The goal, he said, is eradicating the brown tree snake from the island.

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From there, they will snake across surface streets to reach the West 8th Street beach at Coney Island.

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Among the rental items: a two-meter-long snake, an orangutan and some lizards and tarantulas. (The island is home to such creatures as pythons, macaques and fruit bats.) While the castaways need to be mentally and physically fit, wilderness experience isn't a must.

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