# Why are king snakes immune to snake venom?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-king-snakes-immune-to-snake-venom/442336 "2008-03-22T15:02:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-king-snakes-immune-to-snake-venom/442336/1 "2008-03-22T15:02:05Z")

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I get that it’s to let them eat without fear of a posthumous death from their venomous dinners. I’m more wondering which snakes’ venom they can resist and what specifically they have that allows them to do so.