Man caught trying to smuggle almost 40 turtles across the border in his pants

It doesn't work with birds, it doesn't work with snakes and it most certainly doesn't work with turtles.

But one Ontario man refused to let the shortcomings of his peers stop him from trying (and failing) to smuggle close to 40 turtles across the border in his pants.

Police say Dong Yan of Windsor, Ontario, was stopped for an inspection at the Niagara border crossing.

That's when Canada Border Services Agency found the 38 turtles strapped to his legs.

According to court documents, the turtles were in plastic bags and taped to his legs under his pants - and there were all kinds of turtles: ringed map turtles, diamondback terrapins, three toed box turtles, spotted turtles and red eared sliders.

Yan has been fined $3,500, sentenced to 50 hours of community service and is on probation for 2 years.

Two thousand dollars of his fine will go straight to the Environmental Damages Fund. Plus, he can't own or even be around turtles or tortoises for the next 10 years -- which presumably must be devastating for him.

Also, apparently people putting turtles in their pants and trying to cross the Canadian border is a thing nowadays.

In 2014, a man named Kai Xu was arrested crossing the border with 51 snapping turtles taped to his body. Yes, SNAPPING turtles.

We've seen some wild trends blow up this year, but here's to hoping this won't become one of them.

Related: Baby sea turtles being released into the Atlantic:

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