Royal python seized by Swiss customs officers

Staff at the Federal Office of Customs and Border Protection have seized a king python in Porto Ronco, canton Ticino. They found the non-venomous snake during a check on the car of an Italian living in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The royal python was in a crate that the passenger was carrying on his legs, the Federal Office of Customs and Border Protection said on Friday. The snake was seized because the two men in the car were unable to produce the CITES import permit required for protected species such as the royal python. + Swiss police solve mystery of abandoned python CITES is an agreement signed over 50 years ago that regulates trade in endangered species. The aim is to protect animals and plants living in the wild. The two Italians bought the metre-long reptile the day before the inspection in Italy. Porto Ronco is not far from the Italian-Swiss border, near Brissago. Translated from French by DeepL/ts How we work We select the ...