NY: King Cobras, Lizards Seized in Express Mail Package at JFK Airport
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Live King Cobras and lizards shipped express from Hong Kong were intercepted at John F. Kennedy Airport by customs agents.
The five slithering juvenile cobras, which are poisonous, and three geckos were found in a Styrofoam package that was labelled as containing a "plastic tray,'' by U.S. Customs and Border Protection workers doing a mail inspection. The snakes and lizards were discovered during an X-ray of the mail package, officials said on Tuesday.