This photo of a snake found on a Papakura construction site was posted on Facebook today. Photo: Supplied via NZ HeraldA snake has been found on a South Auckland construction site where contractors were flushing out a new pipe. Contractors had been flushing out a new pipe at a construction site in Papakura before laying it, which is when the snake came out. "One of our incursion investigators has picked up the dead snake. "Our biosecurity system has proven very effective to date in preventing a snake population from establishing in New Zealand."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 09, 2021 06:33 UTC