A man travels to a foreign country and smuggles a pair of exotic snakes (one male and one female) back into his country of origin. Fearing that he will be arrested by the police, he releases the snakes into the wild. How will this action most likely affect his local ecosystem? A. There will be a reduction in the native snake population as they compete for resources with the exotic snakes. B. The addition of the exotic snakes will have no effect on the local ecosystem. C. The exotic snakes will become sterile and not be able to reproduce since they are not in their native environment. D. There will be an increase in the number of mice in the local ecosystem in order to provide more food for the snake populations.

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Shyann Duran

22 March, 01:20

A man travels to a foreign country and smuggles a pair of exotic snakes (one male and one female) back into his country of origin. Fearing that he will be arrested by the police, he releases the snakes into the wild. How will this action most likely affect his local ecosystem? A. There will be a reduction in the native snake population as they compete for resources with the exotic snakes. B. The addition of the exotic snakes will have no effect on the local ecosystem. C. The exotic snakes will become sterile and not be able to reproduce since they are not in their native environment. D. There will be an increase in the number of mice in the local ecosystem in order to provide more food for the snake populations.

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Helena Sexton · Answer 1

A. There will be a reduction in the native snake population as they compete for resources with the exotic snakes.

Explanation:

The new snakes will compete with the native snakes for food resources. The available food might not be able to support the growing demand when these new snakes start reproduce. The reduced available food Can lead to a population decrease of the native snakes.