‘Birthday gift’ of viper and toads seized in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian officials seized a “birthday present” containing a viper, 12 toads and various insects from a post office in Perak province, a media report said.

The Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) said that the gift-wrapped package with words “Happy Birthday” had three separate transparent plastic containers to keep the animals and bugs, The Malaysian Star reported.