The Transportation Security Administration says that a traveler attempted to bring an “emotional support pet” boa constrictor snake through security.
A spokesperson for the agency tweeted that the incident happened at Tampa International Airport in December when a woman had the snake, named “Bartholomew,” in her carry-on bag. The snake was detected when the bag went through an x-ray machine.
The spokesperson said that TSA contacted the airline, which said that she couldn’t bring the snake aboard the aircraft.
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According to the agency, the snake is four feet in length.
“There’s a danger noodle in that bag… Our officers at Tampa International Airport didn’t find this hyssssssterical! Coiled up in a passenger’s carry-on was a 4’ boa constrictor! We really have no adder-ation for discovering any pet going through an x-ray machine,” the TSA said in an Instagram post.
