Well, I can give you some words of encouragement, ha ha. Every single one of my morphs were ordered, total of eight so far. I've never seen them in person before I opened the box on the day they were delivered. The advice I can give you is ask for a few pictures, with the seller's name, screen name, and date in the pictures, this is to protect yourself from being scammed, but to see the animal as well. You may also ask for pictures of their set up/ enclosure to see how they are housed, and making sure it is a healthy environment.

Have the seller's phone number and talk to them to make sure you feel comfortable with this particular person, as well as having it in case something goes wrong. It is also good to talk to the seller over the phone to make sure you fully understand their terms of the sale, sex guarantee, health guarantee, extended guarantee, what happens if the snake is dead on arrival, just unhappy with the purchase? Also, you may want to ask how experienced they are in shipping.

Shipping snakes is stressful on them, so it is important to already have their new enclosure set up and running to be able to place them in there after arrival. After that, leave them alone for the first week, no handling, just change the water or spot clean if needed. Then, it is just like any other snake you've ever bought home, quarantine, leave it be for another week, attempt feeding, etc.

My last bit of advice- ALWAYS PAY WITH PAY-PAL!
This is just to ensure if something horrible happens and the seller does not want to make good on the sale, you can dispute it and get your money back through pay-pal.
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I'll let you read for your self one of my experiences:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...on-KSC-Exotics
Also, I will have you know, that was my only DOA experience so far.

Other than the above advice, I hope that everything works out for you if you do decide to order a snake! Good luck!