FL man busted with retics for sale.

[Valyrian]

i gotchu fam

Cheers mate I can't see the bottom two pics though.

at least he was fully cooperative with law enforcement and only seems to have gotten a nice slap on the wrist and wallet (he was charged with 6 misdemeanor citations) to make sure he learns his lesson.

i hope the snakes will be well cared for.

Hopefully they don't destroy the animals.

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[tttaylorrr]

i hope the snakes will be well cared for.

Unfortunately FWS will likely euthanize the snakes, which is what it typically does when it takes in animals from people who don't have the proper permits for them.

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Cheers mate I can't see the bottom two pics though.

there's only two images. the BB code must have gotten messed up in the post, my bad!

[Bogertophis]

In FL a permit is not only needed to keep retics as they are defined as conditional species, it's also needed to sell.

Unfortunately FWS will likely euthanize the snakes, which is what it typically does when it takes in animals from people who don't have the proper permits for them.

That's what I was thinking (or wondering). How totally sad...

[PiperPython]

In Florida, you need a permit to sell any reptile. Retics are just regulated along with burmese pythons, (some) scrub pythons, rock pythons, green anaconda, etc - these are all conditional species requiring a permit to keep.

[Cheesenugget]

I read that these snakes went to a licensed facility. They are not listed as invasive here so they may have been given a chance. More than likely a licensed reptile store or sanctuary took them in. Kamp Kenan is in the Palm Beach area who has been known to take in rescues from FDW.

[Craiga 01453]

I read that these snakes went to a licensed facility. They are not listed as invasive here so they may have been given a chance. More than likely a licensed reptile store or sanctuary took them in. Kamp Kenan is in the Palm Beach area who has been known to take in rescues from FDW.

That's awesome!!! Thanks for sharing that update!

[tttaylorrr]

I read that these snakes went to a licensed facility. They are not listed as invasive here so they may have been given a chance. More than likely a licensed reptile store or sanctuary took them in. Kamp Kenan is in the Palm Beach area who has been known to take in rescues from FDW.

two articles reporting the same thing: 1, 2

so yay! a happy ending. i hope the snakes live long, happy lives.

[bcr229]

That's awesome news that the snakes were not euthed.

[Bogertophis]

That's awesome news that the snakes were not euthed.

Totally awesome!