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Snakes in potted olive trees ‘tip of the iceberg’ of ornamental plant trade hazards, say researchers

Ornamental olive trees imported for sale in the UK can be over 100 years old, with many hiding places among their gnarly bark and the soil they’re transported in. This is incredibly risky in terms of importing pests. Credit: Silviu Petrovan/ University of Cambridge Continental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their

Alejandro Fetzer January 17, 2025

Snakes in the city: Ten years of wildlife rescues reveal insights into human-reptile interactions

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis of a decade-long collection of wildlife rescue records in NSW has delivered new insights into how humans and reptiles interact in urban environments. Researchers from Macquarie University worked with scientists from Charles Darwin University, and the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to analyze

Tomi Schildgen October 2, 2024

Snakes in potted olive trees ‘tip of the iceberg’ of ornamental plant trade hazards, say researchers

Snakes in the city: Ten years of wildlife rescues reveal insights into human-reptile interactions

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