Officials estimated the turtle to be about five inches long. The man allegedly told officials the reptile was a red-ear slider turtle. This type of turtle is native to the Mississippi River area ...

The turtle was estimated to be approximately five inches in length and identified to be a red-ear slider turtle – one of the most popular breeds of pet turtle in the United States - by the man ...

He said it was a red-ear slider turtle, a species that is popular as a pet. The man — whose name was not released — was escorted from the checkpoint area by Port Authority police and ended up ...

He said it was a red-ear slider turtle, a species that is popular as a pet. The man — whose name was not released — was escorted from the checkpoint area by Port Authority police and ended up ...

He then reached into his pants and removed a live turtle wrapped in a small towel. He told a TSA officer it was a red-ear slider turtle — an invasive species native to the Mississippi River area.

Police did not say where the man was planning to travel. The man told officials that the turtle was a red-ear slider turtle, and officials estimated it to be 5 inches long. The turtle is "probably ...

A pat down revealed that the man had wrapped a turtle, a red-eared slider, in a blue towel and hidden it in the front of his pants, officials said. When questioned further, the man reached into ...