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The snake that eats other snakes, venom be damned, because immunity beats fangs.
means A nonvenomous North and Central American snake, genus Lampropeltis, known for preying on other snakes — including venomous ones — thanks to a natural resistance to their venom.
from The name is pure plain-spoken English, no hidden roots to dig up: 'king' because it preys on and dominates other snakes, even rattlesnakes and copperheads, 'snake' because that's what it is. The naming logic mirrors how 'king' gets slapped onto other dominant animals in folk taxonomy (king cobra, kingfisher, king crab) — a title earned by eating or outranking its rivals rather than any royal bloodline.
- diet flex
- eats rattlesnakes and shrugs off their venom
- mimicry trick
- bands copy coral snakes to scare predators
- name origin
- king because it dominates other snake species