Post by Imbannedeverywhere on May 16, 2016 9:22:03 GMT
A venomous snake that washed ashore in Taranaki is apparently a New Zealand native species that used to be killed on sight.
On Sunday, 10-year-old Lars Farrant found a snake on Tapuae Estate Beach, just south of New Plymouth, and after some research concluded it was a yellow-bellied sea snake.