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03-13-2005, 11:49 PM
Posted: Sunday, March 6th, 2005 6:55 AM HST
Snake found in Kona could be brown tree snake
By Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) State agriculture officials say a snake found in a backyard in Kona on Thursday could be a brown tree snake.
Department of Education spokeswoman Janelle Saneishi says a brown tree snake expert will interview the man who saw the snake and will search the site.
A Kona Palisades resident was working in his back yard when he saw the snake in an adjacent vacant lot. The man told state officials that when he approached the three-foot snake, it slithered off a branch into the brush below.
State Land and Natural Resources Director Peter Young says 10 snake traps with live mice have been set. He says there are no clues about where the snake came from, but he notes that the area where it was seen is only about seven miles from Kona Airport.
The brown tree snake has caused serious problems in Guam. It has devastated the island's native bird population and causes nearly 200 power failures a year.
(Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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Snake found in Kona could be brown tree snake
By Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) State agriculture officials say a snake found in a backyard in Kona on Thursday could be a brown tree snake.
Department of Education spokeswoman Janelle Saneishi says a brown tree snake expert will interview the man who saw the snake and will search the site.
A Kona Palisades resident was working in his back yard when he saw the snake in an adjacent vacant lot. The man told state officials that when he approached the three-foot snake, it slithered off a branch into the brush below.
State Land and Natural Resources Director Peter Young says 10 snake traps with live mice have been set. He says there are no clues about where the snake came from, but he notes that the area where it was seen is only about seven miles from Kona Airport.
The brown tree snake has caused serious problems in Guam. It has devastated the island's native bird population and causes nearly 200 power failures a year.
(Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=4722