At first, it was tentatively identified as a western brown snake because of the similar size and colouring.
Isolated numbers of brown snakes have already been recorded on or around cargo ships into Hawaii.
However the tiger snake and the eastern brown snake have been seen around the area recently.
The end appeared, wriggling like a brown snake in the lamplight.
It lay in the sea before them, like a long blue and brown snake.
The end fell down the chimney to the hearth like a brown snake.
Within their range, brown snakes are a very commonly found species of snake.
A wagon driver disturbed a small brown snake as they were making camp the fourth evening.
The number of deaths is now exceeded by the brown snake.
The brown snakes are not present on these islands.