A venomous snake from Ecuador turned up in a bunch of bananas at a New Hampshire grocery store on Saturday, according to state wildlife officials. A lone ornate cat-eye snake, ...

NH Fish and Game identified the reptile as an Ornate Cat-eyed snake, which is native to Ecuador. The snake is mildly venomous and primarily eats amphibians and lizards, according to Ralbovsky.

“The hitchhiker turned out to be an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, a mildly venomous snake species native to Ecuador,” the division said. A bite by such a snake is not fatal to humans, but can cause ...

Employees at a New Hampshire grocery store had to call in authorities after discovering a venomous snake in a container of bananas on Feb. 15. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement ...

The reptile was identified as an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, a mildly venomous snake species native to Ecuador. Also known as the Leptodeira ornata, it’s reportedly one of the most common species in ...

The snake, which Fish and Game described as an "unwanted hitchhiker," is mildly venomous. That species of snake is native to Ecuador. A small snake was found in a shipment of bananas at Market Basket.

The employee found a snake — later identified as an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, which officials say is a mildly venomous snake species native to Ecuador, New Hampshire Fish and Game wrote in a ...

A venomous snake from Ecuador turned up in a bunch of bananas at a New Hampshire grocery store on Saturday, according to ...

While the species is considered mildly venomous, cat-eyed snakes are generally calm and rarely attempt to bite, according to Reptiles of Ecuador.Ralbovsky noted the snakes’ venom is most likely ...

This snake is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Learn about a slithery venomous hitchhiker from Ecuador that caught employees at a New Hampshire grocery store by surprise.