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Canebrake Cannibal?
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by ptsmc on April 17, 2010
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I was reading up on canebrake rattlesnakes and came across a this, which for some reason suprised me:
'Although capable of consuming other rattlesnakes, the most common snakes they eat are garter snakes'
Is there any truth to this?
I know its wikipedia so i thought id ask in here just to be sure.
Anybody got any stories or eye witness accounts on this?
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by pitbulllady on April 17, 2010
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ANY typically-ophiophagus snake will eat a Garter, but I've never seen or heard of a Canebrake eating another snake, period. I've seen plenty of large displays with Canebrakes, Copperheads, various Water Snakes(which are closely related to Garters)and Cottonmouths, which would not seem possible if any of those were typically cannibalistic. Any of the Canes I've caught and kept for even a short time readily fed on rodents, and were especially fond of brush-tailed tree rats. I've also come across a juvenile wild specimen trying to eat a bat(which was not successful as the bat's wings were extended out and stiff with rigor motis)and another really large specimen which was eating a full-grown Cottontail rabbit, and the late Kieth Taylor told me of one he caught which regurged a big possum, but all of those animals are warm-blooded.
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by agkistrodude on April 17, 2010
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Yeah, I've kept canebrakes for years, and I've never known one to eat another snake. I've never seen any rattlesnake eat another snake. Of course, that doesn't mean it's never happened, just not on my watch....
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by JSargent on April 17, 2010
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never witness cannibalism in canebrakes, but i have had coppers and cottons do it....and cottons seem to be fond of banded water snakes as i have had them eat them before.....
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by pictigaster1 on April 17, 2010
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Also I just recently had a ophomegreys eat another the exact same size.Slender hognose vipers are known for this tho.But it ate a baby its own size as its second meal both had eaten once.And it kept it down no problem .They are all kept by themselves now tho.I would have to say that is the largest meal I have ever scene a snake eat and keep down.
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by theemojohnm on April 17, 2010
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Kind of a bummer, but that's
interesting, Archie !
I too, have never seen or heard
any valid reports of Crotalus or
Sistrurus species being cannibalistic,
or even readily feeding on other snakes.
Although, some Agkistrodon will, as is
seen in A. bilineatus, Cottonmouths,
and sometimes coppers..
Take Care,
-John Mendrola.
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by pictigaster1 on April 17, 2010
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Leps will eat a snake in a second .Pictigaster will eat a snake just as fast.I have also scene a northern pacific eat its litter mate.
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by Cro on April 18, 2010
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Seems to be a lot floating around the web were folks have repeated the idea that timber rattlesnakes eat garter snakes.
However, there does not seem to be much in the way of scientific documentation to back it up.
Most likely, a garter snake would be a very uncommon meal for a timber rattlesnake.
Best Regards
John Z
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by SwampY on April 18, 2010
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Ernst does indeed list Thamnophis, and Coluber, as documented stomach contents of C. horridus. He does mention that Horridus prefer warm blooded prey and in my experience keeping them, snakes would not be at the top of their grocery list. Apparently in a pinch they will eat them though. This was a shock to me when I looked it up.
Chad
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