15-inch snake left behind at airport's security checkpoint

NEW JERSEY: A 15-inch snake was reportedly left behind at a security checkpoint by a passenger at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the snake was apparently left behind by a passenger while passing through the security checkpoint which was later found by an airport office.

However, the animal was identified as a non-venomous ring-necked snake which is not dangerous to humans.

 

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Enough is enough! We have had it with these #%!&@$ snakes in this %@$&#! checkpoint! You don’t want to be in a 200-foot aluminum tube while you’re 30,000 feet in the air when this guy slithers out. Lucky for you, this harmless 15-inch ring-necked snake was left behind at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thankfully a TSA officer put a barrier between them and the snake by placing a grey checkpoint bin over the snake before Port Authority Police was called to take it away. Our security procedures don’t prohibit passengers from bringing snakes on flights. However, you should contact your airline to determine their policy on traveling with pets. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For this and other questions, message our AskTSA team on Facebook and Twitter, available weekdays 8am-10pm ET and 9am-7pm ET on weekends and holidays. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #SnakesNotOnAPlane #SnakesofInstagram #Snakes #WereHisssterical #ILoveTSA #TSAIG #FrequentFlyers #Airportvibes #Airportdiaries #Airport #jetsetter #security

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The reptile was recaptured by the office after placing a plastic bin over it until Port Authority Police arrived to take its custody, United Press International (UPI) reported.

“Our security procedures don’t prohibit passengers from bringing snakes on flights,” the TSA said. “However, you should contact your airline to determine their policy on traveling with pets.”

The security administration advised, “Our security procedures don’t prohibit passengers from bringing snakes on flights. However, you should contact your airline to determine their policy on traveling with pets.”