Planet Ark, 8/24/08 NAIROBI ˆ
The shipment of 113 reptiles was intercepted at the international airport in Mombasa coastal resort on Wednesday.
"A courier agent sent to drop the consignment was arrested before he could load the caged snakes onto the Japan-bound plane," Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) said in a statement.
It said the agent told investigators they belonged to the German proprietor of a reptile farm in nearby Kwale district.
"Both are being questioned by police at the Mombasa Central Police Station," it said. KWS said a separate shipment of 338 reptiles from Mombasa was also seized by Interpol officials late on Thursday in Frankfurt. It did not say if the cases were connected. (Reporting by Daniel Wallis)
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Attitude, rather than disposition is more definitive of serpent behavior. From the moment they emerge into this world until they complete their life cycle, their attitude is "Don't tread on me. I am well equipped to defend myself, but content to pass through life unnoticed. I mean no harm to anything or anyone that our creator has not provided as my bill of fare; I am self sustaining and I like it that way, please pass me by." - W.E. Haast
