Native species in Hawaii: 1
Introduced species: 1 (established)
many times have I heard, "OH, what! I thought there were NO
snakes in Hawaii!" Its an all too common phrase of tourists
and locals alike in Hawaii. Its falseness is propagated by untrained tour
guides and others that think they "know". Yet, I can assure you
there are snakes. I have caught one. Probably the only snake you'll ever
see is an Island Blind Snake, which you may actually mistake for a worm.
The only other established snake, the sea snake is so rare even scientists
will probably never see one. There are also, however, many snakes that make
it illegally to our island every year and are confiscated. What a disaster
it could be if a trouble snake did ever make it to Hawaii!
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