Snake Smuggler Busted in Orlando
On August 23, 2012, Mateus Dal Maso, Jr. pled guilty to attempting to export 27 snakes from the Orlando International Airport, Florida.
He was sentenced to one year of supervised release when within the geographical confines of the United States (must report to probation within 72 hours of arrival), two days incarceration with two days served, a $25 fee, and a fine of $6,000.
Dal Maso had purchased the 27 snakes -- one Ball Python, seven Boa Constrictors, and 19 various color morph corn snakes -- at the National Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona Beach, Florida, held Aug 17-19, 2012.
