A Pennsylvania man attempting to go through airport security was discovered to have been hiding a living turtle in his pants ...

Officials estimated the turtle to be about five inches long. The man allegedly told officials the reptile was a red-ear slider turtle. This type of turtle is native to the Mississippi River area ...

When questioned further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the turtle, which was about 5 inches (12 centimeters) long and wrapped in a small blue towel. He said it was a red-ear slider ...

Officers asked the man what he was hiding — and he reached into his pants and withdrew a turtle wrapped in a towel. The 5-inch critter, he declared on the spot, was a red-ear slider turtle ...

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He said it was a red-ear slider turtle, a species that is popular as a pet. The man — whose name was not released — was escorted from the checkpoint area by Port Authority police and ended up ...

A pat down revealed that the man had wrapped a turtle, a red-eared slider, in a blue towel and hidden it in the front of his pants, officials said. When questioned further, the man reached into ...

When the TSA officer asked if something was hidden, the man pulled out a live red-ear slider turtle about 5 inches long wrapped in a small blue towel. Port Authority Police questioned the man ...

He said it was a red-ear slider turtle, a species that is popular as a pet. The man — whose name was not released — was escorted from the checkpoint area by Port Authority police and ended up ...