DONG NAI — The Forest Protection Division in southern Dong Nai Province’s Xuan Loc District freed dozens of snakes weighing a total of 193 kilos into the Chua Chan Forest here on Tuesday.
Forest rangers in Tau May District allegedly found Nguyen Thi Xuan Huong, 23, from Xuan Loc District, trafficking the snakes to restaurants on Monday.
The snakes including 10 kilos of ran ho trau (ptyas mucosus), which is listed in Viet Nam’s Red Book as an endangered species and totally protected.