Passenger stopped from boarding aircraft after security X-ray showed he had hidden TEN PYTHONS down his trousers

A passenger was stopped from boarding a plane after he was found with ten live snakes in his trousers, DailyMail reports The reptiles were discovered as the man passed through security at Jakarta International Airport in Indonesia. He was attempting to board a Garuda Indonesia flight bound for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The airline's vice president, Benny Sigar Butarbutar told Kompas: 'The suspect had wrapped the snakes that he wanted to take to Jeddah around both of his legs.' 

He added that the ten snakes were from the python family. 

The passenger has been named as Koufiah Jihad Zaki, with Indonesian news website Astro Awani alleging he was transporting them to sell in Saudi Arabia.

He was arrested and is believed to be still in police custody, with officials taking the matter seriously as it endangered flight safety.

Photos released by the airport police show Mr Zaki sat down on a chair in the security area, with his jeans rolled up and removing the snakes.

The live snakes were wrapped in black cloth bags.