Truck Driver Receives Live Rattlesnakes in Mail, Suspects Foul Play

Elijah Bowles, a 60-year-old truck driver, believes he is the target of attempted murder after receiving venomous snakes in packages from different states.

• Bowles discovered the first snake in a package picked up from a post office in Twentynine Palms, California.
• The package was padded with cotton balls to muffle the snake's rattle, making it undetectable to postal workers.
• A second, identical package was sent to Bowles' home in Florida, prompting him to alert his family and authorities.
• The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating the incidents, which involve illegal mailing of venomous snakes.
• Bowles is questioning who might be targeting him, as he claims to have no known enemies.

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