The accidental introduction of the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) to Guam post-World War II led to the decimation of ...

“Snakes just don’t move this way.” The brown tree snake, “lasso-ing” its body up the three-foot metal stovepipe baffle. Video by Tom Seibert/Colorado State UniversityCreditCredit ...

"The brown tree snake has often been used as a textbook example for the negative impacts of invasive species, but after the loss of birds no one has looked at the snake's indirect effects," said ...

It’s how this particular species, the brown tree snake, have become one of the most successful invasive species. And they’re still doing it now. In fact, if they continue to go for a ride ...

The snake catcher believes that the snake, which he identified as a brown tree snake, may have been there all night as the girl slept. "The unknown question in all of this is, how long was the ...

The Department of Agriculture is aware of a large brown tree snake that made its way onto a resident's property and, subsequently, has made the rounds on social media. More: Whale's death ...

This story was updated at 4:31 p.m. ET on Sept. 28. The brown tree snake is a stealthy, international traveler. Invasive to Guam, the snake species, Boiga irregularis, first arrived on the Pacific ...

"There really is no other place in the world with a snake problem like Guam." There are an estimated 2 million brown tree snakes on Guam with around 20 to 30 snakes infesting every acre of the island.

The snakes are attracted to the dead mice and the acetaminophen kills them. The brown tree snake has eradicated a host of indigenous bird species on Guam. The invasive species also has been blamed ...

Some snakes even fly (SN: 6/29/20). But no one has ever seen a snake move the way that brown tree snakes do when they climb certain trees. By wrapping its tail around a tree or pole in a lasso ...

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers of Australia helped the homeowners remove the brown tree snake Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

"The brown tree snake has often been used as a textbook example for the negative impacts of invasive species, but after the loss of birds no one has looked at the snake's indirect effects," said ...