Snakes on a Plane

[Mendel's Balls]

No not the stupid movie....

I was just wondering if you go to one of big reptiles shows like Daytona and buy a snake, is there anyway to take it back on the airplane with you?

You probably cant carry it on? Can you have it as part of your checked bags? Or do people ship it back to themselves somehow?

[Jeanne]

You know..I have taken rodents on a plane as carry on in critter keepers, and those were put into a small camera bag...and kept safely under my seat... so I dont know why you could not put a snake in a snake bag and then put into one of those canvas camera type bags like I did. But do be aware, anything you take on as carry on, will be put through the x-ray machine. They saw my rats on the screen, and I did too as they went through, but they never said one word to me about it.

[Adam_Wysocki]

No, you can't take snakes in the passenger compartment of an airplane anymore.

Back in the day, I had heard that people would put snakes in a tube sock, tie it in knot and carry it on the plane back in their pocket ... those days are long gone.

-adam

[Mendel's Balls]

No, you can't take snakes in the passenger compartment of an airplane anymore.

Back in the day, I had heard that people would put snakes in a tube sock, tie it in knot and carry it on the plane back in their pocket ... those days are long gone.

-adam

Can you check it as luggage?

[Gecko Den]

No, you can't take snakes in the passenger compartment of an airplane anymore.

Back in the day, I had heard that people would put snakes in a tube sock, tie it in knot and carry it on the plane back in their pocket ... those days are long gone.

-adam

Of course Adam still does that when he goes to a bar, he doesn't stuff it in his back pocket though, all the girls want to hang out with him when he is "stuffed"...

[cassandra]

Can you check it as luggage?

I would guess you need to ship it...but Adam and such people should have the real answer since they go to those shows often...what do out-of-town attendees who've flown in get their new snakies home?

[JLC]

I think your best bet if you are flying to and from the Expo, is to make a deal with the person you're buying from to have them ship it to your home.

[Adam_Wysocki]

If I was flying to Daytona and bought a snake there, I'd either ask the breeder if he/she could ship it back for me, or if I was Delta/FedEx certified, ship it back myself.

Some airlines might have provisions for transporting "pet" reptiles on commercial tickets, but I have never had to use that as an option so I cannot speak intelligently about it.

Now, more importantly ... Sam ... if it wasn't for the tube sock, I'd be a lonely boy.


-adam

[Mendel's Balls]

I think your best bet if you are flying to and from the Expo, is to make a deal with the person you're buying from to have them ship it to your home.

Thanks....I was just wondering what most people do.

[cassandra]

My question is how do far-out-of-town vendors get all their "products" (animals) to the show safely and keep them at proper temps/humidity for the duration of the trip and expo? I would imagine the insurance as well is staggering...

I just have this vision of Adam driving an SUV or something, chock full of 1000's and 1000's of dollars worth of snakes from Maryland to Florida...