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King vs Rattler
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by delllz on March 22, 2005
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I understand that king cobras eat only other snakes. Suppose a hungry king is put in a pen with a rattler. If the king bites the rattler, he's going to get a very very painful bite in return. Will this happen? Or will the king recognize the rattler as dangerous and back into his corner?
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by Cro on March 22, 2005
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King Cobras readily eat other venomous snakes, including russels vipers, Indian cobras, and even smaller king cobras. They sometimes get bitten eating these animals. I believe a hungry king cobra would eat a rattlesnake just as quickly as any other smaller snake, venomous or not, although I have not tried this experiment. JohnZ
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by timberrattlesnake89 on March 22, 2005
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The bronx zoo have kept kings and gave them large western diamondbacks. Ironically one of the Rattlesnakes bit a king and they had to give the King Anti-venom.
Phillip
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