内容摘要：The news comes as Trump visits several countries in the Middle East, including Qatar.

The news comes as Trump visits several countries in the Middle East, including Qatar.

The Indian citizen, who was returning from Thailand, was stopped by customs officials at the airport in Mumbai city on Sunday.Officials said the reptiles, including 44 venomous vipers, were found concealed in the man's checked-in luggage.

The reptiles have been seized under various wildlife protection laws in India.The passenger has not been named and as he is in custody. He has not commented on his arrest.Customs officials have released photographs on X of colourful snakes squirming in a dish.

In their post, they said they had seized three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit vipers from the passenger.It isn't clear where the reptiles had been sourced from.

While it is not illegal to import animals into the country, India's wildlife protection law bans the import of certain species, including those classified as endangered or protected by the government.

A passenger also needs to get the required permits and licenses before importing any wildlife.These figures are estimates of changes in the total number of homes in each area, taking account of new build homes and existing buildings conversions, minus any demolitions.

The targets are the government's new "local housing need" calculations, released following a public consultation.The latest number of new homes comes from energy performance certificates for new builds or conversions, which every property must have upon construction.

These are indicators of new housing supply but can differ from the final net additional dwellings because they don't account for demolition and may have been lodged before the home was ready to live in.Planning statistics are taken from quarterly data and combine applications decided for "minor" housing developments (fewer than 10 homes) and "major" schemes (10 homes or more).