Customs Seizes Raw Marinated Rattlesnake! Netizens Stunned: Huh? Did You Say Raw Marinated What!?
On [date], the Jinling Customs Post Office Office under the Nanjing Customs intercepted a shipment of marinated rattlesnake weighing [number] kilograms in an inbound mail. While inspecting a package declared as "snacks," customs officers noticed anomalies in the X-ray images and a strong, unpleasant odor emanating from the mail.
During an inspection of incoming mail, the Jinling Customs discovered a pickled rattlesnake. Upon opening, it was found that the mail contained a plastic jar with signs of secondary packaging. Inside the jar was a rattlesnake tail preserved in salt, weighing several kilograms. Currently, the mail has been temporarily withheld from release in accordance with regulations.
According to the "List of Animals, Plants, and Their Products and Other Quarantine Items Prohibited from Being Carried or Mailed into the People's Republic of China," it is prohibited to mail (raw or cooked) meat (including organ meats) and their products into the country.
Netizen: This flavor is way too strong.