Workers at Tampa International Airport discovered a 4-foot boa constrictor in a passenger’s luggage, authorities said Friday.
The coiled reptile was discovered as the baggage passed through an X-ray machine, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.
Images posted by the agency showed the animal near a pair of shoes and what appeared to be a laptop.
Alligators, snakes and hedgehogs, oh my! “Monster Croc Wrangler” star Matt Wright stopped by “Access Live” with his animal friends to raise awareness about habitat conservation around the world. Watch Kit Hoover and Scott Evans get freaked out by a giant boa constrictor!
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