
It was supposed to be just another day at the airport. Security lines. Overpriced sandwiches. A toddler kicking the back of your seat.
And thenâTSA stopped a man at the gate⊠because he was trying to board with an alligator.
Yes, folks. Mr. Snappy, the emotional support alligator, was backâand he wanted a window seat.
âïž âSir, You Canât Bring an Alligator on a Planeâ â A TSA Agentâs Worst Nightmare
According to reports, a Florida man (of course) showed up at the airport, confidently holding a leash attached to a five-foot-long alligator.
His argument? âThis is my emotional support animal. Legally, I should be allowed to board with him.â
TSAâs response?
âSir. That is a literal dinosaur.â
Eyewitnesses report that the alligator remained unbothered, sitting calmly on the airport floor like he was waiting for his boarding group to be called.
Passengers, meanwhile, had mixed reactions:
đą âThatâs so cool! Can I pet him?â
đą âNope. Nope. NOPE.â
đą âI swear, if this thing is in the middle seat, Iâm out.â
đ The Lawsuit That Started It All
The alligatorâs owner, a man named Randy âGatorâ Johnson, claims that TSA unjustly discriminated against him and Mr. Snappy.
According to Randy:
â Mr. Snappy is not just an alligatorâhe is a certified emotional support animal.
â He helps with anxiety, because âwhen youâve got an alligator next to you, you suddenly forget all your other problems.â
â Heâs well-behaved (âBetter than most passengers, honestly.â)
TSA, however, refused to budge, citing a strict âNo Reptiles on Boardâ policy that was implemented after someone tried to bring a snake on a plane.
Buddyâs Take:
âListen, I get needing emotional support. But if your solution is âI require the presence of a prehistoric predator to feel calm,â maybe we need to have a bigger conversation.â
đ This Isnât Mr. Snappyâs First Time Getting Kicked Off a Plane
According to flight records (yes, there are flight records), Mr. Snappy has been denied air travel three times due to⊠letâs just say, âlogistical issues.â
đ© Incident #1 â The Overhead Bin Disaster
âą Randy once tried to claim Mr. Snappy as a carry-on.
⹠Flight attendants opened the overhead bin⊠and found a pair of yellow eyes staring back at them.
âą Pandemonium ensued.
đ© Incident #2 â The âLap Petâ Argument
âą Randy attempted to board with Mr. Snappy on his lap.
âą When asked for proof that the alligator could be a lap pet, he pointed out that Mr. Snappy had been sitting still for an hour.
âą TSA pointed out that an alligator âsitting stillâ is just called âwaiting to strike.â
đ© Incident #3 â The Comfort Animal Mix-Up
âą A therapy dog barked at Mr. Snappy.
âą Mr. Snappy blinked.
âą The dog immediately left the airport in self-exile.
Randy remains firm in his belief that Mr. Snappy is being discriminated against and that airlines should recognize his right to fly.
Meanwhile, airlines remain firm in their belief that alligators should not be on planes.
đ„ The Internet Reacts: âLet the Gator Fly!â
When news of Mr. Snappyâs airport rejection hit social media, chaos erupted.
â #LetTheGatorFly started trending.
â Animal rights activists began debating whether Mr. Snappy had a right to âchomp in comfort.â
â One airline jokingly announced âReptile-Friendly Flightsâ (they later deleted the tweet).
However, not everyone was on board:
đ âI donât even like sitting next to humans. Now you want me to sit next to an ALLIGATOR?â
đ âImagine the flight attendant explaining the emergency exit row to a gator.â
đ âNo. Just no.â
TSA, meanwhile, released a formal statement:
âWe respect all emotional support animals, but we draw the line at apex predators.â
đ„ Buddyâs Take: âHonestly? Let Him Fly.â
âLook, Iâve flown next to people who take their shoes off, listen to videos at full volume, and treat the armrest like their personal throne. Compared to that? Iâll take my chances with an alligator.â
âIf anything, Mr. Snappy might improve passenger behavior. Nobodyâs reclining their seat aggressively when thereâs a five-foot predator in row 12.â
âAlso, I donât trust airlines to make good decisions. They charge extra for legroom, but now suddenly they have morals? Please.â
âFinal verdict? Let the gator fly. But only if he gets a free upgrade to first class.â
đŹ What Do YOU Think?
đą Should Mr. Snappy be allowed to fly?
âïž Would YOU sit next to an alligator on a plane?
đ Whatâs the weirdest thing youâve ever seen at an airport?
đ Drop your thoughts below, and letâs settle this once and for all. đđ
