My fiance was working at a local Petco for some time and he had come across an actual King [California, I believe] that had managed to crawl into another snake's tank, and actually attempted to eat a Ball Python. Luckily, they found it soon enough and the Python's head had not yet been swallowed. It was covered in bites, but recovered nicely. They were extremely lucky to have found it when they did.


One thing I've noticed is that King's seem to be the 'Jerk' of the snake world, because they are ever-so-happy to try and eat other snakes. And I have never seen Kings being grouped together, let alone with any other snake.

And I've had friends who have had their mating snakes attack each other, but never as many occurances as I've noticed that happens with Kings.

Anyone know why Kings are like this?

Its just in their nature, snakes (including venomous species) are their main prey item in nature along with rodents. that included with the fact they have a strong feeding response and their you go, theres a reason they are called kings.

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They aren't being deliberately unpleasant, its just their nature.
Snakes are a part of their normal diet in the wild. They will even take down and eat rattlesnakes.

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I was just going to add to someone else's comment:

In captivity we provide them with everything they need. They have food, water, shelter, the right temperatures and humidity, etc. We make sure they have what they need.

In the wild, they're on their own, so if they're in a colder climate, they have to resort to different things to survive. Curling up together in a warm spot or in a protected area is a necessity, and then if they need to get away, they can. But when they don't have to be together, it's better for them.

The same can be said, I think about most animals. Nature shows often show animals in confrontation. A wolf or packs of wolves that have crossed into another's territory. In the wild, that happens - they fight, an animal may die, or they may just come to an agreement and move on. It's all part of nature.

But as our pets, we want the best for them, so we try to give them the most ideal situation they can have.

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