Is it true there are no snakes in New Zealand?

[blue2]

I was watching River Monster last night and the presenter said that there are not any snakes in New Zealand, which I find very hard to believe. Maybe I misunderstood him.

Thanks in advance

[redman41]

As far as I know it's true

[Ratty2E]

It is true. There are none in Ireland either.

[Clanad]

But there are sea snakes in all waters surrounding New Zealand... "The yellow-bellied sea snake - Pelamis platura. Niwa principal scientist Malcolm Francis said the snake lived in the open sea and travelled with surface ocean currents. " They are highly poisonous, but rarely bite humans...

[vivandorron]

St. Patrick banished all snakes from Ireland; or so legend says.

http://en.wikipedia.o...l_snakes_from_Ireland

Ron.

[nightporter]

samuel l jackson ensures no snakes ever reach New Zealand.

[jomifl]

there were no freshwater fish until they were introduced by Europeans.

[VHG]

As far as I know before man accidentally and intentionally introduced various mammals into New Zealand, the only native land mammals were two species of native bats.

More here

http://www.teara.govt.../mammals-introduced/1

[wildwood]

The odd small one sometimes comes within a container but they're either detected by MAF or die of a lonely old age in the wild.