It is not hard to imagine the shock of a wild snake that finds itself in an aquarium in the bedroom of a 13-yearold in Cincinnati.

不难想象，如果一只野球发现自己被关在辛辛那提市一个13岁小破孩的卧室的玻璃缸里，那种打击是什么样的。

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The Guam Micronesian kingfisher is thought to be extinct in the wild following the introduction of the brown tree snake.

据认为，随着棕树蛇的引进，关岛密罗尼西亚翠鸟在野外灭绝。

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Some opponents speculate that if snake-owners are unable to transport or sell some of their snakes beyond state lines, they may just release them into the wild.

支持者猜测，如果养蛇者无法把蛇售卖或运输出州界线，他们可能会把蛇直接放回野外。

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They are followed in the late morning and early afternoon by fortune tellers, diviners of various techniques, with their charts and charms, by people who claim to be able to cure broken hearts and others who occupy themselves with broken bodies, their stalls an assembly of snake skin, chameleon and desert fox, dried herbs and wild trees.

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This doesn't happen often in the wild says Clark, because squirrels possess a "remarkable ability" to dodge a snake attack.

CNN: April 4, 2012 -- Updated 1350 GMT (2150 HKT)