A man attempted to cross a Chinese border with 14 live snakes hidden in his pockets.
He was apprehended at Futian Port, a crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China in Shenzhen, eastern China.
The individual was apparently observed by border patrol officers at Huanggang Customs in China to be uneasy and to be avoiding eye contact.
When they asked to look over his stuff, they discovered 14 snakes wrapped in cotton stockings and socks.
The passenger is shown on camera nervously checking his pockets as he waits at the checkpoint while wearing all black and a white hat.
The video then switches to border agents handling socks with snakes poking out of them.
The reptiles were delivered to the authorities in plastic containers.
Ball pythons, sometimes known as royal pythons, are an African species categorised as “near threatened” on the Red List by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Three of the serpents were ball pythons.
All animals that are brought into or out of China must first be quarantined and inspected, according to the law.
The man may or may not have been charged at this time.