Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas

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

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

Plastic bag with suspicious contents hidden inside a laptop keyboard, one of the strangest things TSA Instagram account posts confiscate.

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

    TSA agent wearing gloves inspecting an orange suitcase containing clothes and a hidden cat at airport security checkpoint.

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    #3

    A Knife Hidden In Your Flowers

    TSA confiscated knives hidden inside the stems of roses, shown on a patterned surface with a knife beside them.

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    #4

    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

    Long sword with a black handle and metal crossguard confiscated by TSA, displayed on cardboard for documentation.

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    #5

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

    TSA officer in uniform holding a confiscated chainsaw, showcasing strange items from TSA Instagram account posts.

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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

    TSA confiscated item hidden inside a computer case, showing unusual things seized by the TSA Instagram account.

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    #7

    You Won't Have A Beautiful Day If You Try To Bring This "Lipstick" Through Airport Security

    Lipstick-shaped knife confiscated by TSA, shown with a black bejeweled clutch bag in the background.

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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

    Gloved hand holding an unusual brown item confiscated by TSA, with a bag full of similar strange objects on a metal surface.

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    #9

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

    Small snake with a yellow ring on its neck found among strange items confiscated by TSA from travelers.

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    #10

    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

    TSA officer at airport holding oversized scissors confiscated from a passenger, showcasing strange items on TSA Instagram account.

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    #11

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

    Black bat-shaped knife with sharp edges and folded wings confiscated by TSA, shown from top and bottom views.

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    #12

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

    Unexploded b**b-like object confiscated by TSA, displayed on metal surface as part of strange items seized.

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    #13

    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

    Close-up of a cylindrical object wrapped in nails and wire, one of the strangest TSA confiscated items from Instagram posts.

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    #14

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

    Black folding spork and serrated knife confiscated by TSA, shown on a white surface as unusual seized items.

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    #15

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

    Metal and leather glove with sharp curved blades confiscated by TSA, shown on a dark background in a close-up view.

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    #16

    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…

    Strange dagger with unique symbols confiscated by TSA, shown on wooden surface as part of unusual items post.

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    #17

    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!

    Old mobile phone confiscated by TSA showing a nature scene with mountains and lake reflection on screen.

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    #18

    Obviously, There Is Something Fishy About This Knife

    Knife with a fish-shaped handle confiscated by TSA, displayed on a measurement grid for size reference.

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    #19

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

    TSA Instagram account shares an unusual metal cane with a hidden blade confiscated at airport security checkpoint.

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    #20

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

    Bone-handled knife featuring a detailed skull design, one of the strangest items TSA confiscated on Instagram.

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    #21

    An 8.5” Knife Was Discovered Inside An Enchilada

    Knife wrapped in foil with red stains and a suspicious item resembling food, part of TSA Instagram account strange confiscations.

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    #22

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

    Pink toy shaped like a creature with claws and a tail, one of the strangest items confiscated shown on TSA Instagram account.

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    #23

    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

    Round hairbrush confiscated by TSA shown intact and broken into two pieces on a blue surface.

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    #24

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

    Hand holding a sharp metal claw-like object confiscated by TSA featured on their Instagram account posting strange items.

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    #25

    Razor Blades Like These Must Be Packed In Checked Bags

    Diagram of a razor blade hidden in the sole of a shoe, found in TSA confiscated items from Instagram posts.




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