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Potted olive snakes are ‘tip of the iceberg’ of ornamental plant trade dangers, researchers say
Ornamental olive trees imported for sale in the UK, some of which are over 100 years old, have plenty of hiding places between their finicky bark and soil during transport. This is very dangerous in terms of importing pests. Credit: Silviu Petrovan/University of Cambridge Continental snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards have migrated unnoticed to northern Europe, along with ornamental…
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