Can snakes of different species poison each other?
No. Haha. They are able to ENVENOMATE each other. No snake is poisonous, as poison only works when ingested, while venom must be injected. And the answer to your question is, it depends on the snake. The kingsnake is immune to a large variation of venom, so if a rattlesnake were to inject it with venom (aka bit it) nothing would happen. And if a rattlesnake were to inject another, nothing would happen, as they are immune to venom of their own kind, which is proteolytic. In fact, scientists believe that future antivenin serums will be derived from the snake’s own immune system.
