Kingsnakes are resistant to venom that would kill a human.
A man in Georgia, USA, recently stumbled upon a snake eating another, larger snake while walking to collect his mail. Tom Schlagel, 80, saw a kingsnake eating a poisonous wooden rattlesnake.
The Georgia resident managed to capture footage of the incident. The video shows the lower half of the rattlesnake coming out of the kingsnake’s mouth. The clip was posted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with the caption, “Kingsnake vs. Timber Rattlesnake: It’s a Snake-Eat Snake World’s Out.”
Check out the video below:
The video shows the snake moving its jaw around the rattlesnake’s body, swallowing it whole. The rattlesnake being consumed appears to have a larger circumference than the kingsnake. In the caption, Georgia DNR said, “If the snake being eaten is longer than the kingsnake, it will twist before being swallowed.”
The post has gone viral since it was shared. This clip has taken the internet users by surprise. It has been viewed over 278,000 times and garnered thousands of likes and comments.
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While one user wrote, ‘Looks like the rattlesnake had just finished eating, when the king took it,’ another said, ‘And that’s why you don’t kill good snakes!! Thanks for sharing. This is awesome. “It’s amazing that they can swallow something so big,” added the third.
talking to newsweekA DNR spokesperson said the diet of kingsnakes usually consists of rabbits, rodents, amphibians, turtle eggs, lizards and other snakes. He added that kingsnakes are renowned for their ability to grasp and eat venomous snakes, such as wood rattlesnakes – as seen in the video above.
Further, the spokesperson further added that king snakes are not venomous and they kill their prey tightly. According to newsweekThe spokesperson explained that kingsnakes are capable of killing venomous species, and grabbing prey by its head. The snake wraps itself around its prey before swallowing it whole and pawing at the head.
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Kingsnakes are resistant to venom that would kill a human. They can reach a maximum length of about 6 feet. On the other hand, rattlesnakes can reach a maximum length of 7 feet.
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