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Customs finds snakes and geckos strapped to passenger
The fine folks at Travelocity did a poll a couple of months ago to find out the most annoying type of passenger to be seated next to on an airplane. People with poor hygiene and those who cough or sneeze came out on top, but there's one category they missed--the guy with reptiles strapped to his body.Customs officials in Norway have arrested a man who had 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos hidden under his clothing. He had rolled up the pythons in socks and put the geckos inside boxes, and then taped them to his chest and legs. The animals had a total value of about $10,000.
While that's pretty high on the ick scale, the scariest thing is that officials didn't become suspicious until they did a routine check of his luggage and found a tarantula, at which point they searched him. This amazing video shows him all geared up and ready to fly.
This story begs the question--how often do people get away with this? How often have you sat next to someone covered in creepy crawlies? And how would you know?
Enjoy your flight!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jill Oct 28th 2009 2:58PM
Strapped to the passenger....???
Who does this, what a psycho!
Jill H,
Electric Cigarette Inc
Otha23 Oct 29th 2009 5:16AM
They threw in the fact the reptiles are worth more than 10,000. I wonder if his plan was to sale the little guys or maybe they were more like pets to him. Dont want to depart without your favorite serpants right? How crazy we can be!
PLZ Oct 29th 2009 9:21AM
Was Samuel L. Jackson on the Plane?! He HAD to be one the plane!
person Oct 29th 2009 9:24AM
albino geckos are cute as fuck