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Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis). This snake is native to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Australia and eastern Indonesia. It was introduced accidentally to Guam in cargo during the 1940s and 1950s and has caused ecological and economic destruction. It has been responsible for the extinction of most of Guam's forest bird species and, by climbing along and short-circuiting electricity lines, causes frequent power shortages. The brown tree snake is nocturnal, feeding on a huge variety of birds, mammals, lizards and insects. Their venom is only mildly poisonous to humans.
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