Which non venomous snake is known for killing rattlesnakes in the wild?
Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic in their diet; they eat other snakes (ophiophagy), including venomous snakes. Kingsnakes also eat lizards, rodents, birds, and eggs. The common kingsnake is known to be immune to the venom of other snakes and does eat rattlesnakes, but it is not necessarily immune to the venom of snakes from different localities.
Kingsnakes such as the California kingsnake can exert twice as much constriction force relative to body size as rat snakes and pythons. Scientists believe such strong coils may be an adaptation to snake and other reptile prey, which can sustain lower blood-oxygen levels before asphyxiating
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17 Comments
Alec Boreham
Milk snake does as well.
robert
Milk snakes, also kill rattlesnakes, it should have been a correct answer as well!!
Nick Hand
When you think about it, just about the ideal meal for a snake is another snake. Fits inside it so perfectly.
skclary
More power to the king snake!!!
John W Shreve
We used to play with kingsnakes but I wouldn't now because it probably doesn't want to be disturbed.
Wayne Jines
We've had an albino California King snake for about 14 years. He was about the size of a pencil when my son bought him. Now he's over 6ft long!
William Laughlin
Kareem Kamal,
This wouldn't have passed muster had questions from Quizzclub Clones been required to go through review.
Special Patrol Group
Milk snake is also a correct answer.
Char
catmom, Me too if they are close to me
gblakeley
Milk snakes also kill rattlesnakes
catmom
I HATE ALL SNAKES!!
Paul Greenslade
Yup, what Kareem said is right. Milk snakes kill rattlers, too.
earlepg
I'm very happy that the answer was the first option. Just as the question flashed up on the screen, I was suddenly reading the answer. It's a good thing that, living in rattle snake country that is shared by king snakes, I knew what the correct answer was.
✨KRISTA✨
Not a fan of Snakes🐍! People or reptiles.
mainjim
I picked Milk snake as it was a correct answer as well!
Jerry Edwards
Though Milk Snake could have been another answer, they are a sub-species of King Snake.
Author shouldn't have put it as an answer, is only invited the moaners and groaners through the door.
But then, what do you expect from a QuizAuthors.Com entry
Marian Spitzig
Milk snakes also kill, and consume rattlesnakes.