US federal officials said they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The US Fish and Wildlife Service said 40-year-old Michael Plank of California was returning from Australia when US Customs agents found two geckos, two monitor lizards and 11 skinks - another type of lizard - fastened to his body.

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