FedEx Workers Find Boa Constrictor In Package
Company Refuses To Ship Snake After Discovery
POSTED: Wednesday, November 10, 2004
UPDATED: 7:38 am EST November 11,
2004
Employees at a shipping service in Florida stumbled across an unusual package to deliver this week -- a 3-foot snake.
FedEx employees in Miami refused to deliver a boa constrictor after finding it in a package.
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After the discovery, the workers contacted the sender and demanded that it be picked up.The boa's owner arrived and took possession of the reptile.He said sells snakes over the Internet and was unhappy about FedEx's decision not to ship it. He said he's been selling snakes online for five years and has never had a problem delivering them before.No charges were filed against the snake's owner.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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After the discovery, the workers contacted the sender and demanded that it be picked up.The boa's owner arrived and took possession of the reptile.He said sells snakes over the Internet and was unhappy about FedEx's decision not to ship it. He said he's been selling snakes online for five years and has never had a problem delivering them before.No charges were filed against the snake's owner.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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