Aishwarya Thapa Chhetri is an intern for NBC News based in Hong Kong.
HONG KONG — In China, snakes can be farmed and eaten. But they can't be carried alive into the country, even — or especially — if you try to smuggle more than a hundred of them in your pants. That's what one man found out as he attempted to thwart customs officials at Futian Port, a land crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in southern China. Authorities said that, when the unnamed trafficker was intercepted, he had 104 live snakes on him, including milk snakes and Texas rat snakes.
China is notorious for animal trafficking and is considered a world hub for the illegal trade. Exotic animals are highly prized as pets, while other trafficked goods such as endangered shark fins are used as Chinese medicines. But authorities have been cracking down on the illicit trade in recent years, handing down stiffer sentences, including, in some cases, life in prison.
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