US Army, being stationed in Germany, taking reticulated pythons?

[bcr229]

Well that’s certainly a bummer, so when breeders like Bob Clark attend overseas expos they probably only take snakes that have been sold in advance? Or perhaps have agreements for someone to take the surplus animals that aren’t sold? I’ve reached out to the Feds through the Dept of the Interior but haven’t heard back yet.

The snakes have likely been sold to other dealers/distributors overseas. If Bob attends an overseas expo he would be buying only snakes that could be brought back into the US.

You will have to either rehome your retics or find someone to care for them until you return to the US, and then you will need to hope your next US assignment isn't somewhere like Florida or Hawaii.