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There is a surprisingly wide variety of snakes in Japan, with over 40 species in total that inhabit the country’s many islands. Most of these snakes are non-venomous and beneficial to the environment ...

Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy "Shinkansen" service. On Tuesday evening, a passenger alerted ...

Almost nothing stops Japan's famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time – but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes. On ...

A passenger spotted a snake curled around the armrest of another passenger's seat on a Japanese Shinkansen "bullet" train on Monday, forcing the train to make an unscheduled stop. No one was injured ...

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April 17 (UPI) --One of Japan's famously punctual high-speed bullet trains experienced a rare 17-minute delay when a snake was found in a passenger car. The Central Japan Railway Company said the ...