tree snake

British

noun

any of various slender arboreal colubrid snakes of the genera Chlorophis ( green tree snakes ), Chrysopelea ( golden tree snakes ), etc

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Fortunately, the snake turned out to be a common tree snake, which are not considered dangerous to humans.

From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021

In the 1940s, it accidentally introduced the brown tree snake, an invasive species that preyed on local birds.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2020

The brown tree snake is adept at exploiting human transportation as a means to migrate; one was even found on an aircraft arriving in Corpus Christi, Texas.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

The brown tree snake, native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, first arrived on the island after the war, probably aboard a cargo ship, according to the US geological survey.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2013

We wonder what were its feelings on finding that the ladder had been removed, and that an ascent of the smooth trunk of the sapucaya was no longer possible, even to a tree snake!

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne

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