@NickSchwanck @graceghughes
Nothing good it seems:

… given the fact that the snakes are still sometimes eaten by the owlets (and don't survive well once the nest is vacated), this might really by a commensal relationship, where one species reaps a benefit and the other does its best to deal with the situation.

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/screech-owls-keep-blind-snakes-as-live-in-housekeepers/

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Screech owls keep blind snakes as live-in housekeepers

There's a very good reason why eastern screech owls like to share their nests with the tiny Texas blind snake.

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