The man set off an alarm while passing through a Transportation Security Administration body scanner. Sign up for our Newsletters A pat down revealed he had wrapped the turtle, a red-eared slider, in ...

When questioned, the man, from East Stroudsburg, reached into his pants and pulled out a live, 5-inch turtle wrapped in a small blue towel. The turtle was identified as a red-eared slider.

The only invasive reptile on the list, the red-eared slider, was first observed in New York in 1995. The turtle, named for its distinct red or orange stripe behind its eye, has a large native ...