A ball python and iguana were found in residential areas on Oahu earlier this week, ... who then took it to the department’s Plant Quarantine Branch. The ball python is not poisonous.

The ball python captured at the Kaimuki residence is being “safeguarded” at the Department of Agriculture’s Plant Quarantine Branch.

A nonvenomous ball python snake estimated at 4-1/2 to 5 feet long was en route to the state Department of Agriculture’s plant quarantine branch in Honolulu after it was discovered over the ...

HPD Officers responded to the scene and contacted inspectors from the Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) at 10:15 p.m. PQB Officials then responded around 11:30 p.m. and used snake tongs to capture the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A three-and-a-half long non-venomous live ball python was found in a Waipahu home on Saturday morning. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the ...

Zoo staff also alerted the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, and agricultural inspectors are now guarding the snake at the Plant Quarantine Branch. Ball pythons can grow up to six feet in length ...

Ball pythons may grow up to six feet in length and are common in the pet trade on the mainland. Many species, such as the ball python, prey on birds and bird eggs, increasing the threat to Hawaii ...