I don't really tell them what they are but they ship them just fine. There are holes in the boxes and fragile/perishable all over the box but they never ask.
I've only had one problem shipping because they've stopped shipping to remote areas and even if I ship overnight to a remote area they drop it off to the Post Office and who knows how long it takes from there. Luckily the snake made it there alive but it still took 3-4 days to get there. I don't know why when I shipped it they didn't tell me what was going to happen but luckily we got it taken care of. I'll know to make sure its not a remote area next time I ship.
I bring the packages to the local DHL place...set up shipment and leave the box there. They deliver to the home as well...thats the main place I ship to is homes.