Do rattle snakes eat other reptiles?

Equipped with powerful venom, large fangs and a noisy rattle to dissuade potential predators, rattlesnakes seem well protected from most threats. However, some of the most dangerous predators of rattlesnakes are other snakes. read more

Indigo snakes often inhabit gopher tortoise burrows, and eat any animals they can catch and overpower with their strong jaws. Among other prey, indigo snakes and cribos eagerly consume small rattlesnakes. Like indigo snakes and cribos, snakes of the genus Clelia attain large sizes—some grow to 9 feet or more in total length. read more

Rattlesnakes mainly feed on small mammals and birds. They also eat snakes such as other rattlesnakes and garter snakes, lizards, frogs and large insects such as grasshoppers.The small mammals rattlesnakes feed on include rabbits, rats, mice, gophers, squirrels and prairie dogs. read more