Question about buying snakes from N.E.R.D

[Enve]

Yes, but only lizards, no snakes.
I don't know why N.E.R.D. would ship through UPS? I'm pretty sure they do FedEx.

Really? The company I work for uses UPS and I asked one of the delivery guys and he said they won't ship any live reptiles. He could have just meant snakes (since that is what I asked him) but who knows, he didn't seem all that bright

[Shawn36]

Really? The company I work for uses UPS and I asked one of the delivery guys and he said they won't ship any live reptiles. He could have just meant snakes (since that is what I asked him) but who knows, he didn't seem all that bright

Yes, from the UPS website:

Accepted / Prohibited Live Animals

Accepted Live Animals

This is a comprehensive list of live animals accepted for transportation. Shippers are prohibited from shipping any animal not listed here, and all other live animals will not be accepted for transportation. The following live animals are accepted for transportation unless poisonous, venomous, and/or a Threatened or Endangered Species.


Amphibians (All): Examples: frogs, salamanders, toads
Crustaceans (All): Examples: crabs, crawfish, lobsters, shrimp
Fish (All)
Insects (Limited to beneficial insects only): Examples: bees, butterflies, crickets, lady bugs
Mollusks (All): Examples: clams, mussels, snails
Reptiles (Limited to the following):
- Lizards: Examples: chameleons, geckos, iguanas, monitors, flying dragons
- Turtles: freshwater turtles (except: snapping turtles), land tortoises, sea turtles
Worms (All)

Prohibited Live Animals

Live Animals that are prohibited from being shipped and are not accepted for transportation include, but are not limited to:


Any poisonous, venomous or threatening animal
Any Threatened or Endangered species
Arachnids (All): Examples: mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks
Birds (All)
Crocodiles (All): Examples: alligators, caimans, gavials
Mammals (All)
Obnoxious Insects: Examples: flies, locusts, mosquitoes, roaches, termites, weevils
Snakes (All): venomous and non-venomous

[Enve]

Good to know, thanks

[joepythons]

The only way you can legally ship reptiles thru UPS is if you were doing it before they changed thier rules.Its also know as the Grandfather clause .I know of a few of the breeders that have been around for awhile still use UPS

[joepythons]

he didn't seem all that bright

Thats because he works for UPS .I hate UPS as they destroy more shipments then they deliver

[eckoxblayze]

I'm pretty sure only FedEx does snakes. However, people will use any shipping service without ever mentioning that they are shipping snakes. I wouldn't personally, but I've heard that some people do. Also, the companies definately CAN leave the animal at your doorstep. My latest was shipped overnight with FedEx and was delayed because of weather. They told me it would come the next day, but I check my e-mail at work and see a sudden shipping update stating that the package was left at the door and no signature was necessary. Kinda lame because I wasn't expecting him until the next day and that I had to drop what I was doing and rush home to get him before he froze!

[Gecko Den]

The only way you can legally ship reptiles thru UPS is if you were doing it before they changed thier rules.Its also know as the Grandfather clause .I know of a few of the breeders that have been around for awhile still use UPS

That may be true in regards to snakes, but it is actually less of a hassle to ship lizards through UPS since they changed the rules. You used to need to get a waiver to ship lizards via UPS, they have since gotten rid of the special approval process since the rule change as per their website (the excerpt was already posted above so I won't bother re-posting).

As for the whole "grandfather" clause, I think plenty of people claim they are grandfathered to ship snakes via UPS but I have never actually seen anyone come forward with documented proof of the fact.