is it possitble for a milksnake eat a kingsnake cause my uncle saw milksnake eating cali king but is it possible
2006-11-19 13:24:36 · 9 answers · asked by josh h 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
i have a milk my uncle saw a black milk which is the biggest milk iv done reasearch milks eat other snake to
2006-11-19 13:44:42 · update #1
Kingsnakes get larger than milksnakes, so it's not likely. Also, milksnakes tend to eat small rodents, not other snakes. Kingsnakes are the ones that are well known for eating other snakes, including venomous ones.
Kingsnakes come in a wide variety of colors though, so it's possible that your uncle saw a brightly colored kingsnake eating another one.
2006-11-19 13:35:05 · answer #1 · answered by escpthemadnss 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kingsnakes eat snakes, even other knigsnakes.
Milksnakes are a kind of kingsnake (tri-color kingsnakes).
Therefore, sure- if the relative sizes were right, a milksnake would and could eat a kingsnake.
2006-11-21 08:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To escpthemadnss - as for size, that depends on the milk species and depends on the king species! Some milks reach 5ft+ whereas there are some kings which reach only a few feet.
Milksnakes ARE kingsnakes and yes they will readily eat their own species. So yes. It is possible for a milk to consume a king.
Did it occur to you also that this could be an adult milk versus a baby king?
2006-11-19 22:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milksnakes and Kingsnakes both belong in the group "Lampropeltis", which are snake-eating snakes. If one is bigger than the other it can and will eat it.
2006-11-19 14:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible but not common. My brother and I who raise snakes witnessed a long nose snake eating a red racer out in the wild. Is this common, no but it happened so my opinion refers back to the start of this answer...Anything is possible but not real probable. And as far as King Snakes...They will and do eat other snakes including Rattle Snakes but they all prefer mice and rats and will feed on them first if they're readily available.
2006-11-19 23:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by dhwilson58 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you sure it wasn't the other way around? King Snakes are known to eat other snakes, but I've never heard of a milk snake eating another snake.
2006-11-19 13:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by Janie O 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Milk snakes routinely eat other snakes, and may also take birds and bird eggs, frogs, fish, earthworms, slugs and insects.
It is common for members of the king snake family, to eat other snakes.
2006-11-19 13:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
any thing is possible but 99% of the time kings eat milks. It does seem possible if they were fighting for the same food at the same time.
2006-11-19 15:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by the shug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way I always remember is that a king snake is called the "king" for a reason....they eat other snakes and even the bad ones....they can take refuge on my property any time.LOL:)
2006-11-19 13:40:12 · answer #9 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋