article_snippet.sent: Customs officials have seized what is being described as a 'zoo in a suitcase' from a woman accused of smuggling 108 exotic animals in Russia.
article_snippet.sent: In the bag, carried in the hold of the aircraft, there were 55 snakes, 35 lizards, seven turtles, six lemurs, two monkeys and even a suspected leopard cub.
article_snippet.sent: Cruel cargo: More than 100 exotic animals were found stuffed in this suitcase belonging to a female passenger travelling on a flight from Indonesia to Russia's Domodedovo airport .
article_snippet.sent: Exotic: Customs officials also found 55 snakes, 35 lizards, seven turtles, six lemurs and two monkeys .
article_snippet.sent: Spokeswoman Larisa Ledovskikh said: 'More than 100 exotic animals were packed in tiny cages and plastic boxes and each snake was in small bag made of cloth.'
article_snippet.sent: But trading in exotic animals is seen as lucrative business in Russia, where private zoos are seen as de rigueur for the wealthy.
article_snippet.sent: More than 100 exotic animals were packed in tiny cages and plastic boxes and each snake was in small bag made of cloth .
article_snippet.sent: A handler from the park held More than 100 exotic animals for the customs pictures, which will be used as evidence in the case .
article_snippet.sent: A handler from the park held More than 100 exotic animals for the customs pictures, which will be used as evidence in the case against the 'animal courier'. '
article_snippet.sent: Experts will check More than 100 exotic animals and calculate the price of each one,' said the spokeswoman. '
article_snippet.sent: Experts will also establish if any of More than 100 exotic animals are under protection of the international convention on rare species.'