Ophiophagy, the practice of snakes eating other snakes, serves as a survival strategy for certain species like the King Cobra and Eastern Kingsnake. These snakes reduce competition and ensure a steady ...

Mumbai-based naturalists have documented a rare instance of ophiophagy (snake-eating behaviour) at Maharashtra Nature Park, where a rat snake was observed consuming a juvenile Indian rock python.

Some snakes, particularly in captivity or when facing food scarcity or stress, may resort to cannibalism, eating members of their own species ...