Drew and His Animals Too, an exotic rescue and education center in Lewiston. On this visit he brought in a frog, gopher snake and four different species of tortoise. Mr. Drew said gopher snakes ...

a 20-inch gopher snake was found in a shipping container that was being unloaded at a Molokai hardware store. Police arrived and killed the snake with a pellet gun. Possession of illegal animals ...

In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because ... it could also put some endangered birds and small animals at risk. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...

The gopher snake is in custody ... With no natural predators in Hawaii, they would compete with native animals for food and habitat. This holiday season, HDOA said it expects an estimated 135 ...

The gopher snake, typically found in North America ... Invasive snakes also compete with native animals for food and habitat, and large ones can be dangerous to humans and pets.

It's illegal to possess and transport snakes in Hawaii because if the non-native reptiles were to gain a foothold it could be ...

Inspectors from HDOA's Plant Quarantine Branch arrived and quickly captured the slithering reptile, which they later identified as a nonvenomous gopher snake. Officials searched through other ...

The inspectors then “checked every Christmas tree and the inside of the container” but found no additional animals ... foot-long snake, which was identified as a non-venomous gopher snake ...

HILO, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Store workers found a live, two-foot gopher snake in a shipment of Christmas ... They also compete with native animals for food and habitat. Large snakes may also ...