TRUE/FALSE. screech owls sometimes locate and eat blind snakes. occasionally, one is brought back to the nest and escapes. however, the blind snake does not leave the nest, rather it burrows down into a protected area below the nest, and the owl does not eat the snake. which of the statements reflects the relationship between the two organisms? please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. answer choices this is mutualism because the snake eats larva of parasites that could infect the nestlings, and the bird will also bring food for the snake. this is predation because normally the snake would be eaten. this is commensalism because the snake eats the larva of parasites that could infect the nestlings. this is commensalism because the snake will eat only one of the nestlings before all the young leave the nest.
