Strong Medicine: Over-the-counter remedy snags snakes

Acetaminophen has a powerful reputation for vanquishing pain. Wildlife-control specialists now report that the drug, the active ingredient in Tylenol and various other painkillers, can also relieve a longtime headache on Guam–brown tree snakes.

SNAKE HANDLER. The active ingredient in Tylenol kills brown tree snakes, the bane of Guam.