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Venomous brown tree snake turns a Queensland home's model train tunnel into a nap nook

Fortunately, Snidely Whiplash was not responsible.

In the 1940s, a snake accidentally reached Guam after World War II, decades later, the island is still paying the price

That balance changed after the Second World War, when a single accidental introduction quietly altered the island's ...
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Venomous snake found napping in model train set tunnel

Aug. 12 (UPI) --An Australian reptile wrangler was called to a Queensland home where residents discovered a venomous snake napping in a model train set tunnel. Stuart McKenzie of Sunshine Coast Snake ...
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Elusive Invader: Guam’s Brown Tree Snake Problem

The island of Guam has a snake problem. Though innocuous enough in appearance – slender with brownish or greenish coloration and large eyes – brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) have single-handedly ...
Environment News Service

Toxic Mice Latest Weapon Against Guam’s Brown Tree Snakes

These snakes were captured by hand in one night on Guam. (Photo courtesy USGS) HONOLULU, Hawaii, February 24, 2013 (ENS) – The federal government is preparing to drop dead mice laced with a snake ...
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Homeowner Finds Venomous Snake Clogging the Tunnel of His Model Train Set

Professional snake catchers called the trespassing reptile 'healthy and rather large' Getty (2) A homeowner found a venomous snake napping inside the tunnel of their model train set Professional snake ...