Hanoi, Vietnam (AHN) - A ton of live snakes have been discovered by Vietnamese Customs officials onboard a plane from Bangkok. Custom officials said the snakes were contained inside 60 boxes marked 'fresh fish,' onboard the cargo hull of a Thai Air plane. "Who knows what would have happened if they had broken out and crawled around the plane when it was flying?" Dao Van Lien, head of customs at Hanoi airport said.
I do. I've seen the movie
"It's an amazing number of snakes," he added.
Custom officials said they believe that rat snakes, which are non-venomous, may have been destined for restaurants either in China or Vietnam where they are considered delicacies.
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