A lone ornate cat-eye snake, a mildly venomous species native to Ecuador, hitchhiked its way to the colder climates of the Northeast on an unexpected vacation.

This snake is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Learn about a slithery venomous hitchhiker from Ecuador that caught employees at a New Hampshire grocery store by surprise.

Employees at a southern New Hampshire grocery store uncovered an unexpected passenger in a banana shipment over the weekend: a venomous snake native to South America.

An employee at Market Basket in Manchester found the ornate cat-eyed snake inside a shipment. The snake is now being handled by rescue organizations.

The employee found a snake — later identified as an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, which officials say is a mildly venomous snake species native to Ecuador, New Hampshire Fish and Game wrote in a Facebook post. New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officer Griffin McKeown told WMUR-TV that a call reporting a venomous snake was a unique experience.

A venomous Ornate Cat-eyed Snake from Ecuador was found in a banana shipment at a New Hampshire Market Basket. It was safely relocated by Rainforest Reptile Shows.

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.

Workers at a New Hampshire grocery store found a venomous stowaway in a shipment of bananas, wildlife officials said.

Employees at a New Hampshire grocery store had to call in authorities after discovering a venomous snake in a container of bananas on Feb. 15. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division said that the reptile was an ornate cat-eyed snake,

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