Special delivery: Snakes, spiders found in parcel

The label on the package claimed that it contained t-shirts and baby toys.

But when customs officials in Sydney x-ray scanned the parcel, they found instead five pythons and two venomous tarantulas.

On Tuesday, authorities raided a house in Sydney where the parcel was addressed. Officials seized evidence but expect to file charges later, the customs agency said.

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Tagged as: Australia, Customs Agencies, Packages, Pythons, Snakes, Sydney, Tarantulas, Toys, Venemous Tarantuals, X-rays

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