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Im trying to find the best way to ship a 7.5ft Burm from North Carolina to British Columbia. I've looked a bit at Delta Dash and FedEx but I dont have time to wait on automated phone systems all day while im supposed to be working haha Anyways, if anyone has any suggestions or ideas im open to pretty much anything right now! thanks so much!

First things first, you must have a CITES permit to ship outside the Unites States. Second, you must be a known shipper with Delta before you can ship through the airline. I don't know if Fed-ex will ship internationally, but then again, you have to be a contracted live animal shipper there too.

We know someone who can do this for you, if you are interested, please email us. sales@artinscales.com or use the contact link at the top of the post.

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If someone you are buying the snake from does not know how to ship it, I would be leary. I breed and ship lizards, and I have purchased reptiles that were shipped to me. This is my opinion and may not be the opinion of others, but I believe the responsibility of shipping falls to the seller. They are the registered party when dealing with CITES, Fed-Ex, Delta Dash, etc. It's not as easy to ship snakes as lizards, and it's not just a matter of two people wanting to make an agreement. Because of your location, you would do well to find a reputable breeder or legitimate rescue (although many will not ship) to work with. When shipping Delta Dash, the pilot has the right to refuse any shipment, and if everything isn't done correctly, there may be some misinformation or death of the snake.

I would take up the offer of assistance, especially when shipping internationally.

Howdy! Feels like forever since I've posted here. I've been super busy with one thing after another.

If I'm not mistaken "astinleigh" is referring to me, about us trying to figure out how to get the burmese I just rescued to her in BC.

I'm not a dealer and I'm just now getting into breeding, so I'm not authorized to ship with FedEx or Delta Dash, yet, but hope to be able to start the process pretty soon (If I can find the dang time. Whew!).

"astinleigh" asked me about the burmese and I asked her, "Why, are you interested?" She said she might be but it would be several months before she'd be ready for it.

I told her that I didn't want any money for the snake and she could just pay shipping. I'm looking at an air-cargo company out of Canada that has a stop within a few hours of me. I'm hoping that she could just pay the airline up there in BC (prepay), that way I wouldn't have to be trusted with her money. I'm very leery about ordering online and stop just short of a FBI background check on companies I order PC parts from, which is what most of my online orders are for.

Anyway, since I raise my own rats it wouldn't cost much for me to hold onto the snake for awhile and that would also give "astinleigh" the time to do more research, hands-on experience, etc..., to see if she really wants a burmese python or not.

I told her that odds are she could get one cheaper within Canada than what it might cost to ship this one. We'll find out. I'm not trying to push this snake on her, she asked me about it. And because I happen to believe that she's got a good head on her shoulders, I believe that if she decides she really wants a burmese & can meet it's needs, she'll make a good keeper. Even after making a round trip of over 2hrs to rescue this snake, this is a chance I'm willing to take on "astinleigh's" behalf, and the snake's behalf as well.

Ya'll take care!
HH
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