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 ...

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 ...

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 the ...

The turtle was identified as a red-eared slider. After interrogating the passenger, Port Authority Police escorted the passenger, who missed his flight, out of the checkpoint area and kept the turtle.

Barnacles, which are a type of crab ... Yes, we do get a few loggerhead sea turtles into the river, mostly on a rising tide near the mouth. But they have also been observed south of downtown ...

When the TSA officer asked if something was hidden, the man pulled out a live red-ear slider turtle about 5 inches long wrapped in a small blue towel. Port Authority Police questioned the man ...

Officers asked the man what he was hiding — and he reached into his pants and withdrew a turtle wrapped in a towel. The 5-inch critter, he declared on the spot, was a red-ear slider turtle ...

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 ...

The approximately 5-inch-long turtle was identified by the man as a red-ear slider turtle. Port Authority Police took possession of the turtle and contacted local animal control and the U.S. Fish ...

When questioned further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the turtle, which was about 5 inches long and wrapped in a small blue towel. He said it was a red-ear slider turtle ...