{"id":140963,"date":"2025-03-12T19:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140963"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:37:58","slug":"man-caught-with-live-turtle-in-pants-at-newark-airport-leaves-tsa-agents-shell-shocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140963","title":{"rendered":"Man caught with live turtle in pants at Newark Airport leaves TSA agents shell-shocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-6194bb1a000004b\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-6194bb1a000004b--thumb3_1671471688530.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A Chicago man's nearly quarter-of-a-century friendship with his pet turtle, Colors, reached its pinnacle when he asked her to be a flower girl at his wedding. \" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A Chicago man&#8217;s nearly quarter-of-a-century friendship with his pet turtle, Colors, reached its pinnacle when he asked her to be a flower girl at his wedding. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>NEWARK, N.J. <\/strong>\u2013 When it comes to airport security, it&#8217;s probably best to leave reptiles at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a>. Or, at the very least, in a proper carrier.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/pennsylvania\/east-stroudsburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Stroudsburg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, man discovered this firsthand last Friday at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/new-jersey\/newark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newark<\/a> Liberty International Airport. His attempt to smuggle a live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turtle<\/a> was thwarted when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation<\/a> Security Administration (TSA) agents found the reptile concealed in his pants.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While going through a security checkpoint, the man triggered a body scanner alarm in an area not typically associated with carry-on luggage, revealing the shelled stowaway. TSA officers, accustomed to finding concealed weapons, were surprised to discover a 5-inch red-ear slider turtle wrapped in a blue towel.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/chicago-man-pet-turtle-flower-girl-wedding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LOVE FOR &#8216;COLORS&#8217;: MAN&#8217;S PET TURTLE OF 24 YEARS SPARKLES AS FLOWER GIRL IN HIS WEDDING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/ewr-turtile-concealed-in-groin-3-7-25-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Turtle that was concealed in a traveler\u2019s pants at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, March 7, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Turtle that was concealed in a traveler\u2019s pants at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, March 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Transportation Security Administration)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I believe this is the first time we have come across someone who was concealing a live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal<\/a> down the front of his pants,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/news\/press\/releases\/2025\/03\/11\/tsa-stops-man-turtle-concealed-his-groin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thomas Carter, TSA\u2019s federal security director for New Jersey<\/a>, who also commended the officer&#8217;s professionalism during the pat-down.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Unsurprisingly, the man missed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flight<\/a> and was escorted out of the checkpoint by police.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Port Authority Police took custody of the turtle and are now working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> Fish and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife<\/a> Service and local animal control, presumably to find the little guy a more spacious and less intimate living arrangement.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;As best as we could tell,&#8221; Carter added, &#8220;the turtle was not harmed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/new-jersey-airport-tsa-turtle-pants-security-checkpoint\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chicago man&#8217;s nearly quarter-of-a-century friendship with his pet turtle, Colors, reached its pinnacle when he asked her to be a flower girl at his wedding. 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