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WNBC (New York, New York) 04 August 06 Top Snake Scientist Said He Didn't Illegally Sell Boa
Morristown, NJ.: The man in charge of the Liberty Science Center's reptile and amphibian collection is asking a judge to throw out a fine he received for selling a snake.
Danny Mendez, a well-known snake specialist and president of the New Jersey Herpetology Society, told a state Superior Court judge Thursday that he was merely selling one snake in his personal collection for the same price he paid for it two years earlier -- not going into a snake-selling business.
In New Jersey, it's illegal to retail reptiles without a pet shop license, but licensed hobbyists can sell serpents from their own collections.
In January 2005, Mendez sold a yellow Amazon tree boa for $250 to an undercover state Division of Fish and Wildlife conservation officer. He was convicted of the offense in December by a municipal judge and fined $750.
Authorities said his Web site, Urbanjungles.com was a snake-selling site. He says that's not true, that it gave snake information, though it had links to retail sites.
Top Snake Scientist Said He Didn't Illegally Sell Boa

now that is funny right there. His site isnt for selling snakes. Why not just get the proper license to sell them.