king snake eating a cotton mouth, or,vice versa

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Posted by j.garrity on August 07, 2000 at 16:06:46:

can any one help me with a question i was asked but have never given it any thoght.i know that a king snake can and has eaten rattlesnakes,but in a confrintation between a king snake and a western cotton mouth,both of who are ophiophagous,who would be the diner and who would be the dinner?i would think that unless the cottonmouth venom had an efect on the king snake,it wouldnt have a chance seeing as the king snake is a constrictor and the cottonmouth is not.your thoghts please.james

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I don't know, but........ Tom Townsend 08/08/00 (13)
- Kingsnake eats rattler Tracey 08/08/00 (12)
  - It's very real ! I call it the Mike Tyson vs. Robin Gibbons effect! n/p C.Gex 08/08/00 (0)
  - Re: Kingsnake eats rattler Holmes 08/08/00 (10)
    - reptile behaviour Tracey 08/08/00 (9)
      - Re: reptile behaviour Holmes 08/08/00 (8)
        
        Re: reptile behaviour Melissa 08/09/00 (0)
        
        recommended reading... Tracey 08/08/00 (3)
        
        I'm going to ditto that... MsTT 08/09/00 (2)
        
        I'm glad to know... Tracey 08/09/00 (0)
        
        I shall do so.... more.... Holmes 08/09/00 (0)
        
        recommended reading... Tracey 08/08/00 (0)
        
        In The Zoo Community, Putting An Animal In A Stimulating--> Hanna 08/08/00 (1)
        
        Re: In The Zoo Community, Putting An Animal In A Stimulating--> Tracey 08/09/00 (0)
Size matters, but you might just have two dead snakes (more) MsTT 08/07/00 (3)
- Just Read Copperheads Are A Part Of Florida King's Diet--> Hanna 08/08/00 (0)
- Won't Florida Kings Eat Cottonmouths?--> Hanna 08/07/00 (1)
  - Most snakes in my experience will not eat cottonmouth MsTT 08/08/00 (0)

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: can any one help me with a question i was asked but have never given it any thoght.i know that a king snake can and has eaten rattlesnakes,but in a confrintation between a king snake and a western cotton mouth,both of who are ophiophagous,who would be the diner and who would be the dinner?i would think that unless the cottonmouth venom had an efect on the king snake,it wouldnt have a chance seeing as the king snake is a constrictor and the cottonmouth is not.your thoghts please.james

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