Rattlesnake chases kingsnake away from the den!

Kingsnakes may be known as the rulers of the snake world, but even they don't dare stand up to a protective female rattlesnake! In this clip, you can see a California Kingsnake prowling along the edge of the California rattlesnake rookery at the right side of the screen. As it starts to head off to the right, it runs into something that it doesn't like, and starts to head along the edge of a boulder towards the camera. Then out of nowhere, it dashes away. Then out from behind the boulder appears a rattlesnake, a female named Fusie Susie, who appears very alert with her head up. Around 2 minutes later, the rattlesnake then slithers over to smell the kingsnake's path of retreat.

[@alabamacatherder5789]

Woah. She didn't think twice about running him off, then checked to be sure he was gone.

[@alabamacatherder5789]

Woah. She didn't think twice about running him off and then making sure he was gone.

[@judyford994]

Can the King snake harm the rattlesnake

[@projectrattlecam9377]

Yes- kingsnakes eat rattlesnakes. Especially the babies!