Common to Louisiana, kingsnakes, such as Eleray here, can be found across our state in pretty much any terrestrial habitat you step into. They have earned their stately name by being a snake that often practices ophiophagy; a specialized form of feeding where animals hunt and eat snakes. Meaning, they commonly eat other snakes! Kingsnakes are also immune to pit viper venom, so they can and will eat venomous snakes like cottonmouths and rattlesnakes. While all snakes serve a purpose within their