What dietary specialization makes the Speckled Kingsnake highly effective against certain venomous species?
Answer
Resistance to the hemotoxic or neurotoxic venoms of pit vipers.
Kingsnakes possess a natural immunity that allows them to prey upon venomous snakes like rattlesnakes and cottonmouths without succumbing to the venom.
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