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"Adult snakes and lizards are just the tip of the iceberg," said Prof William Sutherland, of the University of Cambridge. "If they're getting through, what's the chance of us spotting small insects ...

These "hitchhiking intruders" have included a tree frog that emerged from roses at a florist's shop in Sheffield and snakes discovered in ornamental olive trees shipped across mainland Europe.

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"Ornamental olive trees for sale in the UK can be over 100 years old, with many hiding places among their gnarly bark and the soil they're transported in. This is incredibly risky in terms of ...

Professor William Sutherland of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Zoology, who was involved in the study, said: “Ornamental olive trees for sale in the UK can be over 100 years old ...

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Ornamental olive trees destined for gardens and green spaces are particularly risky, researchers said, and have brought continental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards to northern ...

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