NEWARK, N.J. – When it comes to airport security, it's probably best to leave reptiles at home. Or, at the very least, in a ...

An officer conducting a pat-down on the man man figured out he was hiding somethin in the groin area of his pants.

A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle hidden in his pants ... an alarm in the area of the man’s groin at Newark Liberty ...

When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the man, a resident of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, reached in and pulled out a live turtle wrapped in a small blue towel. He told officials ...

A Pennsylvania man traveling through the airport triggered an alarm ... The Port Authority told Gothamist on Tuesday that the turtle was given over to Newark Animal Control.

"As best as we can tell, the turtle was not harmed by the man’s actions," a TSA official said after an East Stroudsburg man hid the animal in his pants.

He added, “As best as we could tell, the turtle was not harmed by the man’s actions.” PEOPLE has contacted Newark Liberty International Airport and Port Authority Police for further comment.

A new report revealed that Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the worst airports in the nation for these ...

March 13 (UPI) --The Transportation Security Administration said an officer at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey found a live turtle concealed in the crotch of a traveler's pants.

A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle hidden in his pants ... an alarm in the area of the man’s groin at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, the agency says.