My advice would be to alert USFWS about the theft. I would suggest doing this ether thru an attorney or on local law enforcement letterheads. I received this info this morning and have advised the few rare venomous customers I have internationally. Snakes such as those would have to go to only a very few people worldwide because of the value. I actually believe that whoever did this likely intends to keep them rather than sell them. Also it goes without saying IT HAS TO BE SOMEONE WHO IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE STOCK AND THE FACILITY. In other words likely a friend of the person that had the snakes and likely someone who has been there many times. I hate to say this but likely a close friend...I hope these snakes are recovered unharmed....If the theft had strictly been for profit the selectivity of the snakes would have been different. For instance the age wouldn't have mattered on the stolen snakes [also implies intimate knowledge of the stock] as they would have been sold regardless of age. The little I know about it suggest they were stolen by someone well known to the owner and were stolen to keep rather than sell. Just my two cents worth...
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Tom Crutchfield

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