( CNN ) -- The label on the package claimed that it contained T-shirts and baby toys . When customs officials in Sydney scanned the parcel , they found five pythons and two venomous tarantulas . But when customs officials in Sydney X-ray scanned the parcel , they found instead five pythons and two venomous tarantulas . On Tuesday , authorities raided the house in Sydney to which the parcel had been addressed . Officials seized evidence but expect to file charges later , the customs agency said . Importing live animals without a permit is illegal in Australia and can yield a 10-year prison sentence and a fine of 110,000 Australian dollars ( $ 92,000 U.S. ) . The parcel was sent from the United States last week , but officials would not say specifically where it had been mailed from . The snakes were wrapped within white calico bags and the spiders were packed in clear plastic containers , the customs agency said . The creatures were later killed because they posed a quarantine risk , the agency said in a press release . It titled the press release : `` Spiders and snakes on a plane . ''
Customs officials in Australia find pythons and tarantulas in package . The parcel had been sent from the United States . The creatures were later killed because they posed a quarantine risk .