Skull Fragments

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has nearly 50,000 Transportation Security Officers who screen more than 1.8 million passengers each day. Theystashed in passengers' bags or hidden in their clothing. But the TSA also finds more interesting prohibited objects, and they post weekly roundups of their discoveries on their. From live reptiles (snakes on a plane, anyone?) to a knife concealed in a can of potato chips, these are just some of the weird things people have tried to take on flights.

In April 2013, TSA officers searching clay pots in checked baggage at the Fort Lauderdale-International Airport found some of the most bizarre items very packed in a piece of luggage — . According to the TSA, the fragments weren't a security risk, but "it slowed down screening as the area became a crime scene." The passengers and owners of the baggage told the TSA they had just purchased the clay pots and didn't know skull fragments were contained inside.

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Snakes and Turtles

TSA officers found seven snakes and three turtles in a man's trousers. (Courtesy of the TSA)

In August 2011, TSA officers at the Miami International Airport inside a male passenger's pants. The turtles were stored in a a pair of women's hosiery inside the man's trousers. According to the TSA, the snakes and turtles we discovered through the TSA's imaging technology. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers were called to the scene and took custody of the reptiles.

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Birds in Socks

TSA found birds wrapped in socks taped to a woman's body.

(Courtesy of TSA)

In August 2011, TSA officers at Los Angeles International Airport discovered two birds during a pat-down that was being administered due to "bulky clothing." The and taped to the leg and chest of a female passenger traveling to China. According to the TSA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers arrested the woman on suspicion of "smuggling and exporting an endangered species" out of the country.

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Live Fish and Eels

A passenger attempted to transport live fish, eels and coral.

(Courtesy of TSA)

In March 2012, a passenger in their checked baggage at Miami International Airport. According to the TSA, there were 163 marine tropical fish, 12 Trachemys Scripta (red sliders), 22 invertebrates, 24 live coral pieces, eight pieces of Scleactinina with mushroom polyps, and eight pieces of soft coral in the bag of a passenger traveling to Maracaibo, Venezuela.

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Peanut Butter Pot

Marijuana in a jar of peanut butter.

(Courtesy of TSA)

Sometimes, passengers attempt to bring prohibited items on a flight by stashing them in the strangest places. In March 2012, TSA officers at Salt Lake City International Airport found . According to TSA, they are not specifically looking for marijuana but they have to report it when they come across it. Hiding marijuana in peanut butter is apparently frequently attempted. TSA workers have also seized peanut butter pot from passengers at the airports in and

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Guns in Stuffed Toys

Disassembled firearms were found in stuffed toys.

(Courtesy of TSA)

In May 2012, TSA officers at T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island noticed what appeared to be a disassembled firearm on the X-ray screen of baggage belonging to a father and his small child. Law Enforcement Officers were called to the checkpoint and after searching the bag, they . The main frame of a .40 caliber firearm was in one animal. A magazine loaded with two .40 caliber rounds and firing pin was inside another. The slide was inside a third stuffed animal.

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Comb Dagger

Knife concealed inside a comb.

(Courtesy of TSA)

Something to keep you looking "sharp?" This past February, a 3 1/4-inch knife was detected by TSA workers in a passenger's carry-on bag at Charleston International Airport.

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Belt Buckle Knife

Knife concealed in a belt buckle.

(Courtesy of TSA)

Aside from grooming tools, it seems like fashion accessories are also preferred ways to conceal knives. Just this month, a was discovered at Newark Airport.

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Pen Pistol

A pen pistol discovered in a passenger's carry-on bag.

(Courtesy of the TSA)

An aspiring James Bond? In November 2012, TSA workers discovered an in the carry-on bag of a passenger at Lehigh Valley International Airport (formerly Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport) in Allentown, Pa. According to the TSA, the passenger first claimed it was just a pen, then later admitted it was a gun.

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Razorblades in Jeans

A razorblade concealed inside jeans.

(Courtesy of TSA)

This just might be the latest in "cutting-edge" fashion? In December 2012, a packed in a carry-on bag at Chicago O’Hare Airport.

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Knife in Potato Chips

TSA workers found a knife inside a can of potato chips.

(Courtesy of TSA)

Maybe the passenger was just hoping to create a new potato chip flavor. "Sharp" cheddar, perhaps? In November 2012, TSA workers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport discovered a pocketknife hidden .

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