hi my name is jake i am 14 years old i have a couple snakes off my liscence 2 coastals and 1 spotted i contacted derm and explained my situation they whanto come and do a inspection, my snakes are pets that i have bought and loved not wild but i haft prove that i am trying to track down the seller for proof that they are not wild. i bought one of my carpets last year on locanto can't seem to track him down the lady from derm said that there could be some fines and confiscation is she just tring to scare me or is she serious.
any advise would be great
Jakedemuss are you even old enough to have watched the movie? lol
what is locanto?
Im sorry to tell you, but she is serious. There are reasons that snakes must be on licence.. mostly so the government can take your money, but also to stop the illegal trade in wild caught animals.
When you buy a snake you are supposed to get the sellers details (name, licence number etc) and they get yours. Did you do any of that? Do you have a licence? Or are you trying to get one?
Do you have a name for the seller? hsave you tried searching fb for him/her.
Did you parents help you get the snakes, do they have any of the info?
where did you collect the snakes from. If it was a residential address, can you go back and see if he's still there?
Where did you get your other snakes from?
There may be fines, and there maybe confiscation, because in the eyes of the law you have broken the law by not having the proper permits.
You can pm me the sellers name and i can ask if anyone on the fb reptile pages Im on knows them.
i would suggest that on the day of the inspection you at the very least make sure that your enclosures are extremely well maintained (this should be done at all times anyway) and cross your fingers that they have mercy on a kid.
