Yeah at first the ads were coming out of dallas. So had no clue they were shipping from out of the US until he received shipping and it was from the IATA in Africa. So he had send money to someone out of texas. which doesn't throw up a red flag. And i do agree about buying from reputable breeders but there is a ton of breeders out there trying to get there name out. Most people that are not local to where i live hasn't heard of me but I have been breeding snakes since 97. So sometimes we give small time people a chance and trust them.