Chris Nash - CEO, Bay Area Arboreals; you deside

Should have been full name. Smith isn't his last name either.

why does it matter whats my real name is.
i'm just here to tell people to watch out for this guy,
i live in the bay area he had an ad on craigslist thats how i got the snake off him,this was 2 years ago,what this happened so thats why i never kept any of the emails i had sent to him,
last time i heard he had moved to florida,maybe he was just saying thats.
and yes he is a druggie he was on some kind of drugs when i seen him,his eyes were crazy looking and he couldn't talk right he was all shakey.

Originally Posted by budgie

why does it matter whats my real name is.
i'm just here to tell people to watch out for this guy,
i live in the bay area he had an ad on craigslist thats how i got the snake off him,this was 2 years ago,what this happened so thats why i never kept any of the emails i had sent to him,
last time i heard he had moved to florida,maybe he was just saying thats.
and yes he is a druggie he was on some kind of drugs when i seen him,his eyes were crazy looking and he couldn't talk right he was all shakey.

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Originally Posted by budgie

why does it matter whats my real name is.
i'm just here to tell people to watch out for this guy,
i live in the bay area he had an ad on craigslist thats how i got the snake off him,this was 2 years ago,what this happened so thats why i never kept any of the emails i had sent to him,
last time i heard he had moved to florida,maybe he was just saying thats.
and yes he is a druggie he was on some kind of drugs when i seen him,his eyes were crazy looking and he couldn't talk right he was all shakey.

Hey kid, from what I'm reading here it doesn't appear you got the smarts to qualify as a delivery boy for a pharmacy...let alone to offer any diagnosis as to what might be troubling that guy.

You should really take a moment to think about your problems, why you were so dumb to stick $600 in his hand when the deal was apparently dependent on paperwork that you required and you let him off without providing it.

Good Job! Heres my diagnosis for you: Cowardice Induced by Stupidity. CIS for short.

Thanks a bunch for the laugh...rrr...i mean the warning.

Originally Posted by budgie

why does it matter whats my real name is.
i'm just here to tell people to watch out for this guy,
i live in the bay area he had an ad on craigslist thats how i got the snake off him,this was 2 years ago,what this happened so thats why i never kept any of the emails i had sent to him,
last time i heard he had moved to florida,maybe he was just saying thats.
and yes he is a druggie he was on some kind of drugs when i seen him,his eyes were crazy looking and he couldn't talk right he was all shakey.

Not going to be much of a warning to other folks when they delete all your post because you were afraid to use your real name... Randy

Seems he's still at it. I didn't recognize his e-mail when he mailed me at first, but when I called him, He again offered me not only Marajuana, but a medical card for it along with exotic animals.

He also said that the owner of N.E.R.D was his cousin and could get me 20% off? Anyone know if that is true?

Does it matter if he's related to someone at NERD?
You posted about him and his weed so what's the point of dragging up an old thread?
Why not hang up the phone and move on..

Originally Posted by DThomas

No it is not. It would entrapment if presented this way.

No, it wouldn't. Entrapment is where a law enforcement officer causes you to commit a criminal act that you ordinarily would not do, either by coercion or trickery. Officers regularly entice would be offenders into committing crimes, i.e. prostitution busts, drug busts (both selling and buying), hiring hitmen, etc. etc.

An officer posing as a criminal can offer services or goods to another person, and if that person accepts, that person can be charged with the crime. In this case, the offer was explicit. Pot for snakes. If the OP had chosen to go through with the deal, and this was indeed a police bust, she would not be able to use the entrapment defense.

OK, folks, I've dealt with Chris several times both in person and over the phone. No, he is not a law enforcement officer. Yes, he is that dumb. He was banned from the East Bay Vivarium FOR LIFE. I have worked as a bouncer and bartender for several years now and it is my professional OPINION that he was high most of the times I interacted with him. I will NEVER do business with him. I recommend none of you do so. In my opinion he is HIGHLY unreliable. That being said he does have a knack for coming across nice animals. They are usually half dead by the time he offloads them but in the hands of experienced herpers I have seen these animals rebound quickly. Still, not a risk I care to take. Hope this helps...don't do business with him!!

Jonathan Newsome

...no he isn't related to anyone at NERD nor does he do business with the Smithsonian.

Jonathan Newsome