kavios needs help

[Snakeman]

hi i've recently met kavios (he's fairly new on this site so maybe you dont remember seeing him post) and he speaks more spanish than english so he asked me(since im bilingual) if it would be a better idea to buy a BP morph at a reptile show or at the IRBA in pomona in december.another thing though...he lives in mexico and i told him that i dont think its legal to take snakes to mexico.so i told him [ ... EDIT by JLC ... ] so that no one would notice he has a snake(it's what us tarantula keepers would do).

[Freakie_frog]

Buy from a breeder that is going to be the best bet in my option. That said I don't think you'll get alot of good responce about sneaking animals that are outlawed into other countrys. I'm not going to promote that and I think to avoid tons of back lash no one will. That smugleing. Felony.

[Snakeman]

yeah i know it is.but i'd hate it if i wasnt allowed to take my pets with me if i wanted to move.

[Blu Mongoose]

You must always think first about what could happen to confiscated animal. Smuggling live animals of any kind is a definate big NO NO!!

[Snakeman]

yeah i know.i told him that and im just waiting to see what he says.

[joepythons]

yeah i know it is.but i'd hate it if i wasnt allowed to take my pets with me if i wanted to move.

Just a little heads up here.When you post stuff like wanting to take anything to another state or the such and post that you know its illegal.You yourself can be charged for aiding him in smuggling that snake.I am not saying someone on this site is going to turn you both in if you try to do this.Just take a look at how many "guest" are on here at any given time.I know for a fact some of the people who enforce the laws of Illinois as far as illegal reptiles and the such, surf the numerous reptile sites looking for stuff just like your post here.I myself would never assist anyone to take illegal reptiles to there new homes when they move.Say he does not get caught this week and he smuggles in a ball python.Two weeks later someone turns him in and the local authorities confiscate the ball python.Since said animal is illegal there they kill it.Now is that fair to the ball python? I am not being a jerk here just trying to prevent you both from getting into alot of trouble.

[TekWarren]

Its also not fair to the community of reptile keepers. Every little illegal action involving reptiles hurts and hurts alot. That's how MORE laws and restrictions are put in place.

I'm dissapointed that someone here would recommend ways to smuggle animals without going through the proper procedures. I'm even more dissapointed to hear that its something you commonly do...or least by the sounds of it with your tarantula comment.

[Snakeman]

guess i'll have to tell him that he might want to reconsider buying a BP unless he plans to stay here.he never mentioned that actually.

[JLC]

I edited the original post to take out the "suggestion"....not because it's such a brillaint tactic that I'm afraid it'll give anyone ideas ...but because it is strongly against our TOS to suggest illegal activity of any sort, but most especially that involving reptiles. BP.net will not support any such statement, nor appear to support it by allowing it to stay.


snakeman...tell your friend to buy his snake from a reputable breeder who has CITES permits to ship Internationally. They're not that hard to find.

[Snakeman]

ok i'll tell him that.

I'm even more dissapointed to hear that its something you commonly do...or least by the sounds of it with your tarantula comment.

well ive never actually smuggled a tarantula from anywhere.i buy them from breeders.