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NewsAugust 18, 2017

BERLIN -- German customs officers say they have destroyed 20 rotten snake heads found in a package that had arrived from Nigeria. A spokeswoman for Munich's main customs office said Wednesday that officers discovered the snake parts when they x-rayed a 6.6-pound package last week. Marie Mueller said the customs office repeatedly has intercepted packages from western Africa with snake heads, which are sent to Germany as a delicacy...

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BERLIN -- German customs officers say they have destroyed 20 rotten snake heads found in a package that had arrived from Nigeria. A spokeswoman for Munich's main customs office said Wednesday that officers discovered the snake parts when they x-rayed a 6.6-pound package last week. Marie Mueller said the customs office repeatedly has intercepted packages from western Africa with snake heads, which are sent to Germany as a delicacy.

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