Packin' For the Holidays
What do you pack for a holiday in Asia? We usually think of a swimsuit and towel, a few light shirts and shorts and probably a few books for the beach or pool. But that's not what a traveler from Thailand to China thought of this week. Only at Hong Kong airport was his unusual luggage discovered.
He tried to make his way through Hong Kong airport with a crocodile, six snakes, 11 flying squirrels and 46 turtles and tortoises in his case.
For a start, we're pretty impressed that any suitcase was big enough to hold this entire menagerie and secondly, does this guy not keep up with the times? If we can't take our toothpaste or perfume on a plane, except in uselessly small quantities, why did he think his reptile collection would escape undetected?
For the record, the animals were rescued unharmed, at least physically, but we can imagine the psychological effect for a cute little tortoise of being trapped in a bag in a plane with a crocodile and six snakes. So take note, all flyers: leave your crocs and flying squirrels at home. Please.
[Photo: jake potato]
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