But the Environment Ministry says it's possible mongooses could still arrive from the main island of Okinawa, where they were also introduced to control the habu population. Ministry officials say ...

“I have a question about this island,” I said. “There are signs everywhere warning of 'habu' snakes. Are there really so many of them and are they as scary as I hear?” She laughed and said ...

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which was introduced to the island around 1979 to reduce the populations of poisonous habu snakes and other dangerous animals. The mongooses came from Okinawa Prefecture, where they had been ...