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Meet the King Snake: A non-venomous reptile that hunts and eats venomous snakes; here's how it kills its prey

Meet the king snake, a non-venomous North American reptile that hunts, kills and eats venomous snakes including rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and copperheads. Resistant to pit viper venom and built to constrict, the kingsnake is considered one of the most unusual predators in the animal kingdom.