Coverage dated February 15, 2025 to February 17, 2025

Venomous snake found inside box of bananas at New Hampshire grocery store

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando, on the newest of 2 developments

An ornate, dangerous snake was discovered in box of bananas at a New Hampshire grocery store.

FOX 35 Orlando's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Feb 16, 2025
Venomous snake found in bananas at New Hampshire Market Basket
Headline from CBS News ·
Feb 18, 2025Newest
Venomous snake found inside box of bananas at New Hampshire grocery store
Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

NBC Chicago
Venomous snake found in banana shipment at New Hampshire grocery store (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Feb 15, 2025
NBC Chicago's feed description
A venomous snake was found in a banana shipment at a New Hampshire grocery store on Saturday, according to state wildlife officials.
New Hampshire Union Leader
Venomous snake found in shipment of bananas to NH Market Basket (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Feb 16, 2025
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
An employee at a New Hampshire Market Basket made an unexpected discovery in a shipment of bananas on Saturday — promoting a call to New Hampshire Fish and Game.
CBS News
Venomous snake found in bananas at New Hampshire Market Basket (opens CBS News)
Published Feb 16, 2025
CBS News's feed description
An employee at a Market Basket store in New Hampshire got quite the surprise when he was unloading a shipment of bananas over the weekend.
New York Post
Venomous snake native to Ecuador found in New Hampshire banana shipment (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 16, 2025
New York Post's feed description
A venomous snake turned up in a banana shipment at a grocery store in New Hampshire on Saturday, according to state wildlife officials.
The Boston Globe
Venomous snake found in banana shipment to grocery store in southern New Hampshire (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Feb 16, 2025
The Boston Globe's feed description
The store was not identified. The Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, a native to Ecuador, was taken to a reptile specialist.
UPI
Look: N.H. store employees find venomous snake in banana shipment (opens UPI)
Published Feb 16, 2025
UPI's feed description
A conservation officer was called to a New Hampshire grocery store where a shipment of bananas was found to be concealing an "unwanted hitchhiker" -- a venomous snake.
FOX 35 Orlando
Venomous snake found inside box of bananas at New Hampshire grocery store (opens FOX 35 Orlando)
Published Feb 17, 2025
FOX 35 Orlando's feed description
An ornate, dangerous snake was discovered in box of bananas at a New Hampshire grocery store.
NBC News
Venomous snake found in bananas at New Hampshire grocery store (opens NBC News)
Published Feb 17, 2025
NBC News's feed description
A bunch of bananas at a New Hampshire grocery store hid a slithering stowaway last week, a scaly story that might get adapted for the big screen as "Snakes on a Plantain."
Boston
Venomous snake found in Market Basket bananas in New Hampshire (opens Boston)
Published Feb 17, 2025
Boston's feed description
The sssneaky stowaway found in a New Hampshire Market Basket has been rehomed with Beverly-based Rainforest Reptile Shows.
ABC 7 Chicago
Venomous snake found in batch of bananas in New Hampshire (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Feb 17, 2025
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
A venomous Orante cat eyed snake was found in batch of bananas in Market Basket grocery store in Manchester, New Hampshire

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.