The unthinkable (and dangerous) animal that a man tried to smuggle into China

When traveling, tourists often take prohibited and curious objects with them. Just take a look in the newspapers and you will see quite a few examples from a collection of fireworks to a chainsaw, to bows and arrows.

But there are those who are more bizarre than others. Recently, in fact, a man was caught trying to bring live snakes into China. He kept them in his pants, as reported by CNN citing the customs authority.

The event occurred in the city of Shenzhen. This man was traveling to the Asian country, through the port of Futian, between Hong Kong and mainland China.

But how could he hide so many of these animals in his clothes?

According to the customs authority, the agents who inspected the man found six bags sealed with adhesive tape inside the pockets of his pants. Each of them contained several live snakes of different species.

As CNN reports, there were five species and none of them were venomous: the milk snake, the western long-nosed snake, the corn snake, the Texas rat snake and the bull snake.

In the statement issued by the customs authority, up to 104 reptiles were counted.

Illegal animal trafficking is one of the great concerns of China, which represents one of the largest illegal animal trade centers in the world.

The black market for these animals reaches a business volume of 20 billion dollars a year, only behind drug trafficking and the classified food trade, according to Moody's cited by Infobae.

China has tried to put a stop to this activity, with greater prohibitions and sanctions against those who smuggle non-native species without permission, as happened in this case.

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