New police officers learn about fanged snake in southwest Japan

New police officers learn about fanged snake in southwest Japan

New officers at the Kagoshima prefectural police force's Amami station in southwestern Japan touch a "habu," a species of poisonous snake living mainly on Amami and Okinawa islands, during a workshop organized on Sept. 7, 2015, for those who were transferred this summer to Amami-Oshima Island. The station receives frequent calls from residents to get rid of the venomous snake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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