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Posted by: LSD at Sat Dec 5 16:39:13 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LSD ]

Did the guy pick him up?

Is it very cold where you are?

How long after he took possession of the boa did he say it died and did it die in transit to his house?

Has he sent you proof of a dead snake?

What type of container was the snake in when it left your possession?

OK, if he picked it up, then that means he transported it in his vehicle. If the weather is cold where you are, he may have had the heat on in the car. If he was worried about the snake getting cold, he might have put it on the floorboard of the car. If he contacted you as soon as he got home and said the snake is dead, then that means it died in transport. Proof is always needed for a DOA even if the guy picked it up in person. The type of container the snake was in is also a consideration. If the snake was in a bag, he could have put it in his jacket to keep it warm, so it wouldn't have been exposed to the heat on the floorboard of the car. If it was in a plastic container he would have had to cover it put it in a warm place. If it not cold there and it's a sunny day... the snake could have been fried, simply by being in a plastic container of the passenger seat. That is, if the sun was shinning in the window.

I went to pick up a boa from a person once. He called me just before I got to the place that we were to meet at. He told me the snake was dead. He had placed it on the floorboard of the car and it got overheated and died. So, it's very important to find out "when" and "where" the snake died.

Actually more details are needed. You also need to get proof of death.