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Originally Posted by WebSlave
I would think that people selling venomous snakes are taking on one hell of a risk of liability if there is an injury or death caused by those animals.
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Exactly. Many times injuries from wild animals including snakes are judged by an 'absolute liability' standard. That means even if the seller had no bad intentions, and even if he took the utmost care housing and transporting the snake, if there is an injury, he can be many times held liable.