Upsetting Craigslist Ad

[Eric Alan]

If you don't have $150 to spend on a healthy snake you don't want, you sure as heck don't have $150 to spend on an unhealthy snake you do want. Don't go looking to pay for other people's problems.

[Neal]

If you don't have $150 to spend on a healthy snake you don't want, you sure as heck don't have $150 to spend on an unhealthy snake you do want. Don't go looking to pay for other people's problems.

+1 this. You don't know what kind of issues you will incur by taking that snake from somebody who hasn't properly cared for a snake. It's sad that they have these kind of people in the world. They get something and fail to do the proper research of what they're getting. I don't even try to meet these people because I have a short temper for ignorance and it'll only end up in a brawl session.

[Sauzo]

That snake doesn't look bad to me. Also snakes grow at different rates and some are just smaller or larger than others. I mean heck, Gio's male BCI is about 7' where as my female one is 6.5' and they are both about the same age and I actually fed my girl more than Gio fed his boy. I wouldn't base a snakes health on its size.

And like Eric said, if you don't have $150 for a healthy snake, then don't want to buy an unhealthy one. Vets are expensive. I've had to take a couple of my snakes to the vet and my beardie over the years and let me tell you, the vet bills were a lot more than the animals cost but I love all my pets so money wasn't an issue for me. They are all my scaly kids lol.

If you want to see unhealthy reptiles, go to Petco lol. There will be at least one there that is in rough shape.

[Kaylaaa]

Based on the pictures, the owners living conditions aren't great so I can just imagine how bad it is for the snake. WTF is wrong with people.

I didn't even notice the background until now hahaaha

[Sauzo]

He might keep his snakes in the garage. I have heard of some people doing that even though I don't know why you would.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Maybe I'm overreacting, it just seemed like it was an awfully small size for a supposedly three year old snake. Thanks for everyone's input though, I appreciate it.

Depends on the snake. I have some slow grower that are close to 3 now and under 1000g.
Snake looks healthy but no pastel or granite.

[OhhWatALoser]

Based on the pictures, the owners living conditions aren't great so I can just imagine how bad it is for the snake. WTF is wrong with people.

Because he lives in what appears to be a basement that could use a floor refinishing? Could of flooded at some point. From the photos there appears to be nothing wrong with the snake and personally I'm not going to make snap judgements over where someone sleeps, could be a beautiful 300k house above him. I think you are being highly critical with your assumptions not evidence. However it is about as normal as they get.

[WintertimeLea]

Based on the pictures, the owners living conditions aren't great so I can just imagine how bad it is for the snake. WTF is wrong with people.

I agree. Not to mention, I'd be surprised if someone living in those conditions had just dropped $500 on a reptile. At least not without doing research...but who knows humans are strange creatures. Maybe he got swindled or maybe he is doing the swindling? Luckily for you, other potential buyers are probably sketched out as well and you could negotiate that price way down.

[dkatz4]

This is a kid who moved his bedroom to the basement. The soda cans, the backpack, the unmade twin bed with camo(?) sheets and cloths hung above, the ipod wire hanging down from the crawlspace, the rusty exercise apparatus, the lack of wherewithal to take a photo of his squalor and post it on the internet; this is a kid. (and maybe I'm crazy, but those look like the hands of a teenage boy) - He's lying about something: either the age, the source, the price, or something, but this is a bum deal and i recommend not getting involved. Also, I am not a BP guy, but i agree that the snake does not look to be underfed or in pain, so dont beat yourself up over not rescuing it.

[bcr229]

Depends on the snake. I have some slow grower that are close to 3 now and under 1000g.
Snake looks healthy but no pastel or granite.

Good point, I have a female YB granite that is three years old and may top 1000 grams this year. There's not a thing wrong with her, she's just a small girl.

Also don't equate messy living conditions for the people with messy conditions for the animals. I have a few friends whose houses are absolute disasters, but their stables are spotless. Priorities...