Invasive goby helps steady population of Lake Erie water snake

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Two years after the Lake Erie water snake was removed from the federal Endangered Species List, its numbers are robust and holding steady. This rise is due to an invasive fish found in Lake Erie.

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[SteelEyes]

Holy cow did that reporter misinterpret what the scientists are talking about. The goby didn't save the snakes in the face of the reductions of the native prey fish. It was a primary cause in their demise and the snakes eat the goby because they are the food source that is left.