I don't think the seller was trying to save on shipping, as it was irrelevant to me as to how much shipping would be. I had talked to the seller for perhaps a month before placing an order. He sells very few snakes, and had some Dumeril's boas because a female he purchased from someone else arrived gravid. This snake had about 5 feedings before he decided to sell her. He wasn't asking for any kind of unreasonable rate on the snake (about average for a Dumeril's Boa). He still has a few of her siblings left.

I honestly think the seller never took into consideration that the holidays would interfere with the delivery. He's been terribly worried--more so than me about the fate of the snake. He's offered a full refund or to send a sibling if the snake had perished. But he's hoping that she had made it too.

I don't think the seller was trying to be greedy. He might've been trying to have the snake there before Christmas.

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• What are the chances? - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 00:03:44 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - bthacker, Tue Dec 19 01:14:59 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - Tex959, Tue Dec 19 02:16:16 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 10:31:26 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 10:37:31 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - bthacker, Tue Dec 19 14:09:45 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - johnnyblazekfd, Tue Dec 19 08:27:53 2006
• RE: What are the chances? - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 09:42:48 2006