Brown Tree Snake Invasive Species Project (Period 6) The brown tree snake is one of the most aggressive invasive species in the world. It is part of the Colubridae family and it is an arboreal snake (It lives in the trees). It is also poisonous and immobilizes its prey by wrapping it. The brown tree snake originally lived in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands and are found in tropical forests and grasslands. The brown tree snake's predators are unknown, but feral pigs, feral cats, and red-bellied black snakes are known for eating these tree snakes. The brown tree snake was most likely accidentally introduced to the U.S. in the 1940's or 50's by military transportation. When the brown tree snake was brought to new places, like Guam, they caused the native species like lizards and birds to go extinct. Also, these snakes climbed up power lines and caused power outages. The WS has conducted ongoing operations to identify effective toxicants, repellents, and trapping methods to reduce damage caused by these snakes. The WS remove an average of 7,000 brown tree snakes annually.
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