fedi is anyone familiar with internationally shipping reptiles (large boas) or import/export to another country l am ?? :boost_ok:

this is mostly hypothetical bc when my ex moved internationally we couldnt figure out how to get his snake into the european country he moved to, altho if it was feasible it would be cool to reunite him with his large son

@catgoat What species? Many boa are CITES restricted, which means they are going to be very difficult to move internationally. fws.gov/international/pdf/fact

you'll need proof of legal acquisition, approval from FWS via an export permit, and go through an airport with a FWS office. Import into the EU probably also requires an import permit.

Actual shipping is will be pricey and a little risky. Airlines do handle live animals but they kill them a small but still distressing amount of the time.

@Doephin he's a common boa/BCI so yeah iirc he needs the CITES permit? and then actual shipping is where I got stuck the last time (admittedly a few years ago) -- a lot of airlines handle live animals but we couldnt find ones that would accept snakes.

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