Whether it’s celebrating Queen Lili’uokalani’s birthday with a festival in the Hilo park that shares her name; getting an autograph from 2023 Hilo High grad Devin Saltiban, who was picked by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft; watching pickleball matches to support Maui wildfire relief efforts; or supporting your favorite contestant in the next round of Hilo Idol, once again, there is plenty to do on the Big Island during the next week.
California is home to a wide variety of plant and animal life, varying wildly in various regions of the state. While a majority of these creatures are naturally found in California, there are also many that are invasive species. Continue reading to learn more about three invasive wildlife species found in California and visit invasivewildife.com for more details.
Southern Watersnake
The southern watersnake is a large, thick snake that primarily resides in water or other wet environments. There are three subspecies of this aquatic snake species, and the Florida subspecies is suspected to be the main one found in California. It is important to note immediately that these snakes are not venomous whatsoever. With that being said, they will strike if they feel cornered or threatened by humans.
BY Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | February 19, 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. – Learn about invasive species during a five-part virtual webinar series during National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 22-26.
The series, hosted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Nebraska Invasive Species Program through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will focus on a different topic each day. The webinar schedule is: Feb. 22 – Invasive Species 101, Feb. 23 – Invasive Plants, Feb. 24 – Invasive Wildlife, Feb. 25 – Invasive Aquatic Species, Feb. 26 – Invasive Insects.
Registration is required and can be completed at calendar.outdoornebraska.gov/. Each webinar, which begins at 10 a.m. Central time, requires a separate registration.