Quote Originally Posted by zina10 View Post
Its not just about shipping "Cobras".

FedEx has always been particularly picky about HOW snakes are shipped. The whole process of getting certified is FedEx's way to make sure that this person knows precisely HOW to safely ship a reptile and under which conditions.

What gets me is how FedEx now seems to show 2 completely different sides. On one side they are so very particular to make sure that EVERY person that ships a snake, knows precisely how to do it, and had to go through this certification process to prove it.

On the other, they will now allow 3rd party shipping. Knowing full well that the shipper will ship whichever way they choose to. Neither SYR nor FedEx will be able to make sure the shipper knows (or cares) to do it the proper way.

Why this discrepancy ?

If Fedex didn't worry about being so particular about it anymore, then why wouldn't they just allow anyone to ship under their own account, certified or not ? Do they think SYR holds some power over how the shipper will ship ? Will they hold them responsible for anything going wrong and is that the reason why they are fine with it?

Have they simply decided not to be so strict about it ? If that is so, then yes, its a great thing.

Trust me, I DO hope this will work out, it would be a huge plus for our hobby.

But I can also understand that some people are concerned, there is a lot at stake here.
I don't see a discrepancy. It's all in the point of liability. Basically, what SYR is doing is taking all the risk of it's membership being idiots.

So, yes, you go through Fedex certification to prove to Fedex that you can ship a snake properly. But, that still doesn't guarantee that you don't just slap a snake in a flimsy box and be done with it. So, if you mess up, Fedex takes away your account.

Same with SYR. Fedex gives SYR the responsibility for proper shipment. If any of its members mess up, Fedex takes away the SYR account.

Doesn't have anything to do with everybody else shipping properly under their own Fedex account.