Kevin Rivera stole my snake!

he refunded the money. i know you're upset that things didnt work out. he didnt break any laws because you got your money back. sorry dude, let it go. its over. if he never shipped the animal and you never got your money then yes. just make people aware that he sucks. its all you can do.

however, if youd like to contact me about some amazing snakes for an amazing price i know a few people. shoot me a message with what you are looking for and i will send you links to them

Christopher, the BOI is not the place for that. Contact people privately to begin with or via the classifieds.

As for this aborted deal, the seller obviously is not knowledgeable about shipping and was largely uncomfortable with that. I can understand why he reversed the transaction.

The buyer is not looking too knowledgeable about shipping either. No corrective address of the seller's mention of the hand warmer usage in a boxed FedEx shipment as an example. There are other things one could question, too, but I do not have enough detail to be sure and my field of give-a-craps is pretty much barren anyway when it comes to that subtopic since this situation is basically over with.

The police were contacted over this? I do not even know exactly what to say about that. Are you kidding me? Really? Life is going to surprise you if that is the kind of response you take when in this sort of situation.

So every snake I've ever bought came with hand warmers. Is that wrong? What are you supposed to use? I've never shipped a snake, only recieved them. Is there a reptile equivalent to hand warmers?

He was uncomfortable from the beginning, he didn't want to ship and only accepted the funds for the snake when pressed by the buyer.

Since he obviously didn't know anything about shipping, his idea to use hand warmers to heat the snake was done due to ignorance, not so for the buyer (maybe) especially if she has had snakes shipped before. Hand warmers are dangerous.

When he started saying shipping wouldn't be refunded, period, it was time to let it go.

You got your money back, he basically canceled the transaction. Yes, disappointing, but not criminal.

Emily, you had a bad experience with someone that did not know what they are doing. be thankful that you received your money back it could have been a different story. try not being bitter or vengeful move forward in a positive manner because there are many many ball pythons out there that can put a smile on your face.good luck.

OP look at this as a blessing in disguise, should he have gone through with shipping the animal (considering what I have just read) it would likely not have end well for the animal.

Good lord. I remember when people used to post real problems here lol.

When you use words like "legally", you ought to stop and be sure that you know what you're talking about. There is no law anywhere that says you "own" something just because you gave someone money. Ownership obtains when the transaction is fulfilled, depending on the modality appropriate to the item in question.

I cannot understand the amount of entitlement and hubris required to raise this much dust over a $200 snake. It didn't work out, you got your money back. move on. Life is going to get much, much, worse than this, I promise you.

Emily, you shouldn't have been giving him shipping advice when you so obviously don't know a thing about shipping snakes. Hand warmers? And there was no mention of using an insulated box on either side. Shipping a snake at 40 degrees can be done safely, with the proper heat pack and insulation. I've done it several times.

You are disappointed? You dodged a bullet. That snake would have arrived dead. No crime was committed. You wasted the police officers' time. Now you're wasting ours.