Hawaii’s amnesty program is designed to deter people from releasing unwanted invasive reptiles into the wild, where they could establish populations and threaten native fauna. (Possessing snakes ...

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It's illegal to possess snakes in Hawaii, as the invasive reptiles could devastate native fauna if released into the wild.

Sound becomes data, Hart said, which can consequently be used to estimate the actual abundance of each type of bird in Hawaii’s forests.