What do grenades, eels, snakes, and ninja throwing stars all have in common? That’s right, you guessed it! They’re all things that passengers tried to bring on the plane with them, only to have them confiscated by Transportation Security Administration employees.

A fun fact that you probably didn’t know about the TSA is that it uploads lots of photos of the strange items its employees confiscated onto its Instagram account. A surprising amount of people think that it’s alright to smuggle in prohibited items like explosives (such as home-made bombs meant to literally cause avalanches) and weapons (like axes, cleavers, and even… keyblades).

We’ve collected some of the weirdest items that the TSA took away from passengers for your enjoyment. So scroll down, upvote your faves, drop us a comment below, and remember to follow the rules about what you can and most definitely cannot bring on a plane. After all, we wouldn’t want anything similar to Snakes on a Plane to repeat itself in real life, would we?

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#1 An Erie International Airport (Eri) Tsa Officer Let The Cat Out Of The Bag This Week. Literally. And The Cat’s Name Is Slim

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#2 A Knife Hidden In Your Flowers

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#3 This Bag Of Marijuana Was Discovered Inside Of A Microwave Oven

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Most of us have stories about how we or someone close to us saw weird things going on at the airport. That includes emotional support pets like ducks or ponies. And incredibly awkward situations involving mistaken identities that accidentally lead to long-term relationships.

There’s something about the idea of flying that makes people lose their common sense and have their heads up in the clouds. The worst part? It’s not isolated to the stuff people pack.

#4 This Looks Like Something Out Of A Mad Max Movie. It’s As If Mad Max Wanted To Paint The Thunderdome With The Blood Of His Enemies. It’s A Paint Roller Wrapped In Sandpaper And Wire With Nails Protruding

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#5 This Image Is An Inert Replica Of A Laptop Bomb. What Looks Like Cereal In The Baggie Is Actually Inert Dynamite Flakes

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#6 Agent Flynn Has Had It With Snakes On Planes, And Our Officers Prevented A Young Ball Python From Flying The Friendly Skies This Past Sunday

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In fact, some individuals can be an absolute horror to fly with. Both for other passengers and the flight crew. For instance, some passengers love leaving a mess. And one passenger even left a dirty diaper in their seat pocket. Yuck. Yuck, yuck, yuckity yuck.

#7 You Won’t Have A Beautiful Day If You Try To Bring This “Lipstick” Through Airport Security

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#8 Large Organic Mass Turned Out To Be A Bag Of Moose Nuggets (Or Feces, Droppings, Excrements, Etc.) That The Passenger Was Taking Home From Their Alaskan Adventure

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#9 If You Find Yourself Needing To Travel With Your Razor Glove, Please Pack It In Your Checked Bag

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While another time, a plane had to turn around and head back to the airport because someone took a very, very smelly poo. I’d love to be joking right now. But this is serious.

According to the BBC, the captain of the plane actually made an announcement about the “pungent smell” due to the “liquid fecal excrement” in the toilet. The plane turned around after 30 minutes of flying and headed back to the airport. The next available flight was 15 hours later.

#10 What We Can Tell You Is That Chainsaws Are Not Permitted In Carry-On Bags

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#11 Razor Blades Like These Must Be Packed In Checked Bags

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#12 Enough Is Enough! We Have Had It With These #%!&@$ Snakes In This %@$&#! Checkpoint!

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#13 Tactical Spork That Allows You To Defend Said Franks And Beans From Ne’er-Do-Wells

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#14 Does This Phone Look Suspicious To You? Well, Besides The Fact That Borat And Idiocracy Were Still In Theaters When This Style Of Phone Was Popular, There’s Something Else Strange About It. It’s A Stun Gun With Shockingly Good Reception!

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#15 Here Are Proper Ways Do Declare Firearms And Ammunition, And Then There’s Stuffing Everything In Bicycle Tires

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#16 While One Might Say That This Pink Plastic Dinosaur-Shaped Grenade Is Dino-Mite, It’s Not Permitted In Carry-On Or Checked Baggage

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#17 This Knuckle Umbrella Was No Match For Our Officers

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#18 At First, It Looked Like A Harmless Inanimate Bat, And Then Pfloof!!! It Was A Batarang!

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#19 We Think It’s Safe To Say That The Traveler Who Packed This Prefers Their Rice Wine With A Bit Of A Sting

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#20 Obviously, There Is Something Fishy About This Knife

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#21 Please Don’t Get Snippy When Our Officers Tell You That You Can’t Pack These Ginormous Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting Scissors In Your Carry-On

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#22 Some Travelers Are Extremely Cautious About What They Pack, While Others Lob Inert Mortar Rounds Into Their Bags

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#23 This Sharp Finger Claw Weapon Was Discovered By Our Eagle-Eyed Officers

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#24 An 8.5” Knife Was Discovered Inside An Enchilada

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#25 If You Are Packing For Your Own Yukon Trek, Please Remember To Remove All Knives From Your Carry-On Luggage

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#26 Forget Having A Bad Hair Day, You Just Won’ T Have A Knife Day If You Get Tangled Up With A Dagger At A Checkpoint

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#27 These Dapper Inert Grenades Were Wedding Gifts For Groomsmen. They Were Discovered In A Checked Bag

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#28 Listen, We Know You’ve Been Rambling On Ever Since You Lost Your Girl So Fair In The Darkest Depths Or Mordor, But Your Sword Needs To Be Packed With Your Checked Luggage

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#29 This Foot-Long Replica Of #naruto’s Minato Namikaze Kunai Was Discovered In A Carry-On Bag At Atlanta (Atl). We Assume The Passenger Was Traveling Alone. Very Alone…

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#30 Here’s A Friendly Reminder That Knives Are Not Allowed In Carry-On Bags.

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#31 Shovels Must Be Packed In Checked Bags, Dig?

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#32 This Replica Of @amcthewalkingdead’s “Lucille” Was Discovered Recently In A Carry-On Bag

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#33 Make No Bones About It, No Knives Are Allowed To Be Packed In Carry-On Bags

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#34 Our Officers Aren’t Looking For Contraband, But If You Pack It With A Knife Or Other Prohibited Item, You Might As Well Stick A Fork In It

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#35 We’re Not Kitten Around When We Say, Getting Caught With A Prohibited Item Will Slow Down The Screening Process

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#36 This Carry-On Goody Bag, Presented To Our Tsa Officers At The Security Checkpoint, Included An Ax, Throwing Star, Double-Edged Dagger, And Machete

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#37 Artfully-Concealed Knife That Was Placed Inside A Bottle Of Liquid Antacid

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#38 Call It A Hunch, But This Bottle Opener Looked A Bit Fishy

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#39 Box Of Inert Replica Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers

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#40 Son O’ A Biscuit Eater! Some Land Lubber ‘N Atlanta Stowed A Flintlock ‘N ‘Is Carry-On Duffle! ‘E Won’ Be Walkin’ Th’ Plank Fer It, But Packin’ A Pistol ‘N Yer Carry-On Can Git Ye Thrown ‘N Th’ Brig ‘N Fined

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#41 We Know This Is A Far Cry, But Please Don’t Attempt To Conceal Prohibited Items!

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#42 Wash, Rinse, And Do Not Repeat. If You Ever Think About Trying Something Like This

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#43 Firearms, Ammunition And Firearm Parts, Including Magazines, Clips, Bolts And Firing Pins, Are Never Allowed In Carry-On Bags

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#44 This Firearm Would Go Swimmingly With A Vintage Kitchen Appliance, But It’s Not A Good Idea To Take It On A Plane

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#45 Verified Even If Not Real, Replica Or Inert Explosives Are Not Allowed, At All, In Carry-On Or Checked Bags

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#46 A Cleavers Discovered In Bags Were For Carry-On

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#47 The Item You See Pictured Here Is Designed To Look Exactly Like An Improvised Explosive Device (Ied)

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#48 While Gas Masks Are Allowed In Carry-On Bags, Replica Bullets Are Not

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#49 Originally Known In The Mid-18th Century As “Ye Olde Cleaving Cat

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#50 People Go To Great Lengths To Get Soft Skin, But A Face Tenderizer Might Be A Bit Radical. Unless The Look You’re Going For Is Raw Meat

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#51 All Knives, No Matter Their Size Or Denomination, Are Prohibited From Being Carried Onto The Plane

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#52 So, If You Do Feel The Need To Arm Yourself Against A Giant Turkey, Please Place The Weapon In Your Checked Luggage

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#53 We Know It’s A Cutting Edge Tool, But It’ll Have To Go In Your Checked Bag

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#54 Verified If You Decide To Conceal A Knife In An Energy Drink Bottle, Be Sure To Consume The Contents. You Might Need The Extra Energy For Your 5-Hour Delay. Or Worse…

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#55 Most Travelers Stuff Socks In Their Shoes. This Milwaukee (Mke) Traveler Chose Inert Grenades

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#56 His Baby Was Found Concealed Under The Cushion Of A Car Seat

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#57 This Double-Feature Of Replica Guns And Sword Should Not Be Walking The Red Carpet In A Carry-On Bag

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#58 Beelzebub’s Backscratcher Was Discovered In A Carry-On Bag

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#59 Verified Shakespeare Got It Right When He Said “All That Glitters Is Not Gold” And That’s Especially True For The Passenger Who Brought This Pepper Spray To The Security Checkpoint

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#60 Satan’s Fidget Spinner Was Discovered In A Carry-On Bag

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#61 We’re Having A #throwbackthursday Moment, Looking At Some Rocket-Related Items That Have Been Discovered By Our Officers

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#62 Firearms, Real Or Replica, Are Just Not Allowed Through The Security Checkpoint

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#63 Raphael Was So Excited When He Heard He Could Carry On A Pepperoni And Pickles Pizza That He Forgot All About His Twin Sai

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#64 It’s A Gun. It’s A Knife. It’s Super Spoooooky And Skull-Adorned

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#65 If You Need To Travel With Your Machete, You’ll Have To Pack It In Your Checked Bags

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#66 While Today’s Post Is Sponsored By The Letter “F”, Were Going To Talk About The Novelty Bomb That’s Attached To It

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#67 If You’re Traveling With Your #batarang, Be Sure To Pack It In Your Checked Bat-Bag

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#68 Straight Razors Or Safety Razors Must Be Packed In Checked Luggage

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#69 Self-Defense Spray (Pepper Spray Or Mace) Isn’t Allowed In Carry-On Bags…like Ever, Ever!

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#70 All Knives, No Matter Their Size, Are Prohibited From Being Brought Onto An Aircraft With Your Carry-On Items

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#71 Verified This May Be The Closest Thing To The Glaive That Our Officers Have Ever Discovered

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#72 This Sword Was Discovered In A Traveler’s Carry-On Guitar Case

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#73 Verified This Is The Closest Christmas-Themed Firearm I Could Find. A Green Handle, And Red Jingle-Shells

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#74 This Speargun Was Discovered Recently In A Houston (Hou) Traveler’s Carry-On Bag

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#75 We Need To Talk About Your Flare. If You Want To Express Yourself, This Is The Wrong Kind Of Flare

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#76 While There Was Nothing Hidden Inside The Replica .50 Caliber Bullet, There Was A Sword Concealed Within The Cane

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#77 Verified If You Pack Your Super Spooky Skull-Adorned Zombie Killer In Your Carry-On Bag, Your Trip Through Our Checkpoint Might Unravel

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#78 Loaded Pistol Was Discovered At A Tsa Security Checkpoint

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#79 While Knives Are Not Allowed In Carry-On Bags, They May Be Packed In Checked Bags. Stun Guns Must Also Be Packed In Checked Baggage

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#80 The Travelers Attempted To Intentionally Sneak An Item Which Had All The Makings Of An Improvised Explosive Device Through The Checkpoint And Film It For A TV Show

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#81 What’s A 10 Letter Word For This Cross-Sword Picture? P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-E-D

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#82 Don’t Over Stuff Your Luggage…especially With An Empty Magazine, Knife, And C4. Our Officer’s May Suspect Fowl Play!

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#83 Verified A Newark (Ewr) Traveler Attempted To Take Their Hoe On The Plane

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#84 Hiding Things In Books Has Been Going On As Long As There Have Been Books, Which Would Literally Make It The Oldest Trick In The Book. Think About That…

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#85 Knives Can Take A Variety Of Shapes And Forms Depending On Their Intended Function

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#86 Don’t Pack Your Homemade Replica Suicide Vest

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#87 This Egyptian Falcon Knife Was Forged With The Power Of Horus And All Of His Wisdom

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#88 Verified Nothings Screams Romance Like A Personalized Axe Or Hatchet On Your Wedding Day!

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#89 Fireworks Are Still Not Allowed – At All – In Carry-On Or Checked Begs, Yet Some Travelers Still Pack Them

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#90 Travelers Should Make It A “Ritual” To Check Their Bags For Prohibited Items Before Leaving For The Airport

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#91 This Gun Shaped Toilet Paper Holder

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#92 This Knife Was Discovered Recently Concealed Inside A Package Of Cotton Swabs

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#93 Verified If You Get Teased And End Up In A Tangle, This Knife Would Make Your Assailer’s Hair Stand On End

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#94 A Traveler Had Some Military Collectables And Wasn’t Sure How To Travel With Them. When Told To Wait For A Tsa Explosives Specialist, He Simply Wanted To Throw Them In The Trash

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#95 This Pint-Sized Revolver Was Discovered In A Carry-On Bag

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#96 Some Might Say That This Sword Cane Is Off The Leash. We Say It’s Prohibited

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#97 Verified This Passenger Must Have Thought He Had The Moooooves…to Try To Go Through Airport Security With This Dagger In His Carry-On Luggage

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