I'm not a Fedex shipper yet, sometime in the near future I will get certified. I have however received many a snake from breeders through Fedex. I live 60 miles from the hub, but I always go & pick up my snakes/tarantulas. My delivery driver waits til he goes to the two towns close to me (16 & 12 miles, I live in the country) before he whizzes by my house at 4:30-5:30. p.m. The first time that happened was the last time I let him deliver my live pkgs. They don't have a problem delivering to residences, he just has a problem delivering by 10:30 a.m. if he has to go out of his way. Didn't help to call the co. or to argue with him.
Just thought you might like to know a little about the receiving end some of us go through. I'd rather drive 120 miles round trip than get dead snakes especially when we can easily have 100+ temps. here in the summer!