Anyone dealt with William Gangemi?

[dboeren]

I spotted this recent ad on Faunaclassifieds for T- albino Blood Pythons:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=661815

The seller is William Gangemi, and he will be running a vendor booth at Repticon Atlanta this weekend which I'm planning to attend and I've confirmed that he will be bringing the female/top Blood Python (the male is already sold).

However, I did a search for his name on Faunaclassifieds and found mixed feedback. Several people mentioned buying animals from him that died shortly thereafter. Others say that since he's offered a refund or credit that he's done all that can expected. In general, the issues appear to be mostly linked to imported WC animals and as such there may not be any issue with a T- Blood python which was captive bred. Being a Repticon vendor, there may also be issues with uninformed buyers as well who didn't provide proper living conditions.

Anyway, I'm just trying to do my due diligence and nail down whether the community feels that he's a "good guy" or not.

I've been looking at multiple different blood python breeders online (Gangemi buys & resells reptiles, I don't think he breeds himself) so I'm OK skipping this one if the animal's health is in question and waiting for another opportunity.

Thanks guys!

[AbsoluteApril]

not sure if you read this whole thread on fauna:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=644742

Be aware of the recent developments mentioned here and use your own judgement /moral compass:
https://www.thestate.com/latest-news...214231444.html

"William Gangemi, a New Jersey man accused of participating in the illicit wildlife trading business"

[dboeren]

No, I hadn't seen that article yet. Seems my spidey-sense was correct that I should check up on this guy. Also, he told me that "Kamuron" was the breeder of the T- Bloods and I haven't been able to find any mention of this breeder online, here, or on the FB Blood Python forums either.

Seems like the whole situation is pretty questionable. I like instant gratification as much as the next guy, but it sounds like my best bet right now is to wait until I can hook up with a well known and reliable breeder instead.