Does Hawaii have poisonous snakes?

With a worm-like appearance, the brahminy blind snake has fooled many people into thinking that there are no land-dwelling snakes in Hawaii. ... Blind snakes are non-venomous Hawaii natives that pose no threat to people. ... While a crab spider's bite is not poisonous, it does pack a painful punch that is best avoided. read more

The only other venomous snake in Hawaii is the Brown Tree Snake, which is mildly venomous. But it is not native to Hawaii, it comes from Guam, and they must have hitched a ride ride somehow, or some irresponsible hobbist released a few, like the situation with Burmese pythons in Florida. read more

Blind snakes are non-venomous Hawaii natives that pose no threat to people. Brown Tree Snake The brown tree snake is a non-native, mildly venomous, highly aggressive and unwelcome invasive species of snake that presumably made its way to Hawaii via aircraft from Guam. read more

We do have land snakes but they are hard to tell apart from big earthworms. If you see an earthworm which is gray, shiny and moves like a snake instead of like a worm, then it probably is a snake. It is hard to tell which end is the head and I don't think they are poisonous. Even if they were, I don't think their mouth is big enough to bite anything. read more