Man caught with 3 Burmese pythons in pants on U.S. bus evades prison, fined $5,000 and sentenced to probation for regulated import violation.

A man has avoided a prison sentence after being caught with three Burmese pythons inside his pants on a bus from Montreal to the US. The man, who had purchased the snakes for over $2,500 at a reptile store in Canada, was fined $5,000 and sentenced to a year of probation. The importation of Burmese pythons is regulated by an international treaty and US federal regulations listing them as "injurious to human beings."

February 14, 2024
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