wow, so how many of you have actually lived in a border town?..I used to lived in canada and went to high school in the states and crossed the border on a daily basis. I've known customs officers on both sides of the border my whole life. some are friends parents, friends of the family, one was my social studies teacher. one I took martial arts with, we're all part of the community and know each other some way or another. and when I've had snakes in the car, the customs officers looked right at the container with the snake in plain sight but he didn't ask about it. and if there would have been an issue they would have just told me not to do it anymore and probably help me get the proper documentation to do so. yes maybe my experience is different being a local. I am not trying to promote illegal activity and I don't recommend that anyone do it. I realize my post might have been inappropriate and I apologize. people can bash me all they want and say "its because of people like you blah blah blah" but the the truth is I have more experience with customs than most people on here. once again I apologize.