[HIGHLIGHTS] He was traveling to Buenos Aires by bus with an unusual cargo in two suitcases: 90 snakes, 236 spiders and a centipede

Argentine National Gendarmerie detains man with snakes, spiders and a centipede. He was traveling from Misiones to Buenos Aires on a regular bus.

The Gendarmes detected noises in the luggage hold. The trafficker could not prove the origin or destination of the animals and was detained. It is being investigated whether the alleged trafficker intended to sell the animals on the black market or if it was a case of illegal wildlife trafficking. The animals were kidnapped and later delivered to the province's Wildlife Department for care and relocation.