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Snakes

Wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC, which battles the smuggling of wild animals and plants, has warned of a “very troubling” trend in trafficking driven by the exotic pet trade.

Snakes found on India-bound flight, again

A plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes was stopped by Indian customs officers in Mumbai, India. It is the third such seizure this month.

Mr Kalaivanan Balakrishnan, co-chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society, with a python.

He’s Caught 1,000 Snakes: ACRES Co-Chief Executive Kalaivanan Balakrishnan

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