Chennai: Seven anacondas from a Sri Lankan zoo had a firsthand experience of just how hot it can get in the city, when the crate carrying the snakes had to be kept in the airport’s import cargo clearance area after arrival — awaiting clearance from customs and quarantine officials, according to specified norms.
The snakes were sealed in special transport cases and flown from Colombo on Sri Lankan Airways flight UL 127 that arrived a little after 3.30 pm. However, they were made to wait in the extremely humid cargo floor till after 5.10 pm for the officials to arrive and sign off, causing a lot of distress among zoo officials who had come to collect the reptiles.
The Green Anacondas (Eunectes murinus) were bound for the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo and were part of a barter deal with the Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo.
10/04/14 Daniel Thimmayya/New Indian Express
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The snakes were sealed in special transport cases and flown from Colombo on Sri Lankan Airways flight UL 127 that arrived a little after 3.30 pm. However, they were made to wait in the extremely humid cargo floor till after 5.10 pm for the officials to arrive and sign off, causing a lot of distress among zoo officials who had come to collect the reptiles.
The Green Anacondas (Eunectes murinus) were bound for the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo and were part of a barter deal with the Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo.
10/04/14 Daniel Thimmayya/New Indian Express
