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Japanese Beetle On A Queen Anne's Lace Flower
A Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is on a Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) flower in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)
A close-up of the Japanese giant hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, shows a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) -
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Aedes Albopictus - Asian Tiger Mosquito - Deadly Disease - VectorForest Mosquito
An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is seen resting on a leaf in Tehatta, India, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Aedes Albopictus - Asian Tiger Mosquito - Deadly Disease - VectorForest Mosquito
An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is seen resting on a leaf in Tehatta, India, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Aedes Albopictus - Asian Tiger Mosquito - Deadly Disease - VectorForest Mosquito
An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is seen resting on a leaf in Tehatta, India, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Aedes Albopictus - Asian Tiger Mosquito - Deadly Disease - VectorForest Mosquito
An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is seen resting on a leaf in Tehatta, India, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Aedes Albopictus - Asian Tiger Mosquito - Deadly Disease - VectorForest Mosquito
An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is seen resting on a leaf in Tehatta, India, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Aedes Albopictus - Asian Tiger Mosquito - Deadly Disease - VectorForest Mosquito
An Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is seen resting on a leaf in Tehatta, India, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Kashmir, India
A member of the Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Authority removes weeds from Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa Tropica) Is Known For Its Lethal Venom
A greater banded hornet (Vespa tropica) shelters inside human footwear in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 1, 2025. Native to southern Asia, New Guinea and West Africa, the species has recently been identified as invasive on Guam. The hornet preys on paper wasps, honeybees and dragonflies, and is known to raid the nests of other wasps to capture larvae as food. Its sting can inject neuro (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Agriculture In Markham
A sign warns residents about the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 4, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
The imported Willow Leaf Beetle (Plagiodera versicolora) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 11, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Banned African Catfish Seized An Assam
Banned African catfish are buried after Assam police seize a vehicle in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on August 7, 2025. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans the cultivation of the Thai Magur in the year 2000, as it poses a threat to other fish in an ecosystem. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto) -
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Banned African Catfish Seized An Assam
Banned African catfish are buried after Assam police seize a vehicle in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on August 7, 2025. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans the cultivation of the Thai Magur in the year 2000, as it poses a threat to other fish in an ecosystem. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto) -
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Banned African Catfish Seized An Assam
Banned African Catfish are prepared to be buried after Assam police seize a vehicle in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on August 7, 2025. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans the cultivation of the Thai Magur in the year 2000, as it poses a threat to other fish in an ecosystem. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto) -
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Ben Fahey, manager ecology and strategy at Parks Victoria and Ranger Emily Green inspect a photo of a Fox with a dead Tiger Snake taken by a camera trap set up to monitor invasive fauna such as Hog Deer, Foxes and Cats at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Coastal sand dunes at Little Drift in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria. The diversity of natural landscapes at the 'Prom is one of the reasons it should be protected from invasive species. *Could be used for Composite image of landscapes
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
A Common Wombat at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Dr Richard Marchant (bottom) , Senior Curator, Terrestrial Invertebrates at Museums Victoria Research Institute and Dr Julian Finn, Senior Curator, Marine Invertebrates at Museums Victoria Research Institute, undertake research in Chinaman's Creek at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria. Scientists like Richard and Julian partner with Parks Victoria for research purposes, in this case checking the local water sources for invertebrates and thus monitoring the health of the water system.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Manager ecology and strategy at Parks Victoria - Ben Fahey, stops to watch a Wallaby at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
A rainbow rises over the area demarcated for a fence on the Yanakie Isthmus that will seperate local farmland and the Wilsons Promontory National Park.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Granite hills Woodland at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria. The diversity of natural landscapes at the 'Prom is one of the reasons it should be protected from invasive species. *Could be used for Composite image of landscapes.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Ben Fahey, manager ecology and strategy at Parks Victoria searches for Broadtooth Rat burrows at the Darby Swamp in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Sand Heathland or Wet Heathland Mosaic at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria. The diversity of natural landscapes at the 'Prom is one of the reasons it should be protected from invasive species. *Could be used for Composite image of landscapes
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Brooke Love, a restoration ecologist with Parks Victoria, Wilsons Promontory, inspects the sandy heathland area of the park where Brittle Birds were trans-located to. Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria.
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Warm Temperate Rainforest at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria. The diversity of natural landscapes at the 'Prom is one of the reasons it should be protected from invasive species. *Could be used for Composite image of landscapes
Victoria. Australia
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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species.
Brooke Love, a restoration ecologist with Parks Victoria, Wilsons Promontory, inspects a native flower on a roadside at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria.
Victoria. Australia
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Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza.
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard.
Horseshoe whipsnakes in Ibiza are threatening to wipe out the island’s native wall lizard population.
After 6m years of isolated evolution, the Ibiza wall lizard, whose scaly finery runs from cobalt blue to acid green, is facing an existential threat summed up in the Catalan phrase sargantanes o serps: lizards or snakes. Over the past two decades, the wall lizards have completely disappeared from some areas of Ibiza and the neighbouring island of Formentera thanks to the rapid proliferation of invasive, non-venomous horseshoe whipsnakes and ladder snakes.
Invasive snakes on Ibiza All the snakes in the pics are horseshoe whipsnakes. The biggest one measures 1.55m.
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Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza.
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard.
Horseshoe whipsnakes in Ibiza are threatening to wipe out the island’s native wall lizard population.
After 6m years of isolated evolution, the Ibiza wall lizard, whose scaly finery runs from cobalt blue to acid green, is facing an existential threat summed up in the Catalan phrase sargantanes o serps: lizards or snakes. Over the past two decades, the wall lizards have completely disappeared from some areas of Ibiza and the neighbouring island of Formentera thanks to the rapid proliferation of invasive, non-venomous horseshoe whipsnakes and ladder snakes.
Invasive snakes on Ibiza All the snakes in the pics are horseshoe whipsnakes. The biggest one measures 1.55m.
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Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza.
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard.
Horseshoe whipsnakes in Ibiza are threatening to wipe out the island’s native wall lizard population.
After 6m years of isolated evolution, the Ibiza wall lizard, whose scaly finery runs from cobalt blue to acid green, is facing an existential threat summed up in the Catalan phrase sargantanes o serps: lizards or snakes. Over the past two decades, the wall lizards have completely disappeared from some areas of Ibiza and the neighbouring island of Formentera thanks to the rapid proliferation of invasive, non-venomous horseshoe whipsnakes and ladder snakes.
Invasive snakes on Ibiza All the snakes in the pics are horseshoe whipsnakes. The biggest one measures 1.55m.
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Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza.
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard.
Horseshoe whipsnakes in Ibiza are threatening to wipe out the island’s native wall lizard population.
After 6m years of isolated evolution, the Ibiza wall lizard, whose scaly finery runs from cobalt blue to acid green, is facing an existential threat summed up in the Catalan phrase sargantanes o serps: lizards or snakes. Over the past two decades, the wall lizards have completely disappeared from some areas of Ibiza and the neighbouring island of Formentera thanks to the rapid proliferation of invasive, non-venomous horseshoe whipsnakes and ladder snakes.
Invasive snakes on Ibiza.
The Ibiza wall lizard, whose numbers are dropping because they're being eaten by the snakes.
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Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza.
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard.
Horseshoe whipsnakes in Ibiza are threatening to wipe out the island’s native wall lizard population.
After 6m years of isolated evolution, the Ibiza wall lizard, whose scaly finery runs from cobalt blue to acid green, is facing an existential threat summed up in the Catalan phrase sargantanes o serps: lizards or snakes. Over the past two decades, the wall lizards have completely disappeared from some areas of Ibiza and the neighbouring island of Formentera thanks to the rapid proliferation of invasive, non-venomous horseshoe whipsnakes and ladder snakes.
Main older guy - and snake catcher extraordinaire - is Dean Gallagher, 43, a British-Australian teacher and property manager who's lived in Ibiza for 15 years. Having grown up around snakes as a child in Australian, he now volunteers to catch and dispatch the two invasive species of snake son the island - ladder snakes and horseshoe whipsnakes.
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Lizards or snakes? The stark game of survival playing out in Ibiza.
The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard.
Horseshoe whipsnakes in Ibiza are threatening to wipe out the island’s native wall lizard population.
After 6m years of isolated evolution, the Ibiza wall lizard, whose scaly finery runs from cobalt blue to acid green, is facing an existential threat summed up in the Catalan phrase sargantanes o serps: lizards or snakes. Over the past two decades, the wall lizards have completely disappeared from some areas of Ibiza and the neighbouring island of Formentera thanks to the rapid proliferation of invasive, non-venomous horseshoe whipsnakes and ladder snakes.
Invasive snakes on Ibiza Main older guy - and snake catcher extraordinaire - is Dean Gallagher, 43, a British-Australian teacher and property manager who's lived in Ibiza for 15 years. Having grown up around snakes as a child in Australian, he now volunteers to catch and dispatch the two invasive species of snake son the island - ladder snakes and horseshoe whipsnakes. Final two pics show Dean throwing the body of a horseshoe whipsnake into the valley so ti can be eaten by the birds.
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