A video posted on Facebook by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows a kingsnake devouring a much bigger rattlesnake. 

The video was shot by  Haddock resident Tom Slagle when he was on his way to collect his mail. 

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Rattlesnakes can grow up to 6 feet, compared to kingsnakes, which are limited to 5 feet. Kingsnakes are immune to venom that would usually kill a human being. This allows them to eat other snakes such as pit-vipers, copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes. 

The Facebook post explains, “Found throughout Georgia, kingsnakes are renowned for their ability to overcome and eat venomous snakes. They will strike and grasp prey near the head, coil around it, and constrict before swallowing head first. If the snake being eaten is longer than the kingsnake, it will get folded before being swallowed.”

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The video has garnered more than 278,000 views and thousands of likes and shares. A user commented, “I wanted to see it finish this meal and see how well it moved afterwards – it seems like such a HUGE meal! ”

Another user wrote, “People should think about this before they say snakes are useless. I know, some people do think about it, and they are some that don’t.”

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“Looks like the rattlesnake had just finished his meal when the king got him,”  A third user added. 

Yet another said, “And that’s exactly why you don’t kill the good snakes!! Thanks for sharing. That’s amazing.”

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