Riyadh: An Egyptian man smuggled a suitcase full of poisonous snake during his journey to Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage.
The man had kept food and ice cream in the suitcase for them to eat. Despite his efforts the snakes died and started to rot in the suitcase.
Rotten smell from the dead snakes alerted the passengers on the bus the man was travelling on.
The smell was so overpowering and foul that the driver stopped the bus and luggage of all the passengers was searched for the source of the smell.
The mystery was solved after the driver discovered the man’s suitcase full of dead snakes.
It is suspected that the snakes died due to the heat.
He entered the Saudi territory through the Dheba seaport after clearing customs along with other Egyptian pilgrims, reported local Arabic daily Al-Marsd.