Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Mumbai Airport Customs Seizes 48 Venomous Snakes and 5 Turtles from Passenger
A traveler at Mumbai airport was caught with a lot of snakes and turtles hidden in their luggage!
They arrived from Thailand with 48 poisonous snakes, including dangerous vipers, and 5 turtles.
Customs officials found them during a search.
Because these animals are protected, the authorities will send them back to where they came from.
This is to stop people from bringing in animals illegally and to protect them.
Customs officials at Mumbai airport seized 48 venomous snakes and 5 turtles from a passenger arriving from Bangkok.
The passenger was apprehended late Saturday evening after disembarking from the flight.
The seized reptiles included Indonesian pit vipers, spider-tailed horned vipers, and Asian leaf turtles.
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau ordered repatriation of the animals to their origin.
The incident highlights ongoing efforts to combat wildlife smuggling at Indian airports.
- Who
- An Indian national
- What
- Seizure of venomous snakes and turtles
- When
- Late Saturday evening
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Why
- Illegal import of protected species without permits.
- Location
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- Number of Snakes
- 48
- Number of Turtles
- 5
- Origin of Flight
- Bangkok
- Snakes Species
- Indonesian pit vipers and spider-tailed horned vipers
- Turtles Species
- Asian leaf turtles
- Legal Protocol
- Wildlife Protection Act
