Passenger from Bangkok found carrying Indonesian pit vipers, spider-tailed horned vipers and Asian leaf turtles in luggage ...

A closer inspection of the bag revealed three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles, and 44 Indonesian pit vipers. Photos show the smuggled reptiles after the discovery, including a ...

In 2019, the BBC reported officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man ...

On 01.06.2025, officers at CSMIA seized 3 Spider-Tailed Horned Vipers & 5 Asian Leaf Turtles (CITES Appendix-II), along with 44 Indonesian Pit Vipers, concealed in checked-in baggage. An Indian ...

The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were “concealed in ... also had three spider-tailed horned vipers – which are venomous, but usually only target small prey such as birds ...

Indian customs officers caught a passenger arriving from Thailand carrying nearly 100 creatures including lizards, sunbirds ...

Mumbai customs shares photographs of its seizures regularly. Most appear to be drugs, gold or cash-related interceptions, ...

On 01.06.2025, officers at CSMIA seized 3 Spider-Tailed Horned Vipers & 5 Asian Leaf Turtles (CITES Appendix-II), along with 44 Indonesian Pit Vipers, concealed in checked-in baggage. An Indian ...