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Indian customs intercepted baggage containing dozens of animals, including snakes and a chameleon.
The Indian Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs announced the incident in a social media post on Sunday.
"Indian Customs : Guardians of wildlife!" the agency wrote in a post detailing the interception.
Customs confiscated 22 snakes and a chameleon from a checked bag at an airport in Chennai.
The snakes were of various species and arrived on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The animals were seized from the traveler under the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs released video of the incident, which shows the snakes contained in plastic tubs and bins.
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Footage from the interception shows Indian customs officials pulling the snakes out of their containers and handling them on the floor of the airport.
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