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In the wild what is the largest prey a 8 foot bull/pine snake has been known to take?

Probably not the largest, but a dang cool photo. Bet that rabbit is thinking "this really has the potential to suck"

or "dude, you had better hope I don't get loose"

that is a crazy pic~! would the snake ever mess with an adult housecat? Im thinking if it tried it would be ripped up by the cats claws & Teeth in the process?

I doubt a large pit would go after a house cat unless it was just really starving. But if one did no normal housecat would stand a chance against an 8 foot pit. They are WAY too powerful and won't stop constricting even if their prey is gauging out their eyes.

IF a small 2 pound red tail hawk or 5 pound skunk is able to kill a large gopher snake while its constricting them how powerful can they be?

Hold on, I thought you said Bull/Pine, now you are talking Gopher snakes, that is a whole different ball of wax. We can't just blanketly answer for all subspecies of Pituophis.......

Are you really serious with your questions on here and in the kingsnake forums?

Hello

Yes I am. But as you can see I do not have any personal experience with snakes at all & there are so many things im curious about.

I always thought they were just differant names for the same snake Pine/bull/gopher. But now im learning they are infact sub species ?? ALl sub species able to get a length of 8 feet it seems. I have heard other names being used like chicken snake or fox snake. So it does get really confusing! If they are just sub species for the same snake then im assuming they can easily internbreed with each other?

Chicken and fox snakes are in a whole other genus. Not all pituophis subspecies attain 8 ft lenghts, bulls are one of the larger of the group. An adult house cat would be far too big, but I could see a kitten going down.

Birds also have the advantage of flight when going for a snake. Their wings spread makes them look to big to eat, so the snake won't be constricting, just striking or fleeing.
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Yep, a 7 foot male southernpine found in sarasota was run over by a game officer at dusk on a dirt road and next day tossed a 2 pound coon!

Wow a raccoon? That's crazy. But as far as skunks or hawks being able to take out a large snake and avoiding/surving constriction that's much different than a housecat. Skunks and hawks make a living eating snakes and have evolution on their side. Housecats on the other hand do not. Also skunks and hawks would generally be the attackers in that situation. They would know exactly how to kill while a housecat probably wouldn't go for a kill, just harrass the snake out of curiousity. I would imagine an 8 foot pit would only be harrassed by very large hawks or eagles.

You should do a google video search for tiger vs python if you are interested in these typs of animal fights. There is an old black and white video of a tiger attacking a reticulated python. It was probably a set up (didn't occur naturally) but its still interesting. I won't spoil the ending for you!

a 2 pound coon is not even old enough to be on its own! The snake must of caught a orphan or robbed a nest when the mother was not close by