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    Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 11:22pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310 180469823&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

 

One of these snakes looks like a Smooth Snake to me.  I have reported the item anyway as it is illegal either way.  I think it is worth saving searches involving key words so that we can stamp out the black market trade in such items.

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UPDATE.

Just got an email from the seller confirming that one of the snakes is a Smooth Snake.  After that he has taken the listing from sale.  I told him to take it to a museum and donate it and get a receipt to avoid prosecution.  He seems to be complying.....  hopefully.

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Without a license you cannot even have possession - dead or derivatives

And offering for sale is also illegal!!!

I would have reported this to the Wildlife Crime Unit for
investigation!

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The museum would also need to have a license I suspect
otherwise they would also face possible prosecution

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Originally posted by herpetologic2 herpetologic2 wrote:

Without a license you cannot even have possession - dead or derivatives

And offering for sale is also illegal!!!

I would have reported this to the Wildlife Crime Unit for
investigation!

J

I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt, they could be completely innocent in having this in their possession with no knowledge o what they had (this is backed up in the incorrect ID of one of the specimens).  I had a load of stuff left to me when my Great Grandfather died in 1982 and his collection included enormous amounts of blown birds eggs he had collected as a child.  Not wanting to keep or destroy them, I gave them to the Natural History museum.

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