Manila airport officials prevented a real life version of horror flick "Snakes on a Plane" this week when they stopped more than 130 reptiles, including poisonous cobras, from boarding a flight to Bangkok.

　　本周，菲律宾马尼拉机场的工作人员成功阻止了好莱坞恐怖影片《航班蛇患》的现实版在该机场内的"上映"，他们最终没有让毒性极大的眼镜蛇等130条爬行动物登上从那里飞往泰国首都曼谷的航班。

　　Dozens of lizards, wearing diapers to conceal the stench of their urine, and 60 snakes concealed in water bottles, were discovered Tuesday inside two suitcases belonging to a Filipino woman, airport officials said.

　　机场官员透露说，这些动物是于本周二（11月21日）被工作人员发现，当时它们被装在一位菲律宾妇女所携带的两只箱子里，其中有数10条垫着尿布的蜥蜴。这是为了掩盖蜥蜴尿液产生的臭味，此外还有60条蛇被装在原本用来盛水的瓶子中。

　　Security officers noticed something moving when her luggage was being x-rayed. One of the nappy-clad lizards reportedly died due to heat.

　　当这名妇女的行李接受X光检测时，机场安全部门官员注意到在箱子内有一些东西在不停的蠕动，而其中有一条蜥蜴已经因箱内温度过高而死亡。

　　Believed to be effective aphrodisiacs and good-luck charms, reptiles, amphibians and other exotic animals have become a popular delicacy and ornament in many parts of Asia.

　　爬行动物、水陆两栖动物以及其它一些看上去稀奇古怪的动物在亚洲很多地区都成为了人们餐桌上的美味佳肴或宠物，因为这里的人们相信这些动物不仅具有极强的壮阳作用，还能够给人带来好运气。

　　Last week, Manila airport authorities arrested a Filipino man trying to smuggle three live Siamese crocodiles from Cambodia.

　　上周，马尼拉机场管理当局还逮捕了一名菲律宾男子，此人试图将3条活的暹罗鳄鱼从柬埔寨走私到菲律宾。

　　（国际在线独家资讯 张咏 国际在线专稿 未经允许 请勿转载）

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