A Pennsylvania man was found to have a live turtle hidden in his pants while going through security at Newark Liberty ...

"As best as we can tell, the turtle was not harmed by the man’s actions," a TSA official said after an East Stroudsburg man hid the animal in his pants.

The turtle can then wreak havoc on an ecosystem by spreading diseases to native wildlife. While this story might be a little unhinged, it isn't unheard of for TSA to find people accused of trying ...

A man from Pennsylvania was caught with a turtle hidden in his pants during airport security at Newark Liberty International ...

When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the Pennsylvania man reached down the front of his pants and pulled ...

When asked if he was hiding something, the man reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle, the TSA said. The reptile was wrapped in a small blue towel. Officials estimated ...

A passenger passing through a New Jersey airport was greeted by TSA and found to have a live turtle in his pants.

The man told security personnel that the reptile was a red-eared slider turtle, TSA said. The agency did not respond to question about whether the man explained why he had the turtle. Port ...

Advertisement An officer confronted the man, who "reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle that was wrapped in a small blue towel," the TSA said. The approximately 5-inch ...

According to a TSA press release, an East Stroudsburg man who was not identified by name tried to sneak a live turtle past security at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, March 7.