Chinese customs have detained a man trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China in his trouser pockets. The man was recently caught by officials at Futian harbour on the border between the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said. During an inspection, customs officials found six taped-up cloth bags containing numerous colourful snakes hidden in the traveller’s lower clothing. According to the statement released on Tuesday, a count revealed that the man was carrying 104 snakes of five different species, i…