A man was stopped at Miami International Airport transporting snakes in an unusual place — his pants, authorities announced.
A camouflage "bag of snakes" was discovered in the man's trousers in the security line Tuesday as the unidentified would-be passenger was heading to an airport gate to board an international flight, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.
A typical body scan at a security checkpoint highlighted a mysterious irregularity, officials explained.
"It showed that there was an anomaly in the groin area and marks it for a pat-down. When the passenger came through they said that they needed to do a pat-down and that's when he admitted that there were snakes in his pants," a TSA spokesperson told The Independent.
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 snakes were turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They weren't identified.
It was not immediately revealed what happened to the man with the snakes, though law enforcement was "contacted," said the TSA spokesperson.
Social media wags were in hysterics, and some couldn't help mentioning the 2006 fan favorite movie "Snakes on a Plane!"
My guess is, the guy breeds exotic snakes, or works for someone who does. The breeder sold that pair, and the smuggler was on his way to deliver them. No one seems to know what kind of snake they are. They must be very rare, to be flown that way to another country.
— Judith Arnett (@JudithArnett1) May 3, 2024
