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I got an e-mail from shipyourreptiles.com saying ups wont ship snakes through them anymore, so does that mean just through syr.com or everyone?

they'll not be able to ship snakes until they can figure it out cause some dummy messed something up. Sucks for us people that do everything right when it comes to shipping. I'm sure they'll figure it out once they can figure out a way to prevent whatever happened from happening again.

but I can still drop off snakes at ups myself not going through shipyourreptiles.com

Here are UPS's term of service copied directly from their site.

Accepted / Prohibited Live Animals
Accepted Live Animals

This is a comprehensive list of live animals accepted for transportation. Shippers are prohibited from shipping any animal not listed here, and all other live animals will not be accepted for transportation. The following live animals are accepted for transportation unless poisonous, venomous, and/or a Threatened or Endangered Species.

* Amphibians (All): Examples: frogs, salamanders, toads
* Crustaceans (All): Examples: crabs, crawfish, lobsters, shrimp
* Fish (All)
* Insects (Limited to beneficial insects only): Examples: bees, butterflies, crickets, lady bugs
* Mollusks (All): Examples: clams, mussels, snails
* Reptiles (Limited to the following):
- Lizards: Examples: chameleons, geckos, iguanas, monitors, flying dragons
- Turtles: freshwater turtles (except: snapping turtles), land tortoises, sea turtles
* Worms (All)

Prohibited Live Animals

Live Animals that are prohibited from being shipped and are not accepted for transportation include, but are not limited to:

* Any poisonous, venomous or threatening animal
* Any Threatened or Endangered species
* Arachnids (All): Examples: mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks
* Birds (All)
* Crocodiles (All): Examples: alligators, caimans, gavials
* Mammals (All)
* Obnoxious Insects: Examples: flies, locusts, mosquitoes, roaches, termites, weevils
* Snakes (All): venomous and non-venomous

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Lee Frey
Serpents Plus (aka. Lee Herps)
sandboa@hotmail.com

I thought you weren't aloud to ship snakes unless you were certified with them, so does anyone know of a shipping company that does ship snakes for the normal person that isn't certified through FedEx or UPS?
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Zack Greens Reptiles

Im normal and I am certified with fed ex. Its easy.

"Im normal" are ANY of us "normal"???

LOL, that was too easy!!!

To be certified with Fedex you have to go through a relatively short process including sending them a sample box. I think you do need to have a business license though. I went through the process early in 1999 and was simple. Included a visit from Fedex to see I was in the reptile business, wanted to see my snakes.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I got certified about a year ago and it was pretty easy like you said. No business license required (in Indiana anyway).
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Rachel Squier
"The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life." -Leo Tolstoy

it would take before some individual screwed it up for everyone else. ie using substandard packaging, shipping venomous etc. Problem with an open system like SYR is there are no controls to ensure those using the system are not abusing the system.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats