Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants

A bag detected by TSA agents contained snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at a checkpoint at the Miami International Airport. Photo / Transportation Security Administration via AP

Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants.

According to an X (Twitter) post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s trousers on April 26 at a checkpoint.

Officers at @iflymia detected this bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at a checkpoint on Fri, April 26. @TSA called our @CBPSoutheast and Miami-Dade Police partners in to assist, and the snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. pic.twitter.com/CggJob8IT8

— TSA_Gulf (@TSA_Gulf) April 30, 2024

The post included a photo of two small snakes that were found in what appeared to be a sunglasses bag.

The TSA said the snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.