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First, some crappy shots (hey, it was 7:00AM and I hadn't had my coffee yet!) of my other blotched king, D.D. She's 3 and 40" and 1.2 lbs. Just another example of how variable these snakes can be - you can even see it in this bad shot. I'll get some better ones later.

Now for a challenging question for you spunk monkeys!

Below is another pic - my '00 "Classic" Florida King, Argento, I caught in Polk Co. in October of '00. She's 48" and weighs 1.9 lbs - the same as Bonkers. Below is also Bonkers herself, at 52" and 1.9 lbs. for comparison.

Now the question is: who wins in this hypothetical battle? 4" of length and the same weight or a bit shorter but built like a Panzer tank! Keep in mind that Argento, wc, is a proven kingsnake killer along with a few other poor snakes as well, and is probably the tamest, but most violent eater I have (the ruler to measure her was 7" ). Like I said, it'a crappy pic, but you can see the size nonetheless.

My guess - the stocky, Panzer-like body prevails...any predictions? Keep in mind this is all in fun...I'd never pit these two together.

Here's the "tail" of the tape: First, in the yellow corner, Argento.

And in the black corner, Bonkers:
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And the winner is....?

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Peace.

-John

She looks better, hahahaha! Just kidding. But SERIOUSLY I think BONKERS, because she would deliver the first blow. The reason is, that E. Kings are much more fond of eating other snakes than most brooksi. Most brooksi, but not all of course, are rodent crushers in the wild. Bonkers going after the brooksi FIRST makes her assume offensive attitude (very important in Snake fights) because the other (brooksi) would then automatically assume defensive attitude resulting in eventual loss (for the brooksi in this case) almost 100% of the time in the animal world. The winner: BONKERS!!!!!!!!!!!

My 2.5 cents - all in good fun!!!!

Zee

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