Here's a pic a friend of mine took a few years ago of a nigra wolfing down a Nerodia sipedon. From what I understand, it managed to get it all down.
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Black king feeding on Nerodia
Phil Peak
Jan 11, 2005 07:58 AM
Replies (16)
Keith Hillson
Jan 11, 2005 08:20 AM
I love the natural snake feeding shots. Here is a similar one that Robert Doyle sent me pics of. This Eastern was found eating this Midland Water in Spartanburg Co., SC.
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Phil Peak
Jan 11, 2005 08:48 AM
That is an awesome sequence of pics Keith. Nerodia must taste good lol!
That is one fine looking getula too!
Keith Hillson
Jan 11, 2005 09:13 AM
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haddachoose1
Jan 11, 2005 12:01 PM
Impressive Keith. That is one chubby watersnake too.
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Tim
PiersonH
Jan 11, 2005 12:49 PM
The watersnakes appear more chubby than they really are because all their viscera are squeezed posteriorly as they are eaten. It is a rather large sipedon though.
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Pierson Hill
Herpetology and Herpetoculture
HerperHelmz
Jan 11, 2005 02:20 PM
Keith come on dude, you clearly found a water snake and took it to an abandoned parking lot with one of your larger easterns, and wanted to see who would win the fight lol. Nice pics, I wanna use one of those. 
Michael
Michael's Place
Keith Hillson
Jan 11, 2005 03:10 PM
Not my pics but they are Robert Doyle's. I dont have his email addy either. If I rememer correctly this was taking place behind the place he works hence the parking lot look.
Keith
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Tony D
Jan 11, 2005 06:02 PM
Not to rain on anybodies parade cause I like these types of pics too but without genertic testing how can you be SURE these are an eastern king and midland water? Either or even both "could" be an escaped specimen of unpure status.
Keith Hillson
Jan 11, 2005 06:43 PM
>>Not to rain on anybodies parade cause I like these types of pics too but without genertic testing how can you be SURE these are an eastern king and midland water? Either or even both "could" be an escaped specimen of unpure status.
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Tony D
Jan 11, 2005 07:24 PM
Just trying to apply the logical standard that you're trying to set for the forum evenly.
Nokturnel Tom
Jan 11, 2005 11:41 AM
Man that pic is worth 1000 words. Great shot. That should have a caption with the words "what? a snakes gotta eat" as the caption LOL Tom Stevens
haddachoose1
Jan 11, 2005 11:58 AM
That is impressive. I'm sure the Nerodia around here are happy they don't have to deal with kingsnakes.
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Tim
PiersonH
Jan 11, 2005 12:46 PM
Why would a kingsnake disgrace itself by eating something so disgusting?
Cool pics Phil.
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Pierson Hill
Herpetology and Herpetoculture
Phil Peak
Jan 11, 2005 06:38 PM
Maybe its the sauce lol!
Glad you liked Pierson.
Sean
Jan 11, 2005 09:28 PM
Must be hard for you to look at such pics Pierson!
SalS
Jan 11, 2005 11:46 PM
That was a fat Nerodia too!
I'm sure this happens a lot. I know of a pond that has at least 4 different species of Nerodia and some of the fattest Speckled Kingsnakes I've ever seen. Never saw any predation, but I'm sure the kings were at a buffet. One day at this pond I saw about 20 individual snakes.
