We’ve all tried to get something through airport security. Maybe that shampoo bottle was just a little bigger than 3 ounces, or maybe you just couldn’t be bothered to take your laptop out of your bag. Still, no matter what you tried to get past the TSA, it probably wasn’t as dramatic as the dude who tried to get through airport security with two otters and a prairie dog down his pants.


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No, this isn’t like some bro saying he has an anaconda in his boxers. According to Taiwan News, a man was arrested on December 5th in Taiwan’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after it was discovered that he had *several actual animals* shoved into his trousers.



How did they catch him, you ask? Well, as it turns out, it’s not easy to be subtle when you’re hiding three critters in your undergarments.


“The 22-year-old man reportedly first put the small animals into his pantyhose and secured the bound pouches around his waist with packing tape,” writes author Duncan DeAeth. “His odd behavior and visible bulges in his pants caught the attention of officers as he was walking through an X-ray machine at a security checkpoint.”



We don’t know what his plans were with the tiny creatures, but the piece speculates that he had planned to sell the animals into the booming underground animal trade. The otters, the article notes, are a protected species, and if the man is found guilty (not sure what other proof you need besides seeing his pants filled with animals, but sure, let’s have a jury trial), he “may face a fine of up to US$30,000 and between four to ten years in prison.”



I guess this gives prairiedogging a whole new meaning, huh?