"Kingsnake Eats Ball Python" on YouTube

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Ophiophagus snakes are prone to fatty liver disease, obesity and other dietary based ailments when fed a diet that they have not evolved to thrive on.


The nutritional profiles of rats and mice versus snakes are completely different with respect to fat.


Clelia and Boiruna dying early, dispholidines exhibiting liposarcomas....all examples of snakes NOT thriving when fed a diet that they do not eat in the wild.

Expend your knowledge about other species and dietery requirements and try not to be as judgemental.


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I keep BP (among other things) and the only thing I disagree with is posting feeding videos regardless of the prey other than that everything has to eat.

Cobras are in the genus Ophiophagus, Kingsnakes in the genus Lampropeltis. It's unclear to me whether data shows that members in the latter genus definitively suffer adverse consequences when members of the Order Serpentes are excluded from their dietary regimen.

Kingsnakes will eat almost anything living that fits in the tube, that much I know. I'd probably also criticize the owner of a Burmese Python for feeding it a small mixed-breed dog, but that also might be construed as being judgmental...

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Cobras are in the genus Ophiophagus, Kingsnakes in the genus Lampropeltis. It's unclear to me whether data shows that members in the latter genus definitively suffer adverse consequences when members of the Order Serpentes are excluded from their dietary regimen.

Kingsnakes will eat almost anything living that fits in the tube, that much I know. I'd probably also criticize the owner of a Burmese Python for feeding it a small mixed-breed dog, but that also might be construed as being judgmental...

Look up the definition of ophiophagus. Then re read your post.

In other words, what does the "ophiophagus" in ophiophagus Hannah mean?

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Look up the definition of ophiophagus. Then re read your post.

In other words, what does the "ophiophagus" in ophiophagus Hannah mean?

King Cobras (as opposed to "true" cobras) occur in their own genus, Ophiophagus - which refers to "snake eater." For King Cobras, snakes are described as a preferred food source (though rodents and lizards will apparently also be taken).

I can't find much in the literature that confirms health deficiencies in Genus Lampropeltis when other snakes are unavailable in their diet (or King Cobras for that matter). If it's out there, I'd be happy to read it. And I'd expect fledgling (or otherwise) Kingsnake keepers would appreciate seeing it too. Thanks !

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Look up the definition of ophiophagus. Then re read your post.

In other words, what does the "ophiophagus" in ophiophagus Hannah mean?

I should marry her?