In Snakes At Whangaruru
Museum Interested
(P.A.)
WELLINGTON, This Day
Discussing the discovery by a party of Maoris of two snakes at Whangaruru South, Dr W. R. B. Oliver, director of the Dominion Museum, said there were two species of water snake and a ringed variety, They had made their appearance on the New Zealand coast on several occasions and a yellow-bellied snake had appeared at Whangaruru in 1937. Both species were poisonous, but the yellow-bellied was more dangerous than the ringed, which did not easily become agitated. Dr Oliver said the museum would be pleased to have a portion of the snake killed at Whangaruru sent to Wellington for identification. No further trace of the second sea snake could be found at Whangaruru South yesterday. The postmaster (Mr E. R. Ewen) said this morning that an extensive search for the reptile had been made by a number of Maoris but they were unable to find it and it was presumed that the snake had made its way back to the sea.
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Northern Advocate, 8 March 1947, Page 7
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