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Published August 30, 2011, 10:11 AM

TSA: 7 snakes, 3 tortoises found in man's pants

A Transportation Security Administration spokesman says the man was stopped after passing through a body scanner at Miami International Airport on Thursday.

By: Associated Press report, South Florida Sun Sentinel

MIAMI — The Transportation Security Administration says a man tried to board a flight from Miami to Brazil with nylon bags filled with exotic snakes and tortoises hidden in his pants.

TSA spokesman Jonathon Allen says the man was stopped after passing through a body scanner at Miami International Airport on Thursday. Security officials spotted the nylon bags filled with seven snakes and three tortoises stuffed inside the man's pants.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the animals were taken by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. The unidentified passenger was arrested.

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