The Brown Tree Snake is an ecological bulldozer, having wiped out 10 of Guam's 12 native forest bird species since arriving as a post-WWII stowaway. This nocturnal predator causes an estimated 1,600 power outages per year by climbing electrical lines, costing the island millions in repairs. It presents a faster extinction rate than #8 European Rabbit in Australia, as the rabbit took decades to drive native plants extinct, while the snake eliminated 83% of Guam's forest bird species in under 50 years. Its relentless predation leaves no safe refuge for remaining fauna.
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