but they do eat other venomous snakes. The Coral King Snake resembles a Coral Snake, but the stripe pattern is different. Remember: Red touch Yellow, Kill a Fellow; Red touch Black, Good for Jack. You can safely keep a King Snake as a pet. ___________ I would like to add that the red and yellow red and black saying isn't true anywhere but in the United States. It is absolutely true that King snakes of North America are not poisonous, but what you called a Coral King Snake is more properly named a Banded King Snake. It is certainly one of the most beautiful and colorful snakes in the worlkd, and when I was a child, we kept both the Speckled King Snake and the Banded King Snake and placed them in our barn as a control for rats, as well as poisonous snakes. Rattlesnakes were a real problem where I was raised in North Mississippi, and King Snakes were great predators of other snakes, including smaller King Snakes. I have witnessed them swallowing rattlesnakes several times, although I never got to see the initial strike and killing of the rattlesnake. Whenever I was playing in the woods, fields or along the river which ran alongthe back side of our property, and saw a King Snake, I would catch it and place it inside my T-shirt and take it home to release in the barn. I got many a whipping from my Mother for bringing them in the house to play with them. They are very mild mannered and not at all prone to bite, at least the ones I caught were. Way Cool Snakes
no, they can bite and kill a dog though. there is a slight chance though depending on the size of the dog and the size of the snake. if it is a small dog and a large snake it will probably get eaten.
Actually - King snakes appear to be one of the more 'tolerant' species when it comes to being handled by people. Of course - there are always exceptions - but the vast majority are docile. In 25+ years of herpetology - I have never had a King snake bite me.
It is just instinct,they do not bite humans just because they are mean,they think you are going to eat them.They are not trying to chase and bite you ,snakes just want to be left alone.
Yes, My son just texted me thatHe went camping this weekend and got bitten by an Eastern Kingsnake that was about 5' long. sent a pic. it is red and alittle swollen but he is OK.
yes
Non-venomous. Only 15% of Texas' snakes are venomous.
No - simply because King snakes are non-venomous !
There are no venomous snakes in Hawaii and Alaska. They may have also been extirpated in Maine and Delaware.
All snakes are non-poisonous but there are venomous snakes as well as snakes that are non-venomous. Rat snakes, gopher snakes, king snakes, garter snakes and boas and pythons are some examples of non-venomous snakes.
Yes, Adders are venomous snakes of the viper family (Viperidae) .Yes, adders are venomous snakes.
No, coral king snakes are not venomous. They are mild mannered snakes that are not known to bite.
No, there are no venomous king snakes.
No - King snakes are a non-venomous species. They are constrictors
Members of the King snake family are non-venomous. They are constrictors.
No. It is venomous. King snakes aren't venomous but I don't know if they are edible.
Nope - King snakes are constrictors. They subdue their prey by squeezing the victim's body so tightly that it cannot breathe in.
They are the biggest VENOMOUS snakes.
NO! the cobras belong to the elapidae family which are a group of highly venomous snakes when the king snakes belong to the colubridae family a non venomous group The reason they are called king cobras is because they are the biggest of the venomous snakes and can kill a man in minutes between 15-120 mins.
yes, especially to the king cobra which is by far the largest venomous snake reaching up to 18'. but when matched against similar sized venomous snakes they usually win as it is believed they are immune to most venoms. king snakes are colubrids which is they are constrictors
No, they are not venomous or poisonous.
King snakes are capable of biting if not handled properly but are not venomous.
no….but they can make you hurt yourself running from it!