Published February 19, 2021, 3:16 PM This nearly became a literal case of snakes on a plane. Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA agents intercepted around two dozen live reptiles intended for export to Taiwan on Thursday, Feb. 18 at a DHL warehouse. BOC – NAIA / MANILA BULLETIN The package, which held two venomous spitting cobras, eight pit vipers, and 15 sailfin lizard was declared to contain “souvenir items” by a certain “Adrian Lim” from Pasig City. It was consigned to a certain “Ryan Su” of Taiwan. The wildlife species, concealed inside the native purses of bamboo chimes and lanterns, were discovered by joint agents from Port of NAIA including those from the Export Division, Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), Environmental Protection and Compliance Division (EPCD) , X-Ray Inspection Project (XIP), Customs Intelligence and Inspection Service (CIIS) and DHL.