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Another possible title was - "man whose body language suggests he's quite embarrassed"Snakes smuggled on a plane: Customs officials catch man with 24 illegal pythons and geckos taped to his bodyNorwegian authorities have arrested a 22-year-old man for smuggling pythons by taping them to his body.The Norwegian man, who was arrested in Oslo yesterday, smuggled the reptiles in underneath his clothes. Customs officials became suspicious when the man, who arrived on a passenger ferry from Denmark, was stopped for a spot checkarticle-0-06F7C4D6000005DC-542_634x691.jpgWhen they found a tarantula in his bag, they decided to search further. It wasn't long before they uncovered the brazen plan. A body search revealed the 22-year-old was carrying 14 baby pythons and 10 albino gecko lizards strapped to his body.Photos show how the man had taped several layers of pouches around his chest and legs.article-0-06F7C4E2000005DC-587_634x446.jpg'All the reptiles were pretty small and when they roll up they don't take up much place,' Knut Inge Brandsvoll, a customs officer in the southern port city of Kristiansand said. The man faces charges of violating a ban against importing reptiles to Norway. He said he had bought them in Denmark, where they are legal, and had intended to keep them himself.article-0-06F7D0CF000005DC-485_634x457.jpgarticle-0-06F7D0DF000005DC-391_634x477.jpgarticle-1177819-04D2C8E2000005DC-544_634x687.jpghttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...tiles-body.html

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