Driver Busted With 53 Cobras: Cops

A driver in Vietnam was arrested over some unusual cargo. His car was slithering with snakes—53 cobras in green sacks, to be specific, police say. The driver reported being paid less than $50 to haul the animals, whose meat is a delicacy in the country, the AP reports. If that was to be their fate, their future has improved considerably: Police took them to a wildlife rescue center, and they're due to be released into the wild. (More Vietnam stories.)