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How are snakes shipped so that they don't get hurt?

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CameraGeek

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I was reading another thread about a Fed Ex driver getting scared when he found out that the box that he was carrying had a snake in it; and then in a later post a different Fed Ex driver tosses the box with a snake in it to its recipient. The thought occurred to me, how are the snakes shipped so that they don't get hurt in transit? With all that bouncing about, not only by skiddish drivers, but the guys in the transit centers throwing boxes around, it seems to me that it would be easy for the snake to get hurt.
 
I have only had hatchlings shipped. They were in small deli cups with aspen shavings, surrounded by crumpled newsprint(and cold packs) in Styrofoam lined boxes. The aspen gives them cushion in the cups, the newsprint keeps the cups from moving around in the box. They have all seemed to fair there journeys well.
Of course, they are labeled "live animal" and "fragile" but I don't think the FedEx people pay any attention to that since they are always surprised at what is in the package :).
 
The only thing I would add to that site is try to pack the deli cups fairly snug. If you leave space, that's room for the snake to be tossed about. I tend to pack delis with just enough room for snake and aspen/paper towel, so that if the deli is jarred there is no room for the snake to go flying anywhere.

Basically, I pack expecting the carrier to be a tard and toss the box around like Ace Ventura or those gorillas in the old Samsonite commercials. I seal the delis with tape and then put them in a bag in case enough damage is done to pop a deli cup open (no escapees). I use big, thick styrofoam when possible and pack the bag of deli cups solid with newspaper above, below, and on all sides. Yes, the snake will feel the jars and bumps, but they won't be slammed against anything and all the buffering softens the blows.
 
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