A passenger traveling from Miami International Airport in Florida was stopped by security after he was found to have a bag of snakes hidden in his pants.
An alarm alerted security guards to an “abnormality” in the man’s body, and he was interrogated on Friday, April 26, where he admitted to hiding the reptile.
Photos posted online by the Transportation Security Administration showed two small pink snakes removed from a camouflage-colored bag. Police, Customs and Border Protection were notified, and the animals were safely turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The post spawned several risqué jokes from social media users, as well as a series of references to the 2006 film. snake on a planestarring Samuel L. Jackson.
A TSA spokesperson said: independent person The passenger was about to board an international flight and “basically admitted he had a snake in his pants” when the alarm went off.
Airport security uses advanced imaging technology (AIT) to detect anomalies.
“It indicates something is wrong with the groin area and is subject to a pat down. “We have confirmed that there was a snake inside,” the spokesperson said. Independent.
“At that point, they contacted law enforcement from there, so I think he knew he was under arrest after the technology flagged him for a search, and he admitted that. .”
The man was subsequently banned from boarding the plane, the spokesperson said, adding that such incidents were not “common”.
But in January 2023, TSA officers in Tampa, Florida, found a 4-foot-tall boa constrictor hidden inside a passenger’s bag and claimed it was an “emotional support animal.”
At the time, authorities shared a pun-filled post on Instagram showing a “dangerous noodle” passing through an airport X-ray machine.
“Tampa International Airport officials didn’t think it was that bad! There was a 4-foot boa constrictor wrapped inside a passenger’s carry-on bag! “There are no additional measures taken to locate your pet,” the TSA wrote.
It is understood that the boa constrictor was also turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
independent person has asked authorities for comment on the condition of the snake found in Miami on Friday.
