Stowaway: Customs agents discover massive python in carry-on luggage
Customs officers were astonished to discover that a passenger had hidden a massive Burmese python in his carry-on luggage.
The discovery took place at Tashkent Airport in Uzbekistan when the man was asked to open his bag by local customs officers, only to reveal the sleeping reptile inside.
"The attempt to smuggle a three-meter snake through the 'Gishtkuprik' border checkpoint was uncovered," the regional customs department stated in a press release.
"Inside, a snake, which had not been declared verbally to customs officers or in the passenger’s customs declaration, was discovered."
The customs service added that an investigation has been launched into how the animal entered the country. The python was taken to the Tashkent Zoo, where specialists are now caring for it.
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