| 31. | Bulldozers churned up the prime habitat of an endangered tree snake Thursday, clearing the land to build temporary homes for hurricane victims.
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| 32. | The brown tree snake, a native of Australia, is believed to have hitchhiked to Guam on military aircraft in the 1940s.
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| 33. | In Hawaii, officials feared that brown tree snakes might reach the islands on aircraft and ships returning from emergency missions to Guam.
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| 34. | *"'Colubrids "' boomslangs, tree snakes, mangrove snakes, although not all colubrids are venomous.
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| 35. | In 2012 a large individual was photographed killing and consuming a half-metre-long brown tree snake in Freshwater, Queensland.
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| 36. | Although common tree snakes are essentially harmless to humans, they will defend themselves by producing a horrible odour, and may bite.
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| 37. | Although slightly venomous, the venom is mostly restricted the back teeth to aid the tree snake in eating prey such as small lizards.
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| 38. | In addition, there are other preventative measures such as a hotline for reporting sightings of known potential invaders like the brown tree snake.
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| 39. | :Looks something like this blue mutation of the green tree snake, but with less yellow on the bottom at the front :.
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| 40. | The species'new home will be nearby Rota, an island that apparently has not been invaded by its nemesis, the brown tree snake.
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