Never sold a snake online but I'm sure I will eventually if I breed. However I've dealt with craigslist and the evilbay a LOT and yeah, if someone wants to do some sort of "I send money here and then you send it there" it is an obvious scam. To protect yourself you really should only take Paypal or Postal Money Orders from the USA and ONLY Paypal for anything internationally. Obviously if you're dealing with someone you trust or KNOW is legit then you could take a personal check and wait for it to clear but for someone online... yeah only the ways I mentioned above.