tree snake
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The brown tree snake has become one of the world's best-known examples of an invasive species.
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
Insects, caterpillars, birds' eggs, and young birds are devoured by them; and the Singhalese say that the flying-fox will even attack a tree snake.
From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir
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