New York man hides several reptiles in his pant

 A the big apple town man has been charged with smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants at a united statesCanadian border crossing.

Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern the big apple on July 15, 2018. Importation of Burmese pythons is regulated through an international treaty and with the aid of federal regulations list them as “injurious to humans.”

Bautista, of Queens, changed into arraigned Tuesday in Albany on the federal smuggling price and released pending trial, in line with a information launch from the office of U.S. attorney Carla B. Freedman.

An email searching for comment become despatched to Bautista’s lawyer.

The charge carries the capability for a most sentence of 20 years in prison and a first-class as excessive as $250,000, in keeping with federal prosecutors.

The Burmese python, one of the global’s largest snakes, is considered a prone species in its native Asia and is invasive in Florida, where it threatens local animals.