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Only known habitat of Broome mangrove snake approved for clearing by WA Environment Department
The approval of the clearance of little more than a hectare of mangroves in Western Australia has put one of the country’s rarest snakes at risk of losing its only known habitat.
Key points:
- The Broome mangrove snake has only ever been seen in one area that’s now marked for clearance
- Wildlife experts want studies to confirm the snake exists elsewhere before the area is cleared
- A herpetologist says the snake may exist elsewhere, but that is a “punt”
Critics say the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s (DWER) decision has put the harmless Broome mangrove snake in danger.
Little is known about the snake which looks almost identical to other species common in Australia’s north.
It reaches a maximum length of 40 centimetres and has…
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