Indigo void LOL M. Sisson asked me to srew with you! So, before I forget, Sisson says to tell you your Indigos couldn't even eat on of his tiny little beloved amphibians if it chomped on the wrong sp., whether it's 8" or 8'!! LOL
The comparison thing - all done in fun to make a point - is valid and makes a helluva lot a sense to me as a biologist. 15 years as a field biologist has taught me that. Tell a 4' Indigo that's being eaten by a 6' Eastern King (or vice versa) that size and weight don't matter! Nature is such a mixed bag that you never know what you will encounter...that's just the way it is. All of these "ifs" we just toss around in conversation is something that Indigos and kings, etc. have to deal with every day in order to survive. So there is always the possiblity of having the match ups I and others mentioned.
Of course Indigos are the master snakes of NA - that's just the way it is. Between Kings and Indigos - 80% of the time the two cross and do battle and Indigo will win from all that I've seen!Not all battles will go an Indigos way, however, and that's just the way it is too.
That's the way it is on an individual basis - but on a populational level kings are a more successful group in NA. Why kings are more successful of the two in NA biologically is a complicated question I'm sure. And it ain't just habitat loss either - I've been a field biologist for 15 years and I'm all to aware that this is probably the one big thing that gets a species in trouble, but it's also used as an all too common explanation for a species rarity (especially with plants).
So...when it all comes out in the wash, kings rule and Indigos drool...read it and weep boys! LOL
BTW, ringneck smingneck - I used to feed my kings them in Missouri whenever I could catch them! I was alot younger and still fed snakes to my kings. They upchucked a few but most poor ringnecks just got crushed out of existence, even when they were similar in size LOL
Peace,
-John.
