Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Well, that's different

2,000 dead mice, laced with acetaminophen and wearing little parachutes, have been airdropped on Guam in order to kill snakes.

So, let me make a mental note for the next time I go hiking: carry a bottle of Tylenol.
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6 comments:

  1. JeffSDecember 4, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    I prefer carrying this as an anti-snake measure.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 4, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    I've been to Guam many times and have never seen a snake. They must be sneaky snakes.

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  3. mojoDecember 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM

    Brown snakes. From Australia?

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  4. AnonymousDecember 4, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    I believe they came in on cargo ships during WWII. Don't know what kind.

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  5. Steve SkubinnaDecember 4, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    The story I heard is that they came in the wheel wells of aircraft.

    The brown tree snakes were pretty much unknown on the island until the nineties, when the population seemed to explode out of nowhere and nearly wiped out the birds.

    You can see the traps along chain link fences all over the island, that is, if you know what you're looking at.

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  6. PacoDecember 4, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    Jeff: I believe your preferred snake killer is more sure fire (so to speak).

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