I concede to the heat pack death. It was a rare situation and combination of events. I argue that if the same rare situation were to occur. (Maybe the ice cold baby boas spend an additional 10 to 12 hrs in the cold because the were lost or whatever. I would have to believe the Lazarus boas probably wouldnt have risen from the dead. I would think the heat packs may have been able to keep a cold boa alive for several hrs stuck on a runway, perhaps because of a terrorist threat. I guess the risk in your mind is minimal, just as the risk is minimal in my mind. I guess

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• Shipping in cold weather.. do you? - VFR, Thu Jan 22 08:27:51 2009
• Yes - boaphile, Thu Jan 22 08:49:09 2009
• RE: Yes - dan80woma, Thu Jan 22 17:48:14 2009
• The only time I have lost an - boaphile, Thu Jan 22 19:34:12 2009
• RE: Yes - dan80woma, Thu Jan 22 20:10:36 2009
• The heat packs burn up oxygen in the box - KevMadden, Thu Jan 22 20:24:07 2009
• RE: Yes - killerchondros, Thu Jan 22 20:51:31 2009
• RE: Yes - snakesatsunset, Thu Jan 22 21:50:56 2009
• RE: Yes - KevMadden, Thu Jan 22 22:08:49 2009
• The heat packs I used were - boaphile, Fri Jan 23 08:09:41 2009
• lost a snake due to failed heat pack - AbsoluteApril, Fri Jan 23 12:58:45 2009
• It also depends on who your using..... - Ruben14, Thu Jan 22 10:13:20 2009
• Check the temps...I agree... - ExecutiveReptiles, Thu Jan 22 16:06:50 2009
• All are very great replies....how does.. - VFR, Fri Jan 23 03:20:28 2009
• RE: All are very great replies....how does.. - EricIvins, Fri Jan 23 06:37:38 2009
• I'm pretty sure there's still a - Ruben14, Fri Jan 23 10:33:02 2009
• Delta - I believe you can now - AbsoluteApril, Fri Jan 23 13:01:51 2009
• RE: Delta - I believe you can now - EricIvins, Fri Jan 23 16:32:01 2009
• RE: Shipping in cold weather.. do you? - mike_panic, Fri Jan 23 05:55:26 2009
• RE: Shipping in cold weather.. do you? - jscrick, Fri Jan 23 10:56:44 2009