US airdrops acetaminophen-laced mice to curb Guam snakes
The brown tree snake invasion of Guam has forced a chemical war using acetaminophen-laced dead mice airdropped into jungle canopies, achieving an 80% to 90% reduction in snake density in test zones. Accidentally introduced via ship cargo from the Solomon Islands shortly after World War II and before 1952, the arboreal predator multiplied unchecked in … Read more