Student held for raising pythons

Beijing: A Chinese university student has been detained for rearing nine pythons at his home after buying snake eggs from the internet. The student from Fujian province was held for illegally purchasing and transporting precious, endangered wild animals. But the local procurator has to decide whether to order a formal arrest of the detained student, Hong Kong based South China Morning Post reported. The student, whose name was not disclosed, told police that the pythons hatched from eggs that he purchased online for 100 yuan ($ 16) each just a week ago, and that they were delivered to him through the mail. He then placed the eggs in an incubator until they hatched. He posted pictures of the baby snakes on the internet, prompting several internet users to report it to the authorities.