A study of the invasive brown tree snake genome found that, despite high levels of inbreeding, the snakes' genes found a way to thrive.

How an Inbred Snake Invader Took Over an Island Paradise: Hidden genetic diversity may have given it an advantage

Brown tree snakes, an invasive species on Guam, have baffled biologists for years. Their population is believed to have started with only a small number of snakes. New research…