After World War II, a few snakes reached Guam; they now number up to 30,000 per square mile, and scientists found 19,000 hidden genetic changes
- Brown tree snake (Photo: Canva)After World War II, a small number of brown tree snakes somehow made it to Guam, likely hidden in cargo, and the island has been dealing with the consequences ever since.
- Today, the snakes are so widespread that in some parts of the U.
- territory they reach densities of up to 30,000 per square mile, driving native birds to local extinction and causing hundreds of power outages every year.
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- Brown tree snake (Photo: Canva)After World War II, a small number of brown tree snakes somehow made it to Guam, likely hidden in cargo, and the island has been dealing with the consequences ever since.
- Today, the snakes are so widespread that in some parts of the U.
- territory they reach densities of up to 30,000 per square mile, driving native birds to local extinction and causing hundreds of power outages every year.
Sources: Times of India