Employees at a shop in Hawaii made an unwanted discovery while unloading a shipment of Christmas trees over the weekend.

On Nov. 16, store employees in Hilo, Hawaii, found a gopher snake wriggling around in a shipment of fresh Christmas trees ...

Shop workers unloading a supply of Christmas trees in Hawaii found an unexpected visitor hiding within the shipment.

The discovery of a gopher snake underscores the heightened concern regarding invasive species as holiday deliveries ramp up.

A slithering 2-foot-long creature was found lurking in a shipment of Christmas trees to Hawaii, officials say. Workers of a ...

A live 2-foot gopher snake was found the morning of Nov. 16 in a container of live Christmas trees at a Hilo business as it ...

The snake is being safeguarded in Hilo and will be transported to Honolulu. Gopher snakes are found in North America and can ...

A live snake was discovered inside a shipment of Christmas trees at a store in Hilo on Saturday, Nov. 16. Store staff, who ...

In an incident right out of a holiday shopper's peculiar nightmare, a live snake was found amongst Christmas trees at a Hilo store last Saturday. Workers discovered the reptilian stowaway, a ...

Store workers in Hilo found a live, two-foot gopher snake in a shipment of Christmas trees on Saturday, Nov. 16.