Transportation Security Administration agents got a big surprise when they found a python inside a checked bag at Miami International Airport Sunday.
TSA representative Sari Koshetz said a bomb expert examined the bag and discovered the live snake in a hard drive.
She said the snake was "obviously not an imminent terrorist threat," but its interception prevented a possible wildlife threat.
The man, whose name was not released, was traveling to Barbados, but agents did not allow him on the flight.
The man was fined, and the python was taken into custody by U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
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