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16-May-08, 01:21 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: moorabool shire. vic Gender:  | | | Smuggling Green Tree Python
A LICENSED Victorian reptile collector has been charged over the alleged illegal importation of pythons smuggled from South Africa.
The four valuable snakes, believed to be endangered green tree pythons, were found late last month by Customs and quarantine officers at the Sydney International Mail Centre, and are expected to be destroyed.
I heard through the grape vine.
He has been fined $3,300 I dont know any other details or if this is true or not but if this is the case.
I do not know this person All I know is what I read in the earlier locked post on APS that he was facing personal financial hardshipdue to his parents ailing health in South Africa.
I guess we as humans do tend to do silly things when pressured.
My question is what sort of a deterrent is this when you stand to make more out of the sale of one snake (GTP) than the fine itself.
I think the judicial system really has to take a good hard look at itself as in my oppinion this has just opened the door for others to take the chance & try to smuggle in other exotics that could very well be infected with any form of viruses or parasites a part from the obvious people just trying to make a quick buck at any cost.
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16-May-08, 01:39 PM
| | | I have heard similar. However, Green Tree Pythons are NOT endangered species in Australia or anywhere else in the world.
It's a shame to see them being destroyed but it's better than if they ended up in someone's collection loaded with diseases. These smugglers are not doing us any favor. |
16-May-08, 01:43 PM
|  | primitively archaic Moderator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Gender: | | | | If you don't know for sure, then why spread the rumour?
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16-May-08, 01:56 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-05 Location: N,QLD Age/Gender: 44 | | | | What a joke ,
a $3,300 fine ??
that fine would encourage smugglers
not detur them, |
16-May-08, 02:01 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | It's not the first time a known breeder has been involved in this sort of thing and given the 'punishment' handed out it wont be the last.
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16-May-08, 02:16 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: moorabool shire. vic Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Greebo  If you don't know for sure, then why spread the rumour? | It placed their simply to find out if their was any truth to the rumour.
It has now been confimed.
Does that solve your problem.
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16-May-08, 02:21 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: melbourne Age/Gender: 19 | | | the article is in this thread... Snake Smuggling in Victoria |
16-May-08, 03:09 PM
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16-May-08, 03:46 PM
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