The snake that was found on a construction site. A snake has been found in South Auckland’s Papakura within piping on a construction site. The Ministry for Primary Industries confirmed that Biosecurity New Zealand responded quickly on Tuesday to an alert about a snake detection at a construction site in Auckland. Biosecurity NZ was commending the actions of the worker who quickly alerted it to the incident. “Most snake species would be unable to survive New Zealand’s relatively cool climate, especially the winter.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2021 05:59 UTC