So I take it that retics are willing to consume other snakes then? A "whatever prey fits" outlook? Not saying that they'd go out of their way to eat another
snake, but it's been my impression that the giant snakes cannot afford to be fussy eaters, and so they aren't. That makes them very dangerous for us too,
I'd have to say, since snakes are never logical about the size of prey they pounce on, it's only after it stops moving that they find out if it slides down or not.

(Please be careful...)