Ball pythons legal in Aust?

[Kah.]

There's some for sale on reptile down under, I didn't know there were any in aust??

 

[krusty]

no they are not legal,but they are out here.

 

[Glimmerman]

They are not champ. RDU is pretty well monitored. I don't think it will be up for long.

Damn an albino Ball at that... I wish it were legal. Damn that is nice...and for $500.

 

[Jakee]

Unless its a person from US selling em on RDU and thinks that there legal in AUS.

 

[bjbk18]

If they r ball pythons that guy is pritty stupid cause he can be fined aswell as prison time

 

[Kah.]

Unless its a person from US selling em on RDU and thinks that there legal in AUS.

Location says victoria, but I guess that could be wrong

 

[Glimmerman]

Unless its a person from US selling em on RDU and thinks that there legal in AUS.

According to RDU he's in Victoria

 

[junglepython2]

Victoria, Cameroon maybe

 

[jay76]

I know you can not keep them here and i thought i would email them to find out this is the email i got back

Hello and thanks for the mail. I am a breeder and seller of pythons located in this part of Cameroon. I have morphs of different species. They are all veterinary checked and have upto date health records. They are transported in styro boxes well heated in winter and well ventilated in summer via SWISSAIR for it takes only a maximum of 14 hours to get to your location
Albinos ball python cost..................................$390
Piebald ball python cost.................................. $450
Spider ball python cost....................................$560
Snow ball python cost.....................................$500
Platty ball python cost.................................... $520
Pastel ball python cost................................... $590
Ringer ball python cost....................................$490
I will be waiting to hear from you soonest
Thanks

 

[beardy_boy99]

lol, obviously cameroon

 

[alex_c]

i emailed too and got a similar reply

 

[PremierPythons]

Is the ball python pictured albino (as suggested above) or leucistic?

 

[beardy_boy99]

lol, does he not realise they r illegal here?

 

[alex_c]

i asked him if their legal here and he replied with this:


Hello and thanks for the mail,they legal in Australia,So all you need is the CITES PERMIT as soon as you have the document than i will transport the animals,I will perpare the CITES PERMIT document here before i transport the animals to you,Which of the animals below do you want.

Thanks

 

[beardy_boy99]

OMG, is that tru?

 

[Just_Joshin]

lol, does he not realise they r illegal here?

99% chance that it is a scam. Cameroon is a common used country name in scams, as well as Nigeria.

 

[Bung-Eye]

i don't think so.

 

[mrmikk]

Is the ball python pictured albino (as suggested above) or leucistic?

Here's the link with the picture, doesn't look leucistic to me, rather albino, look at the eyes.

Has anyone actually called the number in the ad or tried to? The phone number looks dodgy to me

 

[brigo]

Theyre all scams lol

 

[Kah.]

Sounds dodgy. Surely with all the herp experts here, someone here would have discovered that earlier if it were true