Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-09

Their fact that there are now no live
snakes in the Territory, and that for
years all the successive governments
have absolutely prohibited the intro
duction of live snakes into the Terri
tory of Hawaii, suggest that 1t is in
the highest degree In the public inter.
est that efforts be made to secure
regulation to be issued by the Secre.
tary Of Agriculture to extend the pres.
emit prohibition Of poisonous snakes to
include snakes Of all kinds. Not until
this is done will we be entirely safe
in this matter.
With the dense tropical jungles
which grow in this Territory and the
nature Of the cane fields, I can imagine
no greater blow to agricultural pros
perity in Hawaii than the introduction
Of poisonous snakes In the cane fields
and forests Of Hawaii.
As there is no good object to be
served by the introduction Of non.pois.
onous snakes, other than to use them
as curious for exhibition purposes, 1t
appears to me that no chances should
be taken in the matter, but that We
should bring every possible influence
to bear to secure the absolute prohibi.
ton Of ..e Introduction of snakes Into
Hawaii.
The Board adopted the following
resolution in consequence Of the ABOVE:
b Whereas. There are no live snakes In
the Territory Of Hawaii, and there Ia
no probability of the introduction OF
any into the Territory unless they are
purposely imported; and.
Whereas. The climate and other con.
ditions in Hawaii are such that II Ia.
troduced and liberated here they would
probably multiply with great rapidly;
and,
Whereas, The introduction Of pois.
onous snakes into Hawaii has hereto.
fore been prohibited by the Secretary
Of Agriculture, but the introduction OF
non poisonous snakes Is not so prohib.
tied, but may be permitted by the in.
spector of the Department Of Agricul.
ture; and.
! Whereas. There are many poisonous
snakes which closely resemble non.
poisonous ones, and there is no snake
expert in Hawaii competent to distin.
glish them, rendering It possible that
poisonous snakes may be introduced
under the belief that they are non
poisonous: and.
Whereas, No good purpose or benefit
to the people Of Hawaii can be sub
served by the introduction Of snakes
Of any kind into this Territory, and
Il is the earnest desire of the people OF
Hawaii that the introduction of live
snakes into this Territory be prohibit
ed entirely; be 1t
Resolved. That this Board do earn
estly request the Hon. James Wilson
, Secretary Of Agriculture, to extenC
the regulation heretofore promulgated
on May 22, 1902. which prohibits thu
/. importation into Hawaii Of poisonou,
I snakes. so that the same shall prohibit
: from foreign countries and from thu
= States and Territories of the Unite,
{ States OF snakes of all kinds;
And also. that the special inspecto
I of birds and animals at Honolulu be
+ by such regulation, empowered and dI
e rected to cause the immediate re-eA
J.. portation or destruction Of any snake
, which may be introduced contrary t
the terms of such regulation:
D And be 1t further Resolved, Tha
t this Board ask the assistance and SUI
E port Of other officials and organization
interested in Hawaii. to secure the pa
4 sage of such a regulation.
r Entomologist Craw at yesterday
T. meeting read his report for May. Thi
report included n chapter on A.
y Gears sn,'ies and how they were xii
ed.
: Forester Hosmer also reported. II