Herbie is writing a paper and wants to use part of the quotation below.
"irresponsible pet owners who let their unwanted snakes loose in the wild create major problems for the ecosystem. the snakes grow and breed and eat the native rodent, bird, and small reptile populations. this causes a food shortage for other predators such as hawks and owls."
how should the above quotation be rewritten to show that the phrase "grow and breed and" has been omitted from the quotation?

Snakes considered as pets may cause major problems in the ecosystem because it imbalances the food chain. Some of the predators such as owls and hawks suffer from food shortage since snakes feed on the same preys such as rodents, birds, and small reptiles.

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