Yahoo! News - Swede snared with snakes strapped to legs



SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Swedish man has been charged after Australian customs officers found eight dangerous snakes, including four dead king cobras, strapped to his leg after he arrived on a flight from Thailand, officials said on Wednesday.



Australian customs spokesman Chris Schofield said the four king cobras were found dead in containers strapped to the man's calves when he was searched after arriving in Sydney on Monday.