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Firefighter caught with 37 venomous snakes at Cologne airport
Original: cologne airport venomous snakes seized
Customs at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany seized 37 venomous snakes and 55 lizards hidden in a traveller's luggage. Reports say the man, who works as a firefighter, attempted to bring the reptiles into the country illegally. The discovery has drawn attention to wildlife trafficking through German airports and raised questions about how the animals were transported and what will happen to them.
Why now: The unusual combination of a firefighter smuggling dozens of venomous reptiles through a major German airport is drawing wide attention.
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- A firefighter tried to bring 37 venomous snakes and 55 lizards hidden in luggage into Germany. · Informat.ro
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