A king cobra snake seen coming out of container of chips in this undated handout photo obtained July 25, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS.
LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles man was arrested on Tuesday after federal prosecutors said he arranged to smuggle into the United States three live, highly venomous king cobra snakes hidden in potato chip canisters.
Rodrigo Franco, 34, was charged with illegally importing merchandise into the country in connection with a parcel from Hong Kong that was intercepted by US Customs and Border Protection agents on March 2 containing the 2-foot (0.61 metre)-long snakes concealed inside the canisters.
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