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And feed on them? Anyone know?

THey eat coachwhips ive read that are larger than thay are. My king has no common sense. He will eat anything if he thinks its food or he will die trying. Even my hand or even a cat (get himself killed in the process)

It is said indigoes will utilize a habitat of a thousand acres, so they are the ones most likely to encounter the other I guess. I am sure a king would feed on one if it was able to get it, but for my money, the indigo is a smarter more alert animal. I think it would know to pick it’s battles.

Yes they cross paths and, its not one over the other, large kings will consume smaller indigos, and large indigos will consume anything and in the most horrifying way.

This in reality would be a great study, as both are highly success at eating other snakes, but each possesses its own method of doing so. What would be interesting is how one would depend itself from the other. Behavioral defenses are little known and little studied.

All in all, I would think both are safe in the same environment, as adults, large adults.

Here are two snakes, a coachwhip and a Mohave rattlesnake under the same AC. We see this all the time, including kings with coachwhips. I guess its only a problem when one breaks that bond of trust. Best wishes