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Snakes on a bus

  • By Karla Pincott
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Passengers on a bus in Argentina...

... got an unwelcome surprise when police found more than 600 snakes and other reptiles packed in the luggage compartment.

Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the bus in a northern province bound for Buenos Aires, asked to see passengers' documents, then began poking into their bags. A wildlife smuggler had packed 444 boa constrictors, vipers and other snakes; 186 endangered tortoises; 40 lizards, and an armadillo.

No word on whether there was room left for socks and jocks.

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