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Live ball python snake captured in Kaimukī, Oʻahu
A live snake was captured in the backyard of a Kaimukī residence by agriculture inspectors from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture on Sunday night. The homeowner said he saw the snake in the afternoon and initially thought it was a child’s toy.
Snake found in Christmas tree shipment in Hilo
A live snake was found in a container of Christmas trees as it was being unloaded at a store in Hilo on Saturday morning, Nov. 16.
Gopher snake found on Molokaʻi in shipping container
A live snake was found in a shipping container on Moloka‘i this morning while it was being unloaded at a hardware store in Kaunankakai, state officials said. Maui County Police on Moloka‘i were called to the hardware store shortly after 8 a.m. and arriving officers shot the snake with a pellet gun. The snake measured about 20-inches long and has been identified as a non-venomous gopher snake.
Update: Snake spotted near construction zone in Pukalani is captured and euthanized
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture says a resident saw children playing with a snake at about 3 p.m. yesterday. The 3.5 foot female gopher snake was captured and euthanized.
28-inch ball python snake found in Kahaluʻu, turned in to Honolulu Zoo
A live ball python was turned in to the Honolulu Zoo on Wednesday afternoon under the state’s Amnesty Program. State officials say the snake was dropped off by a person who requested to remain anonymous and only indicated that the snake was found in Kahaluʻu.
Live gopher snake found at Kapolei Home Depot
A live snake was captured at the Kapolei Home Depot Wednesday night by officers from the Honolulu Police Department who responded to a 911 call from employees at around 11 p.m.
Garter Snake Found in Christmas Tree Shipment
The Christmas tree shipment was being held for secondary inspection due to a slug interception when workers found the 9-inch snake which was alive, but injured.
Dead 2-Foot Corn Snake Found Fronting Kahului Restaurant
The snake was identified as a “Corn” snake. Corn snakes are native to the eastern United States but are also found in southern states such as Florida, and subdues its small prey by constriction. The corn snake can get as big as 6 feet.
4-Foot Ball Python Found by Hunters, Turned In on O‘ahu
A ball python snake was turned in to authorities on Tuesday, May 26th by a resident who said he found the snake while hunting in a forested area in Kahaluu, O`ahu.
Ball Python Run Over by Passing Motorist in Hilo Survives
A live non-venomous ball python is being safeguarded by the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture in Hilo after it was reportedly run over by a vehicle Thursday night on a side road near Old Airport Road.
Kingsnake Turned In Under Amnesty
A live California kingsnake was turned in to the Honolulu Zoo under the state’s Amnesty Program at about noon on Tuesday, Oct. 1st.
Invasive Corn Snake Found in Waipahu
The green-colored snake measured about two feet in length and has been tentatively identified as a non-venomous corn snake.
Live Ball Python Snake Found in Hilo
A live ball python snake was captured over the weekend in Hilo on the road next to the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill by county workers.
Dead Boa Constrictor Found Near Garden Preserve on Kaua‘i
A five-foot boa constrictor was found dead in an area that is a preserve for many endangered native birds and other biota on the island of Kauaʻi.
Live Boa Found on Sidewalk in Chinatown
A live snake, measuring two-and-a-half feet in length, was found by a pedestrian this morning on a sidewalk in Chinatown on Oʻahu, officials said.
PHOTOS: Snake Captured on Oahu, Ferret Found in Hilo
An illegal snake was weed-whacked to death in Honolulu today, and an illegal ferret was found in Hilo over the weekend.
Another Illegal Snake Turned In Under Hawai`i Amnesty
Another snake was turned over today under the Department of Agriculture’s Amnesty program. The snake, recovered from a home in Whitmore Village, is the 13th illegal animal to be captured in recent weeks, and the seventh illegal animal to be turned in under the amnesty program.
