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Here's a dumb one for you guys. What do you have to do to transport a snake on a passenger flight? Is this even allowed? Can you just put one in a labeled tub and carry it on?

NO,

All snakes are prohibited on all commercial flights.

Bill
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.1 Het Lavenders
1.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino
0.1 Het Pied
1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.0 Albino
0.1 Spinner
1.1 Super Pastel
0.1 Jungle Pastel
1.0 Pied 50 percent White
0.1 Clown
0.3 Normal
1.1 Kids
0.1 Spouse
1.0 Chocolate Lab

Thats not correct. Its definately possible.

Most airlines have shipping departments (like fedEX) within their company that ship packages (like fedEX) on their commercial flights for this exact purpose on a constant basis. Most of the belly on many commercial flights is the extra cargo, not passenger baggage. You will never get your snake in the compartment above you on the plane, but then again you can't do it with most dogs either. They all go underneith...on any sane flight.

I just came back a couple of months ago with an adult ball python in a heated package in a heated cargo bay right under me. I picked it up an hour so after I got off my flight.

So it all depends on who you choose and where you are going.

AIR CANADA LIVE CARGO POLICY.

http://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/services/ac_live.html

Where are you headed? There are regulations on some U.S. state commercial flights but I had no restrictions within Canada and had many options for the U.S. at that time.

Heres the air canada policy link for LIVE cargo. They have some regulations to follow but its clearly stated that they can do it. If you can't choose them they might help you find another airline.

http://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/services/ac_live.html

Back in the day, I used to go to the Expo and take my stuff home in a carry-on!

Those were the days indeed!

But thats our society unfortunately. Trade in a whole bunch of freedoms for the tiny illusion of safety on an airplane.