Many species, such as the ball python, prey on birds and bird eggs, increasing the threat to Hawaii’s endangered native bird species. Large snakes may also be a threat to the health and safety ...

Hawaii does not have native snake ... python in his backyard. According to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, the Kaimuki resident initially mistook the immobile snake as a child’s toy.

COURTESY HDOA Due to its docile nature, inspectors believe the non-venomous ball python is likely an escaped pet. State agriculture officials said a live, three-and-a-half-foot snake was captured in ...

KAIMUKI, Hawaiʻi (KHON2) — A Kaimuki man saw what he thought was a “child’s toy ... but snakes are illegal in Hawaii. (Courtesy: Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture) A ball python ...

HONOLULU (KITV) — A live snake was found in the backyard of a Kaimuki homeowner on Sunday night. According to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), the homeowner said he saw the snake in ...

Officials said that snakes have no natural predators in Hawaii and pose a threat to the environment because they compete with native animals for food and habitat. The ball python can grow up to ...

“Many species, such as the ball python, prey on birds and bird eggs, increasing the threat to our endangered native bird species,” said HDOA in a news release. “Large snakes may also be a ...

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And while studying and researching the reptiles is part of the Conservancy’s wider focus, the main goal of its python program is to remove as many snakes from the landscape as possible. Led by ...