I took issue with someone feeding a young, live Ball Python to a Kingsnake in this forum. I voiced displeasure, and was told "that's the cycle of life," and "educate yourself on the dietary requirements of Kingsnakes" etc. While I'm perfectly aware kingsnakes eat other snakes in the wild, I felt feeding a Ball Python (or any snake) to a Kingsnake in captivity to be probably unnecessary. I asked for literature on why Kingsnakes ** require ** other snakes in their diet, and to date, no such documentation has been furnished.