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The animals should be the focus point here and not wheather a few dealers get ticked off.. :?

So, let me see if I get this correct - you are not sure if its WC or CB - despite breeder documents plus photographs of mating, eggsack and spiderlings. You seem to be most upset over the money aspect. To me this is not even close to wildlife smuggling which the authorities should pay their...

Kirk, its written documents, not statements. Which are infact the same documents you have to show when exporting animals the legal way.

As you can see in the documents posted here, there were breeder documents attached which would be proof enough for any custom authority that they spiders are indeed captive bred. So, yes he avoided a few fees. But to my knowledge did not do anything worse then that.

If the spiders were infact wildcaught I too would be upset, but it seems they were not. What upsets me is the real smugglers getting away with plundering wildlife while this person get 10 months for not filling out a few papers.

Ok so if he got away with it - you wouldn't care? Just asking. Because either way - the dealers that are against this have their motive - the money that doesnt't go into their pockets. He violated CITES by bringing in Brachypelma without CITES documents. As far as i know he wasn't called...

Are you guys upset because the petshop didnt pay for a regular shipment or are you upset how the animals was shipped? It seems you are ok with "brown boxing" as long its in US but not from overseas? Is that correct? Interesting way on looking at this I must say.

The teeth is impressive but they are "only" for impaling fish - same type of teeth youll find on sandtiger sharks (not the real tiger sharks) Great whites and piranha teeth are serrated for slicing chunks out of prey so id go for the steakknife type any day ;)

Yes theres been bites, but more then that I cant say - the paper i read it in is packed somewhere Non fatal but serious flesh wounds.

Smaller tools but they hit hard

IMO they are not suitable as aquarium fish, unless you provide them a massive tank from the start with lots of hideouts etc. Most that are sold dont eat well, and die shortly after Wolf fish, Hoplias sp., are a better alternative if you like big ferocius fish. They are usually problem free from...

Put it in a bag and smack it on the floor

Nice finds and pictures!

Same here. I will invest in their hooks for captive use later on.

Fantastic shots and trip! Thanks for sharing!

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Well thats not entirely true. If you have one, you make sure to learn how to apply pressure etc. A hook is fine as long as the snake are behaving, if not then you might end up in hospital. To use a hook for a mamba for example is asking for trouble. For field its better to just let a crazy...

Great stuff! Looks like a awesome trip!

Furmont is located in TX, its the best hooks you can find. Tongs only hurt a snake if you dont know how to use them

As far as I can see no lifethreatening documented cases have been reported, only anecdotes (comatose cases that no one can provide details about etc) and third hand information or reports made by layman and not a doctor. So yes I rule out there is a tarantula in the hobby that are capable of...