Snake almost on a plane.
A woman flying out of Tampa International Airport tried to bring a 1.2 metre boa constrictor onto her flight last month before a security agent noticed it.
The woman claimed Bartholomew was “her emotional support pet,” but TSA determined that the serpent could not fly on the plane.
“Snake on a plane? This is a TSA X-ray of Bartholomew, a boa constrictor who was in a traveller’s carry-on bag at @FlyTPA last month,” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said in a tweet.
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“A woman claimed the snake was her emotional support pet,” she detailed. “TSA notified the airline, which ruled that there was not going to be a snake on their plane!”
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of the X-ray that shows the large snake in the corner of the bag along with other items.
“Our officers at Tampa International Airport didn’t find this hyssssssterical!,” TSA wrote on an Instagram post alongside the same pic.
“Do you have asp-irations of taking a snake on a plane?,” they added, pouring on the puns. “We really have no adder-ation for discovering any pet going through an X-ray machine.”
The agency advised travellers to better understand their airline’s rules before heading to the airport.
While not the case in the woman’s flight, some airlines allow snakes to be transported in check-in bags, as long as they are secured.
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