Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes

AP: An East Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the U.S.

According to prosecutors, the eco-tourism guide, who faces up to five years in prison, bought seven live snakes in August 2012 in a market in Lima, Peru. He then smuggled them in his jacket on flights from Lima to Miami and then to Dallas.