Drugs? Oh wait no its just snakes.

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Originally Posted by loonunit

I wonder if the dog had rattlesnake training or something in its past? My dogs seem to know the difference between pythons and rattlesnakes, but they still thought something was UP with the ball pythons.

That's a crazy spider! It looks more like a high-white pinstripe.

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I agree. There are some that are trained to smell snakes at airports to keep non native snakes from hitching a ride on the packages and causing devastation to the native ecosystem.



http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...verglades.html

My dog has never paid any attention to any of my reptiles. It's like she doesn't acknowledge it as another animal because it smells differnt, or maybe she knows it's a non-threat.

If I were you I'd be grateful they didn't demand you cut open the snakes to prove they weren't mules. :O

It's not something you want to think about, but it does happen, people using animals as mules to transport drugs.

I suppose if they had, you could have begged for an x-ray instead.

Glad your babies are fine, and hopefully the next time FedEx won't jump to conclusions.

Gale

They would need a warrant for that. Which of course they can get easily, however if I were in that situation they would find themselves up lawsuit poo creek faster than they can recite their badge number.

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Originally Posted by LizardPants

My dog has never paid any attention to any of my reptiles. It's like she doesn't acknowledge it as another animal because it smells differnt, or maybe she knows it's a non-threat.

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It is after all still just a dog, and i know my dogs could care less about my snakes but show her a guinea pig and shes all kinds of interested! Anything a dog isnt used to is fun and exciting.
But my dogs are used to snakes and other herps. Being Bismarck, ND im sure not alot of reptiles go through our airport and this dog just responded very strongly to the smell of the snakes, either that or the guy i bought the snakes from could have smoked pot around the pillow cases or packing materiel before he sent it out :P

Something very evil in me wishes that if it happend to me I could look guilty enough that they would open the bags themselves. :D

well thats funny that they thought the snakes i sent u were drugs.. haha thats crazy ... anyways they look great in there new home, and i hope u enjoy them as much as i did :)

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Originally Posted by XIIIPythons

well thats funny that they thought the snakes i sent u were drugs.. haha thats crazy ... anyways they look great in there new home, and i hope u enjoy them as much as i did.. haha i dont smoke pot, lol i dont even smoke cigs :)

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You should of been like I got 400grams of that mojave stuff lol that is weird how dogs can get weary about new smells, funny the detectives didn't dare to look inside the bags lol

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Originally Posted by XIIIPythons

well thats funny that they thought the snakes i sent u were drugs.. haha thats crazy ... anyways they look great in there new home, and i hope u enjoy them as much as i did :)

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I know! it was crazy!
And yes I am enjoying the snakes! Crazy the amount of trouble these snakes cost us on both ends! lol usually shipping snakes isnt that exciting. :P
I cant wait to handle them more. I wanna look at them more closely but im letting them settle in still.