A Pennsylvania man who was going through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration.

When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the Pennsylvania man reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle wrapped in a small blue towel, the TSA says. It did not appear to be harmed.

As best as we could tell, the turtle was not harmed by the man’s actions,” he added. A spokesperson for the TSA says pets, including turtles, can be taken through checkpoin

A man pulled a live turtle from his pants at an airport security checkpoint in New Jersey after triggering an alarm, officials said. The man, from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was caught with the turtle on March 7 at Newark Liberty International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said in a March 11 news release.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says a man from Pennsylvania was caught with a turtle hidden in his pants at a New Jersey airport. The TSA explained in a release on Friday, March 7, the East Stroudsburg man was caught with the turtle in his pants when a TSA body scanner triggered an

On Friday, a man from East Stroudsburg was caught by the TSA at Newark Liberty International Airport with a turtle in his pants.

A TSA officer conducted a pat-down in the area where the alarm went off and discovered something hidden in the man's groin. When questioned, the man, from East Stroudsburg, reached into his pants and pulled out a live, 5-inch turtle wrapped in a small blue towel. The turtle was identified as a red-eared slider.

Transportation Security Administration agents at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped a Pennsylvania man from sneaking a turtle on a flight with him after discovering the reptile in his pants during a pat-down,