The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has fined a man US$800 (¤577) for flying dead snakes and birds inside his luggage from South Korea to Atlanta, AP reported. Last month, security officers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport found 30 snakes, a dead bird and pieces of several other birds in his luggage. The animals were all dead, but screeners took extra precautions because U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers warned that some of the snakes, which were packed inside jars and bottles, could still contain venom. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers issued two citations against the man _ one for failing to declare the unusual cargo and another for violating laws intended to protect endangered species.
