Watch as “King” the Eastern Kingsnake eats a Northern Copperhead that was freshly killed on the road.

Kingsnakes are predators on other snakes and are resistant to the venom of pit vipers such as the Copperhead and rattlesnake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZXLSwF7znA

Video and editing by Steve O’Neil

Music by The Steep Canyon Rangers used with permission.