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Old 07-26-2017, 12:34pm   #1
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Man tries to smuggle king cobras in potato chip cans

Wednesday, July 26th 2017, 10:33 am EDT

(CNN) - Suspected smugglers from Asia got innovative in their attempt to bring snakes into the U.S.

According to investigators, three live king cobras were mailed from Hong Kong in potato chip canisters.

The highly venomous snakes are about 2 feet long and are protected by the Endangered Species Act. The export or import of the snakes is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CNN reports.

The package was sent to Rodrigo Franco, whose home was later searched by federal agents, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Officials found other protected animals there, including a baby crocodile in a water tank and tanks containing various species of turtles and terrapins – all protected species.

Franco, who reportedly also tried to smuggle other protected turtles on the same date, was arrested and charged with illegally importing merchandise into the U.S.
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Opening that can of chips would be quick alternative to the usual colonoscopy prep methods.
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I bet you can't eat just one.
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How stupid are these people? Don't they realize the danger to the population and the environment if these things escape.....and breed?

Hundreds of Pythons killing off natural species in the FLA everglades, totally upsetting the ecosystem there because of idiots like this.
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How stupid are these people? Don't they realize the danger to the population and the environment if these things escape.....and breed?
A lot of people should feel that way about their kids.
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I bet you can't eat just one.
I bet you don't WANT TO, either!
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Hundreds of Pythons killing off natural species in the FLA everglades, totally upsetting the ecosystem there because of idiots like this.
It's not that they are stupid, it's that they just don't give a rat's ass about the harm it causes, or the risk that thy put you in.
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