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 ...

reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle wrapped in a small blue towel, the TSA says. The turtle was estimated to be about 5 inches in length. The man told officials that ...

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.