Hope this doesn't give away his identity, but here's a pic from the ad:Originally Posted by Evenstar
First off, I agree with everyone else and I'd keep her - she's terrific looking in every other way and this won't impact her genetics so breeding her wouldn't be an issue. She's a great pickup!!
I picked up on 2 specific things when I read this thread:
1) You mentioned her nose looked a bit funny in the pics you saw of her before you bought her. To me, this means that rub was there before she was sent out. I don't buy that his computer froze or whatever. I know that can happen, but its pretty "convenient" in this situation. Plus, as someone else said, if she was in a bag it isn't likely she'd have rubbed her nose that badly just in shipment. This happened before and it should have been disclosed to you by the seller before he sent her.
2) Are you absolutely SURE the label on the package didn't have "live harmless reptile" printed on it somewhere? When Hunter was shipped to me, that was printed in very small print on the label itself on the Ref# line right under the delivery address bar code (albeit it was labeled in bold elsewhere on the box too). But I wondered if the seller did in fact label the box as the Reference is considered adequate by FedEx. I agree that the box should have been labeled much more clearly and therefore this really doesn't matter, but I thought I'd ask anyhow.
Look at it this way, with a little TLC, you've got a great new addition and the better end of the deal. You don't ever have to deal with that seller again. Congrats on your new girl!
You can clearly see some odd coloration around the same area.. So you don't need to open another tab/window, here's the today shot:
2) I just went through and thuroughly double-checked every side if the box, including the label. Couldn't find anything. ALSO, I questioned him about it when I called, and he said that he's fedex certified and the people who he ships with know that he ships reptiles.... I let him know that it is important to include it, but there were quite a few things that required more discussion, like the well-being of the snake. Oh, and I'm sure my fedex guy who delivered the other snakes that were shipped to me wouldn't have carried it like it was just an ipod in a box.. It didn't even require my signature!
Thank you for the perspective. I just have to e-mail him and let him know I'm going to keep her. I'll consider it a rescue
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