Well, I wasn't going to say anything about this just yet, but he hasn't called back yet so I doubt I'll hear back from him. I was called about a week or so ago from Kevin asking me to sell him all of the cobras I have available. Initially he didn't say anything about where he was or any other information that might ID him, but when I asked where he lived he said he had a CA address but picks up all of his venomous snakes in OR. Wham, I knew who he was. I guess he didn't realize that he had already tried to scam me over on a mamba I was selling a number of months ago, but I went with it hoping he would give me some information. I didn't press anything too hard, because I didn't want him to get scared. I figured any information given to me would first be reported to the Tracy police dept, CA Fish and Game, and OR Fish and Game, and THEN I'd post on here. Well since I haven't heard back from him I guess I'll just go ahead and post here. By the way, when he called my cell, the number showed up as restricted, so he must have entered the code to block caller ID (go figure). I don't have caller ID on my phone so that didn't pick it up.
To get to the main story, he again offered me mainland Australian animals that he obviously doesn't have. When he spoke with me earlier this year, he sent me a picture of a coastal taipan he got off of David Williams website. I knew I had seen the picture before but couldn't remember where until I ran across probably a couple months later. This time I asked him where he got them, and he said he couldn't say, but would be interested in trading me one or two of either his coastals or inlands for the snakes I had offered. Obviously I knew this was bullcrap but I went with it anyway hoping he'd offer over some more information. When I told him he would have to ship first (sure I'll take a free mainland coastal if he really had one..lol) he said I could just drive over and get them since I lived in AR (he mistook AR for Arizona, instead of Arkansas). I think it was at that point when he realize who I was because he tone changed slightly, and I believe that is why I haven't heard back from him. Anyway, just wanted to add my 2 cents back into this. He is definitely still around and still trying to scam people. I find it hilarious that he actually gave out his phone number. As Alfredo said, call away! Make his life hell like he's made many other peoples' (not mine though, thank goodness) and when he changes his number, we'll find it, make it known and again, and continue calling him.
By the way, if no one has done this yet, before he changes his number and such (if it isn't too late) it probably would be a good idea to go ahead and report him again to CA's Fish and Game, let them know he's still trying to get illegal snakes, claiming he has illegal snakes, and still trying to scam people, so maybe they can get onto him. Also call the Tracy police dept and give them his new phone number and let them know all the above as well. I'll speak with whomever I need to to give them my side of the story. Good luck!