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Definition of brown tree snake

brown tree snake

Plural:brown tree snakes
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1

An arboreal, mildly venomous snake native to Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, notorious for being a highly destructive invasive species in Guam where it severely decimated native bird populations.

Example

"Conservationists have spent decades deploying traps in Guam's forests to control the invasive brown tree snake and protect the island's remaining avian species."

• Nearby Words

brown rat
brown snake
brown thrasher
brown tree snake
brown trout
brown water snake
browne

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Brown tree snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/brown%20tree%20snake
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