i recently tried to feed my florida kingsnake, and struck at the rat pup as ususal.. its got a healthy appitite.
next thing i see its got something in its mouth and all i see is a smal lump and a foot.. when it stuck it apparently ripped the head and shoulder(and 1 leg) completely off the ratpup and swallowed it seperatly..
it then went and ate the rest ..my wife saw this and said my kingsnake eats its rat-pups head first..lol
just wish id had the camera handy 



see pic in above thread), except for one thing: Big John isn't scared of LARGE rats!!!