2 deadly venomous snakes found in package at post office

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March 28, 2016 7:16 PM

Two dead venomous snakes were found in a package in a post office earlier this month.

2 deadly venomous snakes found in package at post office

Two dead venomous snakes were found in a package in a post office earlier this month, federal authorities said.

The box shipped from the Philippines to the Beaver County post office was declared as containing T-shirts, The Beaver County Times reported.

However, when the odour from the box was too much it was opened and Capt. Thomas Christ of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and discovered two venomous pisnakes, both dead.

Officials didn't reveal the exact kind of snake, but said they believe the reptiles were alive when they were put in the box.

Additional snakes were found at the home of the person to which the box was addressed, Christ said. He added he could not say what the person intended to do with the snakes if they had arrived alive. Abc news reported.

Mailing an animal is a federal offense, and in Pennsylvania, a permit is required to buy a snake, said Henry Kacprzyk, curator of reptiles at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife authorities are still investigating.

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