Brown tree snake

The brown tree snake is an arboreal rear-fanged colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and a large number of islands in northwestern Melanesia. The brown tree snake will eat frogs, lizards, small mammals, birds and birds' eggs

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1.What damage does the brown tree snake do?

The brown tree snake has caused extensive damage to Guam. It is responsible for numerous power outages across the island each year. An opportunistic feeder, eating whatever is available, this species has caused the extinction of most of Guam's native forest birds and lizards.

2.are tree snakes poisonous Most brown treesnakes are 3 to 4 feet long. This snake is a rear-fanged semiconstrictor and is mildly poisonous. ... The snake's venom trickles along grooves in the rear fangs into a bite victim. To penetrate skin, a brown treesnake must chew because of the relatively small size and position of the fangs.

3.What do brown tree snakes look like?

Brown Tree Snake. DESCRIPTION: Brown tree snakes may be any length from 18 inches as juveniles to over 8 feet long as adults. ... Brown tree snakes prey nocturnally on small animals, including mammals, birds, and lizards. They also eat the eggs of birds and lizards.