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Joe Lesh/SerpenXotics-fraud-sent dying snake to rob me.

my side

here is my side of the story I will keep it short because I really do not have time to sit in front of the computer for hours anymore Dan contacted me in referance too a central american coral snake I had available I told him it was still available and in apparent good health I only received the snake a week or so prior to posting the ad he asked if I had any PICS of the animal and so I took some which I will post and he was not 100% happy with the quality of the PICS but was still interested in the animal we exchanged E-mails and I thought of dan as a very nice person and someone I could become long time friends with when the time came to ship the snake I did have to post pone shipping a couple of days because I was waiting on my delta account to become active but I fed the snake one more time two days before I was able to ship I also E-mailed him a picture (included in post) of the snake eating without him asking I thought it would be something I would want to see before a animal got shipped to me so then I shipped him the snake when I woke up the next day he had called and left several messages on my voice mail for me to return his call so I tryed to phone him with no answer shortly after the delta office at his airport contacted me telling me that he had LEFT the VENOMOUS animal at the delta terminal the woman informed me that she had spoken to dan and he told her just throw the animal away so she felt she should call me as the person who shipped the animal to ask what I wanted to do with it I told her I would have it shipped back to me at my cost but I did not have a dime to my name that day she said she had already spoke to strictly reptiles and they would come pick it up if I did not have a way pick it up than after two or more days of heavy conflict with dan in him telling me I had shipped him a sick snake which to my knowlege the snake was fine I mean I had just watched it eat 3 days earlier so he sends me a picture of the snake and yes I admit it looked dehydrated some but definatly not how he describes it at that point I told dan if he shipped the snake back to me using my delta account I would refund him the sum of $100.00 for the initial cost of the animal I mean I had already cut him a price break at the $150.00 shipped he refused the refund and said he heard from delta I had someone come pick up the snake and now I had to refund him and I said no he left the snake at the airport and strictly's had the snake presently suddenly he stopped e-mailing me over a month later he gets in contact with me that the snake died and he demands his money back I told him at this point there is nothing I can do and he tells me that he will find me at the sc show and take the money back and he will call the FBI now weeks have gone by again and this he posts a bad guy thread about me here I have customers and friends who I am sure when they see this post will come on and defend me I would have been totally willing to work with him if he had not handled things the way he did!!!
Thank you
Joe Lesh
SerpenXotics

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Thank you sean
 

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WOW ! I can't imagine the length of phone calls you two would have had if you HAD picked up the phone !!! You would have made your long distance service rich !
The snake doesn't look all that great in the "better" photos, and looks like living/dead hell in the others...In the grand scheme of things, refunding the money and taking a loss is the best way to go about it...there are always two sides to a story, but this one seems somewhat lopsided...
Hope it all works out well,
greg
 
Two questions:

Why after viewing pictures of the snake on two separate occasions and not liking what he saw in the pictures, did Dan still buy the snake?

Joe, were the E-mails Dan posted of your transactions accurate? If so, the E-mail he posted which detailed your response to his questioning about the quality of the pictures you sent him would have set off a red flag too me to NEVER do any business with you.
 
Got You Now

Wow, Mr. Lesh fell for it. This day is better than I thought it was going to be after waiting three days for further evidence. Now I have what I need to complete my information package I will send to the FBI and other investigative agencies that will register punitive action against Mr. Lesh, much less force him to refund my money. Investigative agencies are already tied up with bigger issues. If you can provide them the complaint and the response from the other party, then you already completed half their work, therefore, they give more attention to your problem at hand. Thanks Mr. Lesh. You just saved me and them a lot of time for a statement from you. Although I know they will ask for another to compare with this post you made. So get your pen ready and "line up" your customers.

Before I forget. The pictures that Mr. Lesh provided are not the photos I received. I received blurry photos of the same shots. They appear much clearer in his post, even though someone else was quick to point out that the snake looked sick in the second photo. I am suggesting that Mr. Leshe's photos only provide further evidence that he does indeed have the skills and capabilities necessary to blurr photos, and has the gall to try to fool people with them in his criminal tactics. And further, provided something else interesting for investigators to inquire about. Write some more Mr. Lesh and post up more pictures, please.

And lets examine the other photo of the coral snake feeding: The coral snake feeding photo was sent obviously as a con or trick to inflate it with a snake. As anyone can determine from the photo, the snake is flattened post were the feeder snake is down the length of the snake. Also, healthy coral snakes extend their bodies when feeding. The one in the photo is coiled and just sucking down the snake as it has no strength to extend it body. And that is exactly what I witnessed when I fed the snake. And I might add, when I fed the coral snake, I had to tap it in the head as it could not find its food when left in with it. The poor snake was malnourished and dehydrated to the extent that its vision was severely impaired, and it could not find its food without assistance or risked eating bark instead of holding on to its intended food item. Mr. Leshe's care expertise only blinded the poor coral snake.

And Mr. Leshe's post serves only as additional evidence that he is a liar, conman, and awful businessman. Mr. Leshe's false statements even contradict the email evidence that was presented earlier. And regardless of his false statements, Mr. Lesh just reiterated and verified again that he only offered a 25 dollar net refund for his dying snake, and as you recall, that was only if I was willing to break the law to use his unlawful shipping crate to send the snake back to him. The other information he wrote is not only false, he formatted it for the sole intentions to mislead the reader away from his dying snake. And his statements are actually quite irrelevant to the matter of a refund at hand as he is clearly guilty no matter what he says, and he has yet to provide any reasonable explanation for why he did not take the snake back and provide an immediate refund to his customer. And as you can see, and as I contended earlier, Mr. Lesh maintains to stand fast and ignore his obligation for a refund, and further attempts to fool the public that he did something right, when everything he did was wrong.

I've taken the liberty to past his false statements below and have commented about his lies and misleading statements in capitols and bold.

MR. JOE LESHE'S STATEMENT
"here is my side of the story I will keep it short because I really do not have time to sit in front of the computer for hours anymore Dan contacted me in referance too a central american coral snake I had available I told him it was still available and in apparent good health (LIAR, YOUR OWN PHOTOS DEPICT A FLATTENED AND SICK SNAKE) I only received the snake a week or so prior to posting the ad (LIAR, YOU SAID IT WAS A LONG-TERM CAPTIVE FROM YOUR FRIEND) he asked if I had any PICS of the animal (LIAR, IT WAS YOU WHO OFFERED PICS AS PART OF YOUR SCAM) and so I took some which I will post and he was not 100% happy with the quality of the PICS (LIAR, THE PICS WERE BLURRY AND MY EMAILS ASKED YOU FOR A CLEAR PHOTO AS THE SNAKE LOOKED FLATTENED, BUT YOU NEVER SENT ANY, INSTEAD SEND A DOCTORED PICTURE OF IT ENGORGED WITH FOOD WHILE EATING) but was still interested in the animal we exchanged E-mails and I thought of dan as a very nice person (TRUE, PERHAPS THE MOST HONEST PERSON YOU WILL EVER MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW) and someone I could become long time friends (NOT WITH A GUY LIKE YOU) with when the time came to ship the snake I did have to post pone shipping a couple of days because I was waiting on my delta account to become active (LIAR, YOU WERE WAITING FOR MY MONEY ORDER TO CLEAR, AND THAT WAS ANOTHER LIE IN ITSELF AS YOU SAID YOU WOULD HOLD IT UNTIL I SAW THE SNAKE, AND YOU DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE COURTESY TO NOTIFY ME OF THE EXTENDED SHIPPING DATE) but I fed the snake one more time two days before I was able to ship (YOUR SCAM AGAIN, I TOLD YOU I HAD FEEDER SNAKES ALSO YOU SCAMMER) I also E-mailed him a picture (included in post) of the snake eating without him asking (AGAIN, YOU JUST PROVED YOUR A CONARTIST AND THIEF, THE PHOTO IS DOCTORED) I thought (YOUR ONLY THOUGHTS WERE ROBBERY AND FRAUD) it would be something I would want to see before a animal got shipped to me (LIAR, YOU SENT A PICTURE OF THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I REQUESTED, AND WHO IN THE BUSINESS FEEDS SNAKES TWO DAYS BEFORE SHIPPING?) so then I shipped him the snake (WITHOUT A DAYS NOTIFICATION AND IN AN UNLAWFUL CONTAINER YOU FORGET TO MENTION) when I woke up the next day he had called and left several messages on my voice mail for me to return his call (LIAR, DELTA AND MYSELF ATTEMPTED AT THE AIRPORT TO CALL AT 10 AM AND YOUR VOICEMAIL NEVER ONCE PICKED UP, AND YOU INTENTIONALLY REFUSED TO PICK UP THE PHONE) so I tryed to phone him with no answer (LIAR, YOU NEVER PHONED ME, WHO ARE YOU KIDDING, THAT WAS FUNNY THOUGH) shortly after the delta office at his airport contacted me telling me that he had LEFT the VENOMOUS animal at the delta terminal (LIAR, THEY ACCEPTED MY REJECTION OF THE SNAKE AND YOU ALREADY KNEW FROM MY EMAILS BEFORE YOU EVEN SPOKE TO DELTA) the woman informed me that she had spoken to dan and he told her just throw the animal away (LIAR, SHE INSPECTED THE SNAKE, SAW IT DYING, AND I SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS GOING TO DIE SOON AND SHOULD BE FROZEN) so she felt she should call me as the person who shipped the animal to ask what I wanted to do with it I told her I would have it shipped back to me at my cost but I did not have a dime to my name that day (LIAR, YOU HAD MY 150 DOLLARS OR COULD HAVE GOTTEN IT BACK FREE FROM THE WHOLESALER) she said she had already spoke to strictly reptiles (LIAR YOUR TWISTING THE TRUTH AGAIN AND MISLEADING) and they would come pick it up if I did not have a way pick it up (LIAR, THEY SPOKE TO THE WHOLESALER ON TUESDAY, THREE DAYS LATER WHEN THEY PICKED IT UP AS YOUR OWN EMAIL STATES) than after two or more days of heavy conflict with dan in him telling me I had shipped him a sick snake which to my knowlege the snake was fine (LIAR, YOUR KIDDING NO ONE THAT YOU KNEW IT WAS SICK AND YOU SENT IT TO FRAUD AND ROB) I mean I had just watched it eat 3 days earlier so he sends me a picture of the snake (LIAR, YOU FED THE SNAKE ONLY TO FRAUD YOUR PHOTOS AND IF YOUR PRETENDING TO NOT KNOW THE SNAKE WAS DYING, THEN YOUR ONLY PROVING AGAIN TO BE A FRAUD) and yes I admit it looked dehydrated some but definatly not how he describes it (LIAR, THE NON-BASIS OPINION SAID IT WAS DEHYDRATED, MALNOURISHED, AND WITH PARASITES) at that point I told dan if he shipped the snake back to me using my delta account I would refund him the sum of $100.00 for the initial cost of the animal (LIAR, YOUR EMAILS VERIFY THAT YOU INITIALLY CONNED FOR ME TO WASTE TIME AND GO BACK AND PICK UP THE SICK SNAKE, AND YOUR EMAILS GIVE ME A 25 DOLLAR NET REFUND NOT 100 DOLLARS, AND THAT WAS IF I BROKE THE LAW AND USED YOUR UNLAWFUL CRATE TO SHIP THE SNAKE) I mean I had already cut him a price break (LIAR AGAIN, YOU DID NOT CUT ANY BREAK AS I WAS TO GIVE YOU RAT SNAKES TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU ASKED. DO YOU WANT TO FURTHER WASTE MY TIME AND SHOW THAT EMAIL MR. LESH) at the $150.00 shipped he refused the refund (LIAR, I REFUSED A 25 DOLLAR REFUND) and said he heard from delta I had someone come pick up the snake (NO, YOU EMAILED ME THAT THEY GAVE IT TO A WHOLESALER AND YOU COULD HAVE EASILY TAKEN IT BACK AT NO SHIPPING COSTS TO YOU IF YOU MADE A ORDER LIKE YOU DID TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN AT IT WAS THE SAME TIME OR SHORTLY AFTERWARD YOU WERE NOTIFIED THAT IT DIED, SO YOU COULD NOT BE SENT BACK THE SNAKE YOU THIEF) and now I had to refund him (YOU WILL) and I said no (YES, YOU REFUSED A REFUND DEPICTING YOUR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE ABILITIES) he left the snake at the airport (LIAR AGAIN, DELTA ACCEPTED MY REJECTION OF THE SNAKE) and strictly's (THE ENTIRE STAFF AT THE WHOLESALER VOICED THAT THE SNAKE WAS SICK AND DYING ALSO) had the snake presently suddenly he stopped e-mailing me (SEVERAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITIES ASKED ME TO NOT CONTACT YOU AND I SUGGEST YOU OPEN YOUR EYES WIDER) over a month later he gets in contact with me that the snake died and he demands his money back I told him at this point there is nothing I can do (YOUR INCONSIDERATE EMAIL FOOLED NO ONE) and he tells me that he will find me at the sc show and take the money back (LIAR, MY EMAIL SAID I WILL SEE YOU THERE) and he will call the FBI (TRUE, THEY WILL BE IN CONTACT SOON AND YOUR STATEMENT FINALIZED THE PACKAGE) now weeks have gone by again and this he posts a bad guy thread about me here I have customers and friends who I am sure when they see this post will come on and defend me (TEN THOUSAND GOOD DEALS DO NOT MAKE UP FOR THE ROBBERY, FRAUD AND ANIMAL CRUELTY YOUR GUILTY OF SO THEY CAN POST UNTIL THEIR ARMS FALL OFF) I would have been totally willing to work with him (LIAR, YOUR OWN EMAILS PROVE YOUR A FRAUD AND HAVE ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE) if he had not handled things the way he did!!! (LOOK THIEF, ITS THE WAY YOU HANDLED THINGS BY SENDING A DEAD SNAKE IN YOUR FRAUD IS WHY YOU FACING MANY AUTHORITIES THAT WILL PROSECUTE YOU) "


As proven in my earlier posts with emails, he has provided additional false statements. Mr. Lesh only compounded the lies, fraud, misrepresentation, and robbery he is guilty of. Attached is a photo take of the snake at the airport which clearly depicts the sickened and dying snake. If you look closely, there is a ridge of skin on its backbone from the neck to tail. If you would like me to send you the picture of the snake via email to zoom in on the photo, please let me know. The poor snake would not react to prodding. I turned the snake over and it took seconds to right itself. When I lightly pressed its side, it made an indentation that did not fill quickly as expected. It was flattened and deflated as Mr. Leshe's excuses and as depicted in his photos. Delta confirmed the snake was dying. Delta accepted my rejection of the snake. Plain and simple.

Now lets just say for giggles that our email evidence is not relevant or factual to this matter. Mr. Lesh still verified in his previous post that he asked his customer to break the law and utilize an unlawful crate to ship him back his snake to only receive a 25 dollar net refund. What kind of customer service is that? It is unheard of in this industry. And again, just for giggles lets examine that he admits in his post that he is aware the snake was delivered to his supplier (the wholesaler). Why didn't Mr. Lesh just simply ask the wholesaler to hold his snake until his next order if he was so healthy according to him? He is a liar, I personally know the entire staff and they voiced the snake was sick and dying. They ushered me to get it out of there.

Lets examine something further, Mr. Lesh states above:
"I also E-mailed him a picture (included in post) of the snake eating without him asking I thought it would be something I would want to see before a animal got shipped to me"
Lets see how many of Mr. Leshe's customers that willing to support him are willing to lie and testify that he provided them a picture of their snake feeding two days before he shipped it to them? And what about the "line up" of customers that are willing to testify they saw it feed Mr. Lesh? I want to see who will line up for you despite you mailed a dying snake in an illegal crate, robbed my money, and left the snake for dead at the airport? It's time Mr. Lesh. Please bring out the big guns.

Mr. Lesh is not only guilty of intentional misrepresentation, he is a thief, fraud, liar, and much worse, he is cruel to animals.

And why are you thanking Sean? He was your customer who expressed that he liked you but was shocked to read the facts in this matter. I am sure he would like to help a developing young reptile hobbiest/salesman like yourself. Why the hell do you think I sent you all those emails? I couldn't care less about the refund, I was only trying to help you. Are you ignorant to that, or are you in such a defensive posture you cannot determine that for yourself? Man, I explained it a hundred times that you need to do something right and you could earn thousands of dollars simply by me giving your name as a good reference, but you ignored that. Oh well, you continue to not face up to the truth, so you have forced me to sink you.

Nothing any customer can say will prove otherwise that Mr. Lesh intentionally misrepresented the snake and in the process committed fraud, robbery, conning, animal cruelty, and now, providing additional false statements for the FBI and other agencies to have to remove your abilities to utilized the Internet for fraud. Still, where is Mr. Leshe's explanation as to why he did not refund his customers money when his customer expressed dissatisfaction with the animal he sent?

Mr. Lesh: Reputable individuals (not so called "customers to defend" like you have) are standing by their computer with itchy fingers eager to make a statement on the snakes condition and my hard efforts to make it survive. Do you want me to ask them to waste their time and make a post about its condition as they saw the snake three days after it was shipped and told me to freeze the snake instead of wasting time to save it. Do you think that the photo of the snake with the backbone sticking up is not going to convince anyone your nothing but a fraud? Do you what my references words about you on this thread? I do not want to be responsible for any defamatory remarks they may make. Mr. Lesh, if you relieve me of that responsibility on this forum, I will then reluctantly ask them to post and further prove your a liar.
 

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Answers to questions

Greg: To your question about telephone communications: As stated earlier, Mr. Lesh thwarted all phone communications and he compounded his lies in his recent post about phone messages. I never once left a message, nor did Delta leave a message as I was standing present when Delta telephone him, and the Delta Supervisor said he was not answering and I did not see or hear her speak into the phone as if she was leaving a message. I also telephoned Mr. Lesh several times afterward, and he never answered his phone. Hence, he is a liar, plain and simple. Refusal to answer the phone is only another common tactic used by unscrupulous reptile dealers.

Joe Black: As to your question about why after viewing pictures of the snake on two separate occasions and not liking what he saw in the pictures, did Dan still buy the snake? As explained on page 74 of my post initial post (just kidding), he sent photos when I did not ask for them. The snake appeared blurry and flattened. I asked for additional photos. He said he would sent them and get more photos with the snake in a position that would show it better and not flattened. He also threw a few references names that I know very well. He also promised to not cash my money order until I received the snake. He wore me out with requests for additional photos and I was thinking this guy would not pull this fraud with the reference names he gave. The wearing out part is a tactic used by advanced frauds in this industry. Further, the second photo of the snake feeding concerned me more than the first, but that arrived two days before he shipped un-expectantly, and I was already wore out with asking for more photos. And a later check of his references proved that they only knew him from a brief encounter and should have been using them as references. My mistake was to check references and to want a healthy snake over an import, so I paid the extra cash and got screwed for it. Regardless, you can analyze this down to the bone, however I have major purchasing experience, not just with reptiles, but with million dollars of equipment, and this guy is just a skilled thief. If I was using some one else's money in the buy, I would have discontinued my first conversation with him as he did not sound right and his pictures he sent were blurry indicative of fraud. So you were right to voice that you would not do business with him based on his initial emails to me.

And the emails were accurate. Be honest with you, regardless of his tact as a salesman, it is difficult to obtain an established long-term captive central American coral snake. And yes, I was very close to just signing off to the deal on our initial contacts, but thought he was young and dumb and perhaps he mistook my email the wrong way, so I apologized to him suggesting a quick and safe method to take the photos.

Was it worth the risk of 150 dollars to take on this problem and ensure that Mr. Lesh never again neglects and is cruel to his animals to the extent of putting them in a crate and leaving them for dead? Sure it was. Mr. Lesh learned his lesson whether he pretends to ignore it or not, and this post will be here long after he is out of the reptile trade for good.

And as a bonus, I am very confident that I receive a refund in the long-run, plus court fees, and will be reimbursed for travel expenses if I have to go to South Carolina and take him to court over it. Hence, I will also receive a paid road trip to Columbia, South Carolina to take him to court over this if the FBI does not usher him to refund my money. And I love herping the Carolina's Mr. Lesh. Know any good spots Mr. Lesh? Don't be soar Mr. Lesh. Look at it this way, you learned a lesson to not screw and fraud your customers. And look at it another way. At least your alive and that coral snake you had is your care for weeks is dead. Would you like to be in my freezer awaiting to be shipped to federal investigators, or would you prefer the snake be shipped?

And to your jest Joe Black about keeping it short. That was funny, but I tried and did at least provide a statement in the very beginning that was only a few sentences that explained the entire saga if anyone wanted to avoid reading this entire mess. Now if someone has a question, I can refer them to which page the answer is on. Perhaps I should have provided a table on contents or index?
 
Dan,

Your like that neighbor I pray I never get. FBI??/investigative services? All over a bad reptile deal? First of all, they have better things to do! Second, your a down right jerk for asking them to do something (if you are). They have better things to do than settle silly disputes. Yes I know he shipped a venomous reptile illegally, but jeez man, this is not even small potatoes...its no potatoes. File a case against him in court, sue him, and get your money back. You have every right to post here, and we appreciate the info on this guy, but like I said before in the previous post...your convincing me more and more you have a few screws loose. We all get it, you got screwed, and deserve your cash back, and I think we all agree to that fact...all the rest of it is just rhetoric now.

S~
 
Dan

Your going way overboard, FBI ? from what you've posted here you got screwed and I hope you get your money back. But these essays and long quotes etc. make it really hard and well murder to read the whole thread. It doesn't do your case any good to scare off those who might want to help by writing such LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG post and repeting yourself over and over. If you get new info post it but please stop beating the same old concepts to death.

I Hope this all works out for you and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I really really hope nothing like this ever happens to you again.

Randy
 
ive done business with joe on many occasions and i believe for a fact he is true to his word. like everyone else i do not know both complete sides of the case-but i have to say that dan is being a little obtuse if he is serious about contacting the fbi! get real man. if you sent money in regards for an animal before you saw what it looked like-you cant complain about it after the fact-and thats what the feds will tell you-ignorance is no excuse. joe is a good business man and i will continue to deal with him and continue to recommend him to all that i talk to.
t. bell
 
Please be patient with me, because this thread makes my eyes hurt so I may have missed something.

1) Who picked up the snake from the airport? Has that party been notified of this thread? I'd like to hear their side of the story.

2) On what date did Dan pick the snake up from whomever picked it up from the airport?

3) What pictures did Tanith view, and when were they taken? Has SHE been notified of this thread so that she can present her opinion?

4) At what point after regaining possession of the snake does it actually become the buyer's? The snake died 1/14 after being shipped 12/11 (if I'm reading it properly).... that's a long time.

5) Where in the emails does it say that Joe will not cash the money order until after receipt of the animal? It's been referenced a few times that he didn't honor that arrangement, but I can't find that agreement anywhere.

From a personal point of view, if someone abandoned an animal I had shipped at an airport, I'd probably be difficult to deal with as well.

More questions than answers, that's for sure.
 
Shawn: I do not know what information I can provide to your attacks, but here's the best I can offer at this late hour to your offensive renderings:

"Your like that neighbor I pray I never get. FBI??/investigative services? All over a bad reptile deal?"
I never received or complained against any neighbor in my life, so your welcomed to move right next door. And since you perhaps are not informed, the FBI has established a partnership with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center and the National White Collar Crime Center department to render aid and relief to victims of Internet Fraud. Perhaps you should support them because the organization was established to protect consumers like yourself, and like it or not, your supporting it financially with your tax payor dollars. Here is their web address for more information: www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp. Here is their mission: IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at all levels, IFCC offers a central repository for complaints related to Internet fraud, works to quantify fraud patterns, and provides timely statistical data of current fraud trends.


And personally Shawn, I never reported any crime to the authorities before, except one other fraud that used a dead snake for financial profit, so out of a 40 plus year life span and hundreds of reptile purchases, that is outstanding to say the least.

"First of all, they have better things to do!"
Not accurate, again, their mission is specific for this particular crime.

"Second, your a down right jerk for asking them to do something (if you are)."
I think this is the second time you offered an insult without foundation. Are you trying to rile me or discredit the facts I presented because your have an interest with Mr. Lesh? What is your rationale behind your insults? Why do you call me a "jerk" for reporting to the proper authorities an applicable crime? I have posted a lengthy thread with a ton of exact emails for facts, and this somehow bother's you to throw insults? What is your concern here? Simply click on something else if you cannot refrain from insults. Would you rather I do nothing and permit Mr. Lesh to think he can use another sick or dying snake in a few months for financial profit? You seem to be clear that he intentionally misrepresented a dying snake for financial profit? And you know that this is not about money; its about the dying snake. I never asked for the money from him in this thread, rather I would prefer he hold the money until the authorities take it from him or his taxes.

"They have better things to do than settle silly disputes."
Incorrect, as above, their mission is this type of crime. Again, http://www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp for more information

"Yes I know he shipped a venomous reptile illegally, but jeez man, this is not even small potatoes...its no potatoes."
Since its no potatoes to you, and you live nearby, why don't you come on over and have a beer. You can view the best collection of reptiles you will ever see in your entire life. Upon your departure, I will gladly hand you the frozen coral snake for 150 bucks and we will just call it small potatoes. But I still will report Joe Lesh.

File a case against him in court, sue him, and get your money back.
Its my right to do so. If you have a better way to impress upon him that he cannot simply commit fraud and walk away with it clean? I would like to hear your alternative methods? Talk to him? He does not answer the phone. Email him? I did, he told me to suck it up? Send the snake back free? Yea, he declined that offer from the wholesaler. What other alternatives do you have in mind?

"You have every right to post here, and we appreciate the info on this guy, but like I said before in the previous post...your convincing me more and more you have a few screws loose."
There are no screws loose yet, but I am working on it. I would agree that my screws were more so tightened when I l saw the dying snake and knew I had to knock another shoddy reptile businessman out of the business for good. That is the third unfounded insult you've made by the way.

"We all get it, you got screwed, and deserve your cash back, and I think we all agree to that fact...all the rest of it is just rhetoric now."
Why some nice people asked good question. Why don't you tell that to the well-intended people that ask legitimate questions? It somehow riles you that I provided a comprehensive and responsible answer? If your upset that my answers have to repeat information, then point your insults and attacks at them because I already provided the information. Or better yet, click on another thread. Are you trying to dictate to me how or what I should say in my responses to their questions? Perhaps, grow some gray hair, come over for a beer, and then you can sit with me face to face, and tell me how to answer peoples well intended questions.
 
Dan

Let me preface this post with two statements.

1.) Based on the photos you provided, the animal is definitely substandard as to condition and you are due a full refund based on the photographic evidence alone.

2.) Mr Lesh has definitely contradicted himself in his statement on one fact in particular. He stated that he would allow you to ship the animal back on his Delta Account and refund you $100. That reads as a $100 net refund to you of the purchase price with him paying the shipping. Your Emails back up your statement that he wanted you to pay the shipping.

Bottom line is that in this situation you are 100% due a refund.

That said, I am not sure that you realize how bizarre you are coming off in virtually all of your postings on this site. You made a statement earlier in this thread that no one has ever referred to you as being "anal". I find that hard to believe. Your posts are full of ridiculous suppositions based on small details that make absolutely no sense. You take insignificant statements and read volumes into them and then refer to your odd conclusions as fact. The first page on this thread with your record breaking post, which I believe you called brief, is a damn testament to OCD. The tirades about in depth investigations by government agencies and threats of the FBI smack of a major lack of a grasp on reality.

In your previous postings on Serpentboy, (Mike Clark) you did more of the same. Again let me say that I truly believe your story in that instance also. However, your reference to secret investigations and hush hush situations regarding your lack of evidence posting did nothing to help your case.....it just made you come off as a bit of a wacko.

Bottom line Dan, I think the majority of the people here believe that you were wronged in both instances. Drop the overblown melodrama and simply state your case and the facts in simple terms and I believe that you will be taken a lot more seriously on this site.

In truth, and not intending this as an insult but just as an observation, you come off as a little bit creepy.

And by the way, you should try to limit your vocabulary to words you actually know the meaning of. Your posts have the flavor of someone who has a reasonable vocabulary but insists on trying to use additional words when he is not quite sure of their meanings.

To sum up.....lighten the hell up and calm down. Its a hobby and it is meant to be enjoyed. Don't try to make a literal Federal Case out of a problem. Resolve it and move on
 
Trey: The FBI deals with Internet fraud. If you can provide another option to remedy this situation, I would be glad to hear it. Also, reptile websites place this assistance on their websites for consumer protection. If you do not agree that it should be available or a method of relief, then please ask them to remove it for you. Or better yet, tell your friend Joe Lesh to offer some community service at the local dog pound and ask forgiveness for further harming that snake. And it was not my idea, and I did not ask for it, your friend, Joe Lesh, lumped it on me.

And I do not understand your comment about seeing the coral snake. I saw a blurry photo of a flattened snake and asked for a better picture and he stuffed it with a feeder snake? Did you see that photo? Seeing is believing.

And I am not too happy to see that you viewed the sick snake in those photos and feel urged to support someone who would do that to an animal to the extent of making a post in his support.

And no one used ignorance as an excuse, it was Mr. Lesh that used fraud as robbery.
 
Terese: Well if I answer all those questions, all the other readers may get pissed and throw further insults and jesters simply because I tried to help you with your inquiries. Perhaps they are frustrated to have read such a long story without a happy ending, they are mad at me?

To your answers briefly:

1) Who picked up the snake from the airport? Has that party been notified of this thread? I'd like to hear their side of the story.
Mr. Lesh left it at the airport. A wholesaler picked it up. Their story was that the snake was dying. Call Strictly reptiles and they will verify its condition.

2) On what date did Dan pick the snake up from whomever picked it up from the airport?
I cannot remember the date right now, but it was two or three days after the photos of the dying snake were taken as their is a date stamp on the photo right next to the ridge of skin raising from the snakes neck.

3) What pictures did Tanith view, and when were they taken? Has SHE been notified of this thread so that she can present her opinion?
Tanith viewed the photo taken at the airport. Her assessment was provide, dehydration, malnourished, with parasites. She has been notified and is busy moving right now.

4) At what point after regaining possession of the snake does it actually become the buyer's? The snake died 1/14 after being shipped 12/11 (if I'm reading it properly).... that's a long time.
According to the law, I rejected to accept the contents of the shipment and the snake was never in my legal possession from Mr. Lesh. He left it to die at the airport and did not stop them from eventually giving it to a wholesaler. I spoke to Tanith and decided to render it emergency aid and it died weeks later as I predicted. The time the snake arrived and died is not relevant in this case, perhaps at best misleading.

5) Where in the emails does it say that Joe will not cash the money order until after receipt of the animal? It's been referenced a few times that he didn't honor that arrangement, but I can't find that agreement anywhere.
He did not email that of course as he is not that dumb. When I called him on one of the several times about obtaining a good photo he then promised to not cash the money order until I received the snake and gave him my approval. Its actually not relevant.

From a personal point of view, if someone abandoned an animal I had shipped at an airport, I'd probably be difficult to deal with as well.
Your assumption is incorrect. The snake was not abandoned as implicated. It was abandoned by Mr. Lesh who declined to take it back. It was no longer my property when I rejected to accept the snake. I confirmed that with Delta when I later learned that Mr. Lesh was going to leave it there to die. If you have the space and time, I know many people that can use your help to aid their snakes.
 
Dan,

Thanks for the clarifications.

I had misinterpreted that Joe had made arrangements with the wholesaler (Strictly Reptiles) to pick it up when you left it there, but apparently Delta had to find someone to come and pick it up.
 
LOL. The point is, its a paltry $150 deal. This will get about as much attention as an ice cube in the north pole. Take your complaint to the local courthouse, and file a complaint...you can probably do this online or at the very least, via mail. It will go through the system, and you will get your day in court, or a refund...either way, you win. Now, that said...am I sure you still believe your right...most nutcases do in these situations...so, I give up. You win. Have fun.

S~
 
one more statement

I did not leave the snake at the airport dan you did I was the one scrambling to find someone to pick it up when the delta office offered to call strictly to see if they would be interested I in fact was trying to locate a safe place for the animal while you were sending me nasty E-mails about this and that
Thank you
Joe Lesh
 
Zx7trev said:
LOL. The point is, its a paltry $150 deal. ............................. Now, that said...am I sure you still believe your right...most nutcases do in these situations...so, I give up. You win. Have fun.

S~

I didn't realize the BOI was only for high dollar ripoffs and didn't include bad guys who rip you off for lower dollar amounts, thanks for pointing it out.

That snake should never have been shipped, even the photos that Joe? posted in his "defense" look like S__t. So the OP is not the only one who thinks he is right.

Guess these statements make me a nutcase too :nuts: :crazy03:
 
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