For many visitors, Hawaii's lack of snakes feels like an unusual travel fact rather than something with a deeper explanation. It is easy to assume the islands were simply fortunate. The reality ...

Hawaii is not tolerant when it comes to snakes being brought to the islands, and the recent discovery (and prompt killing) of a gopher snake is a case in point. The state Department of Agriculture ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A snake stowed away in a man's bag and remained undetected until it completed the trip from Florida to Hawaii, officials said. The southern black racer snake slithered out of the man's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reptile, later confirmed to be a non-venomous gopher snake, is now in the custody of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture ...

The snake was no thicker than a pen and no longer than a ruler — but it warranted a call to Maui police when it slithered out of a traveler’s bag this week, according to Hawaii officials. The reptile ...

A man who traveled from Florida to Hawaii inadvertently brought a snake with him that caused a scare among local officials. According to The Associated Press, the unnamed 20-year-old Virginia man had ...

This is a picture of a boa constrictor at the El Salvador National Zoo in San Salvador, June 15, 2017. Getty Images/Oscar Rivera A Virginia man found a small snake slithering out of his backpack while ...

HONOLULUHONOLULU — The state says a ball python has been turned in to authorities on Oahu. The Department of Agriculture said Friday it’s the fifth snake that has been captured or turned in since late ...

KEAAU, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - A live snake was discovered and captured Thursday afternoon at a Keaau store on Hawaii Island. Workers offloading a 40-foot shipping container saw the two-foot-long ...

The reptile, later confirmed to be a non-venomous gopher snake, is now in the custody of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture State of Hawaii Department of ...