Snakes discovered in suitcase. (Screenshot of Israel Police footage.)
Officers of the Israel Police and Border Guard located a suspicious suitcase being brought into Israel from Germany, and which contained 60 different kinds of snakes and a monitor lizard.
The bearer of the suitcase, a resident of the country's center, was taken to be interrogated and the reptiles transferred to be handled by the inspectors of the Nature and Parks Authority and the Veterinary Service.
The value of the smuggled lizard and snakes is assessed at tens of thousands of shekels.
Watch a video of the snakes here:
Snakes discovered in suitcase. (Source: Israel Police Spokesperson)
