Im convinced this guy is feeding you a line of bull. A 10 year old taking pics and posting those threads and shipping snakes...? BS, i have a stepbrother whose 9, maybe he could post pics and the threads but theres no way he would know how to ship an animal. Have you heard back from NERD yet? Try calling them and asking to speak to Kevin personally. This is a case about his reputation on the line, i would say thats pretty important. When he shipped the box to you there must be a return address on the label. I cant tell you what i would do if I knew where he lived, but you know what im getting at...