Not only a stiff fime, a person that sells one and gets caught could lose
everything they own.  John
 
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> From: Andrew K. Rindsberg <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: green snail
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 3:33 PM
>
> James Cheshire asks, "[A]bout how much is a Manus Island Tree Snail
worth?
> I know it's illegal to sell them in the United States, but I was just
> interested."
>
> It's worth a stiff fine and confiscation of the shell, if obtained
> illegally. Such objects are valued, but not valueless, nor are they
> priceless. They are simply unpriced.
>
> With a tip o' the hat to Art,
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama
>
> P.S. Art Weil is not the bad poet that we called him as last Christmas.
His
> book, "Cenwahl of Wessex, Six Fifty Two" (1988, Cincinnati, Ohio, KRB
> Publications, 77 p.) is on my desk as I write. "Cenwahl" shows a real
> talent for light verse and understated humor. Yes, I know it's hard to
> believe, almost impossible given the facts, but it's quite true.