tree snake
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The discovery may be discouraging for agencies that have spent decades trying to contain Guam's brown tree snake population.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
A recent study shows Burmese python mouths can stretch four times wider than their skulls, creating a gaping maw four to six times bigger than that of a similarly sized brown tree snake.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 7, 2022
Writing in Scientific Reports, the scientists held the brown tree snake as singlehandedly responsible for $10.3bn worth of damage in total - partly by spreading uncontrollably across several Pacific islands.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2022
Fortunately, the snake turned out to be a common tree snake, which are not considered dangerous to humans.
From Fox News ● Jul. 1, 2021
Is there some kind of tree snake that drops down and swings itself up again after biting them?
From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Mitford, Bertram
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