Homes in Wales are being invaded by wild snakes which slither into lofts to escape cold winter weather ...
Invasive species including snakes and lizards are slipping unnoticed into northern Europe in vast shipments of cut flowers and potted plants, researchers have warned. Continental European snakes ...
Explore the world's deadliest snakes, including the North America's Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, South America's ...
"Adult snakes and lizards are just the tip of the iceberg," said Prof William Sutherland, of the University of Cambridge. "If ...
Researchers say improved standards are urgently needed to make the importing of plants more sustainable and less damaging Olive trees on sale in UK garden centre (Silviu Petrovan/University of ...
Snakes in potted olive trees 'tip of the iceberg' of ornamental plant trade hazards, say researchers
Continental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their way to northern Europe undetected among imports of ornamental olive trees destined for gardens and green spaces.
Spiders, insects, fungi and agricultural pests are being imported into the UK and northern Europe in cut flowers and other ornamental plants. Snakes and lizards are also slipping unnoticed into ...
These "hitchhiking intruders" have included a tree frog that emerged from roses at a florist's shop in Sheffield and snakes discovered in ornamental olive trees shipped across mainland Europe.
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