HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it confiscated 39 live python snakes hidden in a vehicle attempting to cross into Mexico from Laredo, Texas. The pythons were ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it confiscated 39 live python snakes hidden in a vehicle attempting to cross into Mexico from Laredo, Texas. The pythons were ...

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A shipment of 39 live pythons was intercepted during an outbound inspection at a Laredo international bridge, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The incident occurred March 5 at the ...

“Due to their condition, the pythons were transported to a controlled environment," said U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She ...