TSA Instagram Account Posts The Strangest Things They Confiscate (30 Pics)

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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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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TSA Instagram Account Posts The Strangest Things They Confiscate (30 Pics)

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

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

A Knife Hidden In Your Flowers

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

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

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

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

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

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

This Bag Of Marijuana Was Discovered Inside Of A Microwave Oven

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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!

Obviously, There Is Something Fishy About This Knife

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

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

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

An 8.5” Knife Was Discovered Inside An Enchilada

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

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

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

Razor Blades Like These Must Be Packed In Checked Bags

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shovels Must Be Packed In Checked Bags, Dig?

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Box Of Inert Replica Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers

A Cleavers Discovered In Bags Were For Carry-On

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Don’t Pack Your Homemade Replica Suicide Vest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Loaded Pistol Was Discovered At A Tsa Security Checkpoint

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

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

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

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