MDC_Ophiuchus
StudentoftheReptile
http://www.thereptilenetwork.com/index.html
Does anyone know anything this "Reptile Network" thing? I've been referred to these sites by three different people in my recent searches for Aesculapian Snakes, and upon exploring all the pages, I personally think this is a little fishy.
First of all, they have all these different webpages for various, random herp species, all advertising a specialized downloadable care guide for that species for "only" $14.99. If that's all there was to it, I'd think "No big deal," but its gets weirder. There's a lot for venomous species for one thing. And then try buying one. In Paypal, the prices jumps up to $69.95 for no apparent reason.
Then, they don't list this link on their header, but for some species, there's a "snakes for sale" page (usually its the homepage URL with a "/snakesforsale.html" at the end). Here they often claim the animal is captive-bred, and that while you can request a preference over the gender, they cannot 100% guarantee the sex of the snakes. There are no photos of the available animals, and there is no information regarding where the animal came from, who bred it, etc....just a claim saying you get the care guide free (with a new value of $49.95..WTF?) with a purchase of the animal.
Here's an example, using the Aesculapian Snake: http://www.aesculapiansnake.com/snakesforsale.html
...and a screen capture just for easier viewing:
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And then on the Reptile Network page, there's all this stuff about encouraging people to share links, and essentially help spread the word, in order to get "credited" for every sale they refer to, etc.
Anyone have any information on this outfit? Personally, it all seems a little hokey to me. If it is indeed legit, they need to at least put more information regarding their available stock. If it's not legit and this is all some lame attempt to scam people, then maybe they need a little exposure.
Does anyone know anything this "Reptile Network" thing? I've been referred to these sites by three different people in my recent searches for Aesculapian Snakes, and upon exploring all the pages, I personally think this is a little fishy.
First of all, they have all these different webpages for various, random herp species, all advertising a specialized downloadable care guide for that species for "only" $14.99. If that's all there was to it, I'd think "No big deal," but its gets weirder. There's a lot for venomous species for one thing. And then try buying one. In Paypal, the prices jumps up to $69.95 for no apparent reason.
Then, they don't list this link on their header, but for some species, there's a "snakes for sale" page (usually its the homepage URL with a "/snakesforsale.html" at the end). Here they often claim the animal is captive-bred, and that while you can request a preference over the gender, they cannot 100% guarantee the sex of the snakes. There are no photos of the available animals, and there is no information regarding where the animal came from, who bred it, etc....just a claim saying you get the care guide free (with a new value of $49.95..WTF?) with a purchase of the animal.
Here's an example, using the Aesculapian Snake: http://www.aesculapiansnake.com/snakesforsale.html
...and a screen capture just for easier viewing:
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And then on the Reptile Network page, there's all this stuff about encouraging people to share links, and essentially help spread the word, in order to get "credited" for every sale they refer to, etc.
Anyone have any information on this outfit? Personally, it all seems a little hokey to me. If it is indeed legit, they need to at least put more information regarding their available stock. If it's not legit and this is all some lame attempt to scam people, then maybe they need a little exposure.