals—dead and alive—have been seized on the Thailand-India air route in 3.5 years, turning airport baggage claims into impromptu reptile zoos.

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