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For Immediate Release: SNAKE FOUND IN CHRISTMAS TREE SHIPPING CONTAINER HONOLULU - A snake was found on Saturday, December 4th in a shipping container after Christmas trees were offloaded at the Daiei store in Kailua, Oahu. An agriculture inspector retrieved the 13-inch snake, which has tentatively been identified as a type of non-venomous garter snake.
Inspectors from the
Hawaii Department of Agriculture have determined that the container of
trees was shipped from a company in Beaver Creek, Oregon. The majority
of Christmas trees bound for Hawaii are mechanically shaken and/or
inspected prior to shipping from the Pacific Northwest. Inspectors from
HDOA inspect each container of Christmas trees that arrive at the
shipyards; however, inspectors are not able to inspect each tree
individually. Snakes or unusual insects should be reported to the
HDOA Pest Hotline at ### For more information, contact:
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