A man from the USA was sentenced for crossing the border with pythons in his pants

In the United States, a man was sentenced for trying to transport three Burmese pythons in his pants from Canada.

Associated Press and USA Today write about it.

38-year-old Calvin Bautista bought pythons for 2.5 thousand dollars in a reptile store in Canada.

During a bus trip from Montreal, Canada to New York, he put animals in snake bags and hid the bags in his pants.

Customs and Border Protection officers noticed strange lumps in the man’s pants while checking his passport.

The incident took place on July 15, 2018, but the man received the court verdict only recently.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the man pleaded guilty in court in June 2023, eight months before the sentencing.

However, Calvin Bautista was sentenced to 1 year probation and a fine of 5 thousand dollars.

What is known about Burmese pythons

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Its total length reaches 5-6.5 meters, and its weight is up to 130 kilograms. He mostly lives in Asian countries. He was also taken to the state of Florida.

The import of Burmese pythons is regulated by an international treaty and US federal regulations, according to which the animal belongs to “dangerous to humans”.

It will be recalled that in the USA a woman tried to transport giraffe feces from Kenya. Customs officials seized unusual luggage due to the threat of infection.