Snakes in pants: Man makes an attempt to smuggle 3 pythons throughout US-Canada border

A 36-year-old man has been accused of making an attempt to smuggle three Burmese pythons throughout the US-Canada border.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 9, 2022 22:05 IST

The Burmese python is taken into account a susceptible species in its native Asia. (Representative Image: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: A US man has been accused of smuggling three Burmese pythons from Canada. The man has been accused of hiding the reptiles in his pants in an try and smuggle them throughout the US-Canadian border.

Calvin Bautista, 36, allegedly hid the snakes on the bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018, as per a report by the Associated Press.

The New York Man is dealing with federal fees for the offence as import of Burmese pythons is regulated by a global treaty and federal legislation. The Burmese pythons are listed as injurious to human beings.

Bautista was arraigned this week in court docket in Albany, the New York state capital, on federal smuggling fees. He was later launched pending trial.

The Burmese python is likely one of the worlds largest snakes and is taken into account a susceptible species in its native Asia. However, the species is invasive within the United States’ Florida, the place it threatens native animals.

Calvin Bautista, who has been accused of smuggling three Burmese pythons from Canada, is dealing with a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a superb of $250,000, if confirmed responsible.

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