Most snakes in my experience will not eat cottonmouth

Posted by MsTT on August 08, 2000 at 13:15:05:

In Reply to: Won't Florida Kings Eat Cottonmouths?--> posted by Hanna on August 07, 2000 at 23:59:03:

: Florida Kings are big powerful snakes and very bold predators. I wouldn't put it past one to try and kill a cottonmouth. Any studies done on Florida
: kingsnake immunity to cottonmouth venom?

This would certainly be an interesting study. I don't know enough about kingsnakes to say for sure, but I do know that many snake-eating snakes refuse to eat cottonmouths as well as other water snakes (Thamnophis, Nerodia), probably because of the repellent musk these snakes exude.

Copperheads also musk, but somewhat less pungently (to my human nose, anyhow). I don't think their range overlaps that of the Florida kingsnake by very much, as coppers are only found in the extreme northern end of Florida.

Regards,

MsTT

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: : Florida Kings are big powerful snakes and very bold predators. I wouldn't put it past one to try and kill a cottonmouth. Any studies done on Florida : : kingsnake immunity to cottonmouth venom? : This would certainly be an interesting study. I don't know enough about kingsnakes to say for sure, but I do know that many snake-eating snakes refuse to eat cottonmouths as well as other water snakes (Thamnophis, Nerodia), probably because of the repellent musk these snakes exude. : Copperheads also musk, but somewhat less pungently (to my human nose, anyhow). I don't think their range overlaps that of the Florida kingsnake by very much, as coppers are only found in the extreme northern end of Florida. : Regards, : MsTT

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