Western Galápagos Racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis) out of stress or real hunger looks in its own family for a meal on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands. But they also said that these occurrences could be random. The scientists concluded that the reason the snakes exhibited cannibalistic tendencies could be due to a state of stress that instinctively stops them from dying of starvation. Richard Wollocombe, a co-author of the study and nature documentarian, recorded and photographed the hunting behavior of the archipelago's snakes and witnessed several attempts at cannibalism, the Galápagos National Park said in a statement. "We are only beginning to understand the trophic relationships of these snakes, which will help us conserve them in the long term." The results of the findings were published in the journal The Herpetological Bulletin.
In a place like Galápagos, it pays to be a generalist as prey numbers can fluctuate dramatically between years," he said. "Our study highlights the generalist feeding behavior of Galápagos terrestrial snakes. A Western Galapagos Racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis) exhibits cannibalistic behavior on Fernandina Island of the Galapagos Islands as part of a larger investigation of all snakes that live in the Galapagos Island.
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