We are trying to get the mf-ing snake ON this mf-ing plane! The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found a 4 foot long boa constrictor while X-raying a passenger’s bag. The snake was apparently an “emotional support pet” that goes by the name Bartholomew.
The TSA contacted the airline, which said that the passenger couldn’t bring the snake aboard the aircraft. While the incident happened at the Tampa International Airport in December, the TSA has just now posted the pictures and details to their social media accounts. As you can see in the images the snake is pretty clearly visible among the other things in their suitcase. Oh, Florida.
The TSA directs passengers to check travel restrictions with the TSA. While emotional support animals are allowed to travel, they are still restricted and heavily regulated in most environments. Unlike service animals, which tend to have less restrictions because of how they are trained. Unlike the snake which got lose on a flight to Florida in October.
In the pun-laden post, the TSA explains “airlines don’t allow nope ropes in carry-on bags and only a few allow them to slither around in checked bags, if packaged correctly.” No word on if Bartholomew had to be returned home. Or if they were able to move him into a checked bag on another airline.
