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TSA Agent Finds Live Snakes in Luggage at California Airport: "I Need to Escalate This Immediately"

TSA paused screening after officers found the snakes and later cleared the passenger for travel, while reminding travelers to check airline pet rules.

By Chelsea Hylton Video by the Transportation Security Administration shows the moment officers discovered two live snakes inside a checked bag at California’s Ontario International Airport in October. TSA said the snakes were discovered during a routine inspection of a bag.   X-ray images showed what appeared to be a rope but turned out to

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One of them was a rattlesnake, according to a TSA official

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CBS News broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, November 13, 2026.
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