<P> Shortly after World War II , and before 1952 , the brown tree snake was accidentally transported from its native range in the South Pacific to Guam , probably as a stowaway in ship cargo or by crawling into the landing gear of Guam - bound aircraft . As a result of abundant prey resources on Guam and the absence of natural predators outside of feral pigs and mangrove monitors , brown tree snake populations reached unprecedented numbers . Snakes caused the extirpation of most of the native forest vertebrate species ; thousands of power outages affecting private , commercial , and military activities ; widespread loss of domestic birds and pets ; and considerable emotional trauma to residents and visitors alike when snakes invaded human habitats with the potential for envenomation of small children . Since Guam is a major transportation hub in the Pacific , numerous opportunities exist for the brown tree snakes on Guam to be introduced accidentally to other Pacific islands as passive stowaways in ship and air traffic from Guam . To minimize this threat , trained dogs are used to search , locate , and remove brown tree snakes before outbound military and commercial cargo and transportation vessels leave the island . Numerous sightings of this species have been reported on other islands including Wake Island , Tinian , Rota , Okinawa , Diego Garcia , Hawaii , and even Texas in the continental United States . An incipient population is probably established on Saipan . Acetaminophen has been used to help eradicate the snake on Guam . </P>
<P> Shortly after World War II , and before 1952 , the brown tree snake was accidentally transported from its native range in the South Pacific to Guam , probably as a stowaway in ship cargo or by crawling into the landing gear of Guam - bound aircraft . As a result of abundant prey resources on Guam and the absence of natural predators outside of feral pigs and mangrove monitors , brown tree snake populations reached unprecedented numbers . Snakes caused the extirpation of most of the native forest vertebrate species ; thousands of power outages affecting private , commercial , and military activities ; widespread loss of domestic birds and pets ; and considerable emotional trauma to residents and visitors alike when snakes invaded human habitats with the potential for envenomation of small children . Since Guam is a major transportation hub in the Pacific , numerous opportunities exist for the brown tree snakes on Guam to be introduced accidentally to other Pacific islands as passive stowaways in ship and air traffic from Guam . To minimize this threat , trained dogs are used to search , locate , and remove brown tree snakes before outbound military and commercial cargo and transportation vessels leave the island . Numerous sightings of this species have been reported on other islands including Wake Island , Tinian , Rota , Okinawa , Diego Garcia , Hawaii , and even Texas in the continental United States . An incipient population is probably established on Saipan . Acetaminophen has been used to help eradicate the snake on Guam . </P>
where is the brown tree snake found in the us
where is the brown tree snake found in the us
Hawaii Texas
Hawaii Texas