Flying with reptiles.

[Gomojoe]

My sister wants to buy a kingsnake here in Colorado and then take it with her on the plane to Texas. Is this legal and if so what are the proper ways to do it?


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[The Serpent Merchant]

I'm fairly certain that it isn't legal, your best option is to have the reptile shipped using ship your reptiles.

[Don]

I think it would be easier to ship it through SYR or some other service. You can ship Delta Dash, but it can be pricy.

[Gomojoe]

I'm talking about just carrying it on her lap on the flight back. If legal that would be way cheaper and probably safer for the animal.


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[Kaorte]

Ship the animal. I'm pretty sure they don't allow reptiles on passenger planes. If they do, it will probably cost more than just shipping it.

[Rylmad]

Reptiles are not permitted as carry-on animals.

[The Serpent Merchant]

I'm talking about just carrying it on her lap on the flight back. If legal that would be way cheaper and probably safer for the animal.


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There is no way TSA is going to let you board an airplane with a live snake

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I'm talking about just carrying it on her lap on the flight back. If legal that would be way cheaper and probably safer for the animal.


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Cannot be done the animal MUST be shipped through Fedex priority overnight or via Delta Dash.

[Vasiliki]

There is no way TSA is going to let you board an airplane with a live snake

They only allow it if Samual L. Jackson is on the flight. Just in case.

[mainbutter]

Reptiles used to be allowed as checked luggage on various airlines, with certain regulations specifying departure and arrival temperatures, and proper containers. I flew a corn snake out of Anchorage when we moved in the summer.

No airline I know of allows reptiles or amphibians as checked luggage anymore, most that did have since removed those policies and just have a blanket 'not allowed', pretty much since 9/11/2001.

I've never known an airline to allow reptiles in the main cabin. There was a girl a year or two ago that had her turtle/tortoise taken away by the TSA that caused an uproar.. apparently TSA threw the animal in the trash or something else terrible like that.

In short, NO you cannot transport a reptile on a commercial airline to the best of my knowledge. If you try, you will likely end up with the choice of your animal dying or not boarding.