Well, since it's over and you came away with nothing more than an untransferred dog tag, I'd say you did well. Some animal control officers would have not admitted their ignorance and taken you snakes. Others would have come in with a preconceived notion that that would have cost you all of your snakes and the only way to get them back would have been to hire a lawyer and get them back through the court system. One that would have taken a bunch of time and money.
Just out of curiosity, how did a customer see your snakes if they are in your house and not in your office?
Jim Smith