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.

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…