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.
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