This scam has been all over the place for a loooong time. Check out the birds section, they're over there too. Same thing, ad listed in New York or some place - "can't take care of the birds because of new job, will have to give away free, just pay shipping".

So then you ask him - why do you need CITES? And they eventually say they're somewhere in Africa... so I tell them, find someone in Africa to adopt them then.

I'm surprised they still run these scams. You would think after all this time people would be on to them already. I guess there are just way too many people wanting free stuff that bad.