King Snake

The king-snake will feed greedily on other snakes in the presence of man—I knew of one case where it partly swallowed another snake while both were in a small boy’s pocket. ❋ Unknown (1914)

There is in the United States a beautiful and attractive snake, the king-snake, with much the same habits as the mussurama. ❋ Unknown (1914)

Doctor Brazil informed me that the mussurama, like the king-snake, was not immune to the colubrine poison. ❋ Unknown (1914)

Elaps russelli, or king-snake; the rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus, or diamond-back); the copperhead ❋ John Allan (1914)

At that time I had no idea of how very poisonous this seemingly innocent fellow was, but a mountaineer whom I knew very well told me it was a king-snake, and that he had seen one kill a rattlesnake several times larger than itself. ❋ John Allan (1914)

He had been loaned a king-snake, which, as all nature-lovers know, is not only a useful but a beautiful snake, very friendly to human beings; and he came rushing home to show the treasure. ❋ Unknown (1913)

But here was an absolute embrace for life, on the part of the king-snake at least, regardless of the wishes of the would-be divorce. ❋ Unknown (1906)

It is my deliberate opinion in recalling that combat, that the king-snake, man's self-constituted little champion, ought never to suffer harm at his hands. ❋ Unknown (1906)

The king-snake will feed greedily on other snakes in the presence of man -- I knew of one case where it partly swallowed another snake while both were in a small boy's pocket. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)

Related, in tradition, to the horse was the king-snake of Carib myth, a frightful creature that wore a brilliant stone in its head, which it usually concealed with a lid, like that of the eye, but which it would uncover when it went to a river to drink, or played about the hills. ❋ Unknown (1879)

* The tradition is, that there is a great sea-snake of the Gulf, which the Indians call the king-snake, or god-snake, whose head is one entire emerald which lights the ocean for many leagues; that he sleeps in a cavern of the purest crystal, which is beautiful, in fantastic forms, like the combing foam of the sea when petrified. ❋ Unknown (1853)

His tightly coiled cue was as smooth and shining as a king-snake, his loose blouse was immaculate, and the flippant voice in which he demanded in each person's ear, "Coffee? ❋ Caroline Lockhart (1916)

"By-and-by a king-snake swimmed over to our island, and tuck up his abode in a hole in a log. ❋ Unknown (1869)

[The SHELBY] CS6 is a good example of a "King Snake". It has a [SuperCharged] [V6] making 350 HP. ❋ Carman Guya (2006)

"You know that [Rob]? He's [the King] [Snake]." "Nobody is safe tonight, the King Snake is out" ❋ TheArabianPrince (2018)

Damn girl I can barely walk I just [got done] riding the [ole] [Irish King Snake]. ❋ Core028 (2006)

[Wonder] if [Snake King] is actually [watching a movie]? ❋ Xhuxwkanzbx (2018)