These snakes squeeze their prey to death by coiling around it. They eat rodents, birds, and other snakes, including poisonous ones. Curiously, they are not affected by the venom of vipers. A common king snake is the chain snake, named for its chainlike yellow or white markings.
King snakes have Vertical contrasting stripes, rounded head, gentle disposition, eats other snakes. The most famous characteristic of the King Snake is its habit of eating rattlesnakes.