* Cobras 4 Export Siezed

Estimating the total number of snakes at around 600, the officer said a full count would take place on Wednesday night as it was too dangerous to do it without extra help.Thai customs officers seized hundreds of cobras being smuggled through the country for use in traditional medicine as a supposed sexual aid. The 600 deadly wild snakes were discovered in crates on a truck when it was stopped at a checkpoint in the south of the country.Hidden in blue net bags, they could only breathe through the net there were about five cobras in each bag,the customs officer confirmed but requested anonymity to save the job. The total number of snakes were about 600. In fear, an officer said a full count would take place the next day because it was too dangerous to do it without extra help. The cobras, worth an estimated $16,300, were destined to be used in traditional medicine.Cobras are highly valuable in the preparation of Chinese medicine, for blood pressure and the meat boosts sexual potency. The snakes had been smuggled in via the southern Thai border and were believed to be on their way through the kingdom and destined for neighbouring countries. There are three cobra species native to Thailand. Although none is endangered, the export of live snakes is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. Two men have been arrested in connection with Monday night's haul in Prachuap Khiri Khan province and face up to 10 years in jail. The cobras were sent to a national park in central Thailand. Cobras are in plenty in Africa, they live in the wild and in hiding. A few Africans are believed to eat Snakes, but the rest of Africans do not ever think of eating them. Since the snakes are believed to be dangerous to humans, if sighted in Africa snakes are instantly linched. However snakes remain a delicay to some people in Congo and other parts of Africa. Why does'nt CITIES allow Africa to export these snakes to Asia for those medicinal reasons?

Paul Okia
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