Advice, anyone?

Hehe - or maybe someone trying to unload a problematic import.

Well, it seems he was insulted by my request and says he wouldn't sell her to me now if I offered him $500 for her, so it seems to have become a moot point. He also went out of his way to mention that he was Christian, as though that made him more trustworthy than a Muslim, Jewish person, atheist, etc.

Here's the actual response:

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sry bout that!!! now it sounds like you are afraid of my word! i offered
you the snake at a givaway price!!!! now sry to say but you could not give me
$500 for her !!!!! im a christian and dont believe in wat you tried to do!
im not a criminal! no i wont send you any thing such as a drivers licence or
anything like that!!! my sanke is well worth over 250 i offered you a great
deal and you decided to pass!!! thanks anyway

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Wow, Marla. Sounds like you dodged a bullet there. You have to be suspicious of people who profess their innocence with such anger.

The guys a whacko....be thankful you didn't send your money to a nutjob like that.

He is wacky and sounds immature, but on the other hand that's part of why I think the snake might be better off elsewhere. I know, I know, you can't rescue every worthy snake, but it's that emotional maturity that made me think he might do something like set her loose to keep his wife from getting her. I responded to that email from him and told him I wasn't trying to insult him but I don't know him from Adam and don't have money to throw around and told him about getting burned in a different situation, and this was his response:

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HEY MARLA, LETS SETTLE DOWN!! i understand now were u are comin
from!!!!! if you dont wanna trust me that is fine!!!! my snake is what i say she
is nothin more nuthin less!!!!! if you want her you can have her if
not.....thank you very much for your time....................and god bless
you.......................

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LOL - what a friggin 'tard.

i am a moonie and i don't belive in wat he tried to did to!

Sounds like one to be glad you missed out on.

Sounds like a total nutcase to me. And an uneducated one at that. People who use their religion as a shield kind of scare me, but that's another thread/topic/forum entirely.

It looks like a scam to me. First off...the guy writes/talks like a kid. Second...if he were truly THAT anxious to get rid of the snake, he would be willing to work with someone. You're worried about the snake being in the hands of an incompetent, immature idiot.....but I'd be willing to bet there's no snake at all.

If the snake is exactly what he claims it to be-Axanthic-then he is the stupidest person to ever walk the planet. Stay away from this deal....trust me, you're better off without it.

ALL YOUR SNAKE ARE BELONG TO US!!!!