Rachel Banbury
A stowaway snake was found in a Japanese imported car at an Auckland yard. It has been caught and killed.
Ministry for Primary Industries were called to the yard and spent several hours on site before managing to “apprehend” the creature. It was found coiled around the engine.
About two or three snakes are found in imported cars each year.
A review on biosecurity checks will happen as a result of the snake discovery.
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35 Responses
COOL
first snake i guess and also scary
I wonder if all the snakes come from Japan
Eeek!!
I saw this on the news. Cool! ?
Wow. Hopefully they kill them all and then NZ will still be snake free….Hopefully.
Cool I wonder how it got in there, it would have burnt if the car started
COOL
Thats is scary! Mate
why did they have to kill the snake he didn’t do anything wrong did he stupid people they just should of sent the snake back to the country
That is so so so scary I hate snakes?????????????????????????????
cool snake
I’ve had a snake around my neck at a zoo in Aussie, when i went there for a holiday.
I wonder how It got there.
i think it is silly to kill the snake .
every living thing deserves s life.
Ewwww! The sight of snakes!
So scary!!!!!!
I think there could be a small population because of unchecked cars
I Really wounder how it got there and i realy hate snakes ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]}
they killed it because they did not want it to breed.
ewwww! ive actully had a seen a real snake it was on my tramp in australia
i hate sankes
Good thing they killed it-we don’t want snakes in new zealand!
I like Pythons
I wonder if it just randomly got in there or wether someone was trying to smuggle a snake into somewhere?????
must of been a frghtfull suprise
ewwwwww
please don’t spread PLEASE i don’t wanna die :(although i did live in Australia nah) NEVERMIND HEHEHE
there are no snakes in new zealand
there are no snakes in aotearoa
no snakes in aotearoa
we hope no snakes
killer104680
Hi World
I don’t want snacks in NZ