Berlin ( CNN ) -- Police arrested three Chinese nationals after authorities uncovered about 100 snakes , 70 tortoises and 20 neon-colored frogs in their hotel room in western Germany , according to a police spokesman . The discovery was made Friday after a hotel employee found a snake on a stairway and alerted authorities , said Cologne police spokesman Stefan Kirchner . The guests were arrested on suspicion of illegally importing the animals , he said . `` After paying several thousand euro for deposit , they were released on Friday evening , '' added Kirchner . The creatures have since been relocated to Cologne city zoo .
Three Chinese nationals arrested after 100 snakes were found in their hotel room . The snake was reportedly a python and the men had been bitten by it before they arrived at the hotel. The guests were arrested on suspicion of illegally importing animals .